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2019 Concert Choir Sounds

What a fantastic Concert! Choir, Band and Saxophonist!

Last year’s guests, The Derby Youth Band conducted by Tom Jones, returned and were as great as ever with foot-tapping numbers such as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and the gentler Mid-Winter. I particularly enjoyed Tom’s own lively arrangement of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

I have to say that the special guest Alistair Parnell, with his various saxophones – including the amazing “aerophone”, was fabulous. He thrilled us with the atmospheric Gabriel’s Oboe, the aerophone violin sound of Schindler’s List and the rousing Santa Claus is Coming to Town; he received a standing ovation from some of the audience.

Derby & Burton Hospitals Choir themselves gave the best performance I have heard from them – with delicate singing in gentle carols such as Rutter’s Christmas Lullaby, foot tapping energy (& clapping) in other such as Disney’s The Bare Necessities, and big moments in finalé pieces such as God Bless Us Everyone. For me however, the highlights were the special arrangements for Choir, Piano and Saxophone of “My Heart Will Go On”, and “Unchained Melody”.

With over 500 in the audience and more than 120 performers, professionally compered by Richard Moulder, everyone I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed it – how will they follow that next year?

If you missed it – then you can listen to the choir pieces below:

2019 Concert – Poster

A welcome return of the award winning Derby City Youth Band who proved so popular last year, plus…
This year we have as special guest, the international saxophonist Alistair Parnell. Alistair will accompany the choir in some items and also perform some amazing solos.
We guarantee you will be swept away by this performance!
Do not miss it – Book now from our events page.

Record Year!!

Following our 2018 concert, we held the AGM, Dinner and Donation Presentations on 5-April-2019. We presented a cheques for:

  • £10,650 to the Trauma and Orthopaedic Unit,
  • £2,500 to the Heart Failure Unit, and
  • £550 to the Derby Music Centre (to support the Youth Bands who played in our concerts)

totalling a record for the year of:

£13,700 Donated

– all due to your generosity and support, with a special thanks to the Rotary Club. This year’s charity will be Cancer Services.

Tandem Buggies Arrive!!

The two Tandem Buggies purchased by Derby Hospitals Choir and the Derby Hospital Volunteers were presented on 24-August…
– and don’t they look great!  They will be operated by the Derby Hospital Volunteers. 
(PS: No Traffic Accidents were reported during the presentation.)