Join the Choir

Come and try us out

New members are welcome to come along to a couple of rehearsals to experience singing with the choir before making a decision.

Informal assessment

All potential members are asked to take a short, informal voice assessment with Andrew Benians, our accompanist, before joining the choir.  This helps to ensure that singers are placed in the right voice part and that the sound of the choir is balanced.The assessment is done in private and in the past singers have welcomed the advice they received and tend to feel more confident of their place in the choir once they have been heard. If Andrew thinks it would be useful, we can offer financial support (through Friends of Music in Mayfield) for a couple of singing lessons to help you find your feet.

Subscription

There is an annual subscription of £105, payable on 1st March by standing order and, if possible, gift-aided. Adjustments may be made if you join mid-year. In order to encourage more younger people to discover the joy of choral singing, the subscription is currently waived for singers under 25 years old.

Rehearsals

We do not rehearse year-round, just in the two to three months leading up to each concert. Rehearsals start in early February for the May concert, and in mid September for the November concert. They take place in the St Dunstan's Church, High Street, Mayfield, TN20 6AB on Thursday evenings from 7.00 to 9.00 pm.There is usually an additional Saturday morning rehearsal mid-way through the rehearsal period and again on the Saturday and Sunday afternoons immediately preceding the concert. The rehearal schedule for the next concert is posted on the Rehearsals page.

Social activities

We are a friendly and welcoming choir and like to gather together whenever we can. We hold parties after each concert, have lunch together at the Rose and Crown after the Saturday morning rehearsal and cross the road to the Middle House after Thursday evening rehearsals.