Chorus is the largest of our choirs, usually consisting of 60-80 singers. We cover a wide variety of repertoire under the direction of Peter Taylor and with the accompaniment of Ruth Nicholson. No auditions or previous experience is required – just turn up, have fun and sing some exciting music! We sing from sheet music but you don’t need to have done this before. The range of experience levels from brand new to lifelong choral singers aims to provide an inclusive environment that that will challenge and support you to develop the level of music reading you need to sing successfully.
Rehearsals:
Thursday 19.15-21.15
Location: Mappin Hall
Socii is our mixed chamber choir, consisting of approximately 30 voices. Directed by Pete Taylor and accompanied by Yang Guo, we cover a wide variety of repertoire in a more intimate setting than found in Chorus. No auditions for this choir either, but rehearsals are paced so that we learn music quickly, and often work on more challenging repertoire than we do in Chorus. Because of this, we recommend that members have some choral experience and and some familiarity reading sheet music.
Rehearsals:
Monday 20:15-21:15
Location: Mappin Hall
Our chamber choir for upper voices, Melodia usually has approximately 15-20 singers. This choir sings a variety of repertoire in 2, 3 or 4 parts, directed by Pete Taylor and accompanied by Yang Guo. There are no auditions, but rehearsals are paced so that we learn music quickly, and often work on more challenging repertoire than we do in Chorus. Because of this, we recommend that members have some choral experience and and some familiarity reading sheet music.
Rehearsals:
Monday 19:00-20:00
Location: Mappin Hall
Our lower voices choir is directed by Pete Taylor and accompanied by Yang Guo. Bombus welcomes anyone wanting to sing tenor, baritone or bass. and like all of our choirs, there are no auditions. We frequently sing arrangements created by SingSoc members especially Bombus. Rehearsals takes place right before the main chorus rehearsal, allowing you to get both the small and large choir experience!
Rehearsals:
Thursday 18:30-19.15
Location: Mappin Hall