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Based across South Tyneside, Choirmaster is a vibrant and exciting no fuss choir inspiring voices and changing lives! We sing pretty much anything!
Choirmaster is open to absolutely anyone 16+, with the motto that ‘everyone can sing!’ Whilst there is absolutely no pressure to perform, we will of course encourage performance opportunities throughout the year!
Choirmaster is open to anyone! We don't use sheet music or hold any auditions!
We have a fabulous social life too with endless parties, beach picnics, countless trips away and more coffee mornings than we care to count! You will make new friends for life!
We can't wait to meet you!

Important Notice

Due to the ongoing disruption from Covid-19, all of our rehearsals and activities will be moved online from January 2021!

Join Us Online In 2021!

We have some fabulous activities starting in January 2021!

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In 2019 We Raised £2600 For South Tyneside Charities

Find out more about our charity work here and how you can get involved!

News, Blogs And Updates

September 1, 2020

Choirmaster At The Hedworth Hall – Our New Home!

We have some exciting news to share! We are moving to a new home! The fabulous Hedworth Hall!

August 23, 2020

Book Now – An Audience With Adam Allinson – From The Ritz To Queen Mary 2

We are delighted to share this very exciting news! Book now as availability is limited! Live at The Customs House! Sunday 11 October at 7.30pm!

August 19, 2020

We Are Back!

Following on from the latest Government announcements, we are delighted to announce that Choirmaster is returning!

Find Out About Our Choirs

We have daytime and evening rehearsals across South Tyneside throughout the week!

We Love Performing!

We love giving our singers some amazing performances! 2019 was a fabulous year!

Christmas On Broadway

Joe McElderry At The Customs House

Proms In The Park

Newcastle Central Station

The Great North Run

Our Community Outreach Work

We've worked with Age Concern, regularly perform in care homes and give talks to groups on the benefits of singing.

Let's Get Social

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Do you work or know someone

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Do you work or know someone who works in a care setting, residential homes, hospital or hospice? GET IN TOUCH!

You would all agree Christmas is going to be somewhat very different this year. It has been an extremely tough year for those residents, patients and children in care homes, hospices and hospitals. HOWEVER……………. WE WANT TO CHANGE THIS, SAVE CHRISTMAS and dazzle everyone with Christmas cheer with our LIVE performance of Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother of all pantomimes!

We are going to be live streaming our performance absolutely FREE OF CHARGE to anyone across the country in one of the above settings and unable to get out this Christmas. We are going to be bringing the magic of theatre to you this December!

All you need to do is to get a member of staff to contact Producer Kevin Reay on admin@adamallinson.com or calling 07984 890 664.

Our Fairy Godmother has always wanted to say this………. #YouShallGoToTheBall

PLEASE LIKE, SHARE AND TAG!! #panto #pantomime #cinderella @stynesideevents @stynesidecouncil

We are delighted to announce that our founders, Ad

We are delighted to announce that our founders, Adam Allinson & Kevin Reay are teaming up with the Hedworth Hall to bring a bit of festive fairytale magic to South Shields this December!

Coming To South Shields This December! Book Your Tickets Now! Cinderella! The Fairy Godmother Of All Pantomimes! Live At The Hedworth Hall!

Polish your glass slippers, dust off your carriage and join us as the clock strikes midnight for the Fairy Godmother of pantomimes, Cinderella. Expect the usual twists and turns from wicked stepmothers, ugly stepsisters, and a host of fabulous characters!

You shall go to the ball with this socially distanced, festive fairy tale treat live at The Hedworth Hall in South Shields!

Book Now! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/northernarts/e-oyagxy

A fabulous morning today! Delighted to have one of

A fabulous morning today! Delighted to have one of our singers, Alice Turner perform at a special event for Age Concern Tyneside South! Well done Alice!

We have some exciting news to share. It is with a

We have some exciting news to share. It is with a heavy heart that we are having to announce that we are leaving our previous home in South Shields. Since we launched in February 2019 we have been based at Ocean Road Community Centre.

We have had a lot of sleepless nights and discussions over the past week in relation to Choirmaster returning. Due to covid-19 regulations we would have been having to operate up to six rehearsals a week to fit everyone in. It was also apparent that we would have had to move people from their regular rehearsal day and potentially break up friends who have been coming through our doors since day one. This is not something we wanted.

Therefore... We have taken the decision to move our home. We are delighted to announce that when we return on Monday 7th September and Tuesday 8th September we will be returning to The Hedworth Hall. This is a fabulous venue, with a huge ballroom and incredible acoustics under a stunning chandelier! It also has a wonderful bar and restaurant perfect for drinks and refreshments too!!

Given everything that has been happening this year, I know this announcement will hopefully put a lot of our singers minds at ease. Our Hebburn choir will remain at The Elmfield Social Club.

We have already contacted everyone who has so far booked for rehearsals but we need more of you!

Call us today! 07854 829091 or 07984 890664 to prebook for our fabulous choir returning next week!

We have a number of exciting projects in the pipeline and some amazing songs to start too!

Thank you for all of your incredible support!

We can't wait to see you soon!

Adam & Kevin!

CHOIRMASTER IS BACK! Hello!!! We have some fabulou

CHOIRMASTER IS BACK!
Hello!!! We have some fabulous news to share with everyone! Following on from the latest Government announcements, we are delighted to announce that Choirmaster is returning! We are so excited to be able to return to our rehearsals and we can’t wait to see you! We have some great songs to sing and some fabulous performances coming up!
We have worked hard alongside our venues to ensure the safest possible environment for all of our singers as well as carrying out the necessary risk assessments which can be viewed on our website. One of these changes means that our rehearsals will now have limited numbers and therefore must be pre-booked in advance.
How To Join Our Rehearsals?
It is simple!
Rehearsals MUST be booked in advance by calling Adam & Kevin on: 07854 829091 or 07984 890664 and will be on a first come first served basis. Rehearsals can also be block booked to make it easier for you!
We will be restarting on Monday 7th / Tuesday 8th September and will continue every week till Monday 7th / Tuesday 8th December during which time we will be working towards something very exciting!
South Shields
Monday - 7.00pm - 8.30pm - The Hedworth Hall
Tuesday - 11.00am - 12.30pm - The Hedworth Hall
Hebburn
Tuesday - 7.15pm - 8.45pm - The Elmfield Social Club
We are looking forward to seeing you soon! CALL US NOW to book your place!
Call Adam & Kevin on: 07854 829091 or 07984 890664

AUGUST SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE We have some exciti

AUGUST SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE

We have some exciting news! Our online sessions are now available to book for August!

Firstly, a massive thank you to everyone who has supported us so far either by joining our sessions online or by kindly donating to help keep Choirmaster singing and alive through these tough times! Our first online ‘Zoom’ session on Monday evening was a huge triumph and I can’t wait for next week!

In the meantime, some exciting news! Our online sessions are now available to book for August! We have 5 weeks to look forward to in August and sessions are still just £20 for the whole household! I really hope you can continue to to support Choirmaster and myself throughout August by signing up to our online sessions!

If you missed our first session on Monday, you can still book for the rest of July too!

Simply head over to www.thechoirmaster.co.uk to book your place!

If you can’t join us online but would like to make a kind donation simply follow this link. (You don’t need a PayPal account)

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=ZHhIQGZO4gr7IBKmL7-qFZw64Ux6QGDB-__30RqrIyqbo-nr8k6HYrbaumAewJwD8fKe9m&country.x=GB&locale.x=GB&fbclid=IwAR2mnRw0xIC5anb8vsAkawCh-lS2rgRGHC2zeHm_4Gqy7HIwZgQwjyt3M_E

A massive thank you for your support!
Adam x

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Firstly I just to say a massiv

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Firstly I just to say a massive thank you to those of you who have kindly signed up to our online sessions starting on Monday! Also a big thank you to those of you who have kindly donated. Whilst I appreciate these are very difficult times for a lot of people at the moment I still need more of your support in order to build on the success, continue to protect and ultimately safeguard the future of Choirmaster so we can return. Unfortunately, so far only a very small amount of people have signed up for our July sessions or donated.
As with many businesses, Choirmaster has been purely relying on savings since March. I hoped as I am sure you all did that things would have been back to normal a lot sooner. Sadly this has not happened and there is no news from the Government of choirs being able to return any time in the near future.

I want to be very open and frank with you that in order to operate Choirmaster there are a substantial amount of costs. With the exception of venue hire and printing all of the outgoings have been continued operating costs throughout the lockdown period. This includes the creation of all the musical resources for all past / future songs, lyrics and sheet music, copyright, the ongoing maintenance of our websites, domain costs and emails. In addition to this we have our graphic design and musical software, insurance costs, licenses as well as ongoing costs to equipment.

Since launching Choirmaster, we have had so many wonderful experiences together, raised almost £2600 for charity, brought hundreds of people together and given so much to our wonderful community! I am determined to keep our wonderful choir alive whatever it takes.

Whatever you can do to help, no matter how big or small my appreciation goes beyond words.
A huge thank-you!
Adam x
#WEWILLBEBACK
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Sign Up For Online Sessions: https://thechoirmaster.co.uk

Some our our singers this morning having a fabulou

Some our our singers this morning having a fabulous coffee morning and catch up at Jarrow Hall!

Having a fabulous Coffee morning today with some o

Having a fabulous Coffee morning today with some of our Choirmaster singers! Thanks to the wonderful team at Cafe 42!

Happy 1st Birthday Choirmaster! It is hard to beli

Happy 1st Birthday Choirmaster! It is hard to believe that 1 year ago today we launched Choirmaster! Why don't you leave some of your memories below?

A fabulous Choirmaster night out watching the #Wiz

A fabulous Choirmaster night out watching the #WizardOfOz at Leeds Playhouse! Congratulations to Fraser Campbell-McDonald for bringing the house down on the final night of the run! 🎶

A wonderful afternoon today talking all things Cho

A wonderful afternoon today talking all things Choir and the benefits of singing with the patient participation group at Marsden Road Health Centre! Thank you to the Group Practice Manager Nadine Farrow for such a lovely welcome!

Starting back this week! Right here in South Tynes

Wow! What an incredible year it has been! Thank yo

Wow! What an incredible year it has been! Thank you to everyone who has shown us such wonderful support in 2019! Back in February this year we started a choir. We had one simple vision and aim which was to bring people together across South Tyneside through a love of music and singing. Choirmaster was born!

It was a cold, wet and windy night in the middle of February half term and visions of standing in an empty room after weeks of preparation sprung to mind! However, one by one the singers came. Something very special had happened that very first week.

It truly has been a remarkable year for singing across South Tyneside. As well as all of the performances, we have had more coffee mornings, social events and nights out than we care to count! What we have discovered is that Choirmaster is not just a community choir… It truly is a family and moving forward we will continue to change and inspire people’s lives through singing and music.

Have a wonderful Christmas and here is a toast to all of the exciting musical adventures that await in 2020!
Best Wishes,
Adam & Kevin x

A fabulous afternoon performing at the Town Hall f

A fabulous afternoon performing at the Town Hall for the Mayors Christmas Celebration complete with drinks and canapés! 😊🎄☃️❄️