Tongue & Groove

It’s that time of year again. Have you made a new year’s resolution to get out more, make friends locally and have a great time? You should join a choir! Tongue & Groove are an award winning, amateur, no audition choir. We are based in East Dulwich (rehearsing above The Palmerston on Tuesday nights) and we are looking for new lower voice singers (Tenor, Bass and Baritone parts), to join us from 10th January. We had a great 2022, starting the year as winners of a local community choir festival and ending it by singing live on BBC Radio London. We have big plans for 2023! Contact us on [email protected] to arrange a free taster rehearsal, or replay to this thread for more information. There is a short waiting list for soprano & alto singers, let us know if you would like to be added. HAPPY NEW YEAR Robin

Hello fellow East Dulwich Residents. Tongue & Groove Choir are a local amateur choir. We have managed to make it through the lockdowns and are returning to in-person rehearsals on 7th September. We rehearse above The Palmerston on Lordship Lane, and we would love to meet some potential new members. THAT COULD BE YOU! Our members have varying levels of previous experience but you do not need to have sung before to join and there is no audition. If you would like more information please check out our website www.tongueandgroove.london If you would like to have a chat about joining please feel free to email us on [email protected] and we can reply to you or set up a call to say hello. September will be the start of our fourth year but, after the last 18 months we are treating is as a bit of a reset, so it is the perfect time to join us. We are offering a free taster rehearsal to anyone who wants to give us a go. Contact us today! Robin T&G Choir

Is your new year resolve already slipping? We can help you out. Joining a choir can tick two or three things off you New Years Resolution list. We are Tongue & Groove, an amateur choir based at The Palmerston on Lordship Lane. It is our first rehearsal of 2020 on Tuesday 7th January and you are invited to a free taster evening to see if you like us. We are a no audition choir, so you won?t be put on the spot. All we ask is that you have sung somewhere in the past, for many of us this was at school, a few years ago now ?. We have been going for just over two years and are gaining a reputation as a confident and entertaining choir who do not hide behind music folders. If one of you New Years Resolutions was to improve your health then studies show that joining a choir id the place for you. Just look at this article if you don?t believe us https://www.choraldirectormag.com/articles/vocal-pro/your-brain-and-singing-why-singing-in-a-choir-makes-you-happier/?fbclid=IwAR2Gv_KLWi8-THH3A6t8rngjMSceuWs4YtD8AA3UQWXQ1QkRNoTBPydvhbk We are also starting the preparation for our now annual Dulwich Festival performance, on 15th May this year. You could be part of the night if you join now ? go on, you know you want to! For more information check out our website www.tongueandgroove.london or email us on [email protected] Come and join the fun

Hello Everyone There are still a few Soprano and Tenor spaces left for tomorrow nights' free choir taster session. 7:15, above The Palmerston on Lordship Lane, 3rd September 2019 Caroline & Robin

We are Tongue & Groove, East Dulwich's amateur adult performance choir and we are looking for a few new members. We rehearse on Tuesday nights at our new home - the private dining room above The Palmerston on Lordship Lane. If you would like more information please visit our website www.tongueandgroove.london or email us on [email protected] to secure a free place at our first rehearsal of the new term on Tuesday 3rd September. We look forward to meeting you Caroline & Robin

Celebrating its tenth year at the festival with a trio of London choirs to entertain you with their own unique performance styles. The evening is hosted by a new amateur performance choir based in the heart of East Dulwich, Tongue & Groove made their successful debut at the festival last year and come to you fresh from competing at the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition. Formed from local enthusiastic amateurs, you have probably met them shopping on Lordship Lane or waiting for the 185 bus and not realised they had hidden talents www.tongueandgroove.london Our second choir, The Pop-Up Choir were formed in 2009 and based in Kennington. They are a 25-piece a cappella rabble specialising in unforgettable arrangements of high-energy crowd pleasers, from pop and indie classics to spine-tingling soul. www.thepopupchoir.com Headlining the night are Alle Choir London, a vibrant group of Polish singers bringing Jazz with Pzazz to London. Marta Mathea Radwan formed the group in 2015 for a commission to the European Parliament and their most notable performance was on BBC One?s ?Pitch Battle? where they were the only jazz choir in the competition. Tickets: ?7.50, Concession: ?5.00; plus the Eventbrite booking fee if booked online; Doors Open 19:40; Show time 20:00 ? 22:10 Ticket on sale now from http://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/dulwich-festival-choir-night/

Our friends at Sponge Mix Presents (a group of local friends who like to have a good time) are arranging a club night for those identifying as over 40 on Saturday 6th April in East Dulwich. An evening on Electronic Alternate 80's, 70's, 90's and all the rest. No need to brave the bus or Uber to get into town, just pop along to East Dulwich Grove for a night of songs you always loved to dance to (and the bar prices are good as well). It should be a fun night. Tickets are ?10 in advance from https://still-got-it.eventbrite.co.uk

Would you like to sing at the Dulwich Festival in May this year? We are Tongue and Groove, a performance choir made up of local amateurs. We are hosting the 10th annual contemporary choral night for the festival along with two other groups, (to be announced). If you would like to take part in the festival as a member of Tongue & Groove you are invited to register for a free place at a taster rehearsal on Tuesday 8th January in East Dulwich. ABOUT YOU: You should have some experience of singing and be comfortable performing (or willing to give it a good go!), there is no audition. You need to be available to attend a rehearsal for two hours a week on Tuesday evenings and be free for the performance date, which is Friday 17th May. If you are interested, please email your details to [email protected] and we can send you further information

Get a head-start on your New Year resolutions and reserve your free taster rehearsal on 8th January with Tongue & Groove Choir. South London's new amateur performance choir. Not only can you cross "Join a Choir" from your To-Do list, you will also find a way to relax and make new friends. Singing is definitely beneficial to your health and you might find love(if that's on your resolution list!). Based in SE22, five minutes walk from East Dulwich Station. Email us for more information [email protected]

Lovely to meet some new people at last week's rehearsal. There are still some places left. If anyone would like to attend a free taster rehearsal this Tuesday 11th September, or in the future, please drop us an email on [email protected]

Thanks you everyone for your great response. All Soprano and Alto free taster places have now all been taken. Some Tenor/Baritone/Bass places left. Email us if you would like one on [email protected] Any Soprano or Alto singers who would like to go on our waiting list can contact us at the same address. Tongue & Groove www.tongueandgroove.london

We are Tongue & Groove. A new amateur performance choir based in East Dulwich. We wanted to find out what it would be like to team a group of talented amateur singers with a professional Theatrical Musical Director, and its going quite well. We are looking for locals who have sung before and have decided that they really miss it and want to give it another go. We have been together for just under a year and had our debut at the Dulwich Festival in March, since then we have performed over south London, culminating in a performance at the Festival Hall for the Southbank's Chorus Festival in July. We have big plans for the next year and are looking for a few additional members to joins our ranks of singers who enjoy getting together, singing together and drinking together. Our next rehearsal is Tuesday 4th September, if you would like to attend a free taster rehearsal please drop us an email to [email protected] You can find out more information about us on our website www.tongueandgroove.london Give it a go, you know you want to, one of our members call rehearsals "Super-food for my mental health"

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Hello Everyone. We are Tongue & Groove, a new local choir. We have just finished out first year and what better way to celebrate than singing at The Southbank Centre as part of their Chorus Weekend. We are performing at 1:45 on Saturday 28th July on the Mandela Statue stage (see attached map) It would be great to have some support from locals so, if you are looking for things to do tomorrow (there will be no thunderstorms, we promise), they come along to Chorus. It's completely free and there are lots of other groups performing - you can make a whole afternoon of it https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/129747-chorus-weekend-2018 We are also looking for new members to join us in September. If you would like a free taster session, please drop us an email [email protected] or check out our website www.tongueandgroove.london

Hi Thunderblue600 We are a new local choir called Tongue and Groove and we'd love to talk to you about performing at The Pyrotechnist's Arms. We started in October and are based in East Dulwich. Our debut performance was at the Dulwich Festival last month. You can check out the website at www.tongueandgroove.london and videos of our performance at YouTube on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA15qdOxjNrXZz44Vg9rpHQ?view_as=subscriber We would love to discuss it further with you and could come and see you if that is the easiest. Our email address is [email protected] Caroline & Robin Tongue & Groove Performance Choir