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Ipswich Chamber Choir – Rehearsals

Ipswich Minster, Ipswich

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We are a friendly choir of around 40 -50 voices and are pleased to collaborate with other groups.  We rehearse on Tuesday evenings 7.15-9.30 pm, from September to May/June.  Easter break for 15 and 22 April- we will resume on 29 April.  Counting the rehearsal before Easter and Half Term (27 May), there are 8 Tuesday rehearsals for the summer concert.

Regarding commitment, we have at least three concerts a year, with a Christmas event, occasionally an optional summer cathedral tour singing services over a weekend and other events such as Ipswich Music Day or collaborations with other music organisations.  We aim for excellent standards of performance so ask for a high level of commitment from all singers, with the ability to read music and a reasonable level of sight reading.  The expectation is that everyone does preparatory work to learn the music before each rehearsal (a schedule is issued at the beginning of each term) and attends at least 70% of rehearsals for each concert as our Music Director Benedict Collins Rice chooses challenging repertoire and prefers to work on interpretation and polish rather than note bashing.

We sing quite a lot of a cappella works and often in double choir format so there may be only 6 or fewer to a part.  Mostly we sing sacred works, but every year we give one concert in the early summer which rotates between jazz, folk and opera.

If you would like to join us we would be pleased to hear from you and arrange for you to try some rehearsals. 

Membership is by application with a voice check carried out by the Music Director after one or two rehearsals. If successful, Benedict allocates which part you would be singing to suit your range and the balance of the choir.  He then liaises with the Committee who will inform you of the outcome.

For more information please contact [email protected].