Description
Book your place with Didsbury Singers for the Autumn term. If you wish, you can try out the choir before deciding whether to book for the term by booking a taster session.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals take place on Wednesday lunchtimes in the Lower Hall at St James and Emmanuel Parish Centre (behind Emmanuel Church), 6 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6TR. (NB there has been a change of venue since the flyers were printed.)
Initially we are launching a daytime choir, however we will add an evening choir in soon. If you would like to be updated on news about this, please email hello@didsburysingers.uk.
Term dates
October 23, 30
Nov 6, 13, 20, 27
Dec 4
Working towards an end of term performance – details TBC
Cost
The cost of the choir term is £60.
Is there an age limit?
There’s no upper age limit, but we can only take singers aged 18 and over at present.
What music will we be singing?
I aim to offer a really rich variety of music, from folk songs to classical, to pop, to jazz and everything else. As a conductor I am reactive to the size, abilities and tastes of the group — each choir should have its own personality which is a combination of yours and mine.
What practice will I need to do in between rehearsals?
You will need to put in a little bit of time (an hour a week, spread over 7 days, is less than 10 minutes a day) to memorise words etc. There is usually a little bit of homework to revise a couple of songs to ensure we are making progress at each rehearsal.
I’ve never sung before, can I join?
Many of our singers don’t sight read fluently, but learn a lot by ear. Choral singing skills take a little while to build up, but like any language the more we immerse ourselves, the more fluent we become. There are no formal auditions, but we may ask you to take an ear test, either when you join or at some point later in your choir membership, and we may ask or encourage you to take singing or music theory lessons.
Cancellation policy
Once your place is booked we do not offer refunds. If you would like to try the choir out first, please book a taster session.
Use of your data
By signing up you give your consent for us to use the personal data you supply for the purposes of communicating with you about choir matters and occasional newsletters about Hannah Brine’s activities. If you do not wish to receive this, please email hello@didsburysingers.uk.
Terms and Conditions
All purchases for in-person and online events including choir memberships are non-refundable except in exceptional circumstances. If an event or term is sold out and we can resell your place, then we will refund your payment minus an administration fee. This does not affect your statutory rights.
There are no formal auditions, but we may ask you to take an ear test, either when you join or at some point later in your choir membership, and we may recommend or require that you take singing or music theory lessons.
