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Tenors UnLimited at Stroud Subscription Rooms. Sunday 30th January 2022

Thames Head Singers Posted on February 16, 2022 by Website AdministratorFebruary 16, 2022

An opportunity to support Tenors UnLimited on their latest tour really brightened up the dark days of January for THS. As part of their new show ‘That’s Amore’ we joined the trio for four songs; Mr Blue Skies, Nessun Dormer, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Concert 2021 – Bach Magnificat in D with Christmas carols old and new

Thames Head Singers Posted on January 26, 2022 by Website AdministratorFebruary 9, 2022

Saturday 18th December 2021, Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton After two long years without a concert, we were overjoyed to able to perform with the Capriol Chamber Orchestra at Minchinhampton church for Christmas. And what great evening it was, beginning with … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2020 Broadcasts

Thames Head Singers Posted on May 16, 2021 by Website AdministratorMay 16, 2021

Faced with another lockdown we decided to broadcast a series of carols and readings during the week before Christmas in place of our usual concert. These were recorded in advance at the Beacon Hall in Painswick with the choir suitably … Continue reading →

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Thames Head Singers return to rehearsals

Thames Head Singers Posted on October 1, 2020 by Website AdministratorDecember 18, 2020

  It was lovely to return to ‘real life’ rehearsals having been rehearsing on Zoom since the beginning of lockdown.Our new venue, The Beacon Hall in Painswick, is very spacious and well ventilated with all the relevant Covid precautions in … Continue reading →

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THS celebrates 40th Anniversary

Thames Head Singers Posted on March 1, 2020 by Website AdministratorDecember 18, 2020

The choir was the brainchild of Lady Edith Robertson of Oakridge and Brian King, who first discussed the idea on Christmas morning 1979. The first rehearsal followed on 5th February 1980 at Lady Robertson’s house, with a total of 12 … Continue reading →

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Thomas Saves Christmas – December 2019

Thames Head Singers Posted on January 20, 2020 by Website AdministratorDecember 18, 2020

This was a wonderfully unconventional Christmas concert with a new Thomas the Tank Engine story, specially written by choir member, Katie Fforde and her sister, Jane Gordon-Cumming – beautifully narrated by Dominic Cotter from BBC Radio Gloucestershire. The church was … Continue reading →

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2018 Christmas Concert – St Laurence Church, Stroud. Saturday 22nd December

Thames Head Singers Posted on February 8, 2019 by Dave GandyFebruary 9, 2019

Being just a few days before Christmas this year’s concert was especially Christmassy. The choir went to town with their Christmas Jumpers (and other accessories!) and the festive music flowed. The music was punctuated by two festive readings – which were … Continue reading →

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Summer Concert 2018

Thames Head Singers Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dave GandyFebruary 8, 2019

Our summer concert was held at All Saints Church in the beautiful village of Selsley. The programme contained a host of acapella pieces which suited the church’s wonderful acoustics, these included pieces by Elgar and Delius which were new to … Continue reading →

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Choral Workshop – April 2016

Thames Head Singers Posted on March 18, 2018 by Dave GandyFebruary 8, 2019

We had a really productive workshop in April, practicing techniques for using our mouths correctly to make the various vowel sounds. We also did some exercises to help our breathing and establish correct use of our diaphragm and tummy muscles … Continue reading →

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Summer Afternoon Tea Concert

Thames Head Singers Posted on September 6, 2017 by Dave GandyFebruary 9, 2019

Our Summer Concert, at Woodchester Priory was a great success with cream teas, summer dresses and a wonderfully warm selection of music. The concert was in aid of local charity, Hope for Tomorrow and the £645 raised will go towards … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events

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3:00 pm Summer concert @ St. Cyr's Church, Stonehouse
Summer concert @ St. Cyr's Church, Stonehouse
Jul 17 @ 3:00 pm
Summer concert @ St. Cyr's Church, Stonehouse
Summer Concert – ‘Gloriana’ Directed by Andrew Hopwood Accompanist, Peter Timms The beautiful canal-side setting of St Cyr’s will host the Thames Head Singers’ summer concert, celebrating music from around Britain in the year of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The … Continue reading →
Dec
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7:30 pm Christmas Concert @ Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
Christmas Concert @ Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
Dec 17 @ 7:30 pm
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