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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

"All children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument"

Coronavirus and NMPAT

Monday 29th June

The NMPAT office is now open again and is being manned daily to answer your calls as well as respond to your emails. This is an important step towards being able to open the building again, but at the moment we are still not able to hold any rehearsals or deliver any lessons on site. If you do come to visit us you will be invited to observe social distancing and additional hygiene measures.

We are talking to schools about when we may be able to start visiting them again and are making plans. We look forward to the time when we can also be back in school delivering face to face lessons and rehearsals.

All activities, events and regular face to face teaching remain suspended and our events are cancelled up to the end of term:

Our first NMPAT on-line Virtual Centre will meet on Saturday 4^th July
County Auditions are underway with a new virtual audition format and we have received lots of video auditions
Plans for all activities to start in September are underway, either virtually, or face to face

Almost all the teaching staff of the Trust remain furloughed, although HMRC have given permission for some on-line sessions to take place on a voluntary basis. Some people have asked about donation channels and these remain open at Virgin Money Giving, Local Giving and through Parent Pay. We really do appreciate your support.

Please stay in touch with our NMPositiviT team who are posting daily on our social media sites. We are aiming to find ways to keep you busy, practising and engaged in what we do. Check out #NMPositiviT.

We look forward to a time when we can all come together and begin to make music and theatre together again. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy and keep practising.

Peter Smalley, Chief Executive

Monday June 29th

NMPAT Community Choir

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