We had a great time at our C’est La Zoom! Winter Warmer – a huge variety of wintery and seasonal songs, some we knew, some we learnt, some we sang like karaoke! Quizzes, a scavenger hunt and festive accessories – we were able to connect, smile and sing together. We also had another go at…
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From 5 Wednesdays until 9th December we will revisit our festive favourites, sing some simple wintery songs, delve into old, shared repertoire and sing along to songs that can only be sung at this time of year! Our plans include a couple of quick quizzes, some show and tell and another adventure into the world of…
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Singing, chatting, drinking, more singing, tankard waving, learning to sing in German, remembering our Stand By Be signing, a scavenger hunt, a repertoire quiz and yet more singing- just some of the things we got up to – thanks to everyone who came along and made our 3 week C’est La Zoom! Oktoberfest such a…
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Our June project was a great success and, as planned, we warmed up, we sang, we shared stories, poetry and performances and really enjoyed connecting with each other. Over the 4 weeks Elizabeth taught us all the BSL alphabet and also how to sign the song ‘Stand by Me’. For our final session Elizabeth and…
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We’ve been having so much fun on Zoom we decided to launch a summer project – C’est La Zoom! in June! Instead of our usual repertoire of complex acapella arrangements of popular music, we are focusing on doing the things we have found to work best online: warm ups, simple songs and rounds, themes, games,…
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We were particularly grateful to be meeting every week when we heard the devastating news that one of our much loved basses, Jeff Lewis, had died with Coronavirus on 15th April. When we met the following Wednesday, we were able to remember Jeff together, raising a glass to him and singing one of his favourites, Moon…
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We were half way through our term when we could no longer meet in person due to the Corona virus but that didn’t stop us meeting, connecting and singing online every week! We warmed up our bodies and voices as usual and then enjoyed singing along to recordings of the songs we had been working…
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In response to government requests to ‘stop non-essential contact’ and to protect the health of all our members, we regret that we have had to cancel C’est La Vie! Community Choir sessions for the foreseeable future. We will post updates here and keep in contact with our current members via email and our WhatsApp groups.…
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What a fantastic night of singing and merriment to celebrate the end of term in 2019 for C’est La Vie! Thankfully Elizabeth had a camera, so we can all enjoy the highlights of the evening with this compilation video.
We’re very excited to announce our new term for 2020! The new term starts Wednesday Jan 29th 2020 and ends Wednesday 6th May 2020. There will be no session 19th Feb (half term), no session 8th and 15th of April (Easter). We are also planning a concert for the 13th of May. See you there!
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