Mission Statement:
“To share the joy of singing with each other and our audiences in the spirit of fellowship, charity and artistic growth, and to advance the public knowledge and appreciation of choral music by means of concerts and other public performances"
It's that time of year when you are thinking about what would make your life more fulfilling. How can you improve yourself.
Are you a singer? Do you think you have what it takes?
At "Gresley" we can help you. Come along to one of our rehearsals and we can get you singing again. You will learn songs you know and some you think you know. There might be even a few that you don't know. But you will enjoy learning all of them. Sometimes they sound different as we sing in section - Bass; Baritone; Second Tenor; First Tenor. Put those 4 parts together and the sound is awesome! We'll make sure you're in the right section for your voice.
We're sociable too. We get to chat at the break, we meet roughly monthly for Breakfast Club and we also have an annual tour. Many of the choristers are very close friends. We pride ourselves on this camaraderie.
Singing is good for health too. It helps with breathing problems such as asthma, it helps with depression, it has also been shown to bost the immune system.
So if you are unsure, come along and watch one of our concerts (see Events) or come to rehearsal (see Membership).
To see our most recent Newsletter click below
Based in South Derbyshire, England, the Choir takes its name from the "Gresley Primitive Methodist Church", where the choir was born with 13 singers on the "Men's Sunday" in 1904. The choir has over 40 members and fulfils on average 22 engagements a year. We sing the best of modern and traditional TTBB music. We are a friendly bunch of gents and are keen to recruit new members.
We firmly believe that singing has enhanced our lives by improving mental and physical wellbeing. We have two choristers in their 90s and one member has been with the choir for 65 years.
