'Sing Your Heart Out' - a date for your diaries.
The next ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ - a fun evening where you can come along and sing with us for free will be Thursday 25th July. Watch this space for details.
Sounds of Spring
Join us for our spring concert at the Methodist Church in Holmfirth with special guest, Thom Meredith. We are currently working hard (and having fun) rehearsing a variety of fantastic music. So come along and be entertained and share in the joy of live music.
Tickets £10 (£5 under 16s) from 07980 541044 or on the door including refreshments.
Raffle in aid of our charity for 2024 Forget-Me- Not Children’s Hospice.
Step into Christmas
An afternoon concert at Holmfirth High School, celebrating Christmas, and highlighting the talents of pupils of the school.
As well as some traditional carols, Vocal Expressions will be performing some well known Christmas pieces, but not quite as you know them, there will be the chance to join in with some carols, if you wish, and VE will be providing their usual delicious refreshments.
Tickets £10 (£5 under 16s) from Pam 07980 541044 or on the door.
Sing Your Heart Out!
Do you like to sing? Would you like to have a fun evening having a good sing with friendly bunch who just love singing together? Then why not come along to our free, ladies only, ‘sing for fun’ evening.
Concert, Cake & a Cuppa
Following last year’s enjoyable and successful summer concert with tea and cakes, we’ve decided to hold another similar event. Nicola Mills, our new Musical Director will be making her debut with the choir.
Join us at St David’s Hall, Holmbridge for an afternoon of music, laughter and delicious refreshments. Tickets £10 (£5 children) in advance from Pam 07980541044. Tables can be reserved if you are coming with family or friends.
Sing into Spring
Looking for an alternative to Eurovision! come to our next concert with guests the very talented Master Singers,
Tickets £10 (£5 under 16s) from Pam 07980 541044 or on the door.
Fund Raising Fashion Show hosted by CHAINREAXTION - Honley
Fancy something new for Spring or Summer? Why not join Vocal Expressions at our fashion show. Select from a wide range of lovely styles, and help us raise money both for our choir, and for our chosen charity Holme Valley Mountain Rescue.
Tickets £5 (include light refreshments) from Sandra: 07773 340996
This event has been rearranged from March 10th (postponed due the snow). Tickets bought for the previous event will be valid. If you can’t attend on 14th April, you can be refunded.
Fundraising Fashion Show POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER
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Fancy something new for your spring or summer wardrobe? Why not come along to our fashion show hosted by CHAINREAXTION- Honley, and choose from their great range of high-street styles at great prices. At the same time you could help raise funds for Vocal Expressions’ chosen charity for 2023 - Holme Valley Mountain Rescue, and for the choir itself.
Tickets £5 (incl light refreshments) from Sandra 07773 340 996
Doors open 6:45pm
Weekend Residential Workshop, Scarborough
Vocal Expressions’ annual residential workshop will be held at the Red Lea hotel, Scarborough on the weekend of 10th-12th February 2023.
This is a chance for choir members to get together to intensively learn new music and socialise. Although we work very hard, we also have the opportunity to enjoy the bracing sea air or a little retail therapy, and on Saturday evening we have dinner, followed by fun and games.
Christmas sing-a-long at the Pickled Pheasant, Holmbridge
Come along to the Pickled Pheasant and join Vocal Expressions singing carols and festive songs.
Bucket Collection in aid of Kirklees Young Carers.
Carol Concert
Come along to St David’s Church Holmbridge and join Vocal Expressions singing carols to welcome in the festive season. Free event - refreshments available. Collection for church funds.
Celebrate Winter with Vocal Expressions
Come in from the cold and join us for an entertaining afternoon of songs and music, to put a smile on your face, to celebrate winter and welcome the festive season.
Sat 3rd December at Holmfirth Methodist Church
Ticket £10 adults, £5 children from 07980 541044 and on the door.
Our special guest Simeon Wood is an engaging, talented flautists and player of a variety of wind instruments such as panpipes, Celtic whistles and the Ba-Hu, and even occasionally the bicycle pump! He has composed numerous musical scores, and entertained audiences all over the world, in many unusual settings. https://www.simeonwood.co.uk
So make a date in your diary. We look forward to seeing you.
Afternoon Cream Tea Concert
As part of our anniversary celebrations Vocal Expressions will be hosting an afternoon of music and a cream tea at St david’s Hall, Holmbridge.. What’s not to like! £10 adults, £5 ( 5 - 16s). Tickets available from 07980 541044.
Celebration of Ukrainian Culture
Vocal Expressions Ladies Choir have been invited to take part in an evening of wonderful music and traditional Ukrainian dancing at Huddersfield Town Hall. We are delighted to be able to support the Ukraine Club in their fund raising concert. Tickets £12 available from Huddersfield Town Hall.
25th Anniversary Concert
It’s hard to believe, especially for our founder members who still sing with the choir, but Vocal Expressions is 25 years old in 2022. The choir is celebrating with a concert in Holmfirth Civic Hall at 7pm on Saturday 14th may. Our special guest performers will be Robert and Jenny Webb. We will also be welcoming welcome our founding musical director, Catherine Williams, and former accompanists.
Christmas concert
BACK FOR CHRISTMAS
Free concert with guests Hade Edge Band at Holmbridge Parish Hall.
Tickets in advance only from PAM ON 07980 541044
The venue will be Covid Secure and doors at either end of the hall will be open throughout – so wrap up warmly!
The Choir will sing without face coverings when performing but it is hoped that as many of the audience as possible will wear face coverings.
The concert will last for about an hour and there will be no refreshments.
Choir Workshop
St David’s Parish Hall - rehearsals will be held in two sessions - details to follow
Voices and Strings
March 1st is St David’s day, so it’s very appropriate that this concert features a harpist as our special guest. Vocal Expressions are delighted to welcome Rhian Evans, a very talented and experience harpist who has performed with orchestras such as the Hallé, Opera North and the Manchester Camerata. rhianeveansharpist.com
TICKETS: £8 including refreshments from Lynda 07837 988062
Please join us for lots of lovely music from Vocal Expressions and Rhian, performing both separately, and together.
The concert will support Huddersfield Mission, VE’s chosen charity for 2019/2020.
St David's Hall Open Day
Enjoy singing? Fancy joining a choir? Why not come and meet us to see if Vocal Expressions could be the one for you. We are looking for new members and would love to see you..
As part of the Village Hall’s Open Week 2020, St David’s Hall, Holmbridge is opening its doors. Come along and meet the hall’s regular users. This includes us: Vocal Expressions. We meet here every Thursday evening at 7:30 to 9:30pm to rehearse. Why to come along to the open day to meet and hear us, at 11:30am or 1:00pm, or alternatively just pop along to a Thursday rehearsal or get in touch with us via our website.
Sing Out for Christmas!
Guests Lindley Junior School Choir
Tickets £8 (£5 school children) from 07871 443043.
Beetle Drive
A fun filled social evening to raise funds for VE’s chosen charity of the year - Huddersfield Mission.
Huddersfield Mission provides help and support for people who need it particularly those with multiple and complex needs such as homelessness, mental health addiction and more.,
Tickets: £8 include a pie & pea supper, from Liz 07773 348996. All welcome.
Summer Concert
This will be Vocal Expressions first concert under their new MD, Kate Shipway, and will feature guests LB Brass . The choir will perform some of their favourite pieces together with new music introduced to by our new MD and there will be lots of lovely brass from our guests. We are really looking forward to performing again after quite a long break, so why not join us for a great evening with a variety of music.
Tickets £8 from Liz Stead 07871443043
Christmas Magic
Enjoy the spirit of Christmas with Vocal Expressions in concert, with our special guest flautist Simeon Wood at Holy Trinity Church, Towngate, Holmfirth. Tickets £8.00 from Liz Stead 07871 443043
Raise Your Voice
Vocal Expressions Ladies Choir and Featherstone Male Voice Choir in concert
Come and enjoy a wonderful musical Sunday afternoon in central Holmfirth at Holmfirth Methodist Church. Tickets £8 from Liz Stead 07871 443043. Concert in support of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
'A Singin' and a Stompin'
Enjoy an evening of traditional music performed by Vocal Expressions and a some lively dancing with fantastic Ceilidh Band Dr Reelgood at Holmbridge Parish Hall, Woodhead Rd, Holmbridge. Tickets £12 to include a sop supper from Sandra Tidbury 07773 340996. Bring your own drinks (glasses provided).
COLOURS FASHION SHOW & POP-UP SHOP
VE are hosting a COLOURS (fun)draising fashion show at Holmbridge Parish Hall, Woodhead Road, Holmbridge HD9 2NQ. Clothes available to purchase at the event.
Proceeds of raffle in support of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Lots of great prizes. Tickets £5 from Sandra 07773340996
Eskdale Festival
Vocal Expressions are looking forward to taking part in the the National Choir's Day section of the Eskdale Festival, at Whitby Pavillion. More details to follow.