About Brockham Choral Society .....
Although originally started in the first half of the 20th century, the choir in its present form was formed in 1952 as Brockham Christ Church Music Society, later taking its present name.
The choir itself consists of around 60-70 singers who come mainly from the Brockham and Dorking areas (though a number come from further afield). We don't hold auditions, but we aim for a high standard. We warmly welcome new members to the choir, and encourage anyone with an interest in choral singing to contact us. Whilst previous choral experience is valuable, a love of singing and a desire to learn are more important. Also, new members would find it very useful to have either the ability to read music, or a good ear!
We rehearse in Powell Corderoy School, Longfield Road, Dorking, on Tuesday evenings from September through to the following May, starting at 8.00 pm and finishing at 10.00 pm.
We give a number of concerts each year - family Christmas concerts, a major one in March, and a more informal concert in May or June, often including other local musicians. These concerts are normally in St Martin's Church, Dorking, or another local church.
Every other year we embark on a tour abroad - in 2004 we went to Brittany, in 2006 we went to Ghent and gave three concerts, one with the local Cantabile choir, who came to the UK to join us for our May 2007 concert. In 2008 we visited The Hague.
We are available to sing at weddings and similar events - for further information ring Jenni Lee-Potter on 0208 393 9276.
And as a friendly choir, we also like to have a number of social events through the year, including our Annual Dinner in February. Details of these are on our Noticeboard.
The choir is supported in its efforts by a number of Friends; details of these are on our Friends page.
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BBC Choral Ambition Grant
In 2010 the choir was awarded a grant from the BBC's Choral Ambition scheme; this has enabled us to commission a work entitled "Travels with my Pigeon" from composer Guy Turner, which will be premiered at our Summer Concert on 5 June 2010 'Around the World in 80 Minutes' (see Events page for further details). Click here to see the BBC Performing Arts Fund 2009 Choral Ambition Grant press release, and click here to go to the BBC Choral Ambition website.
