Basing Singers is a thriving and growing non-auditioned mixed adult choir based in Old Basing, although our members come from all over Basingstoke. We take pride in singing a wide variety of music, from large scale classical works, smaller sacred and secular music, right through to musicals and arrangements of pop songs. We have even been known to get involved in pantomimes! We mostly sing in 4-part harmony and are very proud of the standard we produce when we perform. Whilst reading music is an advantage it is not essential: sseveral of our members do not read music, and we are very welcoming to new members in all voices.
Typically we put on 3 major concerts in a year, but we also sing by invitation at other local events.
While the choir itself is not a registered charity, we donate the proceeds of our concerts to charity, after paying our direct expenses and retaining a small contribution to choir funds. The charities are chosen by the choir members. The choir itself is constituted as a members’ club and does not aim to make a profit.
We sing because we enjoy it. There is nothing quite like the pleasure to be had from being part of a true team, where the whole choir sound is infinitely greater than the sum of the individual voices.
