Welcome to Cosham Community Choir!

Cosham community choir restarts on Monday 8th September 2025 at Cosham Baptist Church. See below for times and fees.

New members are very welcome (14yrs and older).

Information on the choir

Cosham Community Choir was started in January 2011 and is for anyone over the age of 14 who would like to sing. The mission of our members is simple - to make music entertaining, and to make entertaining music! Every rehearsal includes singing in a variety of styles, such as film scores, show tunes,  gospel, classical, folk, and pop.

To show you the range of music we sing, here are some of the pieces we have performed in the past few years:

  • Show tunes: medleys from Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, West Side Story & Phantom of the Opera.
  • Popular songs: Sting's "Fields of Gold", the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann"
  • Sacred classical music: Vivaldi's Gloria, Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
  • Secular / folk music: Henry VIII's "Pastime with good company", Holst's "My sweetheart's like Venus"
  • Spirituals: "Swing Low" & popular Gospel
  • Sea Shanties
  • Seasonal songs: "Walking in the Air" (from The Snowman), Rutter's "Colours of Christmas", carols
  • John Rutter - various selections 

We welcome all voices and are particularly keen to encourage tenors, baritones and basses.

We rehearse every Monday from 19:15 until 20:45 during term time at the Cosham Baptist Church on Havant Road, Portsmouth.  Choir Plus is from 20.45 to 21.15.  You can find directions and travel information at the Cosham Baptist Church website.

Membership Fee of the choir costs £10. Thereafter each rehearsal is £4.50 per week or £40 per term. If you would like to join the choir, simply turn up to one of our Monday rehearsals and give it a try. Your first session will be free! After that you can pay per session until you decide to become a member. Music for all the main choir items is loaned to members free of charge from our music library.

 

Performance Dates

Next Concert

Christmas Concert 2025 - date to be announced. 

Previous Concerts

Our Summer Concert on 7th July 2025 raised from ticket sales and bucket collection a grand total of £834.14. The concert included Two John Rutter songs - Look at the World & Gaelic Blessing, Something inside so Strong (with solo from John), Pokarekare Ana, Sing Gently, Lion King medley, The Ground, Jerusalem, Sheep May Safely Graze, Over the Rainbow, Songs that Won the War & Goodnight Sweetheart plus Solos performed by John and Jan.  

Our Christmas Concert - 9th December 2024 raised in total from ticket sales and bucket donations of £1114 in aid of Southern Stop Domestic Abuse, who offer advice to victims, professionals, perpetrators and friends or family of those affected by domestic abuse.  The concert included songs Angels Carol, Mary's Lullaby and the Colours of Christmas written by John Rutter as well as Sea Shanties, Nimrod, Northern Lights, Sweet Chiming Bells and Away in a Manger.   Solos by Louise, John, Cathy and Rowena, plus a rousing 12 days of Christmas with a comedy narration from Simon.

Our Summer Concert 8th July 2024 raised in total from ticket sales, coffee mornings and collection on the night of concert £1219.93 for Hannah's Holiday Homes Appeal which was set up by Pam Marshall's family and Leanne Bushnell with the help of volunteers.  Hannah was 10 years old when she passed away from Cancer in 2004.  The Appeal has raised funds for three holiday homes where families with children who have Cancer or life limiting illnesses can have a free holiday to receive respite and make memories. Songs included - Deed I do, James Bond Medley, Vivaldi Gloria, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, The Song That Goes Like This, Wannabe, Scarborough Fair and Bridge Over Troubled Water. With solos by Louise, Rowena, John and Chris.  Complete with Encore of Summer Holiday.

Our Christmas Concert - 11th December 2023 . Raised £1080.   The Charity we supported this year was The YOU Trust, based in Portsmouth providing counselling for victims of sexual and domestic abuse, as well as incorporating "Advice Portsmouth" providing support on issues such as debt, welfare benefits and housing.  Additional services include "Cycling Without Age" combating social isolation and loneliness; plus residential and community support for vulnerable adults. Songs included West Side Story medley, It Don't Mean A Thing, Winter Pathetique, Somewhere in my Heart, Glory to God, Torches, Bells in Paradise, Merry Christmas Everybody and Jingle Bells. Solos by Louise, Cathy, John and Simon.

 

 

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Contact

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