About The Royal United Hospitals Choir
The RUH choir extends a warm welcome to staff who work at or who have worked for the hospitals and their connected organisations.
The Royal United Hospitals Choir Description
About the choir:
The RUH choir extends a warm welcome to staff who work at or who have worked for the hospitals and their connected organisations. Led by our musical director, Julie Payne, we sing a variety of music, including pop, musicals, gospel, light classical and world music. It’s mostly unaccompanied, which gives us the opportunity to turn up around the hospital and entertain patients, visitors and staff. We also do concerts with another choir, usually in the summer or at Christmas, raising money for the RUH Forever Friends Appeal.
Whether you sing regularly elsewhere or have always wanted to, you’re welcome to join us. You don’t have to be able to read music and don't worry, there's no audition, just lots of singing, so come along for a couple of taster sessions to try it out. It's a great way to meet some new people and a great stress-buster in the middle of a busy working day!
We rehearse on Tuesdays between 1-2pm in the chapel (B26).
What our members say:
‘It leaves you going back to work in a better mood’
‘I love to sing and it makes me more confident in other situations’
‘I find it uplifting – it makes me feel more positive for the rest of the afternoon’
‘It's a great way to make new friends, improve confidence’
‘Sounds as good as it feels’
‘A lovely way to spend an hour a week’
‘It's fun and welcoming - for singers of any level – it's fab! ’
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We are always pleased to welcome new members (especially men!). All musical abilities are welcome and you do not need to be able to read music to join. There is no audition - just come along to one of our practices on a Tuesday lunchtime and join in!
We do ask for a small monthly contribution which is collected through your salary if you are a hospital employee. If you are retired, or work for a connected organisation (and not on the RUH payroll), you can pay by cheque or st...anding order.
The money collected helps to pay for employing our musical director, buying music, publicity expenses and other costs involved in running a choir. The choir is not for profit, so contributions are kept to a minimum.
For more information, please contact Linda Bushell (Membership Secretary)
Email: lindabushell@nhs.net Tel: 01225 821281
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Come and enjoy our Christmas Concert on the 12th December 2015!
The RUH Choir is performing its Christmas Concert on Saturday 12th December, 4pm at Weston Methodist Church (top of Chelsea Road). We're singing with Take 5 Choir.
Entrance is free but a collection will be made for the Forever Friends Appeal.
Come along and hear some new takes on familiar Chrismas songs, and join us in singing traditional Christmas carols.
Just a reminder that the RUH Choir is singing at North Wraxall church on Saturday 11 July at 19.30. Do come along and hear our premiere of Guys and Dolls!
The RUH Choir is singing in Party in the City on Friday 15th May. We’ll be at St Swithun’s Church, The Paragon, Bath at 18.30 trying out some of our new repertoire!
Here's the fesitval brochure http://issuu.com/bathfestiv…/docs/bf15_ music_pitc_issuu_v3/1
The RUH Choir will be singing Christmas carols in the RUH chapel on Wednesday 18 December, 1-2pm. Staff are welcome to come and join us.
Don't forget to buy your tickets for the Bath Spa Band and RUH Choir concert on Wednesday 11 December, 7.30pm at St Michael's Without
Bath Spa Band and RUH Choir Come and support your colleagues at a Community Christmas Concert on Wednesday 11 December, 7.30pm at St Michael's Without, Broad Street, Bath. Tickets are £6 Adults, £5 concessions and £3 children, available from: • Bath Box Office 01225 463362 or visit www.bathboxoffice.org.uk • Bath Spa Band 01761 479101 or email secretary@bathspaband.co.uk • Forever Friends Appeal Office on 01225 825900 or email sue.tucker@nhs.net ... All proceeds to Forever Friends Appeal and Bath Spa Band.
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The RUH Choir will be giving its final performance before it breaks for the summer - in the Atrium on Tue 25 June, 1pm. Come along and listen to us while you eat your lunch.
It's also our last performance with our Choir Director Jo Sercombe, so we will be singing our hearts out for her!