| 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 9 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 Carol Donaldson 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.