If you like cake, coffee and singing, then you might like to find out more about Crystal Palace’s latest singing group - B&G Cafe Choir!
It launched at Brown & Green Cafe in June this year and already has over 30 members from all walks of life.
The new term starts on Wednesday 21st September and the choir are recruiting new singers.
Don’t worry if you have never sung in choir or have never sung a note, as singers over 18 of all levels of ability and experience are welcome. There are no auditions and you don’t have to read music either. The aim is to have fun and socialise whilst learning new songs and vocal techniques.
The repertoire includes something for everyone and with original arrangements of Pop, Motown, Blues, Soul, Country, Folk and Bluegrass songs.
If you are keen to develop your voice as well as just sing songs, then this is the choir for you as Hannah, the choir director, offers regular tips and exercises for singers to develop their voices, expand their range and project more. She holds a Masters degree in Voice and is a vocal coach and professional singer herself. She has also conducted her own choirs in two feature films “The Oxford Murders” (2008) and “The Riot Club” (2014).
Rehearsals are held at Brown & Green Cafe, 99 Church Road, Crystal Palace, London, SE19 2PR on Wednesdays 7.30 - 9pm during term time. The nearest stations are Crystal Palace and Gipsy Hill, just a ten minute walk away.
The choir also work towards doing public performances at least once per term and there will be opportunities to sing at festivals and fetes throughout the year.
There is no pressure to pay before trying as your first session will be a FREE taster, and if you wish to continue, you just pay a termly fee. This works out at approximately £10 per session and is paid in advance. If you join part way through a term, just pay the amount remaining for that term.
Singing is known to release endorphins, the feel good hormones and it can be immensely uplifting and rewarding to sing with other people in a choir to work towards creating something together. Singing can help to keep those autumn and winter blues at bay.
An extra bonus is that all choir members get free tea and coffee and rehearsals!
See the choir in action in this video recorded recently at Antenna Studios in Crystal Palace:
Find out more by emailing: [email protected] or visit: www.cafechoir.co.uk.
