Alvin M. Keeling 
Around the same time last year, the Harrogate Theater Choir had no public performances in the newspaper.
This year it’s a much different picture with four concerts coming before Christmas to support the NHS and raise money for the choir’s charity of the year, MIND in the Harrogate district.
November 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – the choir will support the NHS through live entertainment at the annual Harrogate Hospital Community Outdoor Christmas Market.
Visitors can enjoy Santa Claus, a licensed bar, craft stalls – even donkeys – while listening to a selection of stage and screen songs, plus a few festive favorites. More information can be found here.
December 4 – the choir will organize its own indoor concert, its first in nearly two years. ‘It’s Beginning To SOUND A Lot Like Christmas’ was organized in association with Friends of All Saints Church, Kirkby Overblow.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. (refreshments from 7:00 p.m.) and the night is guaranteed to get you in the Christmas mood, with wonderful West End, Broadway and Hollywood classics, as well as live readings and performances. Christmas songs.
Online tickets are also available from The Shoulder of Mutton, Kirkby Overblow Tel. : 01423 871205, or from any member of the choir.
See http://www.trybooking.co.uk/BHJN for tickets.
Saturday December 18 – will be a busy day for the choir. In the morning, he participates in the Knaresborough Christmas Tree Festival. This colorful and festive community event runs from December 4 to December 23.
The Harrogate Theater Choir will sing a selection of festive songs between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm as festival visitors stroll among the glow and sparkle of wonderfully decorated trees.
Further information is available here https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey-and-studley-royal-water-garden/features/christmas-festivities-at-fountains
Later in the afternoon, the Harrogate Theater Choir teams up with local choir The Collavoce Collective and performs at the Fountains Abbey Cellarium as part of its Music and Lights event.
After exploring the abbey, visitors can walk to the Cellarium to take in the breathtaking views of the rainbow-lit ruins and listen to a selection of festive food. ! More information about the event.
Harrogate Theater Choir remained active during the lockdown, continuing to record songs together and keep their fans and supporters entertained on social media. The choir even increased its membership during this period, a sign of its growing reputation.
The choir’s debut CD “BINGE” will be on sale at most events and he donates £ 5.00 to MIND for every CD sold.
Chris Parkin, Chairman of the Harrogate Theater Choir, said:
Over £ 950 has been raised since we launched the CD in October 2020.
This has been the most fantastic achievement as we haven’t been able to put on concerts since the launch.
So we hope to raise a lot more money for MIND over the next 12 months which will go some way to supporting the wonderful work they are doing in the Harrogate area.
