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IMPORTANT: OWING TO UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS AND LIMITED REHEARSAL VENUE CAPACITY, WE ARE ONLY CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW SINGERS WHO SING TENOR!
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We sing from scores, rather than by ear, and perform a range of SATB choral music - from J. S. Bach through to Rutter. We do not audition, and new tenors can try us out for two weeks before signing up for the term.
If you’re interested, register your details on our online database (just click the big orange Join Us button) and we’ll be in touch.
Get in touch with our Membership Secretary (details on our Contact page) if you have any queries.
Choir information
Rehearsals
From 7.30 to 9.30 pm on Monday evenings (break around 8.30 pm)
Rehearsal Venue
St. Leonard's Church, Tooting Bec Gardens, London SW16 1HS
Subscriptions 2023/24:
Spring term (not including 2 free concert tickets)
Standard termly rate: £60 per term; £40 concessions
Family termly rate (2 family members - 1½ times standard rate): £90 per term; £60 concessions
Summer term (includes option to claim 2 free concert tickets per member)
Standard termly rate: £80 per term; £60 concessions
Family termly rate (2 family members - 1½ times standard rate): £120 per term; £90 concessions
Concessions include: students, under 35s, those of statutory retirement age, and the unwaged.
N. B. Subscriptions must be paid in full by mid-way through each term, or by the end of the Autumn term if paid annually.
concert tickets & music
All members who have paid their subscriptions will receive two tickets per concert without additional charge for the summer term. Music hire is always included within the subscription price.
term dates 2023/24
Autumn term:
Starts on: 4 September 2023
Reconvened AGM to approve the accounts: 25 September 2023
Additional Saturday rehearsal: 14 October 2023
Autumn performance: 11 November 2023
Christmas performances: 16 December 2023 (matinee and evening)
Spring term:
Starts on: 8 January 2024
Come & sing day: 27 January 2024
Alternative Easter rehearsal: 3 April 2024 (in place of 1 April 2024)
Spring performance: 6 April 2024
Summer term:
Starts on: 15 April 2024
Summer performance: 29 June 2024
2023/24 AGM: 1 July 2024
Tour rehearsals: 8, 15 July 2024
2024 tour to Bristol: 19 to 22 July 2024
ATTENDANCE
To sing in a concert you normally need to have attended at least two thirds of the rehearsals and the “sound check” rehearsal on the day.
Concert dress
Smart and black
“I hadn’t sung with a choir for over 15 years and was looking for somewhere to sing which was well-organised and professional, but also friendly and laid back. I have been made welcome since the first moment I showed up and it is a pleasure to sing with them and enjoy a few drinks together afterwards.”
“I was missing music in my life; the joy of creating it to be precise, rather than simply listening to it. What I hoped to find in that first rehearsal was a chance to sing, with people who did it for fun first, and precision second! I’m delighted I came along, and five rehearsals (and pub gatherings!) later, I’m making fantastic music with talented and welcoming people. I didn’t get what I hoped for, I got a whole lot more!”