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Before reading the information
below, please note that there are now over 50 people on the choir
waiting list, and so it is likely that the wait for a place will be at
least a year, and probably considerably longer. The wait for tenors and
basses may be shorter. Why not look at other choirs on our links page,
who may have immediate vacancies? The
Burford Singers rehearse on Thursday evenings in the Methodist Church,
High Street, Burford, from 7.30 – 9.30 pm. Unfortunately, the size of
the choir is restricted to 100 singers by the size of the rehearsal
room. We have varying lengths of waiting list for each voice. There are
no auditions, but an ability to read music is an advantage, though not
essential: one of the aims of the choir is to encourage people to gain
or develop singing skills. School and other students are fast-tracked if
they wish to gain experience in choral singing with us. All singers are
expected to work on learning the music between rehearsals. Membership is
renewed/revised annually each summer, but it is sometimes possible to
invite new singers for one term only when a short-term vacancy occurs.
There are three concerts each year, usually on a Sunday around Advent
(Nov/Dec); Palm Sunday (Mar/Apr); and in June. The annual subscription
is £110 except for those in full-time education (£Nil): this covers
approx. 30 rehearsals, 3 concerts and music loans. |