Last year (2017) ended on a high for Stokes Singers with a trio of events to celebrate the festive season, writes Sue Callow, publicity officer. At Poplars Farm Shop, the choir sang to entertain shoppers and attracted some young supporters to accompany our songs by playing Jingle bells. Delicious samples of the food and drink sold in the shop went down
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Wedding bells and Christmas bells for Stokes Singers
Local community choir Stokes Singers were delighted to be part of a very special day when their musical director Philip Lawrence married choir member Rebecca Amery. The happy couple met at weekly rehearsals and soon found that they were very much in tune. Singing at their autumn wedding was the tenth event of the choir’s Sing 25 challenge and proved
Continue readingMusic groups join forces for St Peter’s Hospice
Local community choir, Stokes Singers, were delighted to share the stage with guests Apollo Wind Band at their October concert. The evening was timed to coincide with ‘Voices for Hospices Day’ and raised over £150 for St Peter’s, Bristol’s only adult hospice. Lisa Kimpton, community fundraiser for St Peter’s, shared news of the recently launched ‘Room to Care Appeal’ which
Continue readingBusy start to the autumn for Stokes Singers
The autumn has got off to a busy start for local community choir Stokes Singers, writes Sue Callow, publicity officer. We’ve been pleased to welcome new members to our Thursday rehearsals and plans for our next performances are well under way. If you love to sing and would like to join the choir, autumn is a great time to start
Continue readingStokes Singers need more men!
Local community choir Stokes Singers are looking for male singers to boost their bass/tenor/baritone section. “We need additional male singers to join our staunch men’s team and ‘pump up the volume’ of our performances. There are also spaces for a few more altos, but we currently have a full complement of sopranos.” “We welcome singers of all levels, including beginners,
Continue readingStokes Singers invite public to Festival rehearsal
A local community choir is inviting members of the public to attend a rehearsal evening in Stoke Lodge, a day before the group performs at a prestigious event at Bristol’s Colston Hall. The Stokes Singers, a community choir set up for Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford and the surrounding “Stokes” area, are taking part in Bristol’s Festival of Song, which runs
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