Want to sing with a large friendly choir? Love wide range of music? Fancy the idea of a whole orchestra supporting you? 🤗Join us as rehearsals start next Tuesday 21 April @loughtonmethodistchurch Music by #Handel #Parry #Rutter #vaughanwilliams with arrangement by our own @swinters1965 🎶 A Choral Celebration. PS we also have a weekly Cake Club 🥮😊
Calling all SWEC members in this space…..How can you share your love of singing ? Let us know here if you would like to help spread the word 📣📢All 🌷💕 accepted 🤗 #joy #singing #choir #loughton
South West Essex Choir ( @swec1964 ) absolutely lifted the roof of @parishofchingford just before Easter with a stunning concert! 🎶
Under their new Musical Director, Simon Winters ( @swinters1965 ), the choir delivered a fantastic programme of choral music from @karljenkinsofficial , supported by the excellent soloist, Elizabeth Humphries, ( @lizhump ) and a brilliant accompanying orchestra ensemble plus the master of the organ and resident pianist to the choir, Ian Shaw. 🙏🏼🤗🤩
An absolute pleasure to photograph such a talented group and to document their fabulous concerts! 📸
Fancy joining a choir? The Summer term starts 21st April @loughtonmethodistchurch and there’s yummy cake during the break ☺️
Our choir is super friendly and @fredlovely , @leopeo61 , @flotsikins , @sprouts7218 plus all the other 80+ members will be there to welcome you😊 #choralmusic #laurahinskiphotography #choir #musicalperformance
#latepost
Can I be honest?
Spring term, you were… confusing at first 😅
Going in, the pieces didn’t immediately click for me. Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater and Johann Pachebel’s Magnificat, felt so different, and at times I wasn’t quite sure how it would all come together. Rehearsals felt like we were each holding separate puzzle pieces without seeing the full picture.
But then something shifted.
I found myself really drawn to the stillness and depth of Mother of God, Here I Stand. And even though Magnificat felt unpredictable at first, all those changes, rhythms, and shifts; it grew into something so lively and uplifting once it settled.
And Stabat Mater… pieces like Ave Verum, Sancta Mater, And the Mother Did Weep, and Virgo Virginum were my favorites. I will not talk about Paradisi Gloria as it deserves a separate post 😅😅
Those final rehearsals, things started to lock in. Lines connected, harmonies settled, and suddenly the music made sense, not just technically, but emotionally.
And then the concert… wow!!!
What didn’t quite land at the start became something genuinely powerful by the end. One of those moments where you remember why you love singing in a choir in the first place; that feeling of everything aligning at just the right time.
Proud of what we did together this term @swec1964 🎶
Looking forward to the summer term 🕺🕺🥰
Picture credit to the ever amazing @laurahinskiphotography
#Swec #choirconcert #Magnificat #StabatMater
The life of a choir librarian is often invisible and mysterious but this term’s cycle took us into new and unexpected territory- tracking down that pesky last set of music via #AI #Facebook #Persistence #Ingenuity Final destination @chingfordaudi 🙏🏽 now onto the Post Office 😮💨😅🌷💕
Coming tomorrow @parishofchingford 6.30pm. We sing in #Arabic #Aramaic #Greek #Hebrew #Latin- all in one fabulous piece by @karljenkinsofficial Can’t wait to sing this beautiful music selected by our new MD Simon Winters with @lizhump 🎼🎶🪘
“Feeling all the grief and sorrow we live life with shadows in our hearts and minds. With tears that wait to fall when sorrow in the world is more than we can truly bear. We hear the cries of children…”. @karljenkinsofficial bears witness to our world in 2026. @lizhump we can’t wait to have you with us again 💕🥲🤗🙏🏽 @parishofchingford
Happy Mothering Sunday🤗🌷Only 2 weeks until this wonderful concert celebrating motherhood #joy #sorrow #life #love Tickets in bio link and from SWEC website @karljenkinsofficial #Pachabel @parishofchingford
Time to focus on spring 🌼, motherhood 🌷and new life 🌱 - the themes of this beautiful programme put together by our new MD, Simon Winters. Tix now available via link in bio. #Magnificat #Tavener @karljenkinsofficial@parishofchingford
Can’t wait till weds for @ukthetraitors to reveal #secrettraitor? Join us Tuesday 6 Jan, 7.30 @loughtonmethodistchurch to experience the pleasure of singing together in a relaxed environment with a friendly bunch of people. No audition, cake, chat and deep breathing! No murders or round tables. #singing #joy #wellbeing DM for details🎶🎶💕
#NewYear #freshstart #joy #singingtogether If these # grab you then join us next Tues 6 Jan, 7.30 @loughtonmethodistchurch Try singing with us! No audition. DM for more details 🤗🎶 PS we haven’t yet sung Rolling Stones- more likely to be Bach, Taverner, Todd, Vivaldi 🤣 📸 @laurahinskiphotography 🙏
Got plans for 2026? Do they include finding time for yourself, meeting new friends, trying something new? Inspired by @officialbantams of the Opera @bbciplayer ? Singing boosts your health and well-being 🎵🎶 Join us - we start Tues 6 Jan @loughtonmethodistchurch #singing #joy #health #choir @lesleygarrettfans
