With the exciting new Surtierra project starting soon, now is a fantastic time to join Cloud 9 Chorus and add more music, fun and friendship into your life! Click here for more details.
Spring Term Dates for Cloud 9 Chorus
Spring term begins: 07/01/25
Workshop at Blandford Methodist Church: 11-4pm, 25/01/25
Half term break (no choir): 18/02/25
Workshop at Blandford Methodist Church: 11-4pm, 22/03/25
Spring term ends: 01/04/25
Interested in singing? Now is the perfect time to join us!
If you’ve been thinking about joining a choir, September is a great time to start. Our friendly, inclusive choir Cloud 9 Chorus is open to all, whether you have sung before or are completely new to it. And you don’t need to be able to read music!
Returning from our summer break on Tuesday September 3th, we’ll be starting the term with a batch of new songs, along with some old favourites. Your first session is free, so why not drop in and join us? Rehearsals are every Tuesday in term time, from 7pm-8.30pm in the Durnovaria Silver Band Hall in Fordington, Dorchester. Choir fees are £8 per session when paid half-termly or £10 when paid weekly (concession rate available, more details here), plus an additional £4 half-termly fee for music files. For more information, contact singing@kathieprincemusic.co.uk
Autumn Term Dates for Cloud 9 Chorus
Autumn term begins: 03/09/24
Half term break (no choir): 29/10/24
Autumn term ends: 17/12/24
Christmas concert date: TBC
Adult Choirs Term Dates: Autumn 2021
Viva! term dates:
Thursday 2nd September – Thursday 16th December
***No choir on Thursday 28th October (half term holiday)***
Heart & Soul term dates:
Tuesday 7th September – Tuesday 14th December
***No choir on Tuesday 26th October (half term holiday)***
DCH term dates:
Wednesday 8th September – Wednesday 15th December
***No choir on Wednesday 27th October (half term holiday)***
Viva Term Dates – Spring 2020
Thursday 9th January – Thursday 13th February
No choir on Thursday 20th February (half term holiday)
Thursday 27th February – Thursday 2nd April
Viva big/small hall timetable January 2020
Here is the hall timetable for Viva rehearsals at the Silver Band Hall:
Jan 9th: Small hall
Jan 16th: Big hall
Jan 23rd: Small hall
Jan 30th: Big hall
Feb 6th: Big hall
Feb 13th: Small hall
Feb 20th: Half term holiday, no rehearsal
Feb 27th: Small hall
Mar 5th: Big hall
Mar 12th: Small hall
Mar 19th: Big hall
Mar 26th: Small hall
Apr 2nd: Big hall
Viva! – Big hall/small hall timetable
Hi all, here are the dates for the halls for autumn term 2019. It’s a little easier to remember this term as we simply alternate each week.
Sep 5th: big hall
Sep 12th: small hall
Sep 19th: big hall
Sep 26th: small hall
Oct 3rd: big hall
Oct 10th: small hall
Oct 17th: big hall
Oct 24th: small hall
Nov 7th: big hall
Nov 14th: small hall
Nov 21st: big hall
Nov 28th: small hall
Dec 5th: big hall
Dec 12th: small hall
Dec 19th: big hall
Viva! – Car parking at the Silver Band Hall
Car parking: we now have permits to use part of the Youth Centre car park (grass/tarmac behind the Band Hall) as long as we display a permit and comply with a number of conditions.
On evenings we are in the Community Room we cannot use the parking adjacent to the larger Band Hall and we need to seek on street parking.
Viva! Autumn Term Dates 2019
5th September – 24th October Viva! Autumn term (part 1)
31st October – Half term break (no choir this week)
7th November – 19th December* Viva! Autumn term (part 2) *TBC depending on Christmas concert date
Viva members – Hall timetable changes for June
Hi Viva members,
Our timetable for the hall on 20th and 27th June has changed.
There will be no session on the 20th, and we will be in the big hall on the 27th.
Please update your diaries 
Click here for full list of dates
VIVA! Dates for big hall / small hall – Updated!
The strings group are using the big hall every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month – not every other week as we previously thought. So if you’re not sure which hall we’ll be in, just take a look at the dates below:
Please note recent changes to timetable in red
2nd May: Big hall
9th May: Small hall
16th May: Big hall
(23rd May: no choir)
30th May: Big hall
6th June: Big hall
13th June: Small hall
20th June: No choir, Kathie away
27th June: Big hall
4th July: Big hall
11th July: Small hall
18th July: Big hall
VIVA! – New start time
IMPORTANT CHANGE: Following a ‘straw poll’ last term, that showed most folk in favour of an earlier start time, after this first week back (i.e. normal start time of 8pm) we will be starting earlier at 7:30. So, Thursday 2nd May will be the first Thursday of the new time. BUT, this new time means we will also be alternating between being in the main hall and the community room next door when the cello group are practising in the former. It means parking will be more challenging as cellist will be using the DBH carpark when we arrive these weeks.