The Petworth Chorus invites you to join them as they explore the vast collection of classic songs and tunes that is known as
‘The Great American Songbook’.
Sunday 28th June
Herbert Shiner School - Petworth
Gates open: 5.30pm
Concert: 6.35pm to approx 9.20pm
Interval picnics: approx 7.20pm to 8.30pm
Building on the continuing, sell-out success of Carols by Candlelight, the Petworth Chorus Summer Concert is one of the events of the Summer Season. This year’s theme is The Great American Songbook. when the choir will be performing some of the songs that you have loved for so long.
It’s a mixed programme with something for absolutely everyone to say ‘that was my favourite’.
Gates open at 5.30 to allow time for parking, erecting gazebos and setting up your picnics. From 6.15 collect your souvenir programme as you enter the auditorium, transformed for the night, before the
singing commences at 6.35pm, with interval picnics from about 7.20.
Please be back in your seats by 8.30pm for the second half; you should be free to leave some time around 9.20-ish.
In 2025 the concert will, once again, be held in the, hugely convenient, Herbert Shiner School in Petworth with picnics and parking on the verdant sward of the sports field.
The Great American Songbook promises to be another Petworth Chorus triumph, brimming with warmth and musicality - not one to miss.
Charity fund-raising
The charity we have chosen was the favoured charity of Sarah Pelham, one of our sopranos, who daly, recently died.
The Petworth Chorus has a fine tradition for raising funds for local charities and local branches of larger charities and has, since its inception, raised thousands of pounds. As much as anything this is to do with the amazing generosity of our audiences.
In choosing the charities to benefit we draw upon the personal connections and passions of Chorus members: Pancreatic Cancer, Downs Syndrome, homelessness, Ukraine, Palliative Care; this year is no different. The charity chosen was the favoured charity of Sarah Pelham, one of our sopranos, who sadly, recently died: Refuge.