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Week 2 of 5 (Half Term 2) In this week's bulletin, we have: Coffee Notices with new dates for the diary A rehearsal recap, including notes on Flight ☕ Coffee Notices There are now several events lined up for the coming months. In addition to West Norwood Feast, we also have the opportunity to collaborate with Jess Blake, a local Musical Director and leader of Penge Chamber Choir. Some of you will remember we worked with Jess at the Penge Music Festival a couple of years ago.

Week 1 of 5 (Half Term 2) In this week's bulletin, we have: Coffee Notices, a rehearsal recap including notes on Flight and a fresh look at A Million Dreams . ☕ Coffee Notices West Norwood Feast Registration reminder It's not too late to register for West Norwood Feast on Sunday 5 April . You can register he re or look for the link in the WhatsApp Community Announcements group . We have a couple of exciting singing opportunities in the pipeline – watch this space for more

Week 6 of 6 (Half Term 1) In this week's bulletin, we have Coffee Notices, a rehearsal recap including notes on Flight and California Dreamin'. ☕ Coffee Notices Registration now open The registration form is now open for our performance at West Norwood Feast on Sunday 5 April . Please register as soon as you can, as this helps us plan and prepare for the event. WhatsApp Community Our WhatsApp Community is now live! Angela has worked hard behind the scenes to ensure a smoot

Week 5 of 6 (Half Term 1) In this week's bulletin, we have Coffee Notices, a rehearsal recap and Song Facts about Flight by Craig Carnelia. ☕ Coffee Notices WhatsApp Communities We’ll be moving all our group chats into WhatsApp Communities . WhatsApp Communities lets us share important updates once , in the Announcements channel, and know that everyone has seen them. You should be able to see the communities icon alongside the chats icon when you open up WhatsApp. Here are e

Week 4 of 6 (Half Term 1) In this week's update, we have our usual Coffee Notices, a rehearsal recap and some song facts about 'Run' by Snow Patrol. ☕ Coffee Notices Possible performance dates : Lizzy has spoken to the West Norwood Feast advisors to book us in to sing at this very popular event. The first Feast of the year is on Sunday, 5th April , and we would be singing on the steps of the church, as before, at midday . We realise this is a bank holiday (Easter Sunday), so

Week 3 of 6 (Half Term 1) In this week's update, we have: Coffee notices Rehearsal recap Open mic - thank you ☕ Coffee Notices A New Year Miracle - Some of you will be aware that Elena accidentally left her Teaching Bag on the train last year. It was found and is now back where it belongs, in her possession. Oddly, the bell we use for Carol of the Bells was the only missing item. We hope that it has found a new home. Our repertoire - We are looking forward to expanding our r

Week 1 of 6 (Half Term 1) In this week's update, we have: A look at what this new year has in store A quick update on how COTH is funded  Rehearsal recap The benefits of being in a choir Date for the diary ☕ Coffee Notices Welcome back - The weather outside might be frightful, but we wish to be your warm welcome on an otherwise miserable Thursday evening. We hope you have all had a fabulous festive season. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2026 with new songs, new member

Week 7 of 8 (Half Term 2) In this week's update, we have: A rehearsal recap Song Facts: 12 Days of Christmas Dates for the Diary ☕ Coffee Notices We have a reminder that Saturday 13th December, we have our Christmas Social at the wonderful Mozart Cafe & Bar, situated at 69A Anerley Road, SE19 2AS. Please arrive after 7pm. If you’ve signed up for Secret Santa and we haven’t managed to collect your gift in advance, it would be great if your gift could be placed on the pile with

Week 6 of 8 (Half Term 2) In this week's update, we have: A rehearsal recap Song Facts: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Dates for the Diary ☕ Coffee Notices Last week we sang at The Westow  for the Crystal Palace Christmas Light Switch-On and at Maple Road Market . Feedback from both organisers was wonderful - they thanked us for our time, effort and energy. We also received lots of lovely social media tags from The Westow, Light Up the Palace, and many of the market s

Week 4 of 8 (Half Term 2) In this week's update, we have: A performance recap - plus a video link A rehearsal recap Reminder - how to access and use the Music Libraries Song Facts: The Power of Love Dates for the Diary ☕ Coffee Notices Stanley Arts – Community Supper Social This week, we performed at the wonderful Community Supper event at Stanley Arts. This was part of Stanley Arts’ Our Freedom  project, a series of creative gatherings exploring what freedom means to our com

Week 2 of 8 (Half Term 2) In this week's update, we have: A rehearsal recap A reminder of all the details you need to use our Music Libraries A new date for the diary: 16 January - friends and family open mic night ☕ Coffee Notices Our next performance is coming up fast - the Stanley Arts Community Supper Social  on Tuesday 18th November . Event info: Stanley Arts website Full details and the event pack: Performing page For those joining the meal , numbers have now been confi

Week 1 of 8 (Half Term 2) In this week's update we have: A rehearsal recap A full list of the upcoming dates for the diary Song facts: Carol of the Bells ☕ Coffee Notices Lizzy talked through all of the performances we have coming up (see Dates for the Diary   below). All the details we currently have are on the Performing page , and we’ll add more information as soon as we receive it. We have quite a lot to learn in a short space of time, so please make use of both the Music

Week 7 of 7 (Half Term 1) In this week's update we have: A rehearsal recap A full list of the upcoming dates for the diary Song facts: My favourite things Rehearsal Warmup: This week, Elena encouraged us to project our voices forward by calling out a strong, confident “Hey you — stop there!”. We then switched back to scales, keeping our mouths in the 'fish face' / 'Pingu' position. The aim was to sing each note evenly in both tone and volume, while keeping the air from escap

Week 6 of 7 (Half Term 1) In this week's update we have: A rehearsal recap Links to 2 video clips from our session A full list of all the...

Week 5 of 7 (Half Term 1) In this week's update we have a rehearsal recap, a new date for the diary (Christmas party at Mozart's on 13th...

WEEK 4 of 7 (half term 1) This week's update is guest edited by our lovely choir member, Clara - while your usual scribe is unwell. As...

WEEK 3 of 7 (half term 1) This week you can read about: Rehearsal update Song facts - California Dreamin' Dates for the diary: Saturday...

HALF TERM (WEEK 2 of 7) This week you can read about: Rehearsal update Song facts - Glorious Date for the diary: Saturday 29 November -...

HALF TERM (WEEK 1 of 7) This week you can read about: Rehearsal update. Date for the diary: Saturday 29 November - Maple Road Market,...

Summer term: Week 2 This week you can read about: Rehearsal update. Song facts: Girls Just Want to Have Fun - how Cyndi Lauper turned an...