Our Choir
Our aim is to enjoy learning varied, sometimes challenging, choral music resulting in a performance we can be proud of.
We perform 3-4 concerts a year.
We meet at St John's, Hook on a Tuesday evening.
We are a friendly, non-auditioned, SATB choir of 30-40 voices.
Subs are currently £150 (£10 students) for the year, payable in September, or on a monthly basis by Standing Order, but if you join part way through a year we work on £50 per term. This fee includes provision of music.
Dates to look forward to
All dates and venues to be confirmed
Autumn Concert - Saturday 25th November 2023, St. John's Church, Hook.
Christmas Concert - Saturday 16th December 2023, 3.15pm for 4pm. St. John's Church, Hook.
Spring Concert - Sunday 21st April 2024, 6.00pm.
Summer Concert - Saturday 13th July 2024, 7.00pm. Elizabeth Hall, Hook.
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Term Dates - All rehearsals are on a Tuesday evening.
Term dates for 2023 - 2024 are:
Autumn 2023: 5th September - 12th December 2023
Spring 2024: 9th January - 16th April 2024 - There is no rehearsal on Tuesday 26th March 2024
Summer 2023: 23rd April – 9th July 2024
Choir AGM: 16th July 2024
Meet Our Music Director
Our Music Director, Nicholas Woods, was born in 1956 and was for many years a piano pupil of Christopher Robinson and an organ pupil of Harry Bramma at Worcester Cathedral.
From 1975-78 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was an organ scholar and Sub-organist at Southwark Cathedral. He won various prizes including the Recital Diploma which is the highest award given to an RAM student. Since then his work has involved a mixture of organ and piano playing, choir training and teaching.
Nicholas holds a Masters degree from Reading University, a post-graduate MusB in composition from Durham and is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Organists and Trinity College of Music. His academic and practical talents are widely recognised in the field of music.