Colyer-FergussonHall,Canterbury
Saturday20 December2025,1.30pm-Concertat6pm
Conductor-JamesMeaders|Accompanist-RichardHammond-Hall
SincetheCharityformed,theimpactonitssupporters,members,andfriends hasbeenprofoundlypositive.InitsrecentSummerImpactSurvey,100%of responsesstatedthatFriendsoftheVoxhadintroducedthemtoliving composerstheyhadneverpreviouslylistenedto,withover90%encouraged toattendmorelivechoralevents,andover85%notingimprovementsintheir mentaland/orphysicalhealththroughsinginginachoir! FriendsoftheVoxisamusiccharitybasedinKent,committedtopromotingandencouragingcommunitythroughthepowerofchoralmusiconalocal,national andglobalstage.Thecharityrunstwoamateurchoirs-VoxPopuli,anon-auditionedchoir,andVoxAnimaChamberChoir,anauditionedfemale-voicechoir.
ThisDecember,bothchoirswillcometogethertohostaunique'Comeand SingCarolswithOrchestra'event,attherenownedColyer-FergussonHallin Canterbury.Notonlywillthiseventgiveourmembersanopportunityto performatthiswonderfulvenue,withlocalmusiciansformingaprofessional orchestra,buttheywillbehostingmembersofthecommunityinvitedfrom acrossKentandbeyond,buildingpartnershipswithotherlocalchoirsand musicians,andsharingtheirpassionformusic.
Theprogrammewillincludesomewellknowncarols,aswellasnew arrangementsoffestivefavourites,somebylocalcomposers.
FriendsoftheVoxwasfoundedfollowingtheglobalCovid-19pandemic, whichhadadevastatingeffectonthearts,especiallyintheUK.Withlive performancesoffthecardsandbothprofessionalandamateurchoirs haltedintheirtracks,theimportanceandinfluenceofmusicandchoral singingbecameevermoreclear.
Asthesectorcontinuestorecover,itistheCharitysambitiontocreatea positiveimpactintheworldthroughthepowerofmusic,notonlythroughits twoamateurchoirs,butalsothroughanarrayofcommunityoutreach initiativesandsupportforbothprofessionalandstudentmusicians.
Throughthisevent,weareofferingstudentmusiciansthefantastic opportunitytoshadowourlocalprofessionals,andplayintheorchestra alongsidethemduringthecourseoftheday-arareopportunityforyoung peopletomakereal-worldconnectionswithprofessionalmusicians!
“Weareworkinghardtomakenewconnections,broadenourcommunity,offeropportunitiesandimprovequalityoflifeforallthroughthe powerofchoralmusic!Thanksgoesouttoallofoursupporterswhoarehelpingtomake"ComeandSingCarolswithOrchestra"ourmost significantcommunityeventtodate,andpromisestohaveauniquelypositiveimpactonallparticipants.”
LauraFowler-DevelopmentConsultant-info@friendsofthevox.org