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Essex Musical Association UK
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The Essex Musical Association (UK) gives small choirs, from all parts of Essex, the chance to take part in performances of large scale works, accompanied by a full orchestra, and to be directed by conductors of national and international reputation, expe
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The Essex Musical Association
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The Essex Musical Association celebrated its Centenary with a special choral concert in Thaxted Church, Essex, UK on May 6th 2006. Thaxted Church has been the splendid venue for their annual concert nearly every year since 1979. In 2008 a temporary move to Chelmsford changed the long established pattern but in 2009 the event will be held at Thaxted again. Use the link top left to a page which giving a description of 'The Deam of Gerontius', the work to be performed in May 2009 .
Through this event, held in May or late April, the EMA gives amateur choirs from around Essex the chance take part in large scale works, accompanied by a full orchestra, an experience which might not be within their separate means. Over the years, these Essex choirs have sung under the direction of conductors with national and international reputations (many with strong connections to the County of Essex) and they have been enthralled by the top class professional singers engaged by the EMA for the solo parts. Since 1992, the accompanying orchestra has been the Essex Symphony Orchestra (UK). (See a separate page for a fuller account of the association between the ESO and the EMA.) Rehearsals start earlier in the year, with the musical directors of the various choirs taking them separately through their parts, and, nearer the time of the event, there are up to two combined rehearsals of the choirs taken by the chosen conductor for the concert day. The orchestra is rehearsed separately by its own musical director and sometimes by the conductor for the concert at their own rehearsal venue.
16th November 2008
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