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
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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
Concert with the Millennium Choir at St John’s Church, Lancaster, 27th September 2014
*** THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO THE OLIVE BAR AT THE GREGSON CENTRE, MOOR LANE, LANCASTER. THE NEW START TIME IS 8PM, AND THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR ENTRY (THOUGH DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED). *** The Gladly Solemn Sound will be holding a joint concert with fellow Lancaster group the Millennium Choir at… Continue reading Concert with the Millennium Choir at St John’s Church, Lancaster, 27th September 2014
Spring Concert at St John’s Church, Lancaster, 17th May 2014 7.30pm
The Gladly Solemn Sound will be holding a Spring Concert at St John's Church, North Road, Lancaster, on Saturday 17th May 2014, starting at 7.30pm. The concert is being held in aid of Lancaster Samaritans, with all proceeds going to them. Admission is £5 and tickets are available on the door, or from the Samaritans… Continue reading Spring Concert at St John’s Church, Lancaster, 17th May 2014 7.30pm
Some music for Christmas… The Oxen
One of our popular Christmas pieces is The Oxen, a poem by Thomas Hardy and set to music by Paul Guppy, our Musical Director. The poem recounts the Christmas legend that descendants of the beasts who knelt in reverence at the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, continue to do so on Christmas Eve to this day. Hardy… Continue reading Some music for Christmas… The Oxen
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