We have given the choir a bit of a ‘face lift’ following suggestions from the singers themselves and their parents at the end of last year. The youngsters mainly wanted a clearer division between the two sections of the choir.

We have now created ‘Harbury Young Voices’ which will be a fun, informal choir open to everyone aged 7-16. This choir will be based on popular music and songs. We will work from word sheets so that no prior musical knowledge is necessary. They will have their own uniform and logo, which we will be working with members of this choir to design.

The second section of the choir will be run as a ‘Chamber Choir’. This will be an auditioned smaller choir and the singers will be taught to read music. In addition to music from the ‘Young Voices’ section, we will work on more complex music involving part singing and classical works.

We hope that these changes will make the choir more accessible to all local youngsters – from those who want to come along and have a laugh to those who are serious about singing. We had a great start to the Autumn Term last week in our new venue of the Village Hall at 6.30pm on Thursdays. Word has obviously spread, as we have seen an increase in the numbers coming to choir!

In ‘Young Voices,’ we sang through ‘Just Dance’ by Lady Gaga and a ‘Band Aid’ style song called ‘No More Wars’; both of which everyone enjoyed. We will be working on some solos and harmony parts for these during the coming weeks. The Chamber Choir are working on writing a song of their own and will be looking at some classical pieces in the next few weeks.

Our first public performance of the term will be upon us before we know it so watch this space…