Visit a Rehearsal

Seb's Regular Rehearsals: 

Monday 5:30-6:30pm - Burton Green Village Choir (Burton Green Village Hall)
Tuesday 6:30-8pm - Bad Vibrations (Kenilworth - every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesday of the month)
Tuesday 8pm-9:45 - Coventry City Songster Brigade (The Salvation Army, Coventry City Corps)
Wednesday 7:15-9:45pm - Sing it Loud (Arnold Lodge School)
Thursday 12:15-13:00 - University of Warwick Staff Choir (Term-time choir for staff or students at the University of Warwick)
Thursday 13:30-15:00 - Stoneleigh Ladies Choir (Stoneleigh Village Hall)
Thursday 19:30-22:00 - Coventry City of Culture Orchestra (Coventry Central Hall)

While some of the above groups are open for 'drop in', it's much better to communicate before arrival via seb@sebfarrall.com

A little more information: 

Burton Green Choir

• Where: Burton Green Village Hall, Hodgetts Ln, Burton Green CV8 1PH
• When: Monday Evenings during school term times, 5:30-6:30pm
• Cost: £55 per school term
• Size: 20-30 singers. No pianist, but accompaniment is provided in pre-recorded backing tracks. 
• Repertoire includes: lighter numbers as well as the occasional traditional item. 
• Concert Schedule: Twice a year in the village hall. Once at Christmas, and once in the Summer. 

The atmosphere is relatively relaxed and the concerts are lovely village-events...usually stocked with a fantastic pudding-buffet!

Bad Vibrations
...was started by a team of Kenilworth-ians who decided that they were fed up of being told they couldn't sing...because they loved it so much! Bad Vibrations is there to be a regular singing group aimed at getting better at singing. The group have a few informal performances to select friends and family each year. It's always a good evening of fun! 

www.badvibrations.org.uk for all information. 

Coventry City Songster Brigade
Membership of this choir is open to anyone who regularly attends The Salvation Army Church in Coventry. The Songsters sing songs of Praise and Worship, which includes contemporary and more traditional arrangements.

Sing it Loud
Where: Arnold Lodge School, Kenilworth Rd, Leamington Spa CV32 5TW

When: Wednesday Evenings in two 14 rehearsal-long seasons per year, culminating in a big concert in either The Royal Spa Centre, St. Mary's Church Warwick, or Holy Trinity Leamington, usually accompanied by live musicians. This is great if you like a big choir!

Cost: Currently £150 per season (twice a year)  - which includes the loan of all sheet music and guide tracks. Not every member does both seasons per year.

It's a little more difficult to 'pro-rata', as there are 12 2.5hr rehearsals, and 2 5hr weekend rehearsals, so the total rehearsal time is 40 hours which works out at £3.5 per hour of choir. The economy of scale make this the best value choir I lead (especially considering the amount of money spent on the final concert, bespoke arrangements, and guide tracks).

Our pianist Erica Avery is fantastic - and does lots of arranging for the choir. 

It's also worth noting that the first of the two weekend rehearsals features external vocal coaches coming to work in sections to really help master the new repertoire...and also give everyone a break from me!

Concerts: Season Finale concerts are twice per year. One in December (alternating Christmas performances) and the other in May. 

Size: 70-90 singers

There is lots of material which is arranged bespoke for Sing it Loud - and is one of the things which makes it a special group. There is also a wide variety of music. Other concerts have included 'The Ketchup Song' followed immediately by Bach and then Eric Whitacre. 

It's worth noting that this group perform everything 'off book', so if that isn't your cup of tea, then it's probably not a great idea for you to join...although there is safety in numbers!

The group is also quite lively - check out the 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' video below and you will get an idea!

You'll get a flavour of the group on the website: www.singitloud.co.uk

Some stand-out performances: 
Total Praise at the Warwick Arts Centre: https://youtu.be/0ZAvUQE13j0?si=jqtbzr3yaQPphR0-
Beethoven Hallelujah: https://youtu.be/F7H3QbHKOCw
Chattanooga Choo Choo: https://youtu.be/E_S3gGn7sJs
Virtual Choir: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (arranged by Erica): https://youtu.be/mdW9xJQMYUY