Renaissance Singers

The group was established in the early 1970s by Reg Bertin, who was a prominent and well-respected music teacher at Eastbourne Grammar School and a popular organist and choirmaster in the town.

There were initially just 8 singers – two in each voice, which made eight-part a capella singing very interesting.

Under Reg's direction the Renaissance Singers were established as one of the leading choirs in Sussex and have always been in great demand.

We specialise in unaccompanied multi-part harmony. Our repertoire covers a complete range of styles including plainsong and chant, motets, madrigals, folk songs throughout the ages, anthems and modern choral pieces.

When Reg retired, his place was taken by Shirley Barrell, who sang Contralto under Reg's baton and, under her direction, the group grew to 15 singers. Since Shirley's recent and untimely death, the baton has now moved again and is safely in the hands of Paul Collins, who sang bass with the choir and is also organist and choirmaster at St Saviour's.

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Musical Director
Paul Collins

Sopranos
Gabrielle Ashford   Deirdre Dean 
Elizabeth Foster   Jane Kingham  
Lucy Redhead   Jacqueline Sheridan

Altos
Jane Aldred    Rachael Maddock  
Katherine Musson   Jan Purcell   Sue Thomas*

Tenors
Paul Frisby   Viv Fisher

Basses
Ian Collins   Graham Rowsell   Brian Steer

Our next concert will be at Berwick Church on 2nd July at 6:00pm

*not singing at this concert

Chosen Charity – Enthum Foundation

Enthum Foundation’s charitable work is at the two Enthum Houses in Eastbourne. We provide safe and sustainable homes for unaccompanied children aged 16-18 seeking asylum in the UK. Our young people come from many countries and experiences, amongst them Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Sudan, Iran, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Syria and carry high hopes for their futures. We strive to be a responsive, person-centred and holistic residential community committed to reciprocal learning, a ‘family environment’ and safe place for our young people to start the journey into their new lives.
www.enthumfoundation.org

 

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