Leatherhead Choral Society - New

Leatherhead Choral Society - New We are a dedicated and friendly mixed voice choir - singing since 1928

Did you know that singing with “tall vowels” improves the sound of your voice, helps with tuning, and enables a choir to...
08/10/2026

Did you know that singing with “tall vowels” improves the sound of your voice, helps with tuning, and enables a choir to blend their sound effectively. To hear the difference, try singing an “eeee” sound with a smiley face, and then try singing the same sound whilst protruding your lips as if singing “oooo”. In this way, you can sing vowel sounds louder and with greater resonance whilst maintaining a beautiful sound🤩.

The singing never stops for some Leatherhead Choral Society members, even during the long summer break. Some of us have...
08/03/2026

The singing never stops for some Leatherhead Choral Society members, even during the long summer break. Some of us have been busy singing Monteverdi Vespers as part of the Surrey Bach Festival, attending evensong and listening to Bach at beautiful St Mary’s in Stoke d’Abernon, enjoying the amazing repertoire of The King’s Men (from William Byrd to the BeeGees) at Holy Trinity Church in Westcott. Four of our sopranos in the form of Vivo Soprano Acapella Group performed at the Sausage and Cider Festival at the Running Horse pub in Leatherhead and the next day performed for the St Mary’s Fetcham afternoon tea party. But it wasn’t all singing - there has also been a pub quiz or two with this LCS team winning joint second prize at the Plough in Effingham 😀. And a group of Leatherhead Choral Society altos were spotted enjoying a glass of wine at the Cricketers in Epsom 🥂. Why not check out our website www.leatherhead-choral.net or get in touch to find out more about our friendly and sociable choir! Term starts again on Thursday 3 September 7:30 to 9.30PM at Manor House School in Bookham.

Reviews! Our summer concert, Feelin’ Groovy, featuring new arrangements of songs from the 1960s and 70s, was a great su...
07/27/2026

Reviews! Our summer concert, Feelin’ Groovy, featuring new arrangements of songs from the 1960s and 70s, was a great success enjoyed thoroughly both by our fabulous audience and by our singers. Here is some of the lovely feedback from choir members on our WhatsApp group.

for our autumn concert on Saturday 14 November, when we will be performing Matthew Coleridge‘s new Cantata, The Breath of Life, and several favourites from our repertoire, including Ola Gjeilo, Elaine Hagenberg, Eric Whitacre, and others.

Have you thought about joining our friendly and successful choir? Rehearsals start again on 3 September. If you enjoy singing and can hold a tune, singing with a choir is hugely fulfilling! We welcome all voice parts and are particularly happy to welcome new basses and tenors. Our Thursday evening rehearsals at Manor House School in Bookham are well-paced and enjoyable, previous experience is not essential, and there are no auditions. For non-music readers lots of support is given in the form of practice files and sectional rehearsals as required.

Please get in touch through our website www.leatherhead-choral.net.

07/13/2026

What a fabulous afternoon at Leatherhead Parish Hall yesterday, with our sold-out summer concert, “Feelin’ Groovy”, featuring songs from the 1960’s and 70’s! Here are some photos capturing the high spirits, colourful outfits, and groovy decorations (anyone in need of 240 giant paper flowers?) - not to mention the delicious homemade cakes and tea following our concert.

Thanks are due to our of conductor, Ian Assersohn, and accompanist, Gareth Giles, who between them composed new arrangements of favourite songs from the Beatles, the Monkees, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, and more! Also huge thanks to our concert organisers, decorators, cake-makers, and helpers all of whom contributed to the successful afternoon.

We have really enjoyed our weekly rehearsals practising these pieces and the concert was filled with fun, laughter and high energy.

Back to something more serious-minded now for our Autumn concert at the Barn Hall in Bookham on Saturday 14 November, when we will be performing Matthew Coleridge’s beautiful and uplifting new cantata, The Breath of Life. Matthew Coleridge is the youngest composer to feature in the 2026 Classic FM Hall of Fame, and regular followers will recall our performance of his stunning Requiem at St Paul’s Church in Dorking.

for our Autumn concert - or why not and come and sing with us? Our programme for the autumn will be a little more challenging than our summer programme but if you enjoy singing and can hold a tune, you will be very welcome. There are no auditions and lots of help in the form of practice files is given to help you learn the music if you are not a music reader. If you would like to experience all the fun, fulfilment and friendship of singing with , please get in touch through our website www.leatherhead-choral.net. 🎶

Just two tickets left for our afternoon concert 4pm this Sunday at The Lighthouse (Leatherhead Parish Hall)! Tickets inc...
07/06/2026

Just two tickets left for our afternoon concert 4pm this Sunday at The Lighthouse (Leatherhead Parish Hall)! Tickets including refreshments are £18 in advance (£20 on the door) and free for under 16s. Come and join us for an upbeat afternoon of songs from the 1960s and 70s together with some tasty tea and cake 🎶🍰☕️.

If you cannot make our concert, save the date for our new term starting on Thursday 3 September at Manor House School in Bookham, 7.30 to 9.30pm. You can contact us through our website www.leatherhead-choral.net. We are a successful, friendly and welcoming choir and there are no auditions. This autumn we will be singing Matthew Coleridge’s new cantata, The Breath of Life, as well as all our favourites from the Leatherhead Choral Society repertoire.

Only four tickets remaining! Come and join us on Sunday 12 July for our afternoon concert at The Lighthouse (Leatherhea...
06/29/2026

Only four tickets remaining! Come and join us on Sunday 12 July for our afternoon concert at The Lighthouse (Leatherhead Church Hall) featuring new arrangements of songs from the 1960s and 70s. Tickets, including refreshments, are £18 in advance (free for under 16) and are available from www.leatherhead-choral.net.

If you don’t manage to get to our concert, why not come and join our friendly choir in the autumn term? We meet every Thursday during term-times 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Manor House School in Bookham. Save the date for our new term starting on 3 September 2026! 🎶

Here are our treasurer, Alison, and one of our tenors, Laurie, working out how to decorate the Parish Hall (The Lighthou...
06/26/2026

Here are our treasurer, Alison, and one of our tenors, Laurie, working out how to decorate the Parish Hall (The Lighthouse) for our upcoming concert. Although our initial ticket allocation has sold out for our Sunday afternoon concert, Feelin’ Groovy, we have managed to squeeze in seven more spaces! Tickets including refreshments are £18 in advance (free for under-16s) or £20 on the door and are available from our website www.leatherhead-choral.net. Come and join us for a groovy afternoon of new arrangements of songs from the 1960’s and 70’s.

And if you enjoy singing, why not join Leatherhead Choral Society for our new term starting in September. We welcome all voice parts - basses and tenors are particularly in demand - and lots of support is given to learn the music for those who are not music-readers. Get in touch through our website to find out more! 🎶

06/22/2026

Our summer afternoon concert, Feelin’ Groovy featuring new arrangements of songs from the 1960s and 70s, is fast approaching. Here is our performance at this year’s , where we performed as our unaccompanied entry the familiar Beach Boys’ song “I Get Around“ in a new arrangement by our musical director, including car noises! We achieved second prize for this entry 🏆😀. Please visit our website www.leatherhead-choral.net to book your tickets for our Sunday afternoon concert on 12 July at The Lighthouse (Parish Hall), Leatherhead. Vroom vroom! 🚗. And if you would like to sing with our friendly and successful choir, please get in touch through our website. We rehearse every Thursday evening 7:30 to 9:30PM during term times at Manor House School in Bookham.

06/17/2026

We are really enjoying our new rehearsal venue at Manor House School in Bookham. The only downside is that the beautiful views out of the windows can be a little distracting! Here we are rehearsing one of the songs for our summer afternoon concert, Feelin’ Groovy, which will take place at 4pm on Sunday 12 July at The Lighthouse (Leatherhead Parish Hall). Come and join us for an afternoon of hits from the 1960s and 70s. Tickets are selling fast - £18 in advance or £20 on the door (FREE for Under-16s), including refreshments - and are available from our website www.leatherhead-choral.net.

If you enjoy singing and can hold a tune why not join our friendly choir. We meet Thursday evenings 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm during term time. Please get in touch through our website for more information.

06/08/2026

Ahoy there, me hearties! Here is Vivo Soprano Acapella Group , a group of renegade sopranos, singing at the lovely Running Horse pub in Leatherhead! Vivo will be doing a 15 minute stint at the summer afternoon concert on Sunday 12 July, Feelin’ Groovy, featuring new arrangements of songs from the 1960s and 1970s. Book your tickets through our website, www.leatherhead-choral.net. And if you enjoy singing why not and join ? We meet every Thursday evening during term-times 7.30 to 9.30pm at Manor House School in Bookham. We are a friendly and welcoming choir and there are no auditions! 🎶

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