In the first half of the year, we’ve performed at the Christ Church Hampstead Summer Concert, the Voices of London Community Choirs Showcase, Budgens Food Fair, the annual Spring Singfest in West Hampstead – not to mention performances in St. Peter’s Belsize Square together with the Islington Choir, the Michael Singers, visitors from the United States, and many neighbours who came to our Come and Sing!  We’ll have a little party this week to celebrate and a break over the summer – but we’ll be back in September!

Getting ready for another lovely festival

Our next performance will be at the Community Choirs Showcase at the Voices of London Festival  We’ll be adding a few new songs to the repertoire and fine-tuning what we’ve already learned.

It was a great festival last year, and no doubt it’ll be another lovely evening of community choir performances!  We’ll be singing alongside Tenovus London, Islington Community Choir, Singing for Fun, and Paddington Community Choir.

 

Singing is even BETTER with friends

We’re pleased to welcome the Hilliard & Scioto Ridge UMC Choir (Ohio, USA), the Islington Choir, and the Church Singing Group from St. Peter’s and St. Saviour’s to join us in our upcoming concert, on Wednesday, 29 May at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s on Belsize Square.  All are welcome!  Admission is free and there will be a collection for the St. Peter’s clock fund.

New term starts Thursday, 2 May; newcomers welcome!

We’re taking a little break after a busy term and a great evening last week (thanks again, Fortune Green Choir for having us all over!).  Our new term begins on Thursday, 2 May and newcomers are welcome to come along to the first rehearsal to see if we are the choir for you.

Welcoming in the glorious Spring!

Just another couple weeks until we celebrate the season alongside four amazing choirs for the Spring Singfest!

Come and Sing with us on Sunday, 24 March

Come and sing – and have fun – alongside the very friendly members of Belsize Community Choir and the Michael Singers (a student choir at University College London).

Earth Songs is our theme this spring and we’ll teach you three wonderful songs inspired by the Brazilian rainforest (Tres Cantos Nativos by Brazilian composer Marcos Leite), a traditional Japanese spring song (which we’ll explore with bells), and a rousing new ballad about Planet Earth (based on the tune House of the Rising Sun) arranged for choir and band. We hope you’ll join us in performing these songs in a concert at 5 pm.

Open to all, whatever your musical experience. Under-18s welcome if accompanied by adults.

From 1:30pm  Pick up music and meet the choir
2pm – 4:30pm Rehearsal with tea break.
5pm – 6pm    Concert
Singers and audience are all warmly invited to stay for wine and refreshments afterwards.

Our energetic and welcoming director Sheena Phillips specialises in working with amateur singers and will get you in touch with the joy of singing – and making rainforest animal noises!

Enquiries: belsizechoirevents@gmail.com
Tickets:  £10 waged, £5 unwaged, under-10s free at www.ticketsource.co.uk/belsizecommunitychoir

Happy Holidays!

We’re having a break for the holidays now, but we’ll be back to singing at our first rehearsal of the new year on Thursday, 17 January at St. Peter’s on Belsize Square at 7 p.m.

Burgh House, Hampstead, December 2018

Our 2018 holiday programme

We’re excited to get our holiday programme underway!

Sunday, 2 December, 12:00 St. John’s Hospice Christmas Fayre
St. John’s Wood High Street (at the corner of Allitsen Road) London NW8 7SL

Thursday, 6 December, 19:45 Preview Performance of Winter Words & Music
Saint Peter’s Church, Belsize Square, NW3 4HJ

Sunday, 9 December, 14:00 and 15:00 Winter Words & Music
Burgh House, Hampstead, New End Square, London NW3 1LT
Charity collection in support of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Thursday, 13 December, 20:30 Singing at The Washington Pub
50 England’s Lane, Belsize Park, London NW3 4UE
Charity collection in support of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice

Sunday, 16 December, 16:30 Christmas Carol Service at Saint Saviour’s Church
Hampstead Eton Road, NW3 4SU

Sunday, 16 December, 18:30 Christmas Carol Service at Saint Peter’s Church
Belsize Square, NW3 4HJ

Winter Words & Music

We’re busy preparing our repertoire of carols and readings from across the British Isles.  Join us on Sunday, 9 December at the beautiful Burgh House, Hampstead, New End Square, London NW3 1LT.

We’ll be performing at 2 pm, and again at 3 pm.  Admission is free; donations will be gratefully accepted.  Proceeds will go to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice (Registered Charity No. 1081156).

To reserve call 0207 431 7554 or email info@belsizecommunitychoir.org.uk .

Getting ready for the new term

We’ve had a sunny, summer break — but now we’re sharpening our pencils and dusting off our music folders.  Thursday, 13 September is the first rehearsal of the new term.  Thinking of joining us?  Come along to St. Peter’s on Belsize Square.  We start at 7 pm – and your first rehearsal is free!