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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.

While the Community Choir is not able to meet in person, new and existing members are invited to take part in the Community Choir session, open to adults only, as part of the NMPAT Virtual Centre.

NMPATVC is held on Saturday mornings between 9.30-12.30 via Zoom. Community Choir takes place at 11.05 and the full timetable is available here: VC Spring timetable

Please contact VC@NMPAT.co.uk for more information or register your attendance here.

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.
Gift Aid Declaration

Autumn Term

Via NMPAT Virtual Centre

Spring Term

Via NMPAT Virtual Centre

Summer Term

Dates to be confirmed

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

Coronavirus and NMPAT

15th January 2021

As a result of the Third National Lockdown and closure of schools, we are making plans with partner schools who are able to facilitate on-line lessons, and have started work in some of them. We are aware that not all schools will be able to facilitate this, and not all staff may be in a position to deliver lessons. We will provide lessons wherever circumstances allow.

County Group rehearsals and individual lessons will not be taking place face-to-face during the period of the Lockdown. We have reduced the number of County Group rehearsals that we will be meeting on-line. County Group conductors and teachers will share details of on-line sessions with their groups.

We will continue to follow Government guidance when considering options for the future and will return to face-to-face activity as soon as this is permitted.

The NMPAT Virtual Centre is meeting on Saturdays and welcomes any new members or visitors who may like to join us. To register for the Spring Term as a new students please visit use the online form.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support us through this difficult time. We look forward to seeing you all later in the year, and hope to invite you to a performance sometime soon

Peter Smalley, Chief Executive

NMPAT Community Choir

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