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The Stuart Singers

Based in Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, we give over a dozen concerts a year, raising money for local charities and deserving causes. Now 66 strong, we have a wide and constantly changing repertoire which spans spirituals, theatre, sacred and secular, classical and modern.

Fundraising
In our 17 years, we have helped raise over £155,000 for charity - either through our own concerts, or through singing at events organised by the charities themselves. We sing throughout Gloucestershire and further afield - sometimes abroad.

Interested in joining us?
We are always on the look out for enthusiastic singers or, if you'd rather do something behind the scenes, supporters. More details here...

Alternatively, Email Sheila Palmer or call her on 01453 731968

Making Music


The Stuart Singers are members of Making Music


Press and Publicity Contact
If you need to find out more about the Stuart Singers, email Bill Evans.

Our new CD is out!
Our new CD, with many more of our favourite numbers, including the ever popular Bottle Lament, is now available. See here for more.

More news
Visit the News page for older stories from the Stuart Singers.

Our next concert
will be at Lonsdale Methodist Church, Gloucester
at 7:30 pm on Wednesday 10 March 2010. For tickets
please ring Marjorie Russell on 01453 886282.
 
 
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Let There Be Music!
We were delighted to help the Royal Gloucestershire Masonic Lodge raise around £3,000 for Linc by giving a concert at Gloucester Cathedral. It was a great fillip for the choir to see this grand venue so well filled as we launched into our opening number, the glorious Fanfare, so well suited to the great church's acoustic. Most of the evening's songs were new to Gloucester audiences, but MD Gerry Palmer had also programmed some favourites from previous concerts.


Amongst the new numbers were Eric Clapton's sad Tears in Heaven, Bruckner's contemplative Locus Iste and, to begin the second half, the wistful Deep Purple, whilst more upbeat were Oscar Peterson's rousing Hymn to Freedom, Sullivan's magnificent The Lost Chord and A Handful of Songs from Tommy Steele and Lionel Bart. A light-hearted introduction to choral singing, The Making of a Choir, came from our own accompanist, Barrie Cooper. Returning favourites included River in Judea and the ever-popular Bottle Lament, another of Barrie's creations and a special request of the organisers. We hope that it was as special an evening for our audience as it was for the choir. For two of our number it will always be remembered: Angie and Paul Hubbard became grandparents during the performance!

Delight at surprise recognition for M.D. Gerry!
Presentaiion to Gerry Palmer
l to r: David Seed, Sheila and Gerry Palmer, Myrtle Moreton-Cox & David Palmer

Audience and singers alike were delighted by a surprise presentation to our M.D. Gerry Palmer at the concert on Friday 11 December. Myrtle Moreton-Cox, President of Stroud Rotary Club and David Seed of Gloucester Rotary Club hijacked proceedings to present Gerry with Rotary's highest award, a Paul Harris Fellowship, in recognition of his contribution to the community through the Stuart Singers' raising of £155,000, given to 134 local organisations over the past 17 years. A further surprise for Gerry was that his brother, rotarian David Palmer, made the trip to see the award. Coming so soon after their invitation to a Buckingham Palace garden party, it's wonderful to see Gerry and Sheila get the recognition which they so richly deserve.

  
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