Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir
WEDNESDAY'S from 2-4pm at St Mary's Church, Yate
Email: gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk Tel: 01761 472468
Please note the choir are now on their Easter Break and will be back rehearsing on Wednesday 24th April.
Our 2019 Charity Nomination...The members from each Good Afternoon Choir choose the local charity or organisation that they will support during each year. This may be through fundraising events, singing at concerts or collections taken at the end of the Christmas carol celebration. The Yate Good Afternoon Choir have chosen the Children's Hospice South West.
The Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir meet every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm - 4pm (during term time) at St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Yate, BS37 5BG. Our picture above was taken at a rehearsal in September this year when the choir performed for the first time with Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir. A great night was had by all!
Grenville Jones, the founder of the Good Afternoon Choirs is delighted that Sian Walters, pictured leads the Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir and Carolyn Dutton is the accompanist. Sian graduated in singing, piano and percussion at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has been teaching at Tockington Manor School as a Visiting Music Teacher in Singing and Piano since 1998. She has her own private music business called High C's Music Services which she also set up in 1998. Her successes include pupils gaining Music scholarships into private secondary schools, and the famous performing arts sixth form college Hurtwood House, also various music colleges and universities, pupils also gaining places in the prestigious National Youth Choir of Great Britain. Sian has also Musically Directed Youth Drama Groups in the locality, appeared as guest soloist with mixed and male voice choirs, adjudicated in local festivals and directed Youth and Adult Choirs which has gained her over 20 years experience.
The rehearsals run from 2pm to 4pm, there are no auditions and everyone is welcome. Many of the people in the Good Afternoon Choirs have never sung in a choir before, however each of the choirs has over 100 members! There is NO charge for attending the first rehearsal and membership forms are always available. The choir rehearsals are in 4 terms of 10 weeks and members pay per term - this covers room and piano hire, music, admin and musician fees.
The Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir enjoy all sorts of music – from folk songs to choral favourites. If you have any questions about the Choir please contact Nikki at Grenville's office in Westfield/Midsomer Norton for any information, by calling 01761 472468 or emailing gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk – or just come along to our first free session with a friend of course.
2019 Rehearsal Dates
April
Wed 3
Wed 10 – no rehearsal/Easter half term
Wed 17 – no rehearsal/Easter half term
Wed 24 - week 10
May
Wed 1 – Term 1
Wed 8
Wed 15
Wed 22
Wed 29 – no rehearsal/half term
June
Wed 5
Wed 12
Wed 19
Wed 26 – no rehearsal
July
Wed 3
Wed 10
Wed 17 – week 10
Wed 24 – no rehearsal/Sian away
Wed 31 – Term 2
August
No rehearsals
September
Wed 4
Wed 11
Wed 18
Wed 25
October
Wed 2
Wed 9
Wed 16
Wed 23
Wed 30 – no rehearsal/half term
November
Wed 6 – week 10
Wed 13 – Term 3
Wed 20
Wed 27
December
Wed 4
Wed 11
BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS
The rehearsals run from 2pm to 4pm, there are no auditions and everyone is welcome. Many of the people in the Good Afternoon Choirs have never sung in a choir before, however each of the choirs has over 100 members! There is NO charge for attending the first rehearsal and membership forms are always available. The choir rehearsals are in 4 terms of 10 weeks and members pay per term - this covers room and piano hire, music, admin and musician fees.
The Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir enjoy all sorts of music – from folk songs to choral favourites. If you have any questions about the Choir please contact Nikki at Grenville's office in Westfield/Midsomer Norton for any information, by calling 01761 472468 or emailing gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk – or just come along to our first free session with a friend of course.
2019 Rehearsal Dates
April
Wed 3
Wed 10 – no rehearsal/Easter half term
Wed 17 – no rehearsal/Easter half term
Wed 24 - week 10
May
Wed 1 – Term 1
Wed 8
Wed 15
Wed 22
Wed 29 – no rehearsal/half term
June
Wed 5
Wed 12
Wed 19
Wed 26 – no rehearsal
July
Wed 3
Wed 10
Wed 17 – week 10
Wed 24 – no rehearsal/Sian away
Wed 31 – Term 2
August
No rehearsals
September
Wed 4
Wed 11
Wed 18
Wed 25
October
Wed 2
Wed 9
Wed 16
Wed 23
Wed 30 – no rehearsal/half term
November
Wed 6 – week 10
Wed 13 – Term 3
Wed 20
Wed 27
December
Wed 4
Wed 11
BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS
As you can see from the picture below, the choir opened their doors at their last rehearsal on Wednesday December 12th to welcome family, friends and guests, children from St Mary's Primary School to their open carol concert. There was a retiring collection for Cancer Research UK which raised an amazing £450! This amount has been added to their other fundraising event during the year, making a grand total of £1300 raised for the charity. A massive well done to everyone involved!
A fabulous evening was had by all at the October concert featuring Yate & Chipping Sodbury GAC with the Cameo Orchestra on Saturday October 13th. The concert was in memory of Moya Sims who was a member of the Good Afternoon Choir, but sadly passed away earlier this year. There was a retiring collection taken by the Silver Strollers for Cancer Research UK which raised an amazing £850!! Well done to everyone involved!
Here are some pictures and a short video taken at the event.
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Pictured above are some of our Yate and Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir members with conductor Sian Walters and accompanist Carolyn Dutton at our recent BIG SING at The Forum, Bath on June 2nd 2018
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The Yate & Chipping Sodbury GAC celebrated their 1st birthday on March 14th 2018 - please see our picture above.
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On September 30th, 2017 Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir performed for the first time with the Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir at Yate Academy - it was a great concert and lots of fun was had by all!
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June 2018 - Our picture shows our Keynsham and Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choirs performing at the Keynsham Festival on June 29th, 2018.
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