Location
Westrip, Stroud
Westrip, Stroud
Pan-European choir, workshops, choir leadership training, song books for choirs
Choir director, community choir leader trainer and workshop leader. Candy has spent 30 years building up community choirs in Bath and West Wiltshire, and in Co Donegal, Ireland. She has trained up many other choir leaders, many of whom make this their full time living. She initiated Soul Soundings at Wells Cathedral, Somerset, and facilitated it for 11 years. She has written 2 songbooks for children, and together with her friend and colleague Lindsey Williams, has written 3 song books for Community Choirs.
Candy had an epiphany in 2014, moving to a remote part of NW Ireland, and setting up a small retreat centre- The Song House. 10 years on, this now continues under different ownership, and she has moved back to UK, now living in Stroud, Glos. She is available for trainings and workshops.
She runs the Pan-European Choir, a choir with members from many countries, which meets 6 monthly in each others’ cities in Europe.
This lovely choir based at the Song House, Falcarragh, Co Donegal has been going for 7 years now. We sing weekly on Tuesday evenings, and perform at local festivals and events. Repertoire- all sorts, with an emphasis on Irish songs in Irish and English.
We specialise in songs arranged by Candy, also arrangements of songs created by local singer songwriters.
Tuesdays at 7pm at the Song House
We are a group of 25 experienced singers, from around Europe. We meet twice a year in each other’s countries, to sing an ever increasing repertoire of songs. The aim is to improve our singing, and each meeting to get better, but also of course the lovely social aspect of meeting up with friends every 6 months. We sing songs from many countries, also heartfelt quality songs from the 2 books by Lindsey Williams and Candy Verney.
Candy gives out the repertoire, including MP3s, written music and lyrics, 3 months before we meet. Singers have to learn their parts, so that when we meet, we go straight into perfecting and refining the music.
If it interests you to be part of this choir, contact Candy.
We met twice yearly for a 4 day residential in each others' cities around Europe. We also meet monthly on zoom.
