The highlight of Sandbach Voices 60th Anniversary year was a performance of Brahms Requiem on March 15 at St. Mary’s Church Sandbach.
We were fortunate to have secured the services of Elizabeth Watts, Soprano. Elizabeth, a graduate of the Royal College of Music, studied on the Advanced Opera studies course at the Benjamin Britten International Opera School. She graduated in 2005 with distinction and the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl, awarded annually for outstanding achievement. Most recently she represented England at the 2007 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, reaching the final and winning the prestigious Rosenblatt Song Prize. This follows in the wake of other recent awards including the 2006 Kathleen Ferrier Prize, the 2007 Outstanding Young Artist Award at the "MIDEM Classique Awards" in Cannes, and a nomination for the 2007 RPS Young Artist of the Year Award.
Sandbach Voices always welcome new singers, men or women. There is no audition, all you need is a love of music. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm in the Hancock Hall at the rear of Wheelock Methodist Church.