Off Centre Choir, Chichester
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Welcome to the website and blog of Off Centre.
Off Centre was a choir based in Chichester, West Sussex. Unfortunately, with great sadness it was decided to close the choir in early 2019
Our Director of Music was Nicki Bennison. Nicki was the music specialist and a class teacher at Central Junior School in Chichester. In 1990 her school choir, (Central Singers), won the televised 'Sainsbury's Choir of the Year' competition. Consequently, both BBC and ITV made programmes about the choir and Nicki's methods of teaching singing.
 The Choir |
The Off Centre choir began in January 1989 under the directorship of Nicki. The primary aim of the choir was always to entertain and to sing any style - hence its' motto: "We sing anything, to anyone, anywhere (locally!)" - raising money for a wide variety of charities. For example, we sang sacred and secular, serious and light-hearted, classical and popular pieces.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Sunday 18 December 2016
Off Centre Christmas 2016 concert at St John's Church Chichester
On December 11th Off Centre joined their singing with a number of readings with a Christmas Theme at St John's Church in Chichester. The proceeds from this lovely festive afternoon, including mulled wine and mince pies went to our local charity for helping homeless people 'Stonepillow'. Included among the readers was Patricia Routledge, well known actress and local resident.
The Choir sang 'Il est ne le divine enfant' 'The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came' and 'Pat a Pan' all European carols giving the event an international flavour! In addition a number of traditional Christmas carols were sung by audience and choir, and a very enjoyable audience participation version of the 12 days of Christmas, preceding Miss Routledge's reading of John Julius Norwich's amusing series of letters imagining the chaos caused by such gifts!
A very enjoyable event with the added satisfaction of a contribution of £900 to Stonepillow.
Off Centre's next concert will be in aid of the RNLI and held on the 1st of April 2017 (yes really!) in the new Lifeboat House on the Kingsway in Selsey. Do come along and enjoy an evening of 'salty' and 'fishy' music to support the important work of the Lifeboats!
The Choir sang 'Il est ne le divine enfant' 'The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came' and 'Pat a Pan' all European carols giving the event an international flavour! In addition a number of traditional Christmas carols were sung by audience and choir, and a very enjoyable audience participation version of the 12 days of Christmas, preceding Miss Routledge's reading of John Julius Norwich's amusing series of letters imagining the chaos caused by such gifts!
A very enjoyable event with the added satisfaction of a contribution of £900 to Stonepillow.
Off Centre's next concert will be in aid of the RNLI and held on the 1st of April 2017 (yes really!) in the new Lifeboat House on the Kingsway in Selsey. Do come along and enjoy an evening of 'salty' and 'fishy' music to support the important work of the Lifeboats!
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| Our Leader! |
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| Many thanks to our accompanist Jan Lewis |
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| Our pre performance rehearsal |
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