Steeple Aston Choral Society was founded by a former village Rector and is still going strong, more than four decades later. The Society is privileged to have Paul Badley, a professional solo and ensemble singer who has performed all over the world, as its director and Paul Herrington, an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger and educator, as its accompanist. Heather Cleobury, another professional musician and strong supporter of amateur music, is its patron.
The choir numbers around thirty singers and is happy to welcome new members. There are no auditions and singers do not need to read music fluently, so as long as they enjoy music-making and socialising, they may learn the music as they wish.
The choir performs three concerts, with professional soloists, each year, – one in the church, one in the village hall and one in either venue (depending on the works being performed.) The summer concert is generally lighter music, with generous amounts of audience participation.
Rehearsals are on Monday evenings from 7.45-9.30. in the Village Hall.
For more details, contact Margaret Bulleyment, SACS Secretary – 01869 347346 or mtheb749@gmail.com
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SACS Concert Calendar 2025
Sun. 30 March – Ahoy! SACS Spring Concert – 6.30 for 7pm – Village Hall
Ahoy there! Don your blue and white and sail along to SA Village Hall, for a convivial evening of nautically-inspired music including Stanford’s Songs of the Sea; Elgar’s Sea Pictures, with sing-a-long sea shanties and other watery pieces.
Table seating (8 to a table.) Bar and nibbles.
Tickets £12.00 (Under 16s free) from SA village shop, or from Margaret Bulleyment 01869 347346 or mtheb749@gmail.com
Sat. 10 May – We’ll Meet Again – VE 80 – 6.30pm – Village Hall
From The White Cliffs of Dover to The Lambeth Walk – a family eventin music, words and dance, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Come and sing the music that kept people going through the war; enjoy a song or two from Vera Lynn; listen to the wartime bells; hear stories of villagers during the period and strut the Lambeth Walk – Oi!
You can wear whatever you like, but feel free to come in 40s dress and/or red, white and blue.
Paul Herrington – accompanist and arranger.
Table seating. Bar and nibbles.
Tickets: £5 (Under 16s free) will be available from the village shop or Margaret Bulleyment 01869 347346 or mtheb749@gmail.com
Sat. 21 June – SACS Summer Party Concert – 6.30 for 7pm – Village Hall
A jolly evening of medleys and sing-a-long with a stage and screen theme. Come and sing your socks off with SACS!
Table seating. Bar and nibbles.
Tickets £12.00 (Under 16s free) from SA village shop, or from Margaret Bulleyment 01869 347346 or mtheb749@gmail.com
Sun 23 November – SACS Autumn Concert -7pm – Village Hall
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