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The choir is directed by Evelyn
Sutherland, local piano teacher, choir leader and animateur, who set up
the choir in September 2011. Evelyn’s ethos is that music is for all,
regardless of musical ability or experience. She is passionate about
bringing people together in song for enjoyment, and for physical and
mental well-being. Everyone has a voice; everyone is valued; everyone is
welcome.
The emphasis is to come and sing together
for an uplifting evening of fun and song with a real community feel. The
social, physical and emotional benefits of singing in a group are
tremendous and we encourage you to come along and have a good sing, even
if you think you can’t! We like to laugh, so please bring your sense of
humour!
At Opus 18 we love to give something back
to the community and we have raised over £20,000 at our summer and
Christmas charity concerts for the following charities:
The Bedford Daycare Hospice, The East
Anglian Air Ambulance, Bedford Food Bank, Alzheimers Society Bedford,
Cystic Fibrosis, Keech Hospice Care, BBC Children in Need, The Pink
Lotus Women’s Cancer Support Group, Tibbs Dementia Foundation, Swaziland
Schools Projects, The MS Therapy Centre, Bedford, The Prebend Day
Centre, Sue Ruder St John’s Hospice, Bedford’s Primrose Unit Challenge
Cancer Appeal, Bedford Support Group for Families with an Eating
Disorder, Bedford Open Door, Motor Neurone Disease, The John Bunyan
Museum, Stroke Association Bedford, Kings Arms Project for the Homeless,
Parkinsons UK, NSPCC, Meadowbank Neonatal Unit, Canine Partners Bedford,
Bedfordshire Prostate Cancer Support Group, Bedford and District
Cerebral Palsy Society, Bedford Disabled Horse Riding Association,
Families First Bedfordshire’s Horizon Project, Free Cakes for Kids.
During
lockdown we got to grips with technology and continued our weekly
rehearsals online via zoom. We enjoyed themed nights, taking us to the
theatre, cinema, the sea, VE Day, the last night of the proms and
countries around the world, to name just a few of our themes, singing
for fun as well as working on our vocal technique and harmonies. Most of
all we had fun keeping tremendous fun keeping our community together!
Our fundraising continued with gusto too and our A to Z Marathon Sing,
Sea Shanty Night and Evening of Summer Song and Fun raised well over
£4000 for our 10th anniversary charity, Tibbs Dementia
Foundation.
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![]() Choir Director: Evelyn Sutherland |
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![]() Accompanist: Clare Sugars |
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