New choir starts at Ettalong

A new community choir is starting in Ettalong with rehearsals held on Wednesday evenings from April 27, at the Uniting Church Hall.

The choir will participate in regular concerts with other Singup Choirs including in massed choirs.

Each year Singup choirs raise more than $10,000 for various charities through concerts.

The director of the new choir is Empire Bay singer Ms Kerryn Cooper.

Ms Cooper has been a soloist and alto in the original SingUp choir Isingonthecake.

She has run early childhood music classes in Umina and has trained under the Kodaly system of music education.

Ms Cooper said SingUp choirs are for people who just love to sing with the repertoire including pop from the 60s up to the present as well as gospel and African songs.

Choir members have access to mp3 recordings of their parts so they can practice them at home, on their walk, or in the car.

Fees are $100 per school term.

Media Release, 15 Mar 2011 Kerryn Cooper, Empire Bay