Dates
This term 7th January – 25th March 12 weeks no half term break.
28th February: Village Voices workshop at Towersey Memorial Hall with Ryan O’Riordan (he was one of the tutors at Chiltern Big Sing last year). Title “Joyful Resistance”. 10.30-4.30pm. Members don’t buy tickets on line.
Friday 6 March Oxford’s Man Choir, (featuring three of your fellow Village Voices) with guest Natalia Kakarkina present Man Choir 6 to take place in St Mary Magdalen Church in St Giles, Oxford, featuring a diverse set mixing of folk classics, shanties, 70s and 80s pop songs, and even polyphonic Georgian material, Man Choir sings unaccompanied but with a vulnerability and openness that shares their enjoyment of singing with the audience. The material and the men who sing it will entertain you, make you smile, challenge you musically and move you in surprising ways. 7.30 – 9.45 Tickets £9.85. You might recognise one or three of ‘the men in black’.
Monday 9 March Sarah & Sea Green Singers invite you to “Women Stronger Together,” a singing workshop celebrating International Women’s Day and women’s protests in songs. Everyone welcome; the workshop runs from 7.30 – 9pm at East Oxford Community Centre, 44 Princes Street, Oxford OX4 1DD. £5 cash on the door. Location is near to St Clements – What3words ref ///twin.codes.video
30 March 2026: Forget me Knot Café at the Village Centre, Chinnor 11.00 to 12 Noon
Wednesday 27 May Thame & District U3a 40th anniversary concert, in the afternoon at the Players’ Theatre, Thame. We are one of 3 items on the programme of events, for which Sue and Phil are on the organising committee. The programme has still to be confirmed but is currently listing
2.00 Zanna Evans Harp
2.45 Clarity Clarinets Quartet
3.30 Village Voices A cappella group
Tickets, possibly costing £5 will need to be booked. Please add your name to the sign up sheet if you are available and willing to sing.
30 May Spring Workshop with Anna Tabbush and Dominic Stichbury at Lewknor Village Hall Early Bird and discounted Village Voices member discounts will be available soon.
Sunday 7 June Possible choir performance led by Ruth, outside the Chinnor Village Hall, under a gazebo in the front car park area. The event, from 11 to 3pm coincides with the popular Open Gardens Weekend and will include the Silver Training Band and the U3A Guitar Group. This will go ahead only if enough singers are available; sign up sheet will be at choir on Wednesday evening.
28 June Towersey Fete More details soon
Wednesday 1 July Potential session, (much like the Forget Me Knot Club) at Thame Friendship Club, if there is enough interest from the Choir. 1.15pm is the preferred time and please add your name on the sign up sheet.
Saturday 17 October Chiltern Big Sing will take place this year in a new venue (due to renovations at Mill Lane School). It will comprise the same organiser, same fabulous voice leaders, same tried and tested format, same standard of cakes and hopefully the same volunteers. This year the Big Sing moves to the top of the Chilterns and takes over the Stokenchurch Primary School for the day. More details will follow soon.
Village Voices Towersey 