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
A long established community gospel choir based in Southampton
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)
Click the arrow, 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.
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.
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We formed in 1997, and practiced at the Central Hall in St. Mary St. Southampton for many years.
Summer Holiday
We are having a short break from choir practice during August.
Practice resumes on
5th September
in St Alban's
Music in the City
We have applied for a spot at the annual Southampton musical celebration Music in the City.
The past few weeks at choir practice we
have been working out which songs are
still in a presentable state, and it's
pleasantly surprising how elephantine
musical memory can be.
We sang at this event every year until the pandemic stopped it, and this will be our first full concert since, so we have to have a fair bit of material.
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.
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