Kaleidoscope Community Music
We are dedicated to enabling more people to get involved in singing in Derby
whatever their previous experience, ability or confidence.
'If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.'

Community Choir

Carnival Drumming

African Drumming

World Song Derby

Kaleidoscope Community Choir

	Join Our Mailing List! We are a community choir in Derby for people who want to enjoy singing together in a group. no auditions no need to read music friendly, informal atmosphere no pressure to join in performances, unless you want to!
About the Choir	Kaleidoscope Community Choir sing a wide range of songs from the UK and around the world. The choir is open to everyone, regardless of experience, ability or confidence. There are no auditions and songs are taught by ear, so you don't have to be able to read music. We start the session with a warm up, and simple rounds, chants and unison songs. We then go on to learn more complex harmony songs, which we build on week by week. We occasionally perform, but there is no pressure to do so. If you'd like to join please email choir(at)kaleidoscope-music.org.uk to check that we've got room and it's a convenient time.
Our Conductor	Our conductor is Beth de Lange. She has been leading the choir since 1998. She also conducts Rough Truffles Choir in Belper (Mondays at the Queens Head Pub), The Chevin Singers (Tuesday mornings at Strutts School, Belper), Derby Georgian Choir (monthly on Sunday afternoons), Local Vocals (Tuesdays, Tutbury) and has taught singing for Derby City Adult Education Service. She also works with schools, community and youth groups, and adult education doing singing, drumming and songwriting workshops.
Recordings	Our first cd was recorded by Julian Butt in July 2005 at the VoiceBox. Listen to samples here: Adiloi - a Georgian song Baba Mnu Mzana - a South African song Sun Arise - by Rolf Harris Down in the River to Pray - Appalachian gospel song
	Our second cd was recorded at the VoiceBox in May 2007, by Kate Rounding. Listen to samples here: Slavonska Poskocica - Eastern European folk song We Built Fires - English folk song by The Poozies Ay Linda Amiga - Spanish song Snosti e Dobra - Macedonian folk song
Performances	We perform at events which members agree we would like to support. These have included the Wirksworth Festival, Derby Eco-Fest, Derby Amnesty's writeathon, World AIDS day event, Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne Arts Festival, Derby City's Holocaust Memorial Day event, Mumpers Ceilidh Club, The Royal Derby Hospital AIR project, Leicester Sing for Water, Chairty-Shop DJ's launch event. We also sometimes put on a concert of our own. To find out about booking the choir, email admin@kaleidoscope-music.org.uk with your request or call 07837 671 988.
Joining the Choir	You are welcome to come along to the choir on a Thursday night to try it out. Please see below for current charges.
What Does it Cost?	There are two ways to pay: Pay termly - this works out at £4 per session (full) or £2.50 (concessionary). You get an email at the start of each term telling you what the term will cost. You pay this at the start of term. Pay As You Go - this works out at £5 per session (full) or £3 (concessionary). If you are just starting and don't want to commit to a whole term, or if you know you will have to miss a lot of sessions for holidays/illness etc, then you can pay each week when you come.
Where and When	We meet every Thursday during school term time from 8.00 to 10.00pm at The VoiceBox, Forman Street, Derby, DE1 1JQ. We look forward to singing with you!