Rehearsals in all the usual places. In-person 6.30-8.30pm; online 7-9pm (links for Tuesday's online rehearsal and Wednesday's streamed one will be sent out nearer the time).
In this final week of term we'll be recapping lots of the songs ready for our concerts on Saturday. The recordings will really help you, so please listen to them a few times before rehearsal.
As ever, please come prepared with your own music in whatever form you like it - printed, phone, iPad... We're no longer giving out sheet music, but if you forget there will be a QR code to this week's music on the reception desk. And it would also help if you have a listen to the recordings if they're available.
All our venues have hand sanitiser and we'll keep them as well ventilated as we can. You're very welcome to wear a mask or not as you wish. Please be kind and respect other people's decisions. As ever, please do not attend if you're feeling ill.
Mondays at the Golden Lion/Phoenix Arts Club
Wednesdays at Jamies, St Mary-at-Hill
Thursdays at Auberge, Sandell Street
Do come and join us. If you're not sure where to go or just want a buddy to go with look for the pink badges or speak to Richard or Kate and they'll link you up with someone heading that way.
We meet in the main hall of Oasis Academy Johanna primary school, accessed via the gate at the end of Johanna St (off Lower Marsh). Our Waterloo branch normally attracts around 60 people.
The school is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet.
Entrance on Johanna Street
St Anne's church is accessed through a glass door at the Shaftesbury Avenue end of Dean Street. This group usually attracts around 50 singers.
The venue is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet.
Entrance on Dean Street.
St Mary-at-Hill is located down a narrow cobbled street (Lovat Lane) just off Eastcheap. We usually have around 70 people attending on a Wednesday.
The church is wheelchair accessible via a ramp that is kept in the church. There is also an accessible toilet.
Entrance on Lovat Lane
Tuesdays (online only) at 6.30pm and Wednesdays (streamed from the live rehearsal) also at 6:30pm
If you're signed up to one of our full membership plans - Monthly, Annual or Out-Of-Town - you'll be able to access the registration links for our online rehearsals from the member dashboard.
If you're planning to be a regular online member, it's definitely worth trying out Jamulus, which is what quite a few of our members use alongside Zoom. Basically, if you don't use Jamulus, you have to remain muted while you're singing. If you use Jamulus, the software routes your audio through to a special server which means that you're able to sing in real-time with the other people who are also on there. It's a bit fiddly to get set-up, but we're happy to help you if you're prepared to do some of the work too. You need a wired ethernet connection (not wifi) and wired headphones. Mac users have an easier time of the installation process.
Jamies is a warm, welcoming underground bar, right next door to our Wednesday venue.