St Cecilia Chorus

We are a friendly amateur choir of over 50 members in Banstead, Surrey. The choir formed in 1922 and we sing all sorts of choral music from the 16th century to the modern day and stage four concerts a year in and around Banstead accompanied by professional soloists and orchestras. The best way to see what we do is to come to one of our concerts. As well as performing locally, every three years we make a concert tour; in June 2019 we visited Tuscany to perform. We will resume our touring in 2023 with a trip to Avignon. We continued rehearsing on zoom throughout lockdown, and were pleased to be back to live rehearsals and concerts. We are celebrating our centenary in 2022, and have commissioned a new piece by the young talented composer Amy Summers. We always welcome new singers and you can join at any time between September and June, so why not try us out? We rehearse on Thursdays from 7.45-9.45 at Banstead Community Junior School, The Horseshoe, SM7 2BQ Do get in touch so we can be sure to welcome you! You don't need special vocal training but the ability to read music is desirable. After you've tried us for a few weeks, James (conductor) will listen to you singing to check you're singing the part best suited to your voice and suggest some things you could work on. Full choir members normally pay an annual subscription (which works out at about £3 per rehearsal) but all new members get their first term free. All full-time students and under-30s get free membership for up to three years. Contact Liz (membership secretary) for more information on 07931 594548 or membership@stceciliachorus.org.uk Support us: As a registered charity we are very grateful to all our sponsors, patrons and friends for their support. Sponsors: The Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust