Membership -
Sovereign Singers

Friendly female harmony

Rehearsals: Wednesday from 9.30 am until 12.15 in central Eastbourne (124 Longstone Road). 

Membership limited to 21, maintaining a close, friendly team.
A regular commitment is required.

Some rehearsals are compulsory.
No rehearsals in June, July, August and around New Year.

Recruitment is around the first of September and third week in January – phone in advance for details.
No formal audition is involved only an assessment of voice suitability is made.

Members are mostly aged 30 to 66.This is an upper age limit for joining without audition.
All members are sighted.   We rely on “word of mouth “ for publicity.

The Sovereign Singers frequently entertain in the community.

Membership -
Polyphony                     

This ensemble is auditioned. Space may not be available (max.12 places) Sheet music cost and rehearsal room hire will be incurred.

Recruitment is mid. September and mid January.

Rehearsals on Monday at 7.30 pm in Eastbourne are from February to May and end of September to December.

Polyphony may perform alone in concert by request.

Polyphony sings difficult diverse material and is aimed at those with some musical experience.

Sovereign Polyphony
Female Harmony Choir

After relocating from Solihull to Sovereign Harbour friends Sue and Barbara created Sovereign Singers female voice choir and Polyphony close harmony ensemble.

Instead of a subscription members donate to the Eastbourne Blind Society (EBS) and pay only for choir consumables.
Donations can be “Gift Aided”. 

Members sing for pleasure, have fun, entertain, sing in the community and perform free, full concerts with retiring donations in aid of EBS.

Annually, two entertainments by Sovereign Singers are especially for members of EBS.

Aimi: To bring the magic of music to the lives of local visually impaired people and, through full concerts, raise funds for The Eastbourne Blind Society.

Sovereign Polyphony

In Concert Polyphony join Sovereign Singers as Sovereign Polyphony.

Comprising up to 25 varied items concert performances are on a Friday and Saturday in late May plus Friday and Saturday before Christmas. The choirs sing on other occasions by invitation.

Sue taught music in Solihull and trained choirs and orchestras in the West Midlands. In Birmingham she sang with CBSO and BFSC. Sue plays several instruments and now teaches piano, flute and keyboard privately.

Sovereign Polyphony is unique with much in sight.  Interested?   
Harbour residents and friends are particularly welcome to join and/or support our concerts .

Click here to e-mail Sovereign Polyphony

Click here to visit the Sovereign Polyphony website

Click here for Christmas concert calendar

Recent past

Barbara received a Community Award from The Scarman Trust this  paid for installation of Spectre stage spotlights in the EBS hall.

Dr. Neil Moore MD and conductor of The English Philharmonic Orchestra gave us a choral workshop/ Master Class.

The Sovereign Singers hosted an Autumn concert in liaison with Famajeur from Normandy .

The choir was invited to perform with the English Philharmonic Orchestra and Sue received a choral award for work creating a unique singing team.

Another award resulted in choral workshops and recording experience days .

Sovereign Polyphony returned to sing at the Remembrance Concert at the Congress Theatre.

Sovereign Polyphony’s successful concert in All Saints’ Chapel was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress  

The choir has sung at Eastbourne weddings , for retirement lunches  and for the Eastbourne Blind Society members.

In recent Decembers the choir entertained for Berkeley Homes Southern and on Sovereign Harbour for diners at “Simply Italian with ” Simply Carols”

“Christmas in Song” was held at St Luke’s Church Stone Cross and “Carols in the Chapel” both performed by Sovereign Polyphony .

The Mayor and Mayoress and local MP found time to support us.

In 2010 and 2011 formal concerts by Sovereign Polyphony were held in All Saint’Chapel, Christ Church Seaside, St Luke’s Stone Cross.

Polyphony Ensemble  sang in St Andrew’s (Seaside) by invitation from the Eastbourne Silver band.

Entertainments  by Sovereign Singers were at the Ocean View Cafe, The Enterprise, Queen’s Hotel and at Simply Italian on The Waterfront amongst others

We look forward to welcoming new members to our choirs and audiences –details can be found through the links above. 
2011