Two coaches full of singers arrived at Okehampton Youth Hostel, one from Penzance and one from Wellington, for a day of joyous singing. The sun shone, the wild flowers swayed in the breeze and in the field below the Youth Hostel a group of Dartmoor ponies munched and their foals rolled in the buttercups. What… Read more »
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Dates for 2023-24
The dates for choir terms are now posted in the Members Area
Read moreUkrainian Workshop 9th February 2023
What an amazing evening of singing! We welcomed Anna and Katerina Pyshniuk from Ukraine (currently based in Bristol) for a workshop on Ukrainian songs. Focussing on 3 songs, we learnt about the stories behind them and how Ukrainian singing differs from European. The level of concentration was palpable as we followed Anna’s instructions, ably translated by… Read more »
Read morePlatinum Jubilee Certificate 2022
The choir has been awarded a Platinum Jubilee Certificate in recognition of our contribution to the Beacon celebrations at Churchinford where we sang The Commonwealth Song. Jubilee Certificate
Read moreChoir’s chosen charity 2022
It has been unanimously decided by choir members to support two charities in 2022: the Somerset & Dorset Air Ambulance and Cancer Research. All donations at our events this year will be equally divided between those two very worthy causes.
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