A very special intimate concert series featuring each of our choirs in some beautiful local venues.
Taking inspiration from a decidedly starry theme, encompassing satellites, celestial bodies and lunar landings, these atmospheric and intimate concerts will feature arrangements of an eclectic blend of very special songs. We’re delighted to be joined by actor Julia Marsen to interject excerpts of spoken word, and Jan Pulsford on keys to weave extra layers of magic through the evening. This promises to be a unique and stunning series of performances.
With seven groups around Suffolk, our choirs are stars in their own right, and they form the constellation that makes up our Pop Chorus family. And the amazing local organisations we’re supporting this year really do sparkle – and they are the stars that bind our communities. Together, we can make something truly stellar…
So we’ll also be raising funds on the night for each choir’s Constellation charities.
Doors open 7:15pm in advance of performance 7:45pm – around 9pm.
Felixstowe - Friday 22 Nov
United Reformed Church
Framlingham - Saturday 23 Nov
St Michael’s Church
Kesgrave - Sunday 24 Nov
All Saints Church
Halesworth - Friday 29 Nov
The Cut Arts Centre
Ipswich - Saturday 30 Nov
St Joseph’s School Chapel
Stowmarket - Sunday 1 Dec
John Peel Centre
Thanks to everyone who helped us raise £7,105 at our recent charity ball.
Saturday 12th October 2024
6pm – midnight
Venue 16, Ipswich IP4 3QJ
Having raised over £70,000 for Suffolk charities since we started over 12 years ago, this year our singers helped carefully handpick 8 hyperlocal charities.
Resulting in a diverse selection of excellent causes including fuelling children’s passion for reading, feeding people at Christmas, and supporting those with life-limiting illness.
“We were astonished to sell out over 200 tickets in under 2 weeks” explained choir director Yula Andrews “then to get sponsors including the East of England Co-op on board, and benefit from the amazing generosity of so many prize donors.”
The ‘Constellation’ ball was held Saturday 12th October at Venue16, Ipswich, and was compèred by BBC Radio Suffolk’s Wayne Bavin with music from The Spin Lights plus of course Pop Chorus themselves.
“We called it ‘Constellation’ because our singing groups are stars in their own right, and together, form the constellation that makes up our Pop Chorus family” added Yula, “and the causes we’re supporting are the constellation that binds our communities together”.
Order of events
6pm Arrival
Complimentary welcome drink, raffles & auctions open
6:50pm Pop Chorus
Starters served
8pm Mains served
Heads & Tails
9pm Raffles & auctions close
Desserts served
Live auction and raffle draw
Live music from The Spin Lights
Dancing until midnight
causes
Felixstowe Community First Responders
Trained local volunteers who attend certain emergency 999 calls, providing basic life support or monitoring and stabilising the patient until the ambulance crew arrives. Felixstowe group JustGiving page, felixstoweresponders.co.uk
The Bumblebee Children's Charity
(sponsored by our Ipswich West group) A specialist centre that works with families to support babies and young children with physical difficulties through a fun-filled sensory programme. Ipswich West group JustGiving page, bumblebeechildren.org.uk
Framlingham Library Children's Area
A specific project to create a welcoming, inspirational and safe space for children and their families, in turn enabling the library to offer more activities for adults and other users. Framlingham group JustGiving page, suffolklibraries.co.uk
Project 21
(sponsored by our Kesgrave group) Running innovative activities, clubs and events for people with Down’s Syndrome in the East of England. They put wishes into action, promote independence and confidence, encouraging happy, busy and fulfilled lives. Kesgrave group JustGiving page, project21uk.com
The Pear Tree Fund - Halesworth
Offering vital information, advice and holistic support to people with life-changing illnesses or long-term conditions, their families and carers. Halesworth group JustGiving page, peartreefund.org
Café 66
(sponsored by our Kesgrave group) A community café open to the general public staffed by special youngsters with learning difficulties and disabilities who are supported in skills learning. Kesgrave group JustGiving page, facebook.com/cafe66communitycafe
Eden-Rose Coppice Trust
(sponsored by our Ipswich Central group) Providing safe, easy to access, urban outdoor natural woodland environments – including 3-acre Brick Makers Wood in central Ipswich – to support people living with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families. Ipswich group LocalGiving page, withnature.org
Stowmarket Jam Community Pot
A small community group who have been offering Christmas lunch for the last 10 years to people in Stowmarket who would otherwise be alone, and run a weekly drop-in coffee morning, afternoon tea dances and organise trips. Stowmarket group JustGiving page
Community Pop Chorus CIC (Company number: 1503597)
