ChoirBLAST [Off Book]

We will be performing at ChoirBLAST this year!

ChoirBLAST festival is a joyful celebration of music and community, gathering choirs from across the globe for an unforgettable day of performance.

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!

When? Saturday 14th June, 2pm - 9:30pm

Where? The Bury's Field, Godalming, GU7 1HR

We have two performances during the day which are:

(These times are subject to change)

3:30pm at The Bandstand

9:20pm at The Field Stage

We have asked that performers arrive for 2pm as it's advised that:

SET LIST

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

1. Be off-book (no lyric sheets or sheet music allowed) therefore you must have the songs memorised.

2. Feel very confident performing this material / solid on the harmonies therefore perform to a very high standard.

3. As you know, we introduced a requirement for singers who want to take part in off-book (high profile) performances needing to attend a min of 6 of the 10 Term in-person weekly rehearsals.

This just means that singers will have learned majority of the material in Term time & will therefore assure that we produce a really professional, awesome performance at high profile events. To be able to perform these high profile events, the Events Team obviously expect a very high standard.

To clarify, attending 2 rehearsals in one week only counts as one weekly rehearsal.

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!

PERFORMANCE ATTIRE:

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ALL BLACK!

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

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 : )

IF WEARING TIGHTS

If wearing a skirt pleasure ensure to wear black tights.

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!

WE WOULD PREFER NO COATS / BUT NOT REQUIREMENT

As we want everyone to look unified and for the WEMC logo to be seen, we'd love for as many singers as possible to please not wear coats.

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.

Maps: