DAVID BROOKES - Musical Director
David has
been the Musical Director of The Brewood Singers since January
1978, and has overseen the development of the choir from a small
village group to an established chamber choir.
Born in Birmingham in 1951 and brought up in the West Midlands,
David studied in Oxford and then held Head of Music positions
at St Peters Collegiate School and at Bishop Vesey's Grammar
School before retiring from full-time teaching when at Cockshut
Hill Technology College in 2007.
David has always taken a keen interest in choral music and has
been choirmaster and organist at two churches in Wednesfield
and is currently at the Abbey Church of St Editha, Polesworth.
David has also directed a variety of other musical ensembles
and conducted operettas, musicals, etc. He has also composed
several pieces for the Brewood Singers and Polesworth Abbey Choir
to perform.
In his spare time David is a keen caravanner. |
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PAT
MUMFORD - Chair
Hi. I'm
Pat Mumford, Chair of the Brewood Singers. I joined the choir
in 1987 and have made many friends and happy memories over the
years.
We have had lots
of wonderful concerts mainly in the Midlands but sometimes further
afield.
Away from the Singers
I love spending time with my family, travelling and playing (lots!!)
of golf.
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COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Chair: Pat Mumford
Vice Chair: TBA
Treasurer: David Shannon
Secretary: Jen Beardsmore
Members:
Yvonne Groves
Sue Hess
Hilary Riley
Hannah Williams
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DOM TREHARNE - Our Accompanist
Dom is a
professional piano and keys player based in Staffordshire in
the UK and a graduate of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary
Arts (LICA) at Lancaster University. He reads both staff and
chord notation fluently and is an exceptional sight-reader.
He is an enthusiastic and dedicated performer with interests
in musicals, arranging for jazz and vocal ensembles and musical
directing/conducting.
Dom plays a wide variety of styles including classical, latin,
rock and musical theatre, along with a healthy dose of jazz and
improvisation. Recently, he has combined music with a new-found
love of travel, completing contracts on board various cruise
liners with international itineraries. xxxxJune 2021 |
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CHOIR
MEMBERS |
SOPRANO
Maggie
Bailey
Sue Ball
Jen Beardsmore
Jane Cook
Nichola Corfield
Jan Ferguson
Sue Hess
Helen Kennedy
Debbie Myford
Mary McCoy
Kate Peach
Christine Rickward
Margaret Robson
Marianne Smiles
Hannah Williams |
ALTO
Carol
Brookes
Yvonne Groves
Sarah Guy
Jo Johnson
Pat Mumford
Hilary Riley
Pamela Shannon
Margaret Southall |
TENOR
Don
Charnell
Keith Charters
Chris Cook
Colin Ringrose
David Shannon |
BASS
Karl
Barbarczi
Ron Beardsmore
John Burns
John Caine
Mike Coope
Bob Hunter
Joe Lyons
Wayne Peach |
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The
Choir...
Formed 50 years ago, Brewood Singers is a SATB choir of around
39 people who enjoy singing and performing. We sing SATB arrangements
of songs from film, theatre, pop and also light traditional choir
music and perform in a variety of venues including Churches,
Garden Centres, Village Halls, etc.
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| Our support for charities
through singing... |
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One of
the objectives of the Society is to make donations to other charitable
bodies when we can afford it. The Singers are a non-profit making
society and if finances allow we make donations to local good
causes and charities. The focus is usually local, or sometimes
it can be a cause which chimes with members of the singers for
personal reasons.
In recent times, monies donated to local good causes have been
raised through raffles held at our two main concerts in the Summer
and at Christmas.
In recent years, the committee has decided to support local charities
including, Brewood and District First Responders and Brewood
Dementia support group.
We usually raise between £300-£400 for the chosen
cause. Here you can see members of the committee presenting cheques
to these causes.
Our most
recent raffle at our Christmas concert in 2023 saw our generous
audience raise £525 for the National Autistic Society of
which there is a local Stafford branch.
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Cheque
presentation to Brewood First Responders |
Brewood
Dementia Support Group receiving a cheque |
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