Joining Eclipse

We are currently recruiting sopranos, altos, tenors and bass singers. You can join Eclipse Choir now and get involved from January 2026. Please email members@eclipsechoir.com for more information and to book a time.

We would love to hear from singers who have some experience singing in choirs and would like a new challenge. There’s no audition and you are invited to a free trial session throughout the term which will enable you to decide whether Eclipse is a good fit for you. Note: sight-reading is a nice-to-have, but not essential as we also help people learn to sight-read and provide audio recordings in advance to assist learning new pieces. (Many people in Eclipse didn’t sight read at all two years ago, but are now tackling notation with a lot more confidence, ability and success!)

To book a taster session, please contact us directly at members@eclipsechoir.com.

 

More about Eclipse Choir

We have two choirs, the Monday choir and Thursday choir groups. All music is taught from musical scores and backed up with audio resources to support and assist independent learning/rehearsal and personal development with singing. Repertoire is varied and selected specifically for each choir group. Expect to sing music from a wide range of styles, genres, tastes and also be ready for some musical experiments!

The Two Eclipse Choir Groups

Please note our rehearsal dates will be Mondays and Thursdays in Kingston Upon Thames.

Group 1 – THURSDAY 7:30pm- 9:30pm – this is a non–audition, fun choir with ambition and a limit of up to 40 soprano and alto voices. It is aimed at those who love to sing but also love the process of learning. If you’d like to be a part of this choir then please email to arrange your free taster session.

Eclipse Choir Kingston July 2022Group 2 – MONDAY 7:30pm- 9:30pm – this is an SATB, non-audition community choir with big ambition and is limited to 40 mixed voices. Singers in this choir will respond well to instruction, take and perform given direction, work positively with their director, make their own notes during sessions, practise away from rehearsals. If you’d like to be a part of this choir then please email to arrange your free taster session.

Total Choir, Eclipse Choir Kingston July 2022

Term Structure and Fees – a brief outline:

Each choir rehearses together once a week for two hours. Each term is a minimum of 13 weeks. We often don’t recognise bank holidays and half terms and rehearse straight through these to avoid a break in continuity and diary confusion.

From May 2023 each session will cost £14 per week. This includes all musical resources: printed scores and bespoke online rehearsal tracks.

You can pay £182 in full at the start of each term, or £45.50 monthly by direct debit to spread the costs over 12 months.

There are 3 terms per year and dates are published on our website calendar.

We look forward to hearing from you!