A Community Choir Based in Kineton For All Singing Abilities
Official website for Swan Singers of Kineton, Warwickshire, UK.
In our 10th anniversary year, the choir will be gathering together to enjoy a Christmas meal at the Kings Head in Wellesbourne again for the third year running. We do hope that many of us will be able to join in the celebrations.
Get into the Christmas spirit and join the choir, Gary and Gustavo for our annual celebration of Christmas as twilight falls. We will be singing a variety of carols, both traditional and new, along with one or two Christmas songs. There will be the usual refreshments to purchase but entry will be free with a retiring collection to cover our expenses. The concert starts at 3pm and everyone will be very welcome.
Swan Singers was born in October 2014 and to celebrate our 10th Anniversary, the choir, Gary and Gustavo would love all our past, present and future members to come and join us in a trip down Memory Lane, to sing some of those songs from the early years before tucking into a scrumptious Cream Tea. Same venue - the hall behind the Methodist Church in Kineton. We’d love to see you all. Just let us know that you’ll be there by emailing: admin@swansingers.uk so that we can cater for all of you.
The choir, Gary and Gustavo, and Robin our compere, present “Sounds of Summer”, a cabaret-style event, with a summery selection of songs, both old and new on Saturday 13th July at 7.30pm at Kineton Sports & Social Club. The programme will include a Picnic of Rainbows and Sunshine, a platter of Coldplay, Gaga and Mika with seasonings, a Sea shanty of Wonder and a Banquet of songs as you’ve never heard them before, all sung under a Rhapsody of Blue Skies. All are very welcome to join us for a light-hearted sing of some memorable songs. Entry is Free but there will be a Retiring Collection towards our expenses and music. Some wonderful Raffle prizes have been donated. Drinks are from the club’s staff in the bar. Should be fun! See you there
The choir and soloists will be performing this very well-known and popular sacred piece to mark Easter. The concert will be in St Peter’s Church, Kineton at 7.30pm. Entry will be free with a retiring collection afterwards. Refreshments will be available.
Many of the choir will be singing carols alongside the congregation at this year’s carol service.
A short AGM will be followed by carols, cake, coffee and mince pies.
This afternoon many of the choir will be singing traditional carols at River Meadows and Kineton Manor to bring a bit of festive cheer to the residents.
After the fantastic Christmas do and meal at The Kings Head in Wellesbourne last year, we have arranged it there again this year. At present there are about 35 of us going so it’ll be very sparklejollytwinklejingley evening.
Come and celebrate the beginning of the Christmas festivities with the choir’s winter concert in St Peter’s Church Kineton, a TingleJingleSparkleJolly selection of Christmas songs and arrangements of well known carols with something for everyone. Entry will be free with a retiring collection. Refreshments of mince pies, savoury nibbles, wine and juice will be available to purchase.
Friends of Hastings House, the surgery in Wellesbourne, have kindly invited Swan Singers to take part in their concert on this date in Wellesbourne Church. Christmas Songs will be a selection of arrangements of well-known carols such as O Holy Night, Candlelight Carol, While Shepherd’s Watched, and seasonal songs such as Saviour’s Day, A Merry Little Christmas, Sleigh Ride and from the musical “Elf”. Refreshments will be provided by FofHH.
A member of the choir has kindly invited everyone to her garden for drinks and a buffet on a warm summer’s evening.
Swan Singers, lead by Gary, welcome everyone to their summer evening concert, a programme of contemporary and classical pieces, from shows and traditional spirituals by composers such as John Rutter, Paul Simon, Handel, Leonard Cohen, Bill Withers, Don Henley and many more. It will be performed in St Peter’s Church, Kineton on Sunday 11 June at 7pm. Refreshments will be available. Free entry with a retiring collection towards our funds and the church. We hope our hugely talented accompanist will be using our new piano, partly funded by a grant from Kineton Parish Council.
At last, post-pandemic, the choir are looking forward to being able to gather together for their usual Christmas do, this time, a meal at The Kings Head, in Wellesbourne. Previous Christmas do’s have been buffets at pubs after carol singing at care homes, and a generous private house party c/o one member.
After all the exhilarating singing of this term, it’s time for some festive cheer again in the company of all our friends.
For some pre-Christmas nostalgia, come and hear those well-known songs from your favourite Christmas Films, some recent, some older, at Kineton Sports & Social Club on Sunday 4 December at 7pm. Entry is free with a retiring collection. Drinks from the bar but bring your own nibbles. Raffle. It should be fun!
A journey through the centuries celebrating our wonderful history of British Composers from Tallis to Handel, Elgar to Karl Jenkins and Lennon & McCartney. Venue to be St Peter’s Church in Kineton, from 7.30pm onwards where entry will be free with a retiring collection and refreshments. Do come and support your local choir and its talented soloists, directed by Gary and accompanied by Gustavo, on a summer’s evening.
Swan Singers & Friends warmly welcome everyone to a potpourri of spring music, songs, solos and instrumentals featuring our talented choir members and friends. Song arrangements will be by John Rutter, Elton John, Sting, Faure featuring folk, gospel, show tunes and plenty more. It will be held in St. Peter’s Church on Saturday 30 April, at 7.30pm with refreshments afterwards. Free entry with a retiring collection, supporting the charity Band of Brothers.
Swan Singers are delighted to host a private recital by our esteemed friends, cellist Ursula Miethe and pianist Gustavo Schafaschek, for choir members, friends and family, for an evening of chamber music with a repertoire spanning across two centuries. The venue is the church hall of Kineton Methodist Church, from 7.30 pm on Saturday 26 February. Refreshments will be available.
Members of the choir will gather for a 6.30pm supper/social at The Falcon, Warmington.
Swan Singers and Friends welcome you once again to our popular celebration of Christmas in carols, songs, music and verse. St Peter’s Church in Kineton is our venue at 2.30pm on Sunday 12 December. There is no admission charge but a retiring collection instead. We hope to serve refreshments. The church asks for masks to be worn when inside the church.
The choir plans to restart on Tuesday 14 September at 7.30pm subject to the pandemic restrictions at the time. After a long and patient wait for 18 months without being able to sing, we hope everyone will be returning with masses of enthusiasm to greet long lost friends, in high spirits for some fun and laughter and in good voice to gently revisit some of the songs we’ve learnt in the past. We warmly welcome past and present singers and look forward to seeing lots of new faces to join the ranks. Experience isn’t essential but enthusiasm is to sing all genres of music. Some will be familiar, some will be new to you. Gary will be leading us with Gustavo accompanying on the piano. Details as always from Gill on 07852 970049 or email admin@swansingers.uk
“If you love music, come and sing ……… we would love to see you there”
Celebrating British Composers from all decades, centuries and genres, the choir, friends, musicians and soloists will perform a light-hearted look at British music through the ages. Refreshments afterwards.
Time and venue to be confirmed.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the committee have continued to meet using Zoom meetings. The Chairperson’s report, the Musical Director’s report and the Treasurer’s report have all been produced and sent to choir members by email. They have been invited to send in questions to the committee prior to the Zoom AGM on Tuesday 29 September 2020. Since the lockdown began on 23 March 2020, the committee have discussed plans and music selection for the eventual recommencing of the choir. With the latest government restrictions (22.09.20), this may well not be until March 2021 when hopefully a vaccine is available. This website will continue to publish any updates as they happen.
THIS CONCERT IS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OUR FRIENDS AGAIN. In celebration of Gary’s significant birthday year, the choir, friends, soloists and orchestra will perform Vivaldi Magnificat, also Gloria and other classical works. All Saints Church, Vicarage Fields, Emscote, Warwick CV34 5NL. Tickets £10 to include wine and refreshments from Gill 07852 970049, admin@swansingers.uk and choir members and on the door.
Bring friends, family and a delicious picnic (drinks from the bar only) for a fun evening testing your general knowledge, past, present and future. £4 per person. Raffle.
The choir will be singing at local care homes prior to gathering at a member’s house for a festive buffet before probably breaking into song!
Swan Singers will lead the carol singing and sing some carols as a choir alone.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was enchanted by the beauty of traditional melodies and folk tunes. This prelude to Christmas features the atmospheric Fantasia on Christmas Carols founded on traditional carols, and a selection of well-known Christmas songs, carols and readings, followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
A summer’s afternoon concert with the Swan Singers and Omnium Gatherum, of George Shearing’s collaboration with William Shakespeare of light jazz Sonnets, and some well known Spirituals. Tea and cakes to follow. Free entry with a retiring collection. Kineton Village Hall.
A cabaret-style variety programme of music and songs. Bring food, drinks and friends!
