2025 ChoirBLAST Festival (On-Book)

ON-BOOK PERFORMANCE

For this performance, you can use your music folder (on-book).

But we always HIGHLY recommend that you instead perform off-book for both you & the audience to enjoy the performances to their fullest!

- if a folder it must be an all-black folder

- if a tablet it must be in an all-black cover

- you cannot use your phone reading music from the App (As it would look like you're on your phone doing something else during the performance. We obviously encourage you to use our App on your phone in rehearsals, but cannot for performances).

ABOUT THIS EVENT:

"The UK's biggest non-competitive event for contemporary choirs!"

ChoirBLAST festival is a joyful celebration of music and community, gathering choirs from across the globe for an unforgettable day of performance in beautiful Godalming, Surrey. This free, volunteer-powered event welcomes thousands to experience diverse styles, creating a space where everyone can enjoy the magic of music together. With performances from some of the best choirs in the world, you won't want to miss out!

https://www.choirblast.com/

PERFORMANCE DATE: Saturday 14th June 2025

TIMINGS:

2x Performances

Performance 1: 12:30pm at The Green Stage

*Meet at 12pm

Performance 2: 3:30pm at The Bandstand

*Meet at 3pm

PERFORMANCE LOCATION: The Bury's Field, Godalming, GU7 1HR

SET LIST

Hamilton Medley

Raise Your Voice

Teenage Dream / Break Free

The Great Gatsby Medley

 + Dancing Queen (simple two part arrangement / you can use your harmony tracks to learn this in your own time)

NOWHERE TO HOLD YOUR BELONGINGS:

There is nowhere to hold your belongings lovelies! Therefore please do not bring any bags or extra 'non-performance' attire. Anything you do bring will need to be kept with you and you will be solely responsible for so please take this into consideration :)

TEAMWORK REQUIRED ON THE PERFORMANCE DAY!

As ChoirBlast provide very strict performance slot timings (due to so many performances happening on the day) we need all singers to be on their A GAME in terms of logistics.

This gig takes a huge amount of team effort all round... we've got this singers!

SUMMER PERFORMANCE ATTIRE:

As it's a performance during our Summer Term, feel free to wear shorts or skirts with no tights.

As we perform to a professional level, we are extremely strict about our performance attire... we need to look as good as we sound lovelies! If you turn up to a Dress Rehearsal or Performance not in your full performance attire, you cannot perform. No exceptions lovelies!

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ALL BLACK!

As usual, we wear our Choir t-shirt or Choir hoodie and ALL black.

Get your Choir t-shirt or hoodie here: https://www.westendmusicalchoir.com/store

Everything worn must be a 'true' black colour therefore no faded black or items that have coloured stitching). 

No part of your Choir uniform can have colour, other than the logo on your Choir t-shirt or hoodie : )

SHOES

If wearing shoes that expose part of your foot please ensure that you wear black socks = no exposed skin in those places. No open toe shoes. Your black shoes must be ALL black therefore no coloured shoe laces, stitching or soles.

As we perform to a professional level, we are extremely strict about our performance attire... we need to look as good as we sound lovelies! If you turn up to a Dress Rehearsal or Performance not in your full performance attire, you cannot perform. No exceptions lovelies!

Please see below for more event information

Arrival: 

There are an amazing range of choirs from all over the world for you to feast your eyes and ears upon, a beautiful town to explore, lots of independent food and drink providers along with amazing local artists who will be selling their crafts and art. Make sure you don’t miss out on taking a picture with the ‘ChoirBLAST’ sign and tag @ChoirBLAST

If you are coming for a little while there are a few seating areas however, you are advised to bring a foldable chair, stool or picnic rug so you can make yourselves comfortable. 

There is a first aid team on site so if there are any issues go straight to someone in a White ChoirBLAST t-shirt and they will get a first aider to you as soon as possible. The welcome tents in both The Burys Field and The Bandstand area are information points. ChoirBLAST volunteers will guide you to the right locations for warm ups or performances. 

There will be water stations but please do bring your own water bottles with you and re-fill where you can. We are trying to be as eco friendly as possible so take your rubbish to the bins provided on site.

Parking:

All choir parking (including coaches) will be at either:

• Godalming College - Tuesley Ln, Godalming GU7 1RS - we advise coaches to reach the College via Shackstead Lane, not Holloway Hill>Tuesley Lane from the B3100

• Prior's Field School - Priorsfield Rd, Godalming GU7 2RH

Programme:

There are a limited amount of programmes for the day, these all include a map, information on the stages, a schedule and more. They will be £2.50 on the day.

Donations to ChoirBLAST:

ChoirBLAST is a registered charity making choirs and music accessible to everyone. Please do support and share where you can the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/westendmusical-choir-choirblast

Maps: