Welcome to the Village Voices (Northamptonshire) website
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We are a relaxed and friendly group of singers based in Northamptonshire villages centred on Old and Walgrave. Most of us are untrained, some of us can't even read music, no auditions are required, but what unites us is our love of four centuries' worth of the glorious classical choral tradition. Click here for a sample of our past concerts. Some of them are old favourites, some were new to most of us. All were a joy to sing and - hopefully - to listen to.
To lead us through this we are very fortunate to have Ian Clarke as our conductor. Over more than 30 years he has shown great skill (and patience!) in extracting enjoyable music from us. Click here for more about Ian. We are always on the lookout for new members. You don’t necessarily have to be an expert or trained in music, just sing enthusiastically in tune with your fellow members. We charge a termly subscription, currently £50, but if you're not sure you can come along to a couple of rehearsals for free. Click here for membership details. To make sure we do full justice to these great pieces of music, we engage some brilliant young professional soloists for our concerts. Of course, professional musicians have to be paid! But we do this through various fund raising activities. If you don't feel like singing, but you would like receive announcements of our events, click here to see details of how to be put on our mailing list. |
Ian's magic touch transforms weekly rehearsals into a performance to remember.
Video: Keira White 2024
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Forthcoming events:
- Autumn term 2026, Bach's Christmas Oratorio with carols interspersed: Rehearsals start 3 September (7.30, Old village hall), half term break 24 September, concert 11 December. For more details click here.
- Spring term 2027: Rehearsals start 7 January (7.30, Old village hall), concert 19 March. Music to be announced.
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