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Choir
Boroughbridge Community Choir is a friendly group of singers who enjoy tackling
all kinds of music. We sing everything from World Music (including African) through
to folk songs, popular ballads, swing and jazz, songs from shows, novelty numbers
and standard classics. We like a challenge occasionally and have successfully
performed Bohemian Rhapsody on two occasions in the last 3 years, and highlights
from Carmina Burana in June 2005.
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The choir was started in 1991 under the direction of Nigel Beetles when they
performed Handel’s Messiah. There have been a number of other conductors over
the years, and I joined them as their Choral Director in September 2001 and they
have put up with me ever since!
We usually perform two concerts per year, one at Christmas and the other in the
Spring Term. The money raised goes to local charities and in the past we have
supported Community Care, Jennyruth Workshop, Specialist Equipment for Doctors
surgery, Springfield Garth, Gwendoline Court, Guide Dogs, School's Performing
Arts Dept for costumes and musical aids, Antony Nolan Trust for local child Leukaemia
sufferer, and Robert Hornby Trust, to name but a few.
We like to include local talent and dance groups and instrumentalists from Boroughbridge
High School have joined our concerts on several occasions.
We are occasionally invited to sing at smaller events and in July 2005 we were
very privileged to be asked to sing at the Boroughbridge Mayor Making Ceremony
where we performed a small repertoire of unaccompanied songs.
We meet on Monday evenings from 7 – 9pm at Boroughbridge High School term time only from September to the end of May. New singers are always welcome
– you do not necessarily need to be able to read music and there is no such thing
as a “wrong note” – it is either “improvisation” or a “learning exercise”!! You
will never be asked to sing on your own (unless you particularly want to) and
we try to have a fun and enjoyable evening. We always start with a vocal warm
up and you will learn some breathing and relaxation exercises and vocal technique
to help you improve your singing.
So what are you waiting for? You can come along and sit in on a rehearsal if
you wish so that you can see what you are letting yourself in for. For further
information contact:
Christine Hale (Choral Director) Telephone: 01765 677627, Email: chris_halebl@yahoo.co.uk
or
Christine Hale at Ripon College (choir run through Ripon College Extended Schools)
Telephone: 01765 604564