Community choirs

Portsmouth Sings! involves highly effective partnerships with Portsmouth Pensioners Association, The Learning Place and Portsmouth City Council as well as local choirs.

'Another successful special programme is Portsmouth Sings! an inter-generational project funded through Generations Together. Seven choirs across the city cater for singers up the age of 25 and over 50. Members are very enthusiastic and the programme has attracted local media attention. The MSEP visited one choir in rehearsal a few days after a successful joint concert at which over 60 members from across the choirs joined together to perform. The youngest participants were aged nine years and the eldest over 80. Participants, who were introduced to three new pieces, learned aurally and sang in parts with enthusiasm and with developing technical control. The success of the session was in no small part due to the inspirational leadership of the director who skilfully engaged all of the participants all of the time.'

Brian Ley, Evaluation Partner

Rehearsal details:

There are 2 community choirs.

Portsmouth Sings! Choir is a weekly choir which has a membership fee to join, payment is taking for the half term (£17.50) or full term (£35).

Portsmouth Sings! Choir rehearses on:

First rehearsal of the Summer term will be
26th April 2013

Fridays (term time only)

12.00-1.00pm Meeting room 2, Portsmouth Guildhall

The Portsmouth Sings! Gospel Choir meet on a monthly basis, this choir is FREE to join. 

The dates for Summer Term 2013 are:

27th April 2013
10.15am - 11.30am St Mary's Church, Fratton Road

25th May 2013
10.15am - 11.30am St Mary's Church, Fratton Road

15th June 2013
10.15am - 11.30am St Mary's Church, Fratton Road

 6th July 2013
10.15am - 11.30am Portsmouth Music Hub Centre, Marsden Road, Paulsgrove, PO6 4JB  

Concerts:

Summer Concert

Day: Friday 12th July 2013
Time: 6.30pm start, doors open at 6.00pm
Venue: TBC

Dress code: Black top with waistcoat with black trousers / skirt

Tickets: are limited and will be sold in advance, buy early to avoid disappointment! Prices are £5.00 for adults and £3.00 for children over 3 and concessions; please ensure you provide the correct change when purchasing tickets. Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Friends of Portsmouth Music Hub’.

 The options for ordering are:

•  Pay and collect from Portsmouth Music Office between 9am - 3pm Mon - Fri (it is advisable to contact the office in advance on 023 9237 5655)
• At the Ensemble rehearsals 2 weeks before the concert

There will be a raffle, if you have any raffle prizes you would like to donate, we would be ever so grateful if you could bring these along on the evening. All proceeds raised go towards the Hub ensembles.

If you would like more information on any of these groups, please contact Maria Spacey on 023 9237 5655 or maria.spacey@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.