We are so proud of the 17 Eclipse singers who made it all the way to St Albans’ Arena to perform in the National Choir of The Year competition. This was our first ever group to compete, and although they didn’t make it through, they had a buzzing experience! The choir was made up of […]
Teddington and Hampton Festival
A small group of our wonderful singers performed for the charity event at St Mary’s Church, Thames Street in #Hampton village, part of the Teddington and Hampton Festival. Our singers deserve a proper cheer for coming late on board into this gig! What a top group of people we have who gave a very strong […]
Eclipse Choir Summer Concert 2016
End of Year Concert 2016 Saturday 16/07/2016 7.30-9.30 pm We are excited to invite you to Eclipse Choir’s Summer Concert. This promises to be a hugely entertaining and family-friendly musical performance, featuring the choir, small groups and soloists. Led by choir director, Jim Hawkins, Eclipse Choir will performing new songs learned this term and the […]
A Super Evening at our Spring Concert
An enormous thank you to everyone who came, sang and supported us at our Spring Concert on Saturday 9th April. We had a magnificent evening. The atmosphere was wonderful and the audience feedback was overwhelmingly positive. One gentleman just loved that the set list was so inclusive and engaging, “He said, I’ve been to a […]
Eclipse Choir Springtime Concert 2016
Eclipse Choir Spring Term Concert 2016Saturday 09/04/20167.30-9.30 pmA captivating evening of mixed repertorie from Eclipse Choir awaits you in our end of term concert. Led by choir director, Jim Hawkins, we’ll be showcasing pieces from artists / composers such as Simon and Garfunkel, Weather Report, Fauré, The Beatles, Karl Jenkins, Billy Joel, Bob Chilcott and […]
Our Christmas Concert!
On Saturday 19th December Eclipse Choir gathered for our Christmas Concert at St. Matthew’s Church in Wimbledon, our second ever concert! It was a sell out with 250 guests, plus musicians, and our special guests, the Missing People Choir. Both our Lunar (Monday) and Solar (Thursday) choir had prepared and worked hard all term to […]
*DRESS REHEARSAL TICKETS AVAILABLE*
Due to unprecedented popular demand, we are opening up our dress rehearsal on Thursday 17th December to a ticketed audience. We’re pleased to offer this so your family, friends and supporters who couldn’t make Saturday, or who missed out on tickets, can still come and hear what you’ve been working on! Good news hey! This […]
Eclipse Choir Christmas Concert 2015
Eclipse Choir Christmas Concert 2015Saturday 19/12/20157.30-9.30 pmEclipse Choir returns for its performance of uplifting and beautiful Christmas and contemporary choir pieces, led by director James Hawkins. After just two terms together, and following the huge success of their summer concert, Eclipse Choir will be performing this term’s repertoire, including: Benedictus and Adiemus by Karl Jenkins, […]
Eclipse Choir Auditions Autumn Term 2015
Ready for a new musical challenge? Come and sing with Eclipse Choir! We’re arranging auditions now We’re actively recruiting new members to join our Solar Group of Eclipse Choir, which rehearses in Wimbledon on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. You don’t need to read music to join, but we do use musical scores, and […]
13 weeks to Form, Storm, Norm and PERFORM!
Our story so farIn May 2015 the Eclipse Choir was born; an audition-based, score-reading choir built of amateur singers ready for a new musical challenge. We settled into the Hillside Church in Wimbledon twice a week for rehearsals, with a group of 50 voices meeting on Mondays and 80 on Thursdays. Reading music for the […]