Ever thought about joining a choir?
If you’re interested in joining our choir, a great way to “test the waters” is to come and visit one of our practice sessions.
We practice every Tuesday night at the Eirianfa Centre in Denbigh, between 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
The Choir is more than just music to us. It’s also a great opportunity to socialise and make new friends.
You do not have to be able to ‘read’ music although it is an advantage if you do so.
Similarly, although it would be an advantage to speak Welsh you do not have to be able to do so. If you are not able or confident to speak in Welsh you will receive help to learn the Welsh pronunciation through repeated practice and the use of our digital media platform.
Don’t forget, the choir also sings in other languages such as Latin, the Zulu ‘Xhosa’ dialect and others. Our choristers are not fluent in those languages but are prepared to learn the correct pronunciation of the words in the songs. Basically, you just need a willingness to learn.
If you decide that you would like to join the choir you will have a voice test to establish which section of the choir you should sing in. You will be provided with music copies and be expected to learn to sing the pieces without copies in due course as the choir invariably performs concerts without music copies. Don’t worry, you will not be expected to sing in concerts until such time as you have learned all the songs sufficiently well and will be comfortable to be able to sing them without copies. Everyone learns at a different pace and it is impossible to say how long the learning process will take for each individual. You will be given a second voice test in due course to enable the Musical Director, or his deputy, to establish that you are ready to perform with the choir in concert without music copies. If successful you will be provided with a choir uniform and can then start enjoying performing with the choir in concerts.
All music copies and uniform are provided on loan to each member but always remain the property of the choir.
So come on down, have a listen, have a cuppa and a chat and see how it goes. We’ll make you feel very welcome.
Directions to Eirianfa
Here’s a Google Map showing where Eirianfa is, just in case you’re not sure. There’s a large pay and display public car park directly opposite, which always has spaces in the evenings.
