Sounds of Summer 2026

We are busy rehearsing songs for our Sounds of Summer 2026 concert. This is going to be in St John’s Church in Bridgetown, Totnes, a lovely spacious venue with great acoustics.

We are delighted that a number of instrumentalists will be playing with us this year as well.

Please see details below about getting tickets. Tickets are £10 and this includes a glass of wine in the interval. Money raised will be used to support the Thrive Project, a local organisation giving support to those in crisis.

Come and Sing

For the first time ever, Marldon Community Choir under Musical Director Jane Anderson-Brown is organising a “Come and Sing” event at Marldon Village Hall.

All singers are welcome to come and Join us – we start at 10.15 and will hand out musical scores, then Jane will rehearse us during the day, with a break for lunch (bring your own picnic) and at the end of the day at 6pm we will put on an informal performance for friends and family.

This is going to be a day of fun and singing together, do come and join us! Instrumentalists are very welcome too – please book in advance.

For further information please contact Val, details above. Tickets are £15 which includes hire of musical scores, tea and coffee and a day of learning to sing a wonderful piece of music.

Christmas Lantern Parade

It’s that time of the year again. Do come and join us -we will be leaving from outside Marldon Primary School at 6.15pm then walking down through Marldon with Father Christmas to the Church House Inn, arriving at about 6.30pm. There we will join the Salvation Army singing carols while the children help Father Christmas turn on the lights on the Christmas tree.

Donation to Torbay Young Adult Carers

Each year we nominate a Charity to support with our Summer concert and this year the Torbay Young Adult Carers (TYAC) charity was chosen. This group helps young carers in Torbay to build confidence, and equip them with vital skills and resilience as well as giving them a much-deserved break from their responsibilities when possible.

This year we managed to raise £500 and were delighted to present a cheque to Cheryl and Ruth, representatives of TYAC at a recent rehearsal.

Marldon Apple Pie Fair

We had a great time singing at the Marldon Apple Pie Fair earlier this month, lots of favourite songs and led by our new Musical Director, Jane Anderson-Brown.

And we were delighted that lots of people stopped by our stall to have a chat, guess which apples had a bug, and hunt for hidden treasure.

Rehearsals have started again now – Marldon village hall on Mondays at 7.30pm, come and join us!

Choir News

After our last concert in the summer, we said a fond farewell to Kathy Snow as Musical Director, after 11 years in the role.   During that time Kathy has nurtured us from a motley collection of people who like to sing into a choir that has performed over many years now, delighting audiences and raising several thousands of pounds for local charities.

We are now delighted and proud to welcome Jane Anderson-Brown as our new Musical Director and look forward to working with Jane and performing for many more years to come.

Our first public performance with Jane at the helm will be at the Apple Pie Fair on Saturday 6th Sept in Marldon.  Do come along and listen to us and let us know if you would like to join us.  At present there is a waiting list for sopranos but vacancies for tenors and basses.   Our first rehearsal this term will be on Monday 8th September in Marldon Village Hall.