Welcome to the Edwin James Festival Choir and Orchestra official website.
Our aim is to promote the art form - MUSIC IS LIFE - involving local people in the choir and orchestra bringing a wide range of music to the Arun area, by local people for local people.
Our passion is music and we raise money for many different charities.
We hope you enjoy looking through our website. You will find different ways to contact us, whether you wish to become a choir or orchestra member or just support us by coming to see our concerts.
Thank you for taking the time to support us.
Our Next Concert - SUMMER PROM
Another chance to attend the popular Summer Prom with the Edwin James Festival Choir joining forces with St Mary's Choir.
The concert features well known songs from the musicals old and new, plus traditional "Last Night of the Prom" flag waving favourites.
Date: 5th July 2019
Doors open 6:45pm
Performance commences 7:30pm
Venue: St Mary's Church, Grassmere Close, FELPHAM, Bognor Regis PO22 7NU
FREE ENTRY with retiring collection for St Wilfrid's, St Barnabas and Chestnut Tree House hospices.
Contact: 01243 582330
A final performances of this concert will take place at Midhurst Memorial Hall on 12th July 2019 (in aid of 4 Sight Vision Support). Click here for details
Latest News
LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN HORTICULTURAL AND CRAFT SHOW
The choir will have a stall at the show selling great bargains to boost our music fund, as well as advertising details about ourselves and our upcoming concert.
The show will be held in conjunction with the Family Fun Day on 14th September 2019 at Rosemead Park, East Street, Littlehampton BN17 6UH.
Parking is available in the Town Centre Car Parks and Littlehampton Academy.
Free admission for public viewing from 1:30pm. For more details, click here
We look forward to meeting you at this great event.
Charities
We are supporting the following charities:-
For the year to July 2019:-
For the year to July 2020:-
Turning Tides (Worthing Churches Homeless Project)
Under the direction of Chris Allen and James Rushman, the choir have turned their attention to promoting and supporting St. James Church and Hall in East Ham Road, Littlehampton as a Community Hub following the closure of the church with no further services being held. Enquiries and bookings can be made via 01243 582330.
Events timetable:
COFFEE AND CHATTER MORNINGS - every Friday from 10:30am to 12 midday serving delicious treats!
Click Here to view full details.
Review of our last concert - SUMMER PROM
The Choir and Orchestra blended perfectly as they presented their annual Summer Prom concert, featuring “Magical Movie Musicals” to a large audience who clapped, cheered, wave their flags, blew whistles and sounded hooters while having a thoroughly good time.
The annual Prom concert is one of the highlights of the year with the first half including Movie Musicals from such magical shows and films as The Greatest Showman, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Wicked, A Star is Born and Moulin Rouge as well as numbers from Rodgers and Hammerstein and music from MGM. Soloist for this concert was soprano Pat Franklin who featured in the opening number (As The Parade Passes By) while the Orchestra had their own starring role in Unchained Melody.
The second half of the concert was in the style of a traditional promenade evening when seasoned promenaders joined in with the choir and orchestra in the time-honoured favourites of Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem, Sussex by the Sea with Fantasia on British Sea Songs sung by the choir as well as being played by the orchestra, with Pat Franklin taking the solo in Rule Britannia looking resplendent with red, white and blue feathers,
The concert was in support of our chosen charities St. Wilfrid’s Hospice, St. Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House.
There will be a further opportunity to see the concert when the choir join forces with St Mary’s choir at St Mary's Church, Grassmere Close, Felpham PO22 7NU on Friday, 5th July at 7.30pm with free entry and a retiring collection for the choir’s three charities St Barnabas House, St Wilfred’s Hospice and Chestnut Tree House. Box Office 01243 582330
The third and final performance will be at Midhurst Memorial Hall, North Street, Midhurst GU29 9DH on Friday, 12th July with tickets priced a £12 with doors opening at 6.45pm and concert commencing 7.30pm. The evening will include a raffle and the venue has a licenced bar. This concert is in aid of 4Sight Vision Support. Box Office 01730 812338.
Fascinating Facts
Fact 1 - During our financial year to December 2018, the choir directly raised £2,749.00 for charities and good causes:-
- Children on the Edge
- Parkinson's
- 4Sight Vision Support
- Chichester Stroke Club
- Children in Need
- Royal British Legion
- St James Church, Littlehampton
- Littlehampton Food Bank
- Littlehampton Musical Comedy Society
- Mayor of Littlehampton's charities
- The total raised over the last 21 years is £142,749!
- The Accounts for 2019 will be presented at the AGM in April 2020
Fact 2- The choir has its roots in the church so is often perceived as a church choir but it is very much a community choir. We are a not-for-profit performing arts charitable organisation serving the Littlehampton and surrounding areas. Being a community choir:-
- there are no auditions although the Musical Director will want to assess your voice.
- the choir is not affiliated to any particular idea, culture or organisation (e.g. church or other faith group, particular style of music).
- no prior musical knowledge is required (e.g. the ability to read music).
- People are not excluded on the basis of age, race, gender,disability, sexual orientation etc.
- we are a group of people singing together, united by our love of music, which has created a strong sense of community.
- we have an organising committee which represents the views of the choir as a whole, and who also help to run social events for the choir.
Fact 3 - For 2019, we are proud to have 92 Patrons, 3 Life Members and 1 Honorary Life Patron.
Website created : August 2015
Last updated : 16th June 2019
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MUSIC
"Speaks what cannot be expressed,
Soothes the mind and gives it rest,
Heals the heart and makes it whole,
Flows from Heaven to the soul."
CONTACT US TODAY!
Ticket Booking Line:
+44 1243 582330 +44 1243 582330
Membership Booking line:
+44 1903 502262
Email : edwinjamesfestivalchoir@gmail.com
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