The Choir aims to perform a wide range of different types of music, from early sacred and secular works, through the classical and romantic periods to folk, gospel and popular songs. Whilst in the Youth Choir, members had a wide experience of concert venues, including the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Hall, Fairfield and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. They also performed in various Cathedrals on UK tours, including Rochester, Norwich, St. Davids, Gloucester, Coventry, Lichfield, Carlisle and Exeter. Some of them performed on Classic FM and Radio Three and worked under the direction of eminent conductors, including Sir David Willcocks and Bob Chilcott.

Bexley Phoenix Choir has intensive rehearsals during holiday times, usually on Sundays but occasionally on a Saturday, from 2.00 - 7.00pm. Typically there is one at Christmas, two at Easter and three at the end of June and beginning of July. Rehearsals are normally held at Queen Street Baptist Church, Erith but can be anywhere in the Bexley area. The Choir aims to sing five or six concerts a year, some locally and some on an annual tour which usually takes place in August with a final rehearsal prior to the tour. Members are not required to tour, but it is a big part of the ‘raison d’etre’. Although nearly all members were in Bexley Youth Choir whilst at school, it is not a prerequisite for membership of the choir.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and may be asked to do a simple audition before being accepted. There is an annual membership fee, currently £25, which is payable before or by the first rehearsal.

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