CONCERTS
Our Christmas Concerts 2025
We look forward to seeing Russell Painter on Saturday 13th December and on Monday 15th December and we welcome the return of Paul Roberts to Penn Singers.
Our guest soloists will be joining the choir for 'In the Bleak Midwinter' and 'The Little Drummer Boy'.
Choir items include 'Carol of the Bells', 'Come Along, Rejoice Now', 'Holly Jolly Christmas' and 'We Need a Little Christmas Now'.
We hope that the audience is in fine voice as they are asked to join us in 'White Christmas', 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen' and 'joy to the World'.
Our retiring collection on both nights will be for 'Black County Mental Health' (formerly MIND) and we shall be presenting a cheque to 'Alz Cafe' with a cheque for £621.62 on Monday 15th December. Many thanks to the audience for their generosity at the October concert!
May we take this opportunity to wish you all a 'Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year'.
October 11th 2025
Penn Singers theme for this concert is ‘French Connections’
Amazingly, it is 40 years since the musical ‘Les Miserables’ was first performed in London and so we celebrate this with a Medley from that well known and loved theatre musical.
From ‘Phantom of the Opera’ we will be singing ‘Wishing you were somehow here again’.
Two of our favourites, ('Come What May' and 'New York, New York' are also included in the programme. Other items include:
'Panis Angelicus'
'In Paradisum'
'Be Our Guest'
I will leave you to make the ‘connections’!!
Our guests for the evening is Phedra Nicholls.
July 5th 2025
Penn Singers theme for this concert is TIME and the concert is titled 'Its About Time'.
We shall be singing 'For Everything There is a Season' (this expands on the words of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verses 1 - 8) 'A time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest etc.'.
'Seasons of Love' talks of measuring love in minutes, days, years etc.'
The beautiful 'Come What May' speaks of undying love that will be 'until my dying day'.
The programme also includes 'Time to say Goodbye', We have all the Time in the World' and 'Every time we say Goodbye'.
Plus others and contributions from The Jackfield Band.
We hope you enjoy the programme
April 5th 2025
The theme for this concert is 'Going Places'. We are being joined by 'Dysfunctional Harmony' - group of very talented musicians.
Favourite items to be sung by the choir include - Ticket to Ride
Skye Boat Song
Speed Your Journey
Under the Sea
New repertoire asks you to 'Come Fly With Me' and to visit 'New York'
Two of Ben's arrangements are included in the programme:
'The Streets of London'
' King of the Road'