The Vale of York Voices (VoYV) is seeking ALTOS, TENORS and BASSES (Please contact David Howard if you are interested on david<at>davidmhoward.com replacing <at> with "@"). VoYV an "email" choir that was set up to sing evensong in York Minster on Monday evenings approximately once a month. One of the main reasons VoYV was started was to give an opportunity for any choral singer wishing to join a choir without a regular commitment that sings services in the Minster. The Musical Director is Professor David Howard (Department of Electronics, University of York), who is a Deputy Tenor Songman at York Minster and the Director of The Beningbrough Singers. Next service ... Evensong, Monday 11th January 2010: Tomkins Responses, Psalms 60&61, Wood in D major, Gould and Wilson: Three kings travelled from afar
	Membership - WE ARE SEEKING ALTOS, TENORS and BASSES Membership is open to anyone with sufficient choral experience to enable them to sing services in the Minster after just one (usually 2 hour) rehearsal. There are no auditions, but the Director does reserve the right to have a chat with any member whom he feels is not blending with the overall ensemble about their options. As a member, you have to have an email address and be happy to receive VoYV emails. The details of forthcoming services, including the music to be sung with web links to copies when available, are sent out by email with the request that members reply who wish to sing at the next service. That way the Director knows what sort of distribution (SATB) is available. You are expected to sing at the rehearsal unless you have a (rare) exemption. No reply is required from those who are unable to sing at the next service.
	Services and rehearsals The main service sung by VoYV is Monday Evensong, since Monday is the day off for the Minster Choir. Occasionally though we sing other services in the Minster such as Nave Eucharists and the Sunday services (Eucharist, Mattins, Evensong). Choral Evensong starts at 5.15pm and those that can come earlier meet at 4.45pm for a warm-up. The rehearsal is usually the evening before (Sunday) from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in the Camera Cantorum (above the bookshop) and the Quire of the Minster. LISTEN to The Vale of York Voices (Click on item for faster download reduced filesize MP3 recording - original is of higher quality) Evensong (12/01/09) - Organist: Matt Dowdy: Colson Responses (Pt1), Psalm 66, Noble in b minor: Magnificat - Nunc dimittis, Colson Responses (Pt2), Gould &Wilson: Three kings travelled from afar
	Dates of future services (Music not yet known) Evensong, Monday 11th January 2010 Evensong, Monday 15th February 2010 Evensong, Monday 8th March 2010 Evensong, Monday 19th April 2010 Evensong, Monday 17th May 2010 Evensong, Monday 14th June 2010 Evensong, Monday 12th July 2010 Evensong, Monday 13th September 2010 Evensong, Monday 11th October 2010 Evensong, Monday 15th November 2010 Evensong, Monday 13th December 2010

Previous services sung by Vale of York Voices (All in York Minster Quire unless otherwise stated)

Wedding, St. Olave's Church, York, Saturday 12th December 2009: Vivaldi (Gloria - 1st monement), Mozart (Ave verum), Parry (I was glad)
Evensong, Monday 16th November: Smith Responses, Psalms 84&85, Noble in b minor, Wesley: Wash me throughly
Evensong, Monday 12th October 2009: Smith responses, psalms65&66, The Short Service - Tallis, Tallis: O nata lux de lumine
Evensong, Monday 14th September 2009: Colson responses, Psalms 110, 150, Walmisley in d minor, King John of Portugal: Crux fidelis, hymn 379
Evensong, Monday 13th July 2009: Rose Responses, Psalm 69 vv 1-12, Stanford in Bb, Wesley: Blessed be the God and father
Evensong, Monday 15th June 2009: Rose Responses, Psalm 78 vv 55-72, Wood in e minor, Pearsall: Tu es Petrus
Maundy Thursday Eucharist, 11th April 2009: Thorne Gloria, Darke in F, Schubert: In monte oliveti, Durufle: Ubi caritas, Stainer: God so loved the world
Evensong, Monday 16th March 2009: Colson Responses, Psalm 84, Tomkins Second Service, Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Dyevo
Evensong, Monday 12th January 2009: Colson Responses, Psalm 66, Noble in b minor, Rounding Gould &Wilson: Three kings travelled from afar
Choral Epiphany Eucharist, Tuesday 6th January 2009: Ireland in C, Henschel: Tantum ergo, At crib: Cornelius: The three kings
Evensong, Monday 17th November 2008: Smith Responses, Psalm 89 vv 1-12, Weelkes: Short Service, Bruckner: Locus iste
Evensong, Monday 6th October 2008: Smith Responses, Psalms 32-34, Stanford in C, Wood: Hail gladening light.
Evensong, Monday 15th September 2008: Tomkins Responses, Psalm 78 vv 55-78, Byrd: Short Service, Byrd: Ave verum
Evensong, Monday 23rd June 2008: Colson Responses, Psalm 114-115, Stanford in B flat, Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father
Evensong, Sunday 1st June 2008: Tomkins Responses, Psalm 33, Tomkins Second Service, Howells: Like as the hart
Eucharist (Quire), 11.30am Sunday 1st June 2008: Darke in F
Eucharist (Nave), 10.00am Sunday 1st June 2008: Oldroyd: Mass of the quiet hour
Evensong, Monday 19th May 2008: Gunstone Responses, Psalm 98-100, Wood in e minor, Wood: Oculi omnium
Evensong, Monday 14th April 2008: Plainsong Responses, Psalm 73-74, Byrd Second Service, Byrd: Christ rising
Evensong, Monday 7th April 2008: Reading Responses, Psalm 37 vv 31-41, Stanford in B flat, Stanford: O for a closer walk with God
Maundy Thursday Eucharist 20th March 2008: Thorne Gloria, Darke in F, Schubert: In monte oliveti, Durufle: Ubi caritas, Stainer: God so loved the world
Evensong, Monday 3rd March 2008: Colson Responses, Psalm 18 vv 1-22; Purcell in g minor, Purcell: Remember not Lord our offences
Evensong, Monday 14th January 2008: Colson responses, Wood in e minor, Gould and Wilson: Three kings travelled from afar
Eucharist (Nave - Diocesan Readers' Service), Saturday 10th November 2007: Oldroyd: Mass of the quiet hour, Mozart: Ave Verum
Evensong, Monday 29th October 2007: Reading responses, Psalm 142, Littlejohn in C minor, Wood: Hail gladdening light
Evensong, Monday 15th October 2007: Tomkins Responses, Psalm 78, vv. 55-72, Barnby Magnificat in D, Hopkins Nunc Dimittis in D, Howells: Like as the hart
Evensong, Monday 24th September 2007: Tomkins responses, Wood in F major (Collegium Regale), Balfour Gardner: Te Lucis ante terminum
Eucharist (Nave - St Peter's Day), Friday 29th June 2007 : Intriot: Byrd: Tu es Petrus, Ave Verum Corpus' (Byrd)
Evensong, Monday 25 June 2007: Tomkins responses, Psalm 119 vv73-104, Weelkes short service, Purcell: Hear my prayer
Eucharist (Nave), Monday June 2008, Admission and Licensing of Readers by the Archbishop of York (John Sentamu): Oldroyd: Mass of the quiet hour
Evensong, Monday 26th March: Stanford in G, Britten anthem
Evensong, Monday 22nd January 2007:
Evensong, Monday 18th December 2006: Tomkins Responses, Psalm 51 vv1-15, Plainsong proper: O radix jesse, Tomkins 2nd service, Howells: O spotless rose
Evensong, Monday 13th November 2006: Rose Responses : Psalm 69, Howells Gloucester Service, Pärt: The Beatitudes
Evensong, Monsay 16 October 2006: Reading Responses, Psalm 84, Sheppard Second Service, Tallis: O nata lux de lumine
Evensong, Monday 25th September 2006: Reading Responses, Psalm 119 vv.73-88, Purcell in G minor, Boyce O where shall wisdom be found?
Evensong, Monday 11th September 2006: Rose Responses,Psalm 61, Littlejohn in C minor, Bairstow: Jesu, the very thought of thee
Evensong, Monday 26th June 2006: Reading Responses, Psalm 119 vv145-160, Stanford in G, Ireland: Greater love hath no man
Evensong, Monday 8th May 2006: Blow in G, Monteverdi Beatus vir
Evensong, Monday 3rd April 2006: Littlejohn in C minor, Poulenc Vinea mea electa
Evensong, Monday 13th March 2006: Plainsong Responses. Psalm 69, Sheppard Second Service, Tallis: Verily, verily
Evensong, Monday 27th February 2006: Reading Responses, Stanford in G, Weir Love bade me welcome
Evensong, Monday 6th February 2006: Reading Responses, Blow in G/A, Tallis If ye love me
Evensong, Monday 23rd January 2006: Reading Responses, Sheppard Second Service, Victoria: O magnum mysterium
Eucharist for Epiphany, Friday 6th January 2006: Victoria: Missa O magnum mysterium
Evensong, Monday 19th December 2005: Dunleavy Responses, Psalm 89: 1-34, Jeffcoat Third Service, Willan: Lo, in the time appointed
Evensong, Monday 21st November 2005: Reading Responses, Psalm 106: 1-12, Blow in G, Wise: Prepare ye the way