HISTORY
"Bourne2Sing" was established in February 2013 by our three Co-Founders >> Douglas
Bloom, Nikki Budd and Alan Beach.
Since that time each of them has held the position of Musical Director.
Due to a variety of changed circumstances and from September 2020 Kelvin Bryant has become our Principal Conductor with Alan continuing as Deputy Conductor.
As our original Musical Director Doug has had a long and illustrious musical career conducting Choirs and during a time span of over 40 years he and his Choirs have helped to raise in excess of £500,000 for Charities and Good Causes.
CONCERT BOOKINGS
Would you like to book a Concert with “Bourne2Sing” ? As ever there are a few formalities but we endeavour to make the process as simple as possible. We ask that you, the Sponsor, observe the following:
1) Nominate a charitable or good cause.
2) Provide the Concert Venue.
3) Publicise the Concert insofar as is possible.
Please note >> "Bourne2Sing” assists you by publishing details of your Event on our Website (www.bourne2singchoir.uk) and in the local media. We are also able to provide a poster for you to display.
4) Promote and sell tickets to ensure that an enthusiastic audience is present.
Our Booking Fee for the Concert is £85.00. All proceeds from the Event are retained by the Sponsor.
The Concert is performed in two segments with a break at the half way stage. This interval will provide the Sponsor with an opportunity to sell refreshments or organise a raffle or both and thus generate further income.
Concerts are normally performed on Saturday evenings, commencing at 7.30 pm. In order to make a booking please contact one of our Publicity Officers:
Bob Bailey Telephone >> 07766830604 E-mail >> rwbailey400@btinternet.com
Bob Fairfax Telephone >> 07885934196 E-mail >> rjjfairfax@gmail.com
The "Bourne2Sing" Team will be pleased to help you with your planning in order to make your Concert a success.
ALMOST FINISHED
Some of you may already have seen us in action. Assuming that you have enjoyed our Performance can we please ask you to recommend “Bourne2Sing” to your friends ? If you have not yet had the opportunity to hear us sing then please listen to our recording on the "Our Music" page of this Website. Thereafter take a chance and come along to our next Event. We promise that you will not be disappointed. And then, perhaps, you can also recommend us to your other friends as well !!
In the words of William Shakespeare from “Twelfth Night”:
“If music be the food of love, play on”
OUR GUESTBOOK
Many thanks for visiting the Musical Home of "Bourne2Sing" on The Web. You are always welcome to leave us a message. In particular >> your feedback, after having attended a Concert, would be much appreciated. You merely have to click the "Add Comment" blue button below.
If you would like to leave an e-mail address when making a comment, as opposed to the "Optional Website Address", we shall be pleased to reply.
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The Concert was well attended with a terrific atmosphere, in fact a real pick me up after Covid.
Thank you to all concerned.
I'm very pleased to announce that your generosity raised funds of £570 for my Captain's Charity, "Riding for the Disabled", to help handicapped children enjoy horse riding locally.
I urge all our Members to support people and businesses who support Crane Valley. It is always especially nice to welcome groups to the Club who give their time so freely helping to support charitable enterprises locally. The "Bourne2Sing" Choir is a fine example of the volunteering culture that exists throughout Dorset; ordinary people doing extraordinary things and really making a difference to people who are less fortunate. In the six years since their founding "Bourne2Sing" have now raised over a staggering £32,000 for good causes locally. Please look out for their future Concert dates and support them. You will always be
entertained !
More details about the Choir, their future dates and details for joining ( should you be keen to exercise your vocal chords ! ) are available on their Website.
The Conductor ( Nikki ) kept the Choir all in order, the Accompanist ( Shirley ) played beautifully and the Soloist, ( Rachel ), well - words fail me as she was out of this world. So please could you pass on my thanks to all the Choir, and let's look forward to another return visit from "Bourne2Sing”.
Thank you once again.
We've already had lots of positive feedback from people saying how much they enjoyed the quality of the singing, the varied and familiar songs making up the Programme and the sheer professionalism exhibited throughout the performance. Needless to say, we were all captivated by the exquisite singing of the very talented Kyra - what a little poppet !
I'm delighted to inform you that so far we have received £1083.50 for our Charity, with the promise of more to come. This means we can clothe, feed and educate our orphans for at least the next 18 months - that is such a huge thing for us.
I wish you and the Choir many more happy and successful events, and also look forward to meeting up with you all again in the not too distant future.
With my heartfelt thanks and very warmest wishes.
Rather than a ‘formal’ critique, can I pass on comments that I have received today:
• “Wasn’t Saturday a lovely concert ? The men looked very smart and when they started singing it was so wonderful. I was really pleased that I had been able to go”
• “That choir, when are they coming back? They were brilliant!”
• “I don’t normally go out in the evening because of the dark. I don’t normally like male singers, but my daughter encouraged me to come along and I surprised myself. I really enjoyed the evening and the Choir sang so sweetly.”
• “Many years ago, before I lost my sight, I used to sing in a Barbershop Quartet. I could tell that 'Bourne2Sing' were singing for pleasure. They were in tune with each other and their harmonies were beautifully crafted. I can’t praise them enough.”
• “I wish I could have seen the singers, they all sounded such lovely people!”
I hope that we can do another Concert at West Moors together, probably later
on next year. ( Already booked for 2019. )
Thanks and best wishes to you all.
“Thoroughly enjoyable evening with a great programme !”
“A lovely evening that sparked so many memories for me. A fab night !"
“A lovely evening.”
“An entertaining evening of uplifting songs ! Lovely company and an unexpected treat or two - wine and snacks ! Well done “Bourne2Sing”. It was a pleasure to come and see you all perform.”
Everyone was very pleased with the evening and remarked how professional the Choir was and how they enjoyed the varied programme and of course your Soloist, Dianne Tompkins. The Concert’s success can be gauged from the fact that I have been asked to book the Choir again for 2020.