All Saints' Chamber Choir

Newcastle upon Tyne

All Saints' Chamber Choir, based in Gosforth, was founded in 1992 by its Artistic Director Edward Marsh.

www.chamber-choir.com

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Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Durham University Choral Society

Durham

The Choral Society is one of Durham's most prestigious musical groups. We sing two or more concerts a year, often in the Cathedral, working with professional soloists and accompanied by the University Orchestra.

www.dur.ac.uk/choral.society

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Ferryhill Town Band

Ferryhill

The band was formed as Mainsforth Colliery Band in 1909 and kept that name until 1968, when the colliery closed. It then became Mainsforth Colliery and Tursdale Workshops Band. In 1979 the band was adopted by, and took the name of "Durham Colliery Mechanics Band". The band prospered for a 15-year period with the support of the association, which ended with the demise of the NCB.

The band was fortunate to be offered facilities and the support of Ferryhill Town Council, and thus in 1994 became "Ferryhill Town Band".

In 1996 we were successful in a bid to the National Lottery, which enabled us to purchase a new set of brass instruments.

1998 saw the appointment of Steve Robson as Musical Director, who took the band to Contest successes at Ashington, Hartlepool, and Spennymoor. Ferryhill Town Band has represented the Northern region in the National Brass Band Finals at the Royal Albert Hall in London in October 2000 and Preston Guildhall in 2001.

www.f-t-b.org.uk

Jesmond Choral Group

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Jesmond Choral Group (founded in 1966 as the St James's Choral Group) performs choral music regularly in and around the Newcastle upon Tyne area. The Group currently comprises around 30 members and is based at St Hilda's Church on Thornleigh Road, Jesmond, rehearsing on Tuesday evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm.

Contact: Jonathan Scott, Music Director.

www.jesmondchoralgroup.org.uk

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North East of England Barbershop Harmony Club

Newcastle upon Tyne

Prudhoe Community Choir

Prudhoe

The choir benefits the local community by providing an organisation which encourages participation and interest in music across all sections of that community.

Northumberland Life website

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Ryton Choral Society

Ryton

RCS is a mixed voice choir of about 60 members. We have a mixed repertoire, mainly classical (secular and sacred) with occasional forays into the world of Gershwin and Sondheim and the like. We are led by David Murray and Eileen Bown. We rehearse on a Tuesday night (6.50-9.00pm) at Ryton Comprehensive School and usually perform 3 main concerts a year.

Contacts:

Neil Pont (Chairman), email:neil@pontart.plus.com, tel: 0191 2774498 (work), 01661 843783 (home), 07786 823637 (mobile);

Caroline Warburton (Secretary), email: warburtonsuk@hotmail.com, tel: 01661 833614

www.rytonchoralsociety.co.uk

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