Advance notice – please keep this date clear! We have been invited to perform at the street fair on the Sunday morning. David in the basses will be coordinating this event and will provide more information in due course.
This will be an informal fun event for family and friends to join the choir for the evening. Refreshments will be available. Choir members and their guests are invited, if they wish, to Wear a Hat in aid of Brain Tumour Research for which we will be collecting money during the course of the evening
Claire led us so enthusiastically and conducted with such clarity and verve that we were able to show the audience what a splendid sound we can make. It was very enjoyable and we all felt we had done well. The list of songs we performed were:
Somlandela, Sing John Ball, Tebe Poem, Hallelujah, Tres Hojitas Madre and Ke Arona
In support of the Blackdown Hills AONB we joined the magical evening of candles, bonfire, mince pies and Christmas Carols Under the Stars at Wellington Monument. The weather was cold, but right for the time of year with even a smattering of snow as choir members made their way back to their cars.
It was Claire’s first outside event with the choir and what a splendid job she made of it, including a special mention for her magnificent light-up gloves!
Unusually there was not a friends and family concert to mark the end of term and showcase all the songs we have learnt together. Instead, this term the last session was held next door in the main hall where after our usual practice session the choir enjoyed a splendid buffet to which all members contributed. Claire was presented with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation of the hard work and enthusiasm she has given to make her first term so successful.
After the last session before the midterm break we will retire across the road to the Green Dragon and have a social sip of whatever takes your fancy. A great chance to meet and mingle with all those other choir members you see each week across the hall but so seldom get the time to talk to. Your chance to put a person behind the voice!
Taster Session: Thursday 21st September at 19:15
If you want to see what we are all about do come along to this Taster Session when the Choir meets for the first time under their new musical leader Claire Stronach.
Taster sessions are gentle introductions with easy to pick-up songs as we all settle back into singing together and start to learn which songs we will be singing during the term ahead.
Thursdays at 19:30 from 21st September through to 7th December with mid-term break on 26th October
Our regular choir sessions are held at Baptist Centre, South Road, Wellington, TA21 8NS and finish at 21:15.
A party for all our friends and family to join in with us as, between feasting on drinks and nibbles, we sing our hearts out for the last time to say goodbye to Caroline, our leader for these last years.
The day will see a wide range of artistic skills displayed around the centre of Taunton. We have been invited to take part in this festival and have been offered a half-hour set to sing our songs in the courtyard of the museum. This will be the last public performance of our choir with Caroline as our leader. Please do sign up, sheets at the choir, and make this opportunity extra special.
NOTE: REVISED DATE
A combined singing Workshop with the Langport Community Choir led by Pete Linnett, the Blackdown CC and Harmony 303 together with other choirs at £14 per person.
There are two workshop sessions at 14:00 and 16:00 followed a rehearsals for each choir. Hot drinks will be provided but not food, so bring along whatever you need to sustain your energies.
At 19:00 there will be concert when each choir will sing to the others a couple of songs from their repertoire. We will be joining up with Caroline’s other choir, Harmony 303.
We are the opening performance in a public concert held at Wellington School in support of Dementia Awareness Week on Friday 19th May. The concert starts at 19:30 and concludes with performances by the Wellington Silver Band and the Wellington Operatic Society. Choir members will have seats reserved for them, if they have signed up for them, and they wish to remain to enjoy the following performances. Tickets for all other members of public cost £5 and can be bought from the Beambridge. Any seat not sold on the day will be offered to Wellington’s dementia community.
As part of our normal rehearsal there will be a second special workshop of 20 minutes led by one or more of the prospective new leaders. An opportunity for them to discover our rich sounds and for us to blossom under their direction.
NOTE: An earlier start time of 19:00
As part of our normal rehearsal there will be special workshops led by the prospective new leaders. An opportunity for them to discover our rich sounds and for us to blossom under their direction.
This weekend is the date for the return visit of our new friends from the Welsh choir, Alive and Kicking, from Brecon. The outline programme is as follows.
Saturday 18th
12:30 Joint lunch at Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel
14:30 – 19:30 Joint workshop with both choirs led by Caroline and Tanya at Baptist Church Hall, Wellington
19:30 Blackdown CC provide a buffet meal at Baptist Church Hall, Wellington
21:00ish Meet up for drinks at Corner House Hotel, Taunton
Sunday 19th
11:00 Flash mob joint singing in Wellington Town Centre
12:10 approx. onwards. Lunch in the Iron Duke, Wellington
