Saturday 29th October 2022 saw us singing at Christ Church, Glasson Dock, Lancashire - our first indoor concert in three years! Our programme included some of our nautical pieces in addition to our usual West Gallery fare. Our next concert will be on Thursday, 22nd December 2022 - click here to find out more: Concert… Continue reading Our first concert in three years.
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We are back!
'I wonder what happened to that choir - what were they called, now? Was it The Gladys Solomon Sound? The Gadfly Slow-Worm Sound?' Possibly this question has been on the lips of anxious loyal readers of our web-site, after the Two-Year Covid Cultural Shutdown. The answer is that THE GLADLY SOLEMN SOUND is still here - having had… Continue reading We are back!
New Book – Bought by Tyrants, Sold by Knaves
We are pleased to say that a new song-book is in preparation and will be available later in the Spring. It has been written by Paul Guppy - our choir-leader - and we asked him about it: I remember, in the far-off days of O-level History, studying the radical movements of the early 1800s. About… Continue reading New Book – Bought by Tyrants, Sold by Knaves
New CD: A Different Lore
We are delighted to announce that, after two years in preparation, a new CD of our music is now available. A Different Lore (the title comes from a poem by Lakeland Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge) is a CD consisting of music found in manuscripts from the county of Cumbria. The earliest dates from 1739 and… Continue reading New CD: A Different Lore
Concert in aid of the restoration of St. John’s Church
We are taking part in a concert to raise funds towards the restoration St John's church at Lancaster Priory Church, Friday 15th June 2018 at 7.30pm. St John the Evangelist Church, on North Road in Lancaster is in trouble. It's a jewel in Lancaster's Georgian heritage. A concert has been organised at the Priory Church,… Continue reading Concert in aid of the restoration of St. John’s Church
Concert with Windborne
We are delighted to be supporting the internationally-acclaimed vocal band Windborne at the Gregson Centre at 7pm on Sunday 6th May 2018. Windborne were catapulted to new heights when clip of them singing in protest outside Trump tower went viral. Their Indiegogo for Song on the Times, their project of singing the music of working… Continue reading Concert with Windborne
Concert in aid of Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
8.00pm Friday 18th May 2018 United Reformed Church, Croston Road, Garstang, PR3 1FL. £5 ticket at the door including refreshments. Concert proceeds to the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team which provides such outstanding support and assistance in open country, especially in the hills where much of the choir’s music was first sung. Download the poster: GSS… Continue reading Concert in aid of Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
Annual Christmas Concert at the Friends’ Meeting House, Lancaster
7.30pm, Sunday 18th December 2016. Our final concert of the year is in what seems to be our new home of The Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TX. Our String Trio will accompany us and our guest artists are the virtuosic Lancaster musicians Bazzer's Jazzers. Entry, payable on the door: £6.
Singing Workshop at The Gregson Centre, Lancaster
Saturday 10th December - 11am to 4.30pm A singing workshop run by Paul Guppy (Director of The Gladly Solemn Sound). He will be leading a workshop of West Gallery carols in the Olive Room at the Gregson Community Centre, Moor Lane, Lancaster, LA1 3PY. Come along and sing with several of our choir members. Entry… Continue reading Singing Workshop at The Gregson Centre, Lancaster
Christmas Concert at the Shepherd’s Church, Abbeystead, Lancaster
8pm, Thursday 15th December 2016 We will be holding our traditional Christmas Concert at the Shepherds Church, Over Wyresdale, (Abbeystead, near Lancaster), Lancashire on Thursday 15th December 2016, 8pm. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection. For further information, contact Stephen Crossland on 01524 792205
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