Come and sing

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A "come and sing" event offers people who enjoy singing the opportunity to form a temporary choir ("scratch choir") to rehearse and/or perform choral music, often within a single day.

These events typically involve people who would otherwise be unable to commit to regular membership of a choir, or who wish to try choral singing for the first time. Usually the music is familiar mainstream classic works e.g. Handel's Messiah , [1] [2] Handel's Zadok the Priest, [3] Fauré's Requiem, [4] Verdi's Requiem, [5] and Henry Purcell's hymns, [6] or Broadway musicals, [7] though the programme may be chosen to coincide with a festival or other special occasion or time of year or day (e.g. Evensong, Nine Lessons and Carols).

A come-and-sing event can serve recruitment purposes, in that the visiting singers can learn what it is like to sing in the standing chorus of the presiding conductor, who in turn may be able to recruit able singers for his/her group.

A come-and-sing event can also help create a bond between a professional chorus and its audience. For instance, the Los Angeles Master Chorale annually invites its audience to participate in a performance of Handel's Messiah, seated in the audience section of their auditorium (Walt Disney Concert Hall) and led by their music director (Grant Gershon). [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Handel's Messiah – Come And Sing With Sheffield Cathedral Choir And The West Riding Ensemble: Saturday 22 November 2025, 10:30 am, 9:00 pm, Sheffield Cathedral". Sheffield Cathedral. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Come and sing event to be held at Melrose Music Festival". Peebles Shire News. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Alnwick and District Choral Society are inviting singers to join a 'Come and Sing' event on Saturday, June 21 at St Paul's Church". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Come and sing: Fauré Requiem". Channel Eye. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Barnes Choir - Come & Sing VERDI's REQUIEM". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Come and Sing Day: Henry Purcell". Durham University. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Come and Sing 'Follies', Friday, 19 September 2025, 5.30pm". Journal of Music. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ↑ The 2024 version of this come-and-sing event was listed at .
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