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Minerva Chorus performs in Spring, Summer and Autumn with additional Christmas performances.  See our calendar page for dates, venues and details of how to buy tickets.

2023 Upcoming Events:

Concert  Sunday 26th February 2:30pm

at Holymoorside Village Hall

A Walton and Holymoorside Arts Festival Society joint performance with readings and songs on the theme of "Love is in the air"

 See calendar page for more details

 

 

If you are an events organiser and are interested in having Minerva Chorus perform at your event please contact us.

For more information about coming to one of our events or for our availability to perform please contact us.

Our repertoire

We perform a wide and varied range of musical pieces, many arranged by world renowned arrangers such as Kirby Shaw, Deke Sharon and Audrey Snyder, and some arranged by our own musical director Nigel Williams, and one of our own chorus members Anne Dargue.

Audio clips of Minerva Chorus

Here is our latest video  Only You by the Flying Pickets

https://youtu.be/ro8zAphBwOY

Here is our latest recording of the Enya song "May it be" which was recorded in July 2020 (in lockdown) as a virtual chorus piece.

 

https://youtu.be/yg6lcYKr66Q

https://youtu.be/yg6lcYKr66Q

More videos are available on our YouTube channel

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Recent Events

Holymoorside Village Hall 26th February 2023

Afternoon concert Love is in the Air

 

As part of the Walton and Holymoorside Arts Festival Society

A series of readings and musical pieces on the theme of love

 

Storrs Road Methodist Church - November 2022

 

 

 A thoroughly enjoyable evening, performing with Dronfield Handbell Ringers who performed some beautiful and complex arrangements of a vast range of pieces.  Warmly received by our audience and raising much needed funds for the church.  Our last performance of 2022 was a great success!

 

 

Chesterfield Library - October 2022

 

This picture was taken in the green room just before we went on stage where Minerva Chorus sang for a very appreciative audience in the Library Theatre in Chesterfield.  

 

Holymoorside Village Hall, Chesterfield 18th June 2022.

 Minerva Chorus sang at an event organised by the Walton and Holymoorside arts society on 18th June 2022

A lovely concert themed around Summer and Fathers' Day with readings and a flute duet.

 L to R Lesley, Joan, Sue, Jane, Nicola, Margaret W, Chris Horn, (Musical Director) Viv B, Anne, Jackie, Caroline, Margaret T, Ann

 

Minerva were missing a few members due to illness but those who could make it did us proud.

Click on the links below to listen to recordings of Minerva singing Wonderful World and Over the Rainbow from the concert.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Wonderful World

 

Elder Yard Chesterfield 14th May 2022

L to R Lesley, Joan, Nicola, Cynthia, Linda, Margaret W, Viv B, Anne, Caroline, Ann, Viv W, Margaret T directed by Chris Horn.

 

This was our first public performance of the year - a lovely venue, and a very receptive audience.

Our 2 new members Cynthia and Viv performed really well in their concert debut, we also welcomed Joan back to the Minerva fold after a couple of years' break.

Chris provided excellent and clear direction and has really helped the chorus with dynamics and performance.

 

 

Minerva Chorus sang together for the first time this year at St John's Walton at a memorial for our dear friend and much-missed chorus member Lynne Hill.

We sang a specially arranged piece "Skye Boat Song" for our Scottish friend - and songs chosen by her family "May it Be" and "Hallelujah".  Tears of sadness and happiness were shed.  We were honoured to celebrate Lynne's life with music and harmony.

 

 Minerva Chorus singing in our Winter concert November 2021 Holymoorside Village Hall Chesterfield

L to R Sue, Lesley, Linda, Nicola, Caroline, Jackie, Anne, Margaret, Ann - Musical Director Chris Horn

We braved the blizzard conditions to perform at Holymoorside Village Hall for our first post lockdown concert.

Outdoor rehearsal at St Johns Parish Centre Walton Back Lane Chesterfield July 2021

 L to R Gilly, Viv, Helen, Mandy, Margaret T, Bec, Ann, Sue, Margaret W, Lesley, Linda, Jane, Caroline

Minerva Chorus met at our rehearsal venue on 19th July 2021 (freedom day) for the first time since March 2020.

It was an emotional evening, fantastic to see everyone again and, more importantly, to sing together.

 

Lockdown activity

Minerva Chorus have made videos of Somewhere over the Rainbow/Wonderful world  Only You and May it be 

We have just added a new video for Skye Boat Song song to our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/jx-vjlzmqZI

 

Alzheimer's Society Christmas Carol Concert  10th December 2019 Sheffield Cathedral

Minerva sang a selection of Christmas songs for the sell out audience.  Check out our Facebook page to see videos of this event. Minerva Chorus on Facebook

On 3rd December 2019 we performed a medley of winter songs, and a few Christmas carols with family, friends and invited guests at the Staveley Centre.

Concert at Storrs Road Methodist Church 16th November 2019 with Katy Strudwick's young musicians

Successful World Record Attempt for Children in Need 7th November 2019 at Crucible Theatre Sheffield

L to R Caroline, Sue, Linda, Anne, Lynne, Catherine

Concert with Ireland Colliery Band at St John's Church Walton 5th October 2019

Singing in Chesterfield Library 29th June 2019

L to R Nicola, Sue, Lesley, Lynne, Jane, Viv, Mandy, Catherine, Linda, Caroline, Mags, Anne, Anne

Concert 16th June 2019 at Chesterfield Library as part of the Andrew Marples lunchtime concert programme.

 

L to R Lesley, Sue, Margaret T, Nicola, Ann, Viv, Margaret W1, Helen, Nigel Williams (Musical Director), Jane, Lynne, Margaret W2, Linda, Vanessa, Catherine, Mags, Shelly, Caroline

Saturday 23rd March 2019- Concert with Minerva Chorus and Katy Strudwick Flute Ensemble.

Saturday 9th March 2019 at Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel as part of the Andrew Marples lunchtime concert programme.

 

L to R Lesley, Margaret W1, Jane, Helen, Nicola, Linda, Lynne, Margaret W2, Viv, Margaret T, Anne, Catherine, Mags, Caroline, Shelly, Ann, Nigel Williams (Musical Director)

Minerva performed some of their new repertoire items - Danny Boy, 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) and Scarborough Fair to a very appreciative audience.

Saturday 8th December 2018- Rose Hill URC Chesterfield - with Phoenix Concert Band

 

Saturday  November 17th 2018 Chesterfield Library with Finest Hour and 4 on Demand

 Saturday October 20th– Staveley Speedwell Rooms – 7.30pm   Concert with Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Brass Band and Bella Siempre - listen to our ensemble performance of Danny Boy click here

 

photo Helen Rowan

16th June 2018 Spring Concert at St John's Church, Walton Back Lane along with students of Katie Strudwick to raise funds for the Friends of Somersall Park

 

L to R Nigel, Janeen, Mags, Catherine, Margaret T, Anne, Helen, Ann, Nicola, Margaret W, Claire, Shelly, Viv, Vanessa, Jane, Lynne, Lesley

Photo Helen Rowan

24th March 2018  at Holymoorside URC Church

 

L to R Ann, Margaret T, Lesley, Nicola, Sue, Jane, Margaret W1, Lynne, Viv, Margaret W2 Linda, Helen, Anne, Claire, Vanessa, Catherine, Shelly, Nigel Williams (Musical Director)

17 March 2018  at Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel in Chesterfield

 On 3rd December 2017 we performed a medley of winter songs, and a few Christmas carols with family, friends and invited guests at the Staveley Centre.

 

photo Andrew Allport

11th November 2017 concert at St Peter's Church, Holymoorside 'A Time to Remember', an evening of reflections and remembrance celebrated in word and song.

 2nd July 2017 we sang for family, friends and invited guests at Holymoorside Village Hall

26th November 2016  Winter Mixture, a concert of seasonal songs and readings, as part of Holymoorside Arts Festival.

photo Andrew Allport

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Upcoming Events

 Come and Join Minerva at our Singing Workshop on Saturday 7th October 2023 from 2 - 5pm

View the virtual performances we created during lockdown on our YouTube Channel

 https://youtu.be/jx-vjlzmqZI

 

Minerva Chorus performs in Spring, Summer, Autumn and at Christmas.  See our calendar page for venue information, timings and how to buy tickets for future performances.

We also take part in fundraising concerts for local charities, and go along to sing for local organisations such as the Dementia Centre in Staveley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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