Friday 13th December 2024 at 7.30pm
Centenary Theatre, Berkhamsted
CHOIR ON THE GREEN
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The biggest night of the year in our choir calendar, this charity event is our official Christmas Concert and we pull out all the stops. With over 100 singers, plus amazing guest vocalists, we'll get you in the festive mood with Christmas hits and carols.
Chesham, Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead areas
Welcome to
Choir On The Green
Choir on The Green are fun, friendly choirs in for all ages and abilities. I started my first choir in 2015 as I'd moved to a new area and didn't know anyone. I thought it’d be a good way to make some friends! Since then we’ve grown several choirs and a lovely community, welcoming new people all the time. You don’t have to audition, and if you’re nervous you can just sit at the back and enjoy the music. All social events and gigs are voluntary too. The groups are really friendly and whilst our goal is always great sounding music, everyone and anyone is welcome. You don’t need to be able to read sheet music and if you’re not sure how well you sing, don’t worry… enough voices together and we always sound great! If you’d like to come along and give it a try, feel free to get in touch!
Paul x
INTERESTED IN JOINING US...
We have choirs on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Friday mornings. If you'd like to come along and give it a try just get in touch saying you're interested and we'll send you details so you can pop in and give it a try for free. Anyone is welcome, any age or music ability. We're a community choir and it's a lovely friendly atmosphere. If you have any questions, just ask!
MONDAY 7.30pm
Big choir.
All ages and abilities!
7.30-8.45pm
Doors open 7.15pm
MEMORIAL HALL
TWO DELLS LANE
ASHLEY GREEN
BUCKS, UK
HP5 3PN
TUESDAY 5.45pm
Smaller quieter session. Great for new members.
5.45-7.00pm
Doors open 5.30pm
MEMORIAL HALL
TWO DELLS LANE
ASHLEY GREEN
BUCKS, UK
HP5 3PN
TUESDAY 7.30pm
Big choir.
All ages & abilities!
7.30-8.45pm
Doors open 7.15pm
MEMORIAL HALL
TWO DELLS LANE
ASHLEY GREEN
BUCKS, UK
HP5 3PN
FRIDAY 10.30am
Lovely group. Young parents, retired etc.
10.30-11.45am
Doors open 10.15am
BOURNE END HALL
LONDON ROAD
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HERTS, UK
HP1 2RH
FRIDAY 3.00pm
Retirement Village Choir. Mainly residents.
3.00-4.15pm
Doors open 2.45pm
THE MANSION
CASTLE VILLAGE
BERKHAMSTED
HERTS, UK
HP4 1HE
Get In Touch
Our choirs are for all ages and abilities. Our Locations include Chesham (Ashley Green), Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead (Bourne End) in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, UK. No auditions required, just turn up and sing with the group. If you'd like to join or give choir a try, you're welcome at any session. We're on throughout the year. Just drop us a message so we can expect you. There's more info below, or if you have any questions feel free to get in touch by emailing choironthegreen@gmail.com or using the contact form below. Alternatively if you're interested in booking us for events or recordings we'd love to hear from you too. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible!
What To Expect At Your First Session
We have new people most weeks. Everyone has been new at some point so hopefully we're really welcoming! Your first session is free so you can see if you like it before joining.
WHAT TO BRING I'll give you music / lyrics when you arrive so you don't need to bring anything, except perhaps a water bottle if you want.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE Feel free to come say hi to me and then you can choose where you'd like to sit. We sit in 4 sections from highest voices to lowest. If you don't know where you fit, we'll take a guess and it's always okay to switch if you need! We start with nice simple, easy warm ups. Then we learn / rehearse songs. You can listen and join in when you feel ready. Everyone is going at their own pace, so there's never pressure to pick things up. It's so lovely and supportive, even the most nervous singers end up having a great time!
PARKING At all sessions there's free parking outside the halls. Sometimes our Friday morning car park can fill up, but if it does The White Horse Pub in the village kindly let us park there for free so long as we move cars afterwards (or go enjoy lunch there! It's a great pub).
ACCESS / TOILETS / INCLUSIVITY All venues are wheelchair accessible. We have blind singers, wheelchair users, elderly members and people with dementia. Whatever your needs are just let me know.
LEARNING SONGS If you want extra practise between sessions, the members area of this website has all our songs on, plus warm ups, vocal tips and other bits to help you. Some new members use this a lot to build their confidence. Others just turn up and give it a go. It's completely up to you.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN Chat to me at the end of the session and I'll send you all the info. Most people join with a rolling membership (starting at £25 per month) which includes all your rehearsals, music and web access, plus optional events (gigs & socials). Hopefully if you speak to any choir members they'll tell you it's a bargain! We also have an 'on the door' option for people who can only drop by occasionally, but still want to be involved!
Hope to see you soon!
Paul x
PAUL BULLEN - MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Paul is a Musical Director and keyboard player. He has worked with winners of X-Factor and The Voice, played keyboards for Spice Girl Melanie C, and duetted on tour with Grammy Award Winner Jason Mraz. He also mentors young artists starting out in the Industry including The Voice Kids 2017 winner Jess Folley.
He launched Choir On The Green in 2015 shortly after moving to Buckinghamshire as a way of combining his love of music, with meeting people in a new area.
