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Looking forward to joining with choirs across the Bournemouth Deanery for Choral Evensong on Sunday 13th October at 6.30pm at St. Luke's Church FourSaints led by the Area Dean Michael Smith 🏳️‍🌈🌈 This will be the first deanery evensong in many years - hope you can join us!

We're back from half-term! And the girls and adults are singing today. You can join us at 10am and 4pm. #bournemouth

“Classical music is incredibly inclusive. What makes it exclusive is the lack of music education.” Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason 🎶❤️

"I believe every single child in this country must have a good quality creative education. Arts, music, dance, theatre, absolutely everything. And that’s what we’re determined to do." - Chris Bryant at #TheStateOfTheArts launch on Monday 💯🙌 thestage.co.uk/news/chris-bry…

The choir term ended with a wonderful valedictory evensong last Sunday followed by tea and cake. The choristers' summer school runs next week, and there's plenty of tidying and sorting out to be done, ready for September. And time for a short break. Watch this space!

It's September and the new choir term has started. With the exception of half-term, we'll be singing from now until Christmas Day, a total of thirty-five services and concerts. Today's services are sung by the 'back row' with sopranos. Do join us - you will be warmly welcomed!

SINGERS - join us for a special Evensong for St. Michael and All Angels on Sun 29th Sept. Includes music by Bullock, Howells and John Tavener's glittering 'Angels'. We're looking for additional SATB singers who are accurate, read music and can hold down a part. DM for more.

Could you consider supporting the St. Peter's Choral Foundation? This is a really good way of doing so - there's almost nothing to do. This will support the teaching of singing and music theory to children who otherwise wouldn't get the chance. join.easyfundraising.org.uk/spbchoir/J2GE1…

There are some fantastic things happening in Hull thanks to Hull Minster - energetic, engaged singing of good repertoire in the right keys (something *so* many music teachers get wrong in schools…!!!), with high aspirations for kids from normal schools. Thank you @ChoralHull and Choral Humber