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