Wanted: Males singers for ‘greatest hits’ choir

THE Thame-based Greatest Hits Choir,  which has sung and raised funds for a variety of local charities, is looking to recruit more male singers.

The choir’s Musical Director, Carol Canning, sang with the Swingle Singers for eight years and has been a professional singer since 1980, travelling all over the world. She has worked in many different genre including jazz at Ronnie Scott’s, opera at La Scala Milan, musicals for BBC radio, film sessions such as Lord of the Rings, backing on a Bjork album, close harmony with the Swingle Singers, contemporary music projects with composers such as Berio and Steve Reich, classical concerts such as the Proms and popular projects such as the world premiere of Paul McCartney’s ‘Ecce Cor
Meum’.

Carol is an experienced vocal arranger having written for the Swingle Singers, Five Live and the King Singers. She has also composed music for BBC television. She has been teaching since 1989.

The choir meets in Thame on Thursdays at the Thame Guide Hut,  Southern Road, Oxon OX9 2EE – Between 20:00 to 21:30.