A long established community gospel choir in Southampton
A new name
As of March 2022, the choir formerly known as the Central Hall Community Gospel Choir has a new name. We hope you like it
Our repertoire includes a very wide range of music, not just traditional gospels and spirituals, but African songs, modern songs and standards. They are usually arranged specially for us by our director Penny Hastings in 4 part harmony.
Hello!
We are a friendly bunch of people who get together to sing.
Actually there is a bit more to it than that.
Prior to the covid pandemic we used to sing at about 12 -15 events per year, such as festivals, fêtes, weddings, funerals, and of course concerts, and we aim to rebuild to that.
Anyone can join.
There are no auditions!
You don't have to be a brilliant singer either
Best of all there are no fees! (but we do accept donations to pay for the expenses such as the rehearsal hall)
Hear us sing
You don't have to be able to read music
If you'd like to join in the fun, please drop us a message.
We formed in 1997, and practiced at the Central Hall in St. Mary St. Southampton for many years.
After the Covid 19 pandemic we moved our base away from Central Hall.
Our home is now St Alban's Church in Tulip Rd, Swaythling.
On 7th June to great excitement, our choir director, Penny returned to us after a long illness.
Now we can have
the piano at
our practices
In December we did our first gig since the pandemic struck, news of this is on the Recent Events page.
Since the pandemic
we have been low
on numbers as there are quite a few singers who are shielding family members.
Having said that we have welcomed some new
singers since the great restart.
We have recently received some enquiries about singing at various events, one as far away as Christmas, so we are getting back to normal after the strange past couple of years.
Latest News
Details will appear on the Upcoming Events page in due course.
Regular visitors will have noticed our new name.
If you want to sing with us or perhaps book us to sing at your event, please
As our former name was quite long, we were frequently mis-announced at concerts, so we are hoping that our new title is easier for those introducing us to get right, whilst representing the ideals of the choir.
You can also find us on Facebook
