Stock Music Society Choir

11/11/2023

Recorded in 2018

We will remember them

Performed by Stock Music Society Choir, November 2018.Conductor: Tom Potten

05/05/2023

From 2019, here is the Sanctus from the Mass for Stock Harvard, a piece specially composed for the choir.

Alison Brown features on oboe

23/02/2023

We were sad to learn of the passing of Tom Willis, one of our basses in the choir last Sunday.

Tom was an enthusiastic member of the choir who would always make time to talk about how he loved the music we were singing. Below was one of his favourites from our Bastille Day concert in 2018, “Somewhere in France With You”, a moving song depicting a mother writing a letter to her son fighting in France in the Great War.

Tom can be seen (and heard) between me and Will in the video

16/02/2023

It is with sadness that due to falling numbers in members that the choir has no choice but to fold.

I have been privileged to lead the choir for 7 years and have had a blast doing it - we have created some wonderful musical memories which I’ll post up periodically.

Thank you to everyone in Stock who came along to our concerts and supported us in our concerts, from packed village halls to cold churches, we always had terrific support from our audiences.

Thank you to our choir members and commitee who always worked tirelessly to make sure the concerts and general running of the choir were a great success

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas to all the choir, audience and supporters we have had in 2022. We were able to put on two fabulous concerts. Some of our supporting musicians from our summer concert put together a little Christmas number to see out the year…hope you all enjoy!

Thanks to Tom Overington Len Kemp Will Potten and Nick Smith for the video

27/11/2022

Thank you to everyone who turned up for our Premiere of A Christmas Carol.

It is a special piece of music to me, made so much better by the number of friends who turned up to support me by singing or attending the concert.

Thanks to the choir, the Kingfisher String Quartet, Peter Quintrell and Will Potten for their outstanding contributions to the work

18/10/2022

Come and join us on
Sunday November 27th, at the Village Hall, Stock for our world premiere of this musical rendition of A Christmas Carol!

We are delighted to be joined by Peter Quintrell and a professional chamber ensemble.

05/08/2022

Singalong at our summer concert!

11/07/2022

Our concert this Saturday is now completely SOLD OUT! if you would like to be put on the waiting list for ticket returns please contact Pat Potten. Thank you all for your support as we return to singing in public again

Special guests this concert are Tom Overington, Nick Smith Len Kemp, Katherine Potten and Will Potten

20/05/2022

Delighted that after a 2.5 year absence we will be back performing again. Come along and hear us and our special guests as we sing songs of happiness!

05/01/2022

Rehearsals starting next Tuesday 11th January! Come and join us for a term of fun and singing, no experience necessary!

11/11/2021

We Will Remember Them

https://youtu.be/1xl7ks3qZTg

Performed by Stock Music Society Choir, November 2018.Conductor: Tom Potten

03/11/2021

We are back!

It is truly lovely to be back singing again. Like many choirs, we felt the pinch of covid when we returned as some members did not return. We are still going strong though, and more determined than ever as we seek to spread the enjoyment of music and singing after the worst couple of years for an entire generation.

We are planning a summer concert next year, and would love to have as many people as we can on board to join with our friendly choir. No experience necessary, just come along, have fun, and sing!

Special offer - anyone that joins in January can have some of my leftover Celebrations from the christmas tub. I don't like bounty bars anyway so it's a win-win.

01/10/2021

We are back to in person singing! After many months on zoom, we are pleased to be together once more to make music.

We will almost certainly not be putting on a concert this year, but are so happy to be together again. So far we have got together and sung some old favourites, but will look forward to singing some festive numbers closer to Christmas.

Please do feel free to come along, all are welcome, if the choir can let me be their conductor then it's proof that even a dancing moose would be welcome.

Rehearsals are at Christ Church, Stock, 8-9.15pm. Let's get singing again!

In the meantime, please enjoy one of our lockdown projects - a rather lovely Irish song which we will forever remember as our zoom rehearsal song!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiy6NfI_ajzAhXMMMAKHQL6BKcQwqsBegQIBxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1bPsANcXuCc&usg=AOvVaw2kv-d5mWK5xM6OaXoKwFqc

I discovered this beautiful song only recently. I couldn't find a choir arrangement anywhere, and really wanted to try it, albeit virtually, with my communit...

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23/04/2021

Choral singing has become a health hazard – and reuniting isn’t as simple as hopping on Zoom