Join Us
Whether you sing soprano, alto, tenor or bass, we’d love you to join us. There are no auditions; all we ask is that you enjoy singing choral music.
Come and try a rehearsal
Come along to any Monday rehearsal and try the choir for free. Just email us to let us know to expect you, and check the rehearsal schedule on our members’ page for dates.
The essentials
- When: Monday evenings 7.30pm-9:30pm, in three terms that follow the school year, with breaks at Christmas and Easter and over the summer (July to September).
- Where: Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road, BR3 5JE (map), near several bus routes, Beckenham Junction station and the tram stop. There’s a car park on St George’s Road, a short walk away, and free parking in nearby streets.
- Reading music: we sing from sheet music, so some choral experience and music reading help. If you’re a good singer but not a confident sight-reader, try a couple of rehearsals and see how you get on.
- Cost: £240 a year, or £80 a term, which covers our rehearsal space, accompanists and music director.
- Not a church choir: we rehearse at a church, but welcome members of any faith or none.
What we sing
Our repertoire spans sacred and secular music from the fifteenth century to today, mostly in four parts, sung unaccompanied or with organ, piano or a few instruments. Handel, Bach and Britten sit alongside less familiar composers such as Joseph Jongen and Michael Haydn, and we’ve given first performances of pieces written for us by local composers and friends of the choir.
We give four concerts a year, mostly at local venues such as Beckenham Methodist Church and St George’s Church. That leaves plenty of rehearsal time for each concert, so there’s not much homework.
Beyond the music
Many of us like to chat before and after rehearsals, and there are social events through the year.