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Sun 16 Feb 2025

09:00

Massive Musicals! Workshop

Bristol Beacon

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£10.00 - £45.00 inc. booking fee & 10% discount for group bookings of 10

Step into the spotlight and be transported to Broadway, in our unmissable ‘come and sing’ event!

Join a massed choir of 400 as we learn from scratch a dazzling array of smash-hit tunes from the musicals. Featuring iconic songs from Six, Mamma Mia, and Dear Evan Hansen, as well as classic anthems from shows spanning the decades, Massive Musicals is truly one not to miss.

This is also your chance to perform alongside a professional show band, direct from the stages of the West-End, as well as a spectacular suite of musical theatre stars!

Held in the transformed concert hall of Bristol Beacon, with its amazing acoustic and glorious sound, don’t miss the chance to be part of something extraordinary.

No prior experience of musical theatre is needed – everyone is welcome. Just bring your enthusiasm and love of music!

Musicals featured include Les Miserables, Six!, Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Poppins, Wicked, Cabaret, Billy Elliott, Dreamgirls, Dear Evan Hansen, Mamma Mia, Everyone’s Talking about Jamie, Sister Act, Oklahoma, Somewhere over the Rainbow and The Lion King.

Presented by Bristol Beacon

Age: 11+

Please note participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Schedule

Registration 9.00-9.30
Welcome and warm up 9.45
Session 1 10.00-13.00
Lunch 13.00 – 14.00
Session 2 14.30 – 16.30
Dress rehearsal with orchestra 16.30-17.30
Concert 19.00-20.00

All timings are approximate and subject to change

Audience feedback from our previous choral workshop

”One of the best experiences in my life. it took me out of my comfort zone and in the most helpful, enthusiastic and enjoyable experience possible”

‘’A brilliant day with a great conductor who was enthusiastic, an exceptional musican and who was fun and encouraging’’

 

”A wonderful day from start to finish – a great community event and very welcoming’’

”A joyous, lovely, informative day. The conductor was great, knowledgeable, funny and inclusive”

 

Workshop prices

This workshop includes accessible pricing for under 18s.

Full price £45.00 incl. booking fee

Under 18s £10.00 incl. booking fee

Group bookings Get 10% discount on group bookings of 10+ people

As well as covering the cost of putting on this event, all proceeds from your ticket will support Bristol Beacon’s Community Music Programme. By purchasing a ticket to this event you are supporting our work bringing the joy of music to communities across Bristol.

Thank you, we can’t wait to see you for a really fun day.

Find out more about our work with communities here

Participant information

Workshop information sheet

A workshop info sheet with guidance on how to get here and what to bring, wear and expect on the day will be available to download here in due course.

Singers information form

An information form for you to complete will be sent via email to you after you have booked. This form will help us prepare for the event and ensure we can accommodate all levels of experience and needs. Alternatively you can access this form below.

Complete form

Rehearsal materials

All sheet music will be provided on the day. Rehearsal tracks will be available to download here in due course.

Watch the performance

Workshop participants do not need an event ticket to Massive Musicals.

Massive Musicals!

Sun 16 Feb 2025

19:00

Classical

Massive Musicals!

Beacon Hall

Creative team

Natalie Veal (Vocal leader)

Natalie loves all things ‘choir’ and has proudly led and founded the Melody Makers Choir since 2016. She loves to direct a huge range of genres and truly believes that singing in choirs is beneficial to everyone. Having previously taught in music secondary schools, Natalie now enjoys leading various choral workshops and teaching singing and piano lessons alongside her community choir of 120.

Naveen Arles (Vocal leader)

Naveen Arles, MISM, BCA has established himself as an energetic and inspirational vocal leader and animateur. Immersed in music for almost 35 years, 25 years of which, he has been creating and running singing groups of all ages and abilities. Nav currently directs various groups, including the leading youth choir in Newham, NewYVC (with Jane Wheeler of Living Song UK) and Grand Union Voices — the vocal unit of the acclaimed 30-year-old world fusion jazz big band, Grand Union Orchestra. Nav works with Liberty Choirs in prisons and has just taken up the role as Vocal Lead for Brent Music Service. For several years, he was Artistic Director of the London International Gospel Choir (LIGC), which under his leadership grew into a 140-member, two rehearsals per week performance choir now, performing regularly on all UK broadcast formats.

Claire Alsop (Musical Director & Arranger)

Claire Alsop is a Bristol-based musician who combines a busy performance career with educational work in Bristol and beyond. Equally at home in a musical theatre pit, or an organ-loft, she is Organist of St Mary Redcliffe Church, and other recent performance venues have included Bristol Hippodrome, the Gillian Lynne theatre in London’s west-end, several cathedrals in northern Spain, The Queen’s College in Oxford, and the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. As an educator, Claire teaches at Bristol University, and frequently collaborates with Bristol Beacon creating musical resources for their educational outreach and arrangements for massed singing events.

About Beacon Hall

Our new flagship venue at Bristol Beacon

The venue

Beacon Hall

at Bristol Beacon

Getting to the venue

Location: Beacon Hall is located within Bristol Beacon. Head to Level 1 and follow signs to find the auditorium.

Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR

  Bicycle

Bicycle racks can be found in front of the main entrance on Trenchard Street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.

Car parking

Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 200m away, directly behind Bristol Beacon.

  Bristol Clean Air Zone

Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.

  Bus

Most bus services stop in and around the city centre promenade, 250m from Bristol Beacon.

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Access

Mobility

Spaces for wheelchair users are in:

  • row S in the centre of the rear Stalls (10 spaces)
  • row Z in the left and right wings at the back of Lower Tier (4 spaces, 2 on each side),
  • rows G/H on the left only at the back of Upper Tier (2 spaces)

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the performance space. Seats in row F are most suitable. If you prefer, you can leave your animal with a member of staff during the performance.

Hearing Facility

A Sennheiser MobileConnect assistive listening system is installed in the venue. Download the free App and use your own mobile device and headphones to listen to the performance. (Devices are available on request.)

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