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Our Rest Weeks for 2025 & 2026 šļø
February 6, 2024We broke the mould when we decided not to stick to a term time schedule like lots of other choirs. We meet most weeks of the year, however, we occasionally break for Rest Weeks. We never stop singing for big summer breaks. Check out more details of our yearly… Read More
š Hello Hedge End!
September 22, 2023Sing Now Choir Expands to Hedge End: Unveiling a New Location to Empower All in the Joy of Singing! Thursday evenings, from 12th Oct 2023 Old School House, St Johnās Road š± Book My Free Taster Session! We are thrilled… Read More
Oh What A Night – One Sound: Musicals! š
June 20, 2023On May 28th, 2023, we took to the stage at the Mayflower Theatre to perform in One Sound: Musicals. We collaborated with Love Soul Choir & Sound Pop Academy. We have a close-knit and supportive community among local performing arts groups š. Read More
Our Rest Weeks for 2023 & 2024 šļø
February 8, 2023We broke the mould when we decided not to stick to a term time schedule like lots of other choirs. We meet most weeks of the year, however, we occasionally break for Rest Weeks. We never stop singing for big summer breaks. Check out more details of our yearly… Read More
One Sound 2023 Announced! š²
June 11, 2022On Saturday the 11th of June 2022, we got together with Love Soul Choir & Sound Pop Academy at MAST Mayflower Studios for a mini One Sound afternoon. It was the first time we were all back together since the COVID pandemic. Read More
We’re in the news! šļø
May 31, 2022It’s been a busy few months here at Sing Now Choir and we’re so thankful to HampshireLive for writing a couple of features about us! Check out the first feature titled ”It is more than a choir’: Inclusive and supportive Hampshire community brought together by… Read More
“Gorgeous” says Sophie Ellis-Bextor! š¤©
February 1, 2022Check out the clip here:Ā Sophie Ellis-Bextor listens to Sing Now Choir! We have to say a big thank you to our Southampton member, Pat, who works at BBC Radio Solent. Pat got the opportunity to interview Sophie Ellis-Bextor on his radio show broadcast on Tuesday… Read More
Choir Founder Receives Certificate For Contribution To Society š
January 19, 2022Jack White, Sing Now Choir Founder (local community choir), has been recognised by The British Citizen Award for exceptional contribution to society and being an inspiration to other British citizens. āThe choir itself built a community, a self sustaining singing community. It is… Read More
Over Ā£2,000 on toys for Childrenās Wards!
January 19, 2022Imagine spending Ā£2,238.66 on toys for Christmas!? Well, we just did! Instead of ‘Secret Santa’ for 2021, we chose to support our local Children’s Wards instead. We are a proud to be a local community choir and we love giving back. Once we raised the cash in December, we… Read More
Latest COVID-19 Information
January 2, 2022UPDATED: Friday 1st April 2022 Relaxation of rules & free testing discontinued Although free testing for asymptomatic people has now been discontinued, we still encourage members to test before attending choir if they have spare tests. However, it is no longer mandatory that members test before… Read More
Our first gig in 616 days!
November 24, 2021Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as a local community choir, weāve had to operate a bit differently. Whether itās online rehearsals, outdoor rehearsals, distanced rehearsals, freeeeezing cold rehearsalsā¦ but no performing! We were so happy once the UK restrictions were eased and we were able to venture back… Read More
Olly Murs heard us singing HIS song! š²
October 20, 2021Check out the clip here:Ā Local community choir gets reaction from Olly Murs! When learning new songs at Sing Now Choir, we can only ever dream of the original artist hearing our version. Today, that dream became a reality, thanks to our Southampton member, Pat, who works for… Read More
A candid chat about the NHS COVID Pass at choirā¦
July 25, 2021We have made the NHS COVID Pass a mandatory part of getting back to Sing Now Choir rehearsals and hereās whyā¦ Letās start by explaining that at Sing Now, we have a simple ethos: Singing is for everyone. To wholeheartedly stick to our ethos, we follow these 3 core… Read More
Our Rest Weeks for 2021 & 2022 šļø
July 20, 2021We broke the mould when we decided not to stick to a term time schedule like lots of other choirs. We meet most weeks of the year, however, we occasionally break for Rest Weeks. We never stop singing for big summer breaks. Check out more details of our yearly… Read More
Our shiny new website and brand
July 17, 2021Now that weāre planning our return to indoor sessions, since the COVID-19 pandemic started, this seems like the perfect time to share our new website and branding! Hereās a little bit about our new logo: Our new website has a new, simple to use, interface. Plus,… Read More
Outdoor sessions were a great success! š²
July 17, 2021After a few failed attempts at getting back to singing indoors (due to government COVID-19 restrictions), we decided to go outdoors š³. 5 weeks later, we can now plan to move back indoors! Luckily, our Southampton and Basingstoke venues had outdoor spaces for us to make use… Read More
Trial in-person sessions – Postponed
November 1, 2020We were so close! We were so excited to be trialing in-person rehearsals from November 2020, however following the latest update from the UK government, we are postponing the trial rehearsals. We want to say a big thank you to our members who have supported Sing Now throughout this pandemic. Read More
Trialling in-person rehearsals from November…
October 27, 2020We’re back singing together, kind of! Weāre so pleased to announce that following government āperforming artsā guidance, we are now able to restart in-person rehearsals! Since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been singing every week online via Facebook Live sessions. Itās been fun, but not the… Read More
What does COVID-19 mean for choirs?
June 30, 2020We’ve moved online, but when will we be back in person? We had no idea that Thursday the 12th of March 2020 would be our final physical rehearsal for many months at Sing Now Choir. Since then, we’ve moved our rehearsals online but we’re really (really, reeally, reaalllyy) missing singing… Read More
COVID-19 – Online Membership launched! š¦
May 29, 2020Following on from the success of our virtual choir project, The Big Solent Sing, weāve got some exciting news! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our physical rehearsals have been paused, but donāt worry, weāve moved our rehearsals online and youāre invited! Our lives may have been turned upside down in… Read More
Sing Now Choirās 4th birthday! š
March 19, 2019It’s our 4th Birthday and we’re celebrating with this moving blog post by Claire Murphy… This week is Sing Now Choirās fourth birthday and I am sentimental. When I found out that my friend Jack was opening a new community Choir it felt like a lifeline,… Read More
One Sound: Space – Ready for lift-off! š
January 16, 2019Our biggest concert for 2019…Ā š¤© Event: One Sound: Space Date: Saturday, May 4th 2019 Location:Ā O2 Guildhall Southampton Ticket: Get yours here We love love love this show so much. Itās our most anticipated show and for 2019, weāre moving to a new… Read More
Sing Now Choir on National TV šŗ
January 10, 2019Hi Mum šš» …we were on the telly! š¤© On Wednesday 9th January 2019, Sing Now Choir featured in a documentary on Channel 4; Shut Ins: Britainās Fattest People. Channel 4ās three-part series Shut-Ins: Britain’s Fattest People explores what life is like for the super-morbidly obese. The show… Read More
How Wonderful Life Is
November 26, 2018It seems like yesterday that Sing Now Choir, Love Soul Choir and SingForce came together as a family to surprise the John Lewis staff and Christmas shoppers with a āFlash Mozā of their (2017) heart-warming, Christmas campaign song, Golden Slumbers. Astonishingly, that was one whole year ago now, but we… Read More
Basingstoke Choir Launching In June 2018
May 25, 2018We’re so happy to announce that in June 2018, Basingstoke will be home to a new Sing Now Choir. Since we first launched back in 2015 we’ve loved every minute of our Sing Now journey so far. To put it simply, we’re on a mission to transform the way… Read More
One Sound Tickets On Sale Now
January 16, 2018Itās January 2018 and tickets are finally on sale for our biggest show of the year: One Sound – America ā18. Itās a choir collaboration show taking place in April this year. This year as well as Sing Now the show features… Read More
5 Companies That Have Put Singing At The Forefront Of Their Xmas Adsā¦
December 19, 2017You donāt need to be a member of Mensa to know that choirs are incredibly popular around the Christmas period. Music in general is popular too as many artists battle it out to achieve the UK Christmas number one each year. However this year, UK retailers have played… Read More
VIDEO: #FlashMoz in John Lewis Southampton
December 15, 2017ļ»æļ»æļ»æļ»æ On Sunday 10th December 2017 we teamed up with… Read More
Basingstoke Flashmob – Festival Place 15th Birthday Party
October 16, 2017Earlier this year, we were approached by Festival Place Shopping Centre in Basingstoke to see if Sing Now Choir could help make their 15th Birthday celebration standout.Ā Festival PlaceĀ opened on Tuesday, 22 October 2002 and houses over 200 shopsĀ including large stores such as Zara,… Read More
Flashmob Video – World Suicide Prevention Day 2017
September 13, 2017On Sunday 10th September 2017 over 100 of our singers surprised shoppers in Southampton with a Flashmob performance. The purpose of the surprise performance was to raise awareness and funds for our friends at The Red Lipstick Foundation.Ā As a foundation built from personal experience, they are… Read More
One Sound – Our Biggest Performance Yet
March 30, 2016On Saturday 9th of April 2016, 3 choirs from across the South Coast will be coming together to take part in One Sound. Weāre so excited to be involved in the first ever One Sound show! But, what is One Sound? Itās a special collaborative showcase featuring Love Soul Choir,… Read More
Our First Year Anniversary!
March 30, 2016In March 2016, we celebrated our first year anniversary! Over the past year Sing Now Choir has grown each week and weāre having so much fun. What did we achieve in our first year? In 2015 we were lucky enough to perform at a variety of gigs. Our first performance… Read More