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NMPAT Community choir

Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust’s Community Choir: the first community group run by NMPAT.

Welcome to the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust’s Community Choir: the first community group run by NMPAT, for people who simply love to sing and want to improve their skills, whilst performing a wide range of styles, from choral classics to songs from the shows.

The choir is non-auditioned and welcomes members who do not read music as well as others who do. It is led by Adrian Taylor and accompanied by Adam Hollingshurst. The choir is open to all those beyond school age and there will be a programme of performances.

If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing
J. M. Barrie

Rehearsal details

Come join us by turning up at a rehearsal, we would be delighted to see you.

Where

Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue
Northampton, NN2 6JW

When

Tuesday evenings 7.15pm to 9pm

Details

The director is Adrian Taylor and the accompanist is Adam Hollingshurst.

Subscription details

£40 per term for a 10 week term payable in advance.
Termly payment to be made through the ParentPay Shop.
Please bring a copy of your ParentPay receipt to the first rehearsal to collect your music.
Please consider Gift Aiding your subscription to increase the value to the charity and reduce the need to increase fees in the future. You can download a Gift Aid declaration form and bring it to the rehearsal.
NMPAT Community Choir Gift Aid declaration (Word 71KB)

Autumn Term

24 September – Rehearsal 1 & Registration
1 October – Rehearsal 2
8 October – Rehearsal 3
15 October – Rehearsal 4
22 October – Rehearsal 5
Half Term
5 November – Rehearsal 6
12 November – Rehearsal 7
19 November – Rehearsal 8
26 November – Rehearsal 9
3 December – Rehearsal 10
Concert – to be confirmed

Spring Term

14 January – Rehearsal 1
21 January – Rehearsal 2
28 January – Rehearsal 3
4 February – Rehearsal 4
11 February – Rehearsal 5
Half Term
25 February – Rehearsal 6
3 March – Rehearsal 7
10 March – Rehearsal 8
17 March – Rehearsal 9
24 March – Rehearsal 10
Concert – 1 April

Summer Term

21 April – Rehearsal 1
28 April – Rehearsal 2
5 May – Rehearsal 3
12 May – Rehearsal 4
19 May – Rehearsal 5
Half Term
2 June – Rehearsal 6
9 June – Rehearsal 7
16 June – Rehearsal 8
23 June – Rehearsal 9
30 June – Rehearsal 10
Concert – 11 July

Coronavirus and NMPAT

Monday 30th March update

With the on-going national response to the Coronavirus epidemic, all face to face activity delivered by NMPAT has now been put on hold and our Kettering Road office is closed. Our teams are working remotely, and whilst we can’t answer the phone you can contact the office by email at office@nmpat.co.uk

We understand that the cancellation of activities, events, exams and more is of a great disappointment to many. We would like to reassure you that as an organisation we are doing everything we can to stay healthy during this challenging time and that County Groups, Saturday Centres, lessons and all of our face to face activities will recommence as soon as we are permitted to do so. Planning is underway for September and audition information and requirements will be available on line at the start of the summer term. We will provide updates on the audition process and schedule, as soon as we are able to confirm these details.

You may be aware that we are currently in the process of testing online remote teaching platforms with a small number of staff. Once we have established a robust mechanism, we hope that this may be a means by which we can stay in touch.

Where payments have been made for lessons, membership or tickets for events which have been cancelled, we will be in touch directly with those affected, to discuss options around credits and refunds.

Updates will continue to be provided on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – please do share in our NMPositiviT.

We all look forward to making music together again soon. Until then, keep practising and stay safe…

30th March 2020

NMPAT Community choir

If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing