Come and join for another exciting term of singing. We had a very exciting year last year with carol concerts, a new commission (click on the photo below to see more images), and debut concert at St. Mellitus Church.

As ever we welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just get together and have a good sing-song! Membership is free.

Rehearsals: 5.45pm – 7.15pm Wednesdays during term-time: Sept 14, 21, 28; Oct 5, 12; Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec 7, 14. Please note – no rehearsal on Oct 19.

Pooles Park Primary School, Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW.  For more details call Aneta on 020 7281 4015. Come to main gate, ring the bell and ask for Debbie.

Come and join us – to sing in exciting World Premiere performances taking place in heart of Islington 21^st 22^nd July. It will be a fantastic event to launch and celebrate the new Platform – the new Performing Arts Centre (on Hornsey Road). You will be singing with …

S t u d e n t s   o f   t h e   R o y a l   C o l l e g e   o f   M u s i c

S c a r a b e u s   A e r i a l   T h e a t r e

C a n d o c o   D a n c e   C o m p a n y

P o o l e s   P a r k   C h i l d r e n ’ s   C h o i r

P o o l e s   P a r k   C o m m u n i t y   C h o i r

M o u n t   C a r m e l   S c h o o l   C h o i r

For sheet music and a ‘karaoke’ (minus the vocal parts) orchestral click here

H e a r t l a n d

an Islington Premiere

a unique performance involving

Scarabeus Aerial Theatre and the Candoco Dance Company have teamed up with award-winning children’s writer Nicky Singer and young composer Jude Obermüller to devise HEARTLAND – a modern re-telling of the Minotaur/Icarus legends.  To celebrate the opening of Platform there will be two performances of the show 22^nd and 23^rd July.

Jude’s new composition, written especially for these performances, features two choirs – an adult choir and a children’s choir. It lasts about 10 minutes and will be sung in performance as all the performers process from Platform (Hornsey Road Baths) to the centre of the Andover Estate where a ‘flying’ stage will be created to house the final moments of the performance.

Rehearsal/Performance Schedule

For more info on the festival go to:

http://www.islington.gov.uk/leisure/ArtsAndEntertainment/arts-projects/platform.asp

Jude Obermüller

Aspiring British composer Jude Obermüller is currently a student of composition and composition for screen at the Royal College of Music, London. In late August, he shall attend the Manhattan School of Music, New York for 3 months as part of an exclusive exchange programme. His concert works have so far received performance by the BBC Singers, the London Sinfonietta Orchestra and the RCM Symphony Orchestra.

His work for theatre includes Forbidden Fruit, a new musical that was premiered at Brighton Dome’s Corn Exchange in December 2010. Its next professional production shall be held at the Yvonne-Arnaud Theatre, Guildford in July 2012. Also a conductor, pianist and vocal coach, Jude is an experienced musical director and holds a position of singing teacher at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

We have an exciting programme for this term. Not only will we be appearing at Pooles Park’s very own ‘Poolstenbury’ but we will be part
of a local concert at St. Mellitus Church and we are also looking to team up with Scarabeus Theatre for an event at Islington’s new Platform space.

As ever we welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just get together and have a good sing-song! Membership is free.

Rehearsals: 5.45pm – 7.15pm Wednesdays during term-time: April 27th; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 8, 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13. Please note – no rehearsal on June 1st.

Pooles Park Primary School, Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW.  For more details call Aneta on 020 7281 4015. Come to main gate, ring the bell and ask for Debbie.

Scarrabeus Theatre
Scarrabeus Theatre produces original and dynamic site-specific aerial and abseiling productions, stimulating participation and engagement programmes. Click on the picture to read more about them. Dates tbd.

Concert at St. Mellitus Church
Tollington Park, Islington
Fri 17th June

Poolstenbury
15th July 2011
Pooles Park’s tribute to Glastonbury – with different stages featuring children singing the community choir, theatre and opera alongside games, gardening, food and good summer fun.

Platform
Platform will be a performing arts centre for Islington’s young people when it opens in summer 2011. Currently undergoing a major refurbishment, the hub, which was once the laundry building on the Hornsey Road Baths site, is due to open with a two-week arts festival celebrating the talents of Islington’s young people.

Come and join Mark and Mike for this term’s singing. We welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just get together and have a good sing-song! Membership is free.

5.45pm – 7.15pm Wednesdays during term-time: Feb 2nd, 9th, 16th; March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23^rd, 30^th; April 6th. Please note: no rehearsal on Feb 23^rd.

Pooles Park Primary School, Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW.  For more details call Aneta on 020 7281 4015. Come to main gate, ring the bell and ask for Debbie.

Come and Join Mike and Mark from the Pooles Park Community Choir for a good old Christmas Sing-Song around the piano.
Everyone is welcome and entry is free. The World’s End serves some fine real ales and has a full menu of good food. Wednesday 15th December 7.00pm – 8.15pm at the Worlds End Pub, 21-23 Stroud Green Road – at the junction with Lennox Road. 3 mins from Finsbury Park tube and rail. We will provide word sheets and musical accompaniment. (If you would like to add some harmony, bring your Carols for Choirs books 1 & 2). We will be collecting in aid the local music education charity ‘EPOC’ (www.epoc.co) that provides musical opportunities for local school children.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Hello to all Islington singers!

The new term has begun and we are looking forward to first choir rehearsal on Weds 15^th Sept. We have an exciting repertoire for the term based around the theme of Islington. So many great musicians have lived in, or written about, Islington: Thomas D’Urfey, John Playford (the song collector who we think Playford Rd is named after), Benjamin Britten, Johnny Rotten (who grew up 100 yds from Pooles Park), and Dido.  We are looking at a number of songs with some intriguing titles: The Fair Maid of Islington; the Milk Bottle Symphony; Bailiff’s Daughter; Grafton St etc.

Project postponed until Summer 2011

We would like to invite you to come along and see and sing-a-long with, Carmen (the choice of Don José) – as Bizet could never have imagined – featuring: 4 EPOC soloists; our community choir; ‘interactive dilemma solving’; and 5 primary school choirs (from Islington and Tower Hamlets) – choirs which, as well singing all the choruses, are miraculously discovered in Seville singing Y Viva Espana, La Bamba and Michael Jackson’s I want you back!

Put a flower in your hair, wear something red – and come to the Union Chapel, Islington on Tues 13^th July 6.00pm – 7.15pm. £1 entrance on door. See flyer for more details.



Come and join us for Finsbury Park’s very own choir. It’s new, it’s free and it’s on Wednesdays. We welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just want to get together and have a good sing-song!

• Have you been told that you have a good voice?
• Have you been told you haven’t got a good voice?
• Fancy meeting your neighbours?
• Do you want to feel reinvigorated at the end of stressful Wednesday?
• Are you looking for an activity you can do with your kids?
• Were you inspired by ‘The Choir’ on BBC TV?

Then why not come and join us for Finsbury Park’s very own choir.  It’s new, it’s free and it’s on Wednesdays. We welcome everyone regardless of ability or age – we just want to get together and have a good sing-song!

Rehearsals on every Wednesday during term time between 5.45pm and 7.15pm in the Lower Hall at Pooles Park Primary School, Lennox Road, Finsbury Park, N4 3NW (Google Maps).

Concert on 23^rd March. Come to the main gate and ask for Debbie.

You’re welcome to join discussion about the idea of Finsbury Park Community Choir on the StroudGreen portal.