Our Choir was formed in 2017 by Robin and Sarah. Their vision was to create a choir for people who aren’t confident enough to join a ‘proper’ choir - where people can meet, enjoy singing and develop their confidence amongst friends. The emphasis is on having fun, and learning at your own pace. If you love to sing but haven’t sung in a choir, don’t read music or just feel you can’t hold a tune – you’re in the right place! But if you can do any of that then great, you can help the rest of us. Our philosophy is that it's more important to have fun than to worry about singing in tune. As one of the newest members said "singing is food for the soul". The sense of community that has blossomed since the choir started has been fantastic, with social events becoming a regular occurrence and no one worrying whether they or their neighbour can hold a tune.
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The choir meet every Tuesday in the Abbey Hill United Reform Church, Abbey Hill, Kenilworth CV8 1LW. There is parking at the rear of the church (down Church Drive) and also the Abbey Club next door kindly allow us to park up to 10 cars at the bottom of their car park, which is approached from Priory Road.
Our choristers are led by our Musical Director Jane, who enthusiastically teaches us new songs and tries to impart musical knowledge to us from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weeks 1, 3 & 5 of the month for £6 per session. For a trial period, weeks 2 & 4 will run from 7.45 pm to 8.45 pm and cost £4 per session.
In between, on weeks 2 and 4 we run a more informal ‘sing-along’ sessions from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm, led by your committee for only £3 per session.
You can try one session of each free, then either come to both, or to whichever style of singing suits you best. We ask a £10 annual membership fee, due in September (£5 if joining after March) then only pay when you attend.
don't be put off!
When you try a Choir session please don’t be daunted by it. Some of the songs we sing are old favourites that we’ve been practising for a while and may even sound quite good by now! We will provide you with music and help you through your first session. We start a new song every few months, and then we’ll be in it together learning it from scratch. Songs we have sung over the years include:
A Little Respect, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fields of Gold, Hallelujah, Here Comes the Sun, Jingle Bell Rock, Lean on Me,Oliver Medley, Queen Medley, All You Need is Love, Santianna, Take Me Home Country Roads, The Jungle Book, A Whole New World, Bring Me Sunshine, Bye Bye Love, Don’t Stop Believing, Gaudete, Good Vibrations, Rhythm of Life, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Sunshine on Leith.
A Little Respect, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fields of Gold, Hallelujah, Here Comes the Sun, Jingle Bell Rock, Lean on Me,Oliver Medley, Queen Medley, All You Need is Love, Santianna, Take Me Home Country Roads, The Jungle Book, A Whole New World, Bring Me Sunshine, Bye Bye Love, Don’t Stop Believing, Gaudete, Good Vibrations, Rhythm of Life, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Sunshine on Leith.
