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Pendle Youth Choir

Pendle Youth Choir

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A brief history of The Pendle Youth Choir

In 1949 some far sighted Nelson councillors started the Nelson Municipal Children’s Choir. In the early 1950’s Edward Parr M.B.E. took it over and for the best part of the next 50 years developed it into the Nelson Civic Choirs. He formed three distinct but joined choirs. They performed separately but also performed together, as they still do at Christmas and summer. The Primary Choir became called The Pendle Children’s Choir to reflect the name of our membership area, the borough of Pendle. This choir caters for 6 to 11 year olds.

The Nelson Civic Junior Choir became The Pendle Youth Choir and has choristers from 11 to 18 years old.

The Nelson Civic Ladies Choir has ladies from 16 years upwards in age.

The Youth Choir and the children’s Choir rehearse every Friday evening that is part of a school week, at Park High School , Venables Avenue, Colne. Rehearsals start at 6.0 and finish at 7.30.

The conductor of The Youth Choir is David Wilkinson (01282/869147) The conductor of the Children’s Choir is Julie Townson.

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Member Since: 9/2/2007
Band Members:

The conductor of The Youth Choir is David Wilkinson (01282/869147)

The conductor of the Children’s Choir is Julie Townson.


The accompanists to the choirs are James Rimmer and Charlie Clough/P
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Charlie Clough

Biographies of the 2009 composers. (see 2009 60th birthday celebrations below) Charlie Clough. My older sister began Piano lessons when I was 5, and I was drawn to the instrument, and "played" on i...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:54:00 PST

Biography of Conductors and Accompanists

The conductor of The Youth Choir is David Wilkinson (01282/869147)David, from Oswaldtwistle went to teach English in London before a scholarship and a wife !! enabled him to study singing ('70 to'74) ...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:20:00 PST

Christmas Concert 07

 In this year's xmas concert we tried to celebrate the past whilst also trying something new. To a packed Municipal Hall  the three choirs as well as their traditional nativit...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:07:00 PST

Compositions for 2009 celebrations. POETS ALERT

In 2009 The Civic Choirs will celebrate 60 years of singing. The choir which started as The Nelson Municipal Children's Choir has come a long way since then, but still has the same basic function.&nbs...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:54:00 PST

For ALL singers past and present. A Celebration

Dear Choristers, For nearly 60 years the choir has been serving the community and its young people. For our celebrations in 2009 we would like to hear from as many of you as posible. Your photos, memo...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:30:00 PST

Paris and Venice 2001

We sang at Disneyland Paris on the Magic Music Day, did some sight seeing in Paris and then travelled to Venice where we sang in concerts and in mass in St. Marks Basilica. We had an emotional la...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:11:00 PST

Veldhoven International Festival ’95 and ’97

The Choir went twice by plane to this festival each time competing against 30 choirs from 19 countries. We were placed 8th and 6th.against great choirs. particularly from Poland and Estonia. ...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:03:00 PST

Tour of Canada 1997

Canada Tour 1997 A choir of 49 singers went as guests of Collingwood School Vancouver. The choir left England on the day of Diana's funeral. Indeed we stood for silence on the aeroplane as the rest of...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:47:00 PST

Belgium Tour 2007

In October 2007 The Youth Choir went on tour. This year to Belgium. we sang in Mass,performed an evening concert, sang at The last post ceremony at The Menin gate and at various battlefield cemeteries...
Posted by Pendle Youth Choir on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:54:00 PST