Sound Company is a relatively small mixed choir of twenty-and-thirtysomethings, and we've been around for about ten years. It originally grew out of the Havering Youth Choir, run by John Morris. The idea was to attract young (ish!) people who wanted to sing primarily for fun, but also to perform. At the moment, our conductor is a chap called Dominic Wadsworth, head of music at Campion. We try to sing all kinds of music - sacred, folk, jazz, musicals. We do it for fun, but with an eye on musical achievement. We meet at Campion School, every Tuesday in term time, from 8 - 10pm. There is a charge of £25 per term to cover cost of room, conductor and pianist costs etc. In the past we have performed Vivaldi's Gloria, Pergolesi's Magnificat, Britten's Ceremony of Carols, Rutter's When Icicles Hang, and a selection of jazz/light music including selections from musicals like Jesus Christ Superstar, and short pieces like Bohemian Rhapsody(!), String of Pearls, Chatanooga Choo Choo. We've also performed folk selections, and some shape note American music. Concerts are loosely themed, and we try to ring the changes style-wise in order to vary the diet! We perform two/three concerts per year. We have worked with other groups too, including a touring company Folkworks, an American shapenote choir and the Havering Youth Choir. We would be interested in working with other local choirs on one-off concerts. Although the choir is Romford based we have a healthy Brentwood contingent, and have members from the Ilford way. We are always interested in new members who are welcome to just turn up to rehearsals, or alternatively contact Barbara Smith (the Chairman) at Babs479@aol.com.

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