If you enjoy singing and would like to join a choir which rehearses during the afternoon then why not try Daytime Voices!
Choose from our four friendly and fun loving groups in the Nottingham area (meeting 2pm to 4pm) – Southwell (Monday), West Bridgford (Tuesday) Wollaton (Wednesday) and Sherwood (Thursday).
*NEW for September 2017* Loughborough Daytime Voices. This new group meets on a Monday morning from 10.00am – 12.00pm at All Saints Church, Steeple Row, Loughborough LE11 1UX. The first session is a FREE TASTER SESSION on Monday 18 September. After this, the enrolment fee for the remaining 7 sessions is £28 and this includes all music plus a ‘half time’ cup of tea or coffee + biscuits! If you would like to join this choir, click here to download a form or just turn up at the first rehearsal! For full term details, please see below.
Membership is open to all – no auditions! The choir sing a mixed repertoire of appealing music from jazz and pop to more classical pieces. The ability to read music is helpful but not essential. All that’s really required is a love of singing and a sense of fun!
The choir rehearse 3 terms per year. Autumn (Sept – Nov), Spring (Jan – March) and Summer (April – June), with 7 – 9 rehearsals per term.
Performance opportunities include an informal concert for family and friends at the end of every term, choir members are also offered the chance to perform at occasional events in and around Nottinghamshire throughout the year – this year Daytime Voices were invited to perform in a Christmas concert at the Albert Hall in Nottingham.
Interested in joining? Why not come along to a rehearsal and give it a try or alternatively you can click here to enrol online.
See below further details about our groups:-
Loughborough – Mondays, 10am – 12pm
All Saints Church
Conductor: Victoria Barlow
Directions:
The venue is easy to find. It is situated in the centre of Loughborough on Steeple Row, look for the huge spire. There is restricted parking, both in the church and on the street. If parking at the church, please use the paved areas at either side of the church, do not park on the grassed areas. The nearest large car park is the Rushes Car Park on the A6.
Dates:
Autumn 2017: Sept 18, 25 October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6
Christmas Concert: Rehearsal – Nov 13, 20; Concert – Sunday 10 Dec
Spring: TBC
Musicals Concert: TBC
Summer: TBC
Southwell – Mondays, 2pm – 4pm
Southwell Methodist Church
Conductor: Angela Kay
Dates:
Autumn 2017: Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 30, Nov 6, 13
Christmas Concert: Rehearsal – Nov 27, Dec 4; Concert – Sunday 10 Dec
Spring 2018: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 19, 26
West Bridgford – Tuesdays, 2pm – 4pm
West Bridgford Baptist Church
Conductor: Jane McDouall
Directions:
The church is situated on the corner of Musters Road and Melton Road and there is plenty of parking on the adjacent streets. Buses from the City no’s 5, 8 & 9 from Angel Row go to Rectory Road and it is then a short walk to the church.
Dates:
Autumn 2017: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 31 Nov 7, 14
Christmas Concert: Rehearsal – Nov 28, Dec 5; Concert – Sunday 10 Dec
Spring 2018: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 20, 27
Wollaton – Wednesdays, 2.15pm – 4.15pm
St Leonard’s Community Centre
Conductor: Angela Kay
Directions:
St. Leonard’s Community Centre is situated on Bramcote Lane opposite the library and close to the centre of Wollaton Village.
Dates:
Autumn 2017: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, Nov 1, 8, 15
Christmas Concert: Rehearsal – Nov 29, Dec 6; Concert – Sunday 10 Dec
Spring 2018: Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 21, 28
Sherwood – Thursdays, 2pm – 4pm
Sherwood Methodist Church
Conductor: Phil Smith
Dates:
Autumn 2017: Sept 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, Nov 2, 9, 16
Christmas Concert: Rehearsal – Nov 31, Dec 8; Concert – Sunday 10 Dec
Spring 2018: Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 22, Mar 1