About Us
Welcome to Achoiring Voices!
Achoiring Voices is a fun & friendly, non-auditioned choir - open to all ages and abilities!
We love getting together every week to learn, laugh & sing music as a choir, in a fun & friendly atmosphere!
We're always welcoming new members to join in the fun... find out more below!
What To Expect?
We believe singing is for everyone! At Achoiring Voices, all ages & abilities are welcome!!
We join together in a welcoming atmosphere to sing, learn & have fun! There's no audition, no need to be able to read sheet music, or have any previous experience.
We sing together in vocal sections & Joe, our Musical Director arranges all the music so that melodies & harmonies are shared across all vocal parts. Joe's creative choral arrangements are a huge part of what makes learning new music so exciting, & performing as part of the choir so special!
We sing a mixture of fun & uplifting songs in a variety of popular genres from the 1950s to the current day; from Elvis to ABBA, Queen to Adele, Jackson 5 to Coldplay, & lots, lots more...
Rehearsals begin with a welcome, notices and vocal warm ups. Then we usually tackle something new or recap previous repertoire. At the end, we come together to perform what we’ve learnt that session.
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There's FREE Tea & Coffee on arrival, so be sure to bring a travel mug with you, and catch up with other choir buddies before each rehearsal kicks off!
Weekly Rehearsals - Times/Days/Venues:
Our History
Achoiring Voices began in Feb 2016 on a wet Tuesday morning in Romsey with just 6 singers! Fortunately, the warm coffee was enough to entice them to return and our Tuesday morning group has grown to nearly 100 members!
In Sept 2017, Achoiring Voices launched a 2nd rehearsal venue in Totton and both groups began working towards joint performance ventures! 2 years later, our Winchester choir branch became our newest rehearsal venue, and more collective performances became exciting termly endeavours! After the challenges of running online during Covid, it was a delight to return back in person in Summer 2020, now with an extra rehearsal slot on Monday evenings in Romsey!
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As well as continuing to work towards joint performances throughout the year, other highlights in the Achoiring Voices' calendar includes the regular termly Workshop Event Days - a fantastic opportunity for the entire choir community (+ guests) to collectively learn, sing & enjoy music together in great number!!
Meet Joe
Joe Nurse - Musical Director
In 2011, Joe moved from Sussex to study Music at Southampton University, where he stepped into the role of Musical Director of Jazzmanix, (the University's Pop & Gospel Choir), igniting his enthusiasm for choral directing. After graduating, and whilst teaching, composing and performing, Joe set about launching Achoiring Voices, which is his greatest joy & passion to lead!
