Sings Live!

Sings Live! is our massed singing programme for secondary schools. Designed to support teachers and students to embed singing into their school. Across the autumn and spring terms, Sings Live! will inspire, challenge, and guide singers with workshops, training, and performance opportunities. Our aim is for every school to be a singing school!

Autumn term

There is a choice of three Sings Live! workshops with The Sixteen introducing students to massed choral singing and introducing the repertoire for the Sings Live! North and South performances in the spring term:

  • Thu 08 October – 10am to 12pm       Sings Live with The Sixteen @ Davison CE High School for Girls, Worthing, BN11 2JX
  • Tue 13 October – 10am to 12pm       Sings Live with The Sixteen @ Hazelwick School, Crawley, RH10 1SX
  • Thu 15 October – 10am to 12pm       Sings Live with The Sixteen @ Felpham Community College, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL

Spring term

The repertoire and ideas introduced in October will then form the basis of our whole day workshops days and concerts in the spring for which you have two dates and venues of choice:

  • Mon 08 February – 10am to 4.30pm    Sings Live! South @ Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, PO19 1PX

Or

  • early March [to be confirmed]  – 10am to 4.30pm      Sings Live! North @ Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, RH13 0LJ

These days will culminate in a free public performance at 4pm.

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New Nation Rising by Shirley J Thompson

In addition to our massed secondary schools Sings Live! programme, schools will also be invited to join the West Sussex Youth Choir and West Sussex Youth Orchestra to perform New Nation Rising by Shirley J Thompson on Monday 22 March at Worthing Assembly Hall. Contact music@westsussexmusic.co.uk is you would like to be considered for this public performance.

What people are saying

“It was wonderful seeing the students’ genuine enthusiasm on the stage, it was heartwarming.  Looking forward to the next one!”

“Our students will often not get the opportunity to be part of something like this, particularly with mainstream peers of the same age, or have the opportunity to perform in a venue like this evening, so giving them that experience, I’m sure will definitely stay with them forever.”

“It’s such a great opportunity for our students to work with other schools and choir leaders, and have the opportunity to perform in a fantastic event with a large audience.”

“Great community opportunity for students to work together as a year group and learn the skills required for successful performance”

“I thought it was a superb event. Thoroughly enjoyable. I am always very glad to advocate the power of music in education – it is a real force for good for our young people.”

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