


PERFORMANCE AND DIARY DATES 2023
- Thu 15 June Vocalise will sing for friends and family at the Wesley Hall, Fielden Street, 6.30 - 6.50 p.m. donations at door and a raffle.
- Sat 17 June BPC will sing at Blackburn Pride 1.30 - 2.00 p.m. Meet Dan Adams outside M&S 12.45
- Sun 25 June Concert with Octavius Choir United Reform Church, MoorLane, Clitheroe BB7 1AZ.Start 2.30 p.,m N.B. this is a change from previously announced start time and venue
- Fri 30 June-2 July South Lakes Acappella will be at the Street Choirs Festival in Kendal. Individual BPC members are invited cost about £29.00 for all events, tickets from snappytickets.co.uk sreet choirs Kendal 2023. Venue Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7HX
- Sat 7 or Sun 8 JLY Vocalise may sing at National Festival of Making Blackburn town centre.
- Fri 7 - Sat 8 July South Lakes Acappella will be at the Eskfest musical festival, Eskdale. A number of free camping places are available Friday night for BPC who wish to sing.
- Thur 20 Jly BPC and Honour choir at the usual rehearsal time
- Wed 26 Jly Last Wednesday group before summer break Maelstrom
- Thu 27 Jly Last BPC rehearsal before summer break
- Sat 26 Aug Wedding St Leonard's Church, Langho, Nr Blackburn BB6 8AB Ceremony at 12.00
- Wed 30 Aug Return of Wednesday groups after summer break Maelstrom
- Thur 31 Aug Return of BPC after summer break.
- Fri 1 Sep Gill's 60 th Birthday party, Foxfields Hotel, Billington BB7 9HY 7.30 choir members only,
- Sat 9 Sep Wedding at St Peter's, Stonyhurst, BB7 9PZ start 12.30 pm
- Sat 16 Sep South Lakes Acappella and BPC will sing at the the Lancaster Priory coffee afternoon, start probably 1.30 pm
- Fri 29 Sept Ceilidh Salesbury Memorial Hall, 73 Ribchester Road, Clayton le Dale, Blackburn BB1 9HT 7.00 p.m. until 10.30 p.m. Partners, friends. Decibelle members and Maelstrom members all welcome
- Sat 30 Sep Workshop rehearsal for Isle of Man festival. 10.00-3.00 pm Lammack Methodist Church, Lammack Road, Blackburn, BB1 8LA
- Fri 6 Oct Maelstrom will sing at Chorley Live
- Sat 7 Oct Workshop for all Honour choir members ahead of Mayor's Remembrance service 9 Nov
- Fri 13 -Sun15 Oct BPC will attend the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs
- Fri 27 Oct Honour Choir rehearsal Wesley Hall 7.00 - 9.15 pm
- Fri 3 Nov Honour Choir rehearsal Wesley Hall 7.00-9.15 pm
- Thu 9 nov Mayor's Remembrance Service and Concert - BPC and Honour choir members will sing the Honour song cycle, 6.30 pm start, Venue King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn BB2 1AA
- Wed 6 Dec Christmas Dinner Foxfields Hotel Langho
- Sat 9 Dec Afternoon Christmas concert at St Michael and All Angels church. Beetham, Milnthorpe Cumbria LA7 7AL
- Thur 21 Dec Last rehearsal BPC before christmas break
2024
- Wed 3 Jan Return of Wednesday groups after Christmas Break - Decibelles
- Thu 4 Jan Return of BPC after Christmas
- Fri 9 -11 Feb. Residential weekend away at the Cumbria Grand Hotel Grange over Sands
- Fri 23 Feb Decibelles to sing in Balshaw Court, Burlington Gardens, Leyland PR25 3EX 7.30 pm start
- Sat 20 April BPC concert at Lytham Methodist church, 6 Park St. Lytham FY8 5LU Start at 7.30 p.m.
- Fri 3 - 6 May Maelstrom visit the Cornwall International Male Voice Choir Festival - confirmed
- Wed 12 -18 June Possible visit to Alta Pusteria Festival, Northern Italy, postponed from 2020
- Fri 29 Nov -2 Dec Possible visit to Austria, or an Advent choral festival
- OR Mon6-9Dec Possible visit to Austria, or an Advent choral festival