Membership

Register your interest

To register your interest in joining Sing it Loud choir, please email singitloudchoir@gmail.com with your name and what voice part you sing (if you know what this is, don't worry if not). See the full details of what you can expect as a member, the cost, and the rehearsal schedule below.

Sing it Loud Choir - what to expect as a member!

• We aim to be a friendly, inclusive choir and do our best to welcome and support new members to feel at home in the choir
• We don't ask you to audition, however to find your natural place in the choir you will be asked to sing a few notes with our Musical Director at the piano at your first or second rehearsal.
• An ability to read music, or previous choir experience is helpful, but not necessary
• Singing technique is taught in the course of rehearsals
• We memorise our songs over the course of the season and perform without sheet music
• To support you with learning the songs we provide sheet music (on loan), electronic guide tracks and CDs (if required), to help with memorising the songs
• These learning aids along with all rehearsal and performance costs are included in your membership fees - see below
• Extra (optional) singing practice is offered in small groups, usually in a member's home, a few times each season
• As a new member you can expect to get support and guidance from the Section Captain of your voice part in the choir, and from a friendly group of singers around you
• We support a local charity chosen by choir members - this takes the form of fundraising events, choir socials and public donations at our performances

Rehearsals: location, dates and times

• Regular Wednesday rehearsals take place in term time at Arnold Lodge School Hall, 15-17 Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa CV32 5TW
• Rehearsals start promptly at 7:15pm and finish at 9:45pm
• If you are a new member attending for the first time, please arrive from 6:45pm on February 5th to allow us time to meet you!
• For the full rehearsal schedule, please see below

Membership fees for the season:

• Full rate: £150
• Concessionary rate: £110 (over 60s or full-time students holding a valid NUS card).
• Fees are payable by bank transfer on or soon after the first rehearsal, once you have decided to join the choir
• A cooling-off period of 14 days is allowed, should you decide that the choir is not for you

Full rehearsal schedule February - May 2025

Sing it Loud Wednesday evening rehearsal dates (7:15pm - 9:45pm, Arnold Lodge School Hall, Kenilworth Road)

• February 5th, 12th, 26th
• March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
• April 2nd, 9th, 30th
• May 7th, 14th

• Sunday 9th March
• Saturday 5th April

Concert 

• The concert is on Saturday 17th May and will be at All Saints' Parish Church at the bottom of The Parade in Leamington Spa.

Repertoire

The repertoire for our May 2025 concert is as follows:

• Dies Irae (Mozart Requiem)
• Drive My Car (Lennon/McCartney)
• Fields of Gold (Sting)
• Fly Me To The Moon (made famous by Frank Sinatra, produced by Quincy Jones)
• Free Fallin' (Tom Petty / Jeff Lynne)
• Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
• Hamilton Highlights (Lin Manuel-Miranda)
• If I Can Dream (made famous by Elvis)
• In Paradisum (Faure Requiem)
• Joyful Joyful (from Sister Act II: Back in the Habit)
• Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
• Requiem Aeternam (Elgar Nimrod)
• Sing Gently (Eric Whitacre)
• Sogno di Volare (from Civilisation VI)
• Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
• Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid)
• When Somebody Loved Me (from Toy Story 2)