Potters Bar Choral Society - about us

Background

Established in 1961, we have been making music for over 48 years, contributing to the artistic and cultural life of Potters Bar and the surrounding area. With a repertoire ranging from Verdi to Gershwin, Mozart, Handel, JS Bach, Sir Arthur Sullivan and many other composers, the PBCS enjoy singing a wide variety of choral works, oratorio, part songs, opera and lighter music. Most importantly, the emphasis is on having fun! This season we will perform Haydn’s Creation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the society.

The choir is not afraid to do things on a large scale: We performed the Brahms German Requiem in May 2008 with the Hemel Hempstead Singers forming a choir of 60 with a 45 piece orchestra. In 2002 we joined with the Harrow Philharmonic Choir and the Trinity Orchestra for two memorable performances of the Verdi Requiem.

We also try to support the community: for instance we gave £175 to Children in Need in 2009 from the plate collection and our annual charity carol singing event at the Dutch Nursery.

Rehearsals

We meet every Tuesday from 8-10 pm at St John's Methodist Church Hall, Baker Street, Potters Bar from September 7th 2010. Membership fees averages out at about £3 per rehearsal although we don't ask new members to make a commitment until they have attended three rehearsals. We offer reduced subscriptions for retired, non-waged and student members. There is no audition and we ask only for enthusiasm and a commitment to attend regularly. Sight singing is not a prerequisite for membership and we provide cheap rehearsal CDs in all four voices for many of our chosen pieces.