PERFORMANCE AND DIARY DATES

SEP-DEC 24

 

  • Sat 5 Oct.          Lancashire county of Song event cancelled.    BPC AND HONOUR CHOIR will take part in the Pont Blackburn Centenary  concert at Blackburn Salvation Army, Vicar St., BB1 5BE.  Start time 7.00 pm.  Free admission collection for the Royal British Legion
  • Sat 12 Oct          Honour/Requiem rehearsal 10.30 - 3.30 pm Lammack Church, Lammack Rd, Blackburn BB1 8LA
  • Sat 19 Oct         Christmas Music Workshop for all Jeff's choirs  at Wesley Hall Fielden St., Blackburn BB2 1LQ 10.30-3.00 pm Charge £10.00 to cover costs
  • Wed 30 Oct       (fifth wednesday)  Possible spoken word rehearsal for Honour/Requiem 6.30 - 9.30 Wesley Hall, to be confirmed.
  • Sat 2 Nov          Honour/Requiem rehearsal 10.30 - 3.30 Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel, Grange over Sands LA11 6QB
  • Mon 4 Nov.        BPC Mayor's Remembrance Service and Concert, King George's Hall, Blackburn
  • Thur 7 Nov        Vocalise will perform at the Community Volunteer awards in King George's Hall
  • Sun 10 Nov        Honour/Requiem Remembrance Sunday performance at Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel Grange over Sands, LA11 6QB.  Meeting time to be confirmed probably c 11.00 am
  • Thu 5-9 Dec       Christmas visit to Braunau-am-Inn Austria
  • Sat14 Dec          Christmas sing at Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0PD afternoon session maximum 20 singers (SLA will sing the morning session) time to be confirmed AND BPC Christmas concert at St Peter's church, Snowhill, Scorton, Lancaster. PR3 1AY. Start 7.30 p.m. meet 6.45 pm.
  • Wed 18 Dec.     Lancashire Sings Christmas with BBC Radio Lancashire and Salvation Army Band, organised by Churches Together.  Recording live at 12.00 noon BBC Radio Lancashire, 20-26, Darwen St. Blackburn BB2 2EA. Rehearsal time to be confirmed  AND  BPC  Christmas  Dinner at Foxfields Hotel Whalley Road, Billington BB7 9HY  details to follow
  • Sat 21 Dec         Christmas event at Lancaster Castle, details to follow.  Open to all Jeff's choirs

2025

  • Sat 11 Jan.     First North West Combined Choirs rehearsal for April in Paris 10.00 a.m - 3.30pm Immanuel Church, New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Fri 14-16 Feb     Residential weekend at the Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange -over- Sands
  • Sun 2 Mar         Maelstrom in joint concert with Nottinghamshire MVC
  • Fri 7 Mar           International Women's day  celebratory concert for Decibelles with the Trills, United Reform church, Clitheroe.
  • Sat 8 Mar         International Women's Day  Decibelles will take part in the IWD concert at Blackburn Cathedral
  • Sun 9 Mar         Decibelles to attend a workshop at 11.00 followed by a joint concert with other choirs further details to follow.
  • Sat 15 Mar       Northwest combined choirs rehearsal for April in Paris 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Immanuel Church New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Sun23 Mar       Maelstrom will host a joint concert with a Blackpool male voice group  2.30 pm at the Venue, Liverpool Rd, Penwortham. Preston PR1 9XE
  • Sat 5 Apr         Dress rehearsal April in Paris 10.00 an - 3.30 pm Immanuel Church Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Sar 12 Apr        North West combined Choir April in Paris  concert Immanuel church, New Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3QW. Rehearsal 3.00 - 5.00 pm start 7.00 pm
  • 14 -17 Apr         North West Combined choir possible visit to Paris April in Paris concerts.
  • Fri 20 Jun         Concert at St Hilda's Church Bilsborrow details to be confirmed.
  • Sun 2 Jun         Friends and Family free concert for BPC, Decibelles, Maelstrom and Vocalise 2.30 pm start. Meet 1.30 pm  Lammack Methodist Church, Lammack Road, Blackburn BB1 5LA
  • W/E 5-6 July   Possible involvement in the National Festival of Making
  • Sun 19 Oct       Possible Gathered Choirs singing afternoon - venue and details to be confirmed.
  • Sun 14 Dec       Light up a Life event, East Lancs Hospice Garden, probably 4-6.00 pm

2026

  • May                  Maelstrom will sing at the Cornwall International Male Voice Choir festival