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.
Category: Concerts
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 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.
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
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