We held our second choir practice session of the new half-term on Tuesday 10 June 2025.  The Hall was open from 7.00pm, so that the chairs and equipment could be set up and members could arrive in good time, socialise and be ready for a prompt start at 7.30pm.  We started the session by singing Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, followed by Linden Lea, You've Got A Friend, Look At The World and finishing with A Million Dreams.  The session finished at 9.20pm. 

Please Note: We have a link to the sheet music publishers version of A Million Dreams, that we use and have purchased.

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Our choir practice a number of John Rutter pieces and to help new members and those who do not read music, or if you would like to just sing your part with professional singers, there is a website under Rutter's name called choir guides.  If you are happy to sign up after trying the introduction song, they charge £6.50 per download to your own library and you can then go back to it as many times as you like.  If you are interested Click here to go to the website choirguides.com

Seventeen choir members performed a short early afternoon concert at the Salvation Army Citadel in Rushden on 5 June 2025.  We sang The Lord is my Shepherd and Look at The World.  Lyndis and Ellie performed Lord Make Me A Mountain.  The choir then sang three songs from Mary Poppins;  A Spoonfull Of Sugar, Feed The Birds and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.  Christine gave us a solo of The Way You Look Tonight.  Then back to the choir for Linden Lea and Any Dream Will Do, followed by a solo by Paul - Daisy Belle, with the audience joining in with the chorus.  We finished the concert with A Million Dreams and Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.

Our Easter concert that was held on the evening of 29 March 2025 was for family and friends by invitation.  The full choir sang 13 varied songs, there were four solos a poem and our choir ladies sang My Heart Will Go On.  The audience brought their own food and drink and sat round tables in a cabaret style.  A good time was had by all.

On the 9th of February 2025, 28 singers, the musical director, pianist and our sound engineer, attended the Civic Service at the United Reform Church, Wellingborough, for the inauguration of Jon - Paul Carr as Mayor of Wellingborough.  We joined the congregation singing four hymns and performed two choir pieces:- Look To The Day and Look At The World, both written by John Rutter.

Our Christmas Concert was held on Saturday 7 December 2024.  There were 22 items on the programme including solos, poems and full choir pieces, all with a Christmas theme.  We were particularly pleased to perform The Snow by Elgar, the first time we have attempted the piece.  We were honoured to have two young violinists who came along on the night of the concert to do the violin line.  They were brilliant and really brought the piece to life.

The choir joined the Harvest Festival Service at Easton Maudit Church on 29 September 2024 and performed four pieces as well as singing the usual harvest hymns with the congregation.

Our Summer Charity Concert was held on Saturday 20 July 2024 raising £672.00 for The Brain Tumour Charity.  There were 20 items on the programme including solos, poems and full choir pieces.  A good time was had by all.

A section of the choir attended a service at Easton Maudit Church, to help with the hymn singing on 30 June 2024.

The choir were invited to the 'Summer Songs Of Praise' at The Little Chapel Bozeat held on Friday evening 21st June, where we sang three choir pieces and also joined in with their chosen hymns

The choir gave a concert on Saturday 23 March at the The Heritage Chapel and Halls, 20 - 28 Park Road, Rushden, to raise funds for the restoration of these wonderful buildings.  The performance consisted of 15 pieces sung by the choir and three solo items and a monologue.

Our Concert A Lot Like Christmas, held on 16 December in the Saint Mary's Church Community Hall, was a wonderful end to the year.  The new term started on Tuesday 9 January on Allens Hill.

On the evening of Wednesday 13 December 2023 the choir gave a short carol concert for the Gateway Group at the Hope Methodist Church in Higham Ferrers.  It was a very enjoyable evening with an enthusiastic audience.

The last choir practice before term end on Tuesday 27 March 2023 marked the 30th Birthday Celebration of the choir.  The Hall was open from 6.15pm, so that the chairs and equipment could be set up ready for a 7.30pm start.  We had contacted as many of the former choir members as possible and invited those that were willing, to join in and sing with the choir again, or just sit and listen.  There were 64 singers, with a further dozen or so people in the audience listening.  We started the session by singing Trade Winds, The Lord Is My Shepherd (Vicar of Dibley tune), The Lord Bless You And Keep You, followed by Thank You For The Music, The Rhythm Of Life and Hallelujah.  We concluded the singing with the medley from Les Miserables, finishing at 8.35pm.  We spent the rest of the evening enjoying a party, with nibbles and drinks.

John