Join and General Info
-General Information
Normally, we perform twice a year, in December and May, in the glorious setting of Tewkesbury Abbey with full Norman acoustics! We rehearse in Chance St School, Tewkesbury (click here for map) on Mondays during the school term. Rehearsals usually run from 7.30 to 9.20pm, with a break for revitalising the vocals.
Next term: We will restart on Mon 7th Sept – see the Notice Board page.
New members welcome.
Subscriptions go towards the cost of rehearsal accommodation, conductor, accompanist and providing quality orchestras for the concerts. Subs will be £52 for the Autumn term payable in September and £57 for Spring payable in January, or £104 up front for the year payable in September. It makes us one of the best value choirs in the district! Payment by direct bank transfer paid by direct transfer to the Society bank account: Tewkesbury Choral Society(business account), sort code 30-91-87, account 03028035 is preferred, although cheques/cash are acceptable(but we pay charges on these).
Please include your name and voice part in the reference box. Existing members who need to discuss smaller regular payments are invited to see the Treasurer who is a Very Reasonable Man.
Tax payers are invited to gift-aid their subs which enables us to claim back tax paid on most of the sub at no grief to you; a form can be downloaded by clicking here, complete and either print and pass on to the Treasurer or save and email to tewkesburychoral@gmail.com .
To encourage participation by young singers the Society has a bursary scheme which provides free or reduced membership for singers under the age of 25 at the start of the season.
Joining TCS
Would you enjoy singing in a beautiful Abbey with a large choir and orchestra?
Can you hold a tune, and follow a music score?
Can you commit to rehearsing regularly on Monday evenings?
Does your cat stay peacefully asleep while you sing in the bath?
Consider joining us; it only makes sense. We welcome commitment and enthusiasm over musical knowledge, and sometimes run short courses on reading and interpreting the music score to help you.
You can message us for more details on the Contact Us page – check the Notice Board for rehearsal dates.
An application form can be downloaded here: Application and can be emailed to grsmps57@gmail.com and a Gift Aid form here: Gift Aid which can be emailed to tewkesburychoral@gmail.com