We are Track29 and we love to sing!
We’re always keen to welcome new members to our choir! Please have a read through our FAQs below and if you’re interested in joining then you are very welcome to come along to a rehearsal. You can just listen or join in if you wish. Different choirs suit different people so no need to worry if you decide we’re not right for you. Please en
We’re always keen to welcome new members to our choir! Please have a read through our FAQs below and if you’re interested in joining then you are very welcome to come along to a rehearsal. You can just listen or join in if you wish. Different choirs suit different people so no need to worry if you decide we’re not right for you. Please enquire using the contact form on our website if you’d like to come to a rehearsal and we’ll let you know dates.
We sing unaccompanied in 3 or 4 parts and perform without sheet music/words (so we need to learn the pieces off by heart). We have quite a wide repertoire including songs from musicals, traditional folk songs, spirituals, gospel, barbershop and more modern pop songs. See [here] on our website for some recordings of our performances.
We rehearse most Monday evenings in school term time, 7:30 – 9:30pm, at Clifton Parish Church. We do 15 mins of warm ups followed by an hour or so of singing which includes a short break in the middle.
It varies from year to year. Recently we performed at the Joseph Rowntree community choir festival and over Christmas we sang at three care homes and also put on our own public concert to raise money for the choir and Parkinsons. We will be performing at the Barbican Christmas Carol concert in December 2023 which we’re really looking forward to!
No, not all our members can read music but it helps if you can. So long as you have a musical ear and can hold a tune you are welcome to join us! As well as our weekly rehearsals you are welcome to come to our musical director, Polly’s house for some ‘note-bashing’ to get you up to speed as there is a lot to learn when you first join.
Currently our sections are ‘Tops’ (sopranos), ‘Leads’ (altos), ‘Baritones’ and ‘Basses’. Depending on the piece, different sections of the choir will sing the tune. You are very welcome to try different parts to see which you prefer before you decide which one to join.
No, we don’t do auditions, don’t worry!
We currently have about 15 members, in a wide range of ages!
Subs are currently £4.00 per week. This may go up or down slightly depending on how much we have in the bank balance!
For performances we wear our own white or black fitted ¾ sleeve blouse, black trousers and black shoes/boots. The choir will provide you with a coloured scarf to complete the outfit.