Come along and hear us perform a range of songs from around the world.
We perform several times a year all over the New Forest area and beyond. Our next events are listed below...
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Join the choir for a free morning of singing and fun. ‘Voices of the Forest’ is a local world song choir that sings traditional songs in original languages. No special experience is needed as songs are learnt by ear and usually sung in 3 or 4 parts. Refreshments will be available. Location: Colbury Memorial Hall, Main Road, Totton, Colbury SO40 7EL Feel free to come along. If you would like more details please phone Cathy on: 023 8081 1634 
Concert with Voices of the Forest choir and the Courtyard Quintet at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ Heart warming songs for a chilly November evening. Tickets cost £10 in advance - call 02380 814035 (tickets will be £12 on the door) This will be the running order for the concert: Set 1 from Africa AllundeA joyful song of praise from UgandaLadum izuluA comical lament of parents fretting over their teenage son's choices in love...Ise oluwa"What the creator has made can never be destroyed" from West Africa, in YorubaKwaheriA cheerful greeting song from Kenya, in Swaheli Set 2 from Asia and the Middle East MavilimA defiant song of love and self-determination, from TurkeyKol hao lam kuloThe world is a narrow bridge - don't be afraid! From IsraelEderleziEveryone is dancing at the spring festival! An original Roma songGopalaTwo Hindu temple chant to Krishna and the heroes of Divali Set… 
Free with a retiring collection Programme notes for ‘Sing Afrika’ concert Set 1 from Southern AfricaAllundéA joyful song of praise from Uganda. Ladum izuluA comical lament of parents fretting over their teenage son’s choices in love… Thuma mina“Send me, lead me, fill me…” A haunting, prayerful invocation in four parts. Bambelela“Never give up!” Even at the height of the AIDS crisis in South Africa. Set 2 from North America Michael row the boat ashoreMichael, the archangel, leader of the souls of those who cross the river Jordan. Oh sinner man“Where you gonna run to on that day?” A working song turned spiritual. Oh freedom“Afore I’ll be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave!” Rock my soulWho said heaven had to be boring? Set 3 from South Africa, Kenya, and West Africa Senzenina “What have we done?” A song of protest against racial oppression and violence. I paradisi Perhaps… 
Location: Romsey Abbey Conductor Dr Fabian LochnerSoloists Noirin Ni Riain A programme of acapella sacred choral songs from many cultures and religions plus Celtic religious chants from Ireland (soloist) Concert given in aid of Mèdecins sans Frontieres Unreserved £10Under 14’s freeTickets can be purchased online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFILJI 
This will be an informal event - a chance for anyone who is interested to come along to the Meeting House in Ringwood to join the choir for some singing. These "Open Sings" have proved very popular in the past, so why not pop in and have a go? The event is free and open to anyone. Refreshments will be available. The Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Ringwood BH24 1EY - opposite the main car park, near Sainsburys 
This will be our only public Christmas performance this year. BEHOLD THE STAR - Heavenly Harp and Angelic Voices. This concert will feature a program of Christmas songs from around the world and a program of harp music. It will be held on Saturday 9th December at St Mary Magdalene Church, Church Ln, New Milton BH25 6QN. Start time: 7.30pm Tickets: £10 (under 14s free) - you can send us a message via our contact form, or phone: 023 8081 1634 Refreshments will be available. Proceeds from ticket sales, donations and raffle to be donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). 
You are warmly invited to a launch event for our new Italian-themed CD titled "O Sole Mio" featuring the Voices of the Forest choir, acclaimed tenor Simon Long and the classical group the Courtyard Quintet. This will be held at the Lyndhurst Community Centre at 3pm on Saturday 20th May. The choir will be singing a selection of the songs from the CD at this informal event. Refreshments will be served in the form of a delicious cream tea and this promises to be a fun and entertaining event. Lyndhurst Community Centre is located in the main car park in the centre of Lyndhurst. This event is free and includes a free cream tea! 
We are hosting a free workshop for anyone to come along and have a go at singing with the choir. This informal fun event will be a chance to meet the choir, hear us sing and have a go yourself! If you've ever been tempted to join a community choir, this could be your chance to dip your toe in the water! No need to book, just turn up. Entrance is free. 
We present a Sensational Charity Concert - a celebration of Italian folksongs and melodies from around the world, featuring celebrated choir Voices of the Forest with leader Fabian Lochner - fresh from stunning performances in Christchurch Priory and Bath Abbey - and acclaimed local wind ensemble - the Courtyard Quintet. 3pm Saturday 19th November 2016Abbey United Reformed Church RomseyTickets £10 & under 15s £1 - available from Romsey Tourist Information Centre 01794 512987 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/voices-of-the-forest 