| Why not join us to sing for sheer pleasure with Calder Valley Voices? We're welcoming newcomers and old friends for the Autumn term which began on Thursday 10 September at 7.15 pm in the Methodist Church Hall at the junction of Hebble End and Market Street, Hebden Bridge. There's a map at the bottom of this page. Anyone can come for a taster session on a Thursday evening.
Our musical director Helen Lyle starts us off with warm-up movements and sound-making exercises. Soon we're singing in harmonies and it's tea break and where did the time go? Our central aims are to 'learn, practise and perform songs from the world-wide community singing tradition, including songs of peace, freedom, struggle and liberation'. We find it works best if new members join during the first 2 weeks of the term (that way we all start learning new songs together). We pay our subs according to one of three bands each half-term for a set number of 2-hour sessions. If you want to know more, come along for a taster session, or give Angela Barrs a call on 01422 843321. Or you can email us here. See you soon! Here's the map we promised earlier: |
We
don't have auditions and believe that anyone can sing. As a community
choir, we are sometimes invited to sing at public events but that's
the icing on the cake. Part of the enjoyment comes from an improved
sense of well-being: you can arrive stressed and tired from your hard
day but singing helps you breathe better and feel calmer.