South West England’s Premier Choir
Founded in 1970, our 150-plus members perform a variety of music in Plymouth and elsewhere in the country and abroad. We have won widespread acclaim and concerts often include world-class soloists and musicians. 'In the top 10% of amateur choirs in the UK' says internationally renowned tenor and choir Patron Neil Jenkins.
OUR NEXT CONCERT
RUTTER: The Sprig of Thyme
CARTER: Benedicite featuring children from Fletewood School
at Minster Church of St Andrew
Saturday 24th June 3:30pm followed by a cream tea
For details about this concert and to book tickets click the Concerts & Workshops tab and
Summer Concert 2023
FUTURE EVENTS
FRIDAY 30 JUNE – Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme and Carter: Benedicite
in The Garden House Arboretum at Buckland Monachorum
SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER – Choral workshop with John Hobbs – Parry: I was glad
and Puccini: Messa di Gloria at Woolwell Community Centre
SATURDAY 25 November – Handel: Samson at Minster Church of St Andrew
FRIDAY 8 DECEMBER – Singing carols at The Garden House at Buckland Monachorum
SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024 – Puccini: Messa di Gloria and Rossini: Stabat Mater
at Minster Church of St Andrew
SATURDAY 22 JUNE 2024 – Carter: Horizons and Stanford: Songs of the Sea
Choral workshop with
David Lawrence
Our 2022 choral workshop saw a welcome return to David Lawrence and, like his 2019 workshop, it was a huge success. There is a report of this on our Concerts & Workshops tab. For those who weren’t there, we thought we’d share some of David Lawrence’s advice on singing technique … and also some of his wit …!!
- Open the back of your mouth wide and say “The space at the back of my mouth”, then sing as if you were singing out behind you. This opens the pharyngeal space, whereas singing forward creates a constricted space and forces the voice.
- David encouraged the altos to use their controlled vibrato to add richness of tone when singing forte at the top of our range – this earned us a round of applause.
- Don’t drop your head when singing a low note and use the same face whether you’re singing high or low in your range.
- To improve our diction, he got us to sing with our finger in our mouth and make the tongue work harder.
- When you breathe in, imagine wearing a belt of noses around your waist.
PPC performing at our
Orb & Sceptre concert summer 2022
