“Wild Chorus is about connection: with each other; with our collective creativity; with audiences; with, in and through nature in the promotion of living more sustainably - freeing our voices to sing together in wild places!”
Weekly Rehearsals (term-time)
Tuesdays 7 - 9pm
Quaker Meeting House
Kirkgate, Cockermouth CA13 9PH
Summer term starts Tues April 16th 2024
Inspired by the wildness of the natural world, Wild Chorus is a performance choir led by Dave Camlin. Singing together in nature, we promote the importance of wild places for the biodiversity and health of our planet.
About Wild Chorus
Wild Chorus is a relaxed and friendly performance choir, for singers with some experience, and who are looking for a fun vocal challenge with like-minded singers. The emphasis is on having fun making a good sound together, singing material from rock, pop and folk traditions from around the world. You're expected to be able to:
Commit to weekly rehearsal and personal practice in order to learn repertoire
Adjust your voice to blend with the group
Sing confidently and accurately
Follow a musical score
During weekly rehearsals, we warm our bodies and voices up, and learn songs to perform as well as simply singing for pleasure. We learn repertoire mainly by ear, although lyrics, scores and rehearsal MP3s are all available to help you learn. You don’t need to be able to ‘sight read’ notation, but you do need to be able (or willing to learn!) to follow it.
Term Dates Summer 2024 (10 sessions)
Apr 16 23 30
May 7 14 21
Jun 4 11 18 25
Jul (no 2) (8, 16 Off The Grid singing picnics)
Resources
There is a private resources page containing links to scores and rehearsal MP3s to help you learn the songs. Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you a password to access the pages - if you don't know what the password is or have forgotten it, drop us a line at lakes@mouthfulway.co.uk and we can help you remember!
Songs for a Better Planet
We also have a lyric book of some of our favourite songs available for free download if you want to join in with songs at public events.
Fees
Fees are on a sliding scale based on your circumstances, and a discount is available if you pay for the term. We haven’t put session prices up for a few years, despite venue costs increasing, as we know times are tough. If you’re fortunate enough to be in a position of financial security, please do consider paying more than the suggested amounts, as this helps us to keep prices down for people less able to pay more.
There are 10 sessions in this term, so the suggested termly fees are:
£62 - £100 working full-time (£31 - £50 half term)
£49 - £70 retired / working part-time (£25 - £35 half term)
£22 in receipt of benefits (£11 half term)
£negotiable if you're facing financial hardship (see below)
If you’re paying by BACS, there are no transaction fees - if you’re paying by Zettle or website a 4% transaction fee is added.
Don't let cost be a barrier - especially if you need some flexibility because of your current situation, please let us know - we're happy to accept instalments, or offer sessions for free until you're back on your feet - we appreciate the challenges some people are currently facing.
How to Pay
For preference (no transaction fees) please pay by BACS to 'Harmony Associates' Co-op Bank account: Sort Code 08-92-99 Account No. 65559790. PLEASE use your name in your payment reference so we know who it's from, and also send us an email to say you've paid so we can check we've received it ok.
Pay at the session using a card (4% transaction fee) or with cash.
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