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Rehearsals (see schedule below)
Rehearsals are held on Monday each week between 7.30pm and 9.30pm in St. John’s School, Ely.
We aim to be a sociable choir! Some of our members meet informally after practice each week to share a drink at the nearby West End House pub. Everyone from the Society is welcome to join that group as and when they can.
We rehearse on the morning or afternoon on the day of each concert, again listed on the rehearsal schedule. Attendance on the day of the concert rehearsal with the orchestra is obligatory.
To ensure the highest quality of performance members should try to attend all rehearsals. For unavoidable absences you should inform a member of the committee of your absence. Members who have not attended sufficient rehearsals will not be permitted to sing in the concerts; anyone with any concerns over their ability to sing a specific concert based on attendance should speak to the conductor Andrew Parnell.
Summer/Autumn 2026 Rehearsals
The following are the dates of rehearsals in the Summer/Autumn Terms 2026:
JULY 2026
Monday 13th July at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
SEPTEMBER 2026
Monday 7th September at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 14th September at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 21st September at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 28th September at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
OCTOBER 2026
Monday 5th October at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 12th October at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 19th October at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 26th October – No rehearsal – Half Term
NOVEMBER 2026
Monday 2nd November at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Saturday 7th November – Rehearsal 1:00 pm to tba and concert ‘We will remember them’ in Ely Cathedral at 8:00 pm
Monday 9th November at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 16th November at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 23rd November at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 30th November at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm
DECEMBER 2026
Monday 7th December at St Mary’s Church, Ely at 7:30 pm
Saturday 12th December – Rehearsal tba and ‘Christmas Concert’ in St Mary’s Church, Ely at 7:30 pm
Monday 14th December at St John’s School, Ely at 7:30 pm