Click here for a summary of our shows and other appearances over the years

Recent Gigs

Sunday 5th February, Apex

Mega Concert at 2pm, both Seniors and Cadets

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2011

Christmas Eve, Center Parcs, 2-6 pm

Cadets entertained in Candlelit Concert (private function)

Saturday 10th December, St John’s Church, BSE

Seniors and Cadets Christmas Concert - 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Sunday 4th December, Rougham Church

Cadets gave concert at 4:30pm

Friday 2nd December, Woolpit Church

Cadets performed at Woolpit Christmas Tree Festival, 7:30 pm

Saturday 26th November, Bury St Edmunds

Seniors performed for the Christmas Fair in Charter Square (Arc shopping centre)

Sunday 6th November, Woolpit, at 2:30 pm

Seniors sang at Woolpit Church, for the opening of the newly installed platform, kitchen etc.

Tuesday 11th October, Ipswich

Seniors performed in the Choral section at Suffolk Music Festival
St. John's Church, Cauldwell Hall Road

Saturday 1st October, Rougham Church

Senior Voice Squad concert at 7:30pm

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th September
at the Apex, Bury St Edmunds

Les Misérables - Schools Edition
musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Matinée 3pm and Evening 7pm See the many bouquets

Saturday July 30th, Ickworth House

Seniors took part in Cancer Relay evening.

Sunday 10th July, Wolsey Theatre Ipswich

Senior Voice Squad performed alongside internationally acclaimed a cappella group The Magnets, as part of the Ipswich Festival.

Friday 8th July, St Edmundsbury CEVA Primary School

Cadets concert 6:30-7pm

Tuesday 5th July, Birmingham

National Music for Youth Festival in Birmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall....Voice squad Seniors, Voice squad Cadets and Birgitta's Brigade.

Sunday 3rd July, Beyton Middle School

National Award-winning groups of the Voice Squad performed in an afternoon of music, food and fun!
Concert at 2 pm, followed by barbeque with licensed bar.

Friday 24th June, Cathedral

Seniors gave Lunchtime Concert at 1.10 pm.

Saturday 18th June at 10 am, St. John's, Bury

Seniors sang at the opening of the St John's Centre

11th & 12th June, Great Barton Village Hall

Cadet Musical ‘Alice in Cyberland’, afternoons and evenings Pictures

20th/ 21st May, Bury St Edmunds

Sonnet Walk (part of Bury Festival)

Saturday 16th April, St Marys Church, BSE

Seniors sang in concert with Pop-Opera band Blake Picture

20th March, Kings Lynn

National Music For Youth Competition, Regional round

Monday 14th March, Sebert Wood School, Bury

Cadet brigade performs early in the morning, at the school assembly!

Saturday 12th March, Pakenham Village Hall

Olde Tyme Music Hall, featuring the Squad Boys, and invited soloists from the Cadets and Seniors

29th January 2011, FRANCE

Senior Squad performed brilliantly in the auditorium at EuroDisney!!

Sunday 9th January, Apex Bury St Edmunds

Voice Squad Mega-concert, 2 pm

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2010

Saturday 25th December

BBC Radio Suffolk Children In Need Broadcast.

Friday 24th December, Centre Parcs

Christmas Candlelit concerts at 3 pm and 5 pm, cadets

Thursday 16th December, Cathedral

Teenage Cancer fund raiser, seniors

Sunday 5th December, Ipswich

Ipswich Regent: seniors provide warm-up act for Ruthie Henshall

Saturday 4th December, St Mary's Bury

Seniors, Radio Suffolk Suffolk Children In Need, Christmas concert in St Mary’s BSE.

Friday 3rd December, Woolpit

Cadets take part in the Christmas Tree Festival, Woolpit Church, evening concert.

Sunday 28th November, London

Senior Squad performs as Mentor Choir (not competing) at the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year event, Royal Festival Hall

Friday 26th November, Bury St Edmunds at 5 pm

Xmas Fayre, Seniors and Cadets

Saturday 20th November, Bury St Edmunds

Concert by Squad Seniors, Trinity Methodist Church
in support of Christian Aid

Thursday 18th November, Bury St Edmunds

Bury Xmas Lights Switch-on, Seniors and Cadets, evening

Monday 8th November, Royal Albert Hall

Music for Youth Schools Prom, Seniors See Music for Youth website

Thursday 7th October, Apex

Opening of the new Apex venue in Bury St Edmunds - pictures

Saturday 10th July, Beyton Middle School

'Snapshots from Peru'

Voice Squad end-of-year showcase, Seniors and Cadets, and a newly-formed Beyton Squad
Music inspired by the photography of Wendy Turner and the disadvantaged children from Peru
in Aid of Wendy's Peruvian Challenge charity Poster

7th, 8th and 9th July, Birmingham

National Festival of Music for Youth (competition) We gained top awards in the Choral (Senior Voice Squad) and +Ensemble (Senior Guys) sections, and await news of possible selection for an Albert Hall Prom. See Music for Youth website
The Cadets took part in a big event in the Birmingham Football Club stadium.

Saturday 3rd July, Bury St Edmunds

Voice Squad Seniors took part in "Relay for Life", late evening ceremony, British Sugar Social Club.

12th and 13th June, Pakenham Village Hall

Voice Squad Cadets presented the Musical 'Captain Louie'

• Saturday 12th June at 7 pm
• Sunday 13th June at 3 pm (Gala performance with cake &c. at The Fox afterwards
• Sunday 13th June at 6 pm

Friday 28th May

Fundraiser, Great Barton Free Church, 7 pm.

Saturday 22nd May

Voice Squad Seniors took part in "Bury Busk" at the Bury Festival

SONNET WALK, Bury Festival

15th and 16th May. Some seniors took part.
Birgitta set Shakespeare's Sonnet VIII to themes from Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto (which she performed in March), and they enacted a wedding at which the groom failed to appear... Bury Festival

"STAR FOR A NIGHT"
Thurs/Fri 13th/14th May, Ipswich Regent Theatre

Squad Seniors, following successful audition, take part in the East Anglian Daily Times' Young Talent showcase, Ipswich Regent Theatre, in the evening. Details

Saturday 1st May, Sunday 2nd May, Friday 7th May

The Voice Squad presents “Songs For a New World”, music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Birgitta Kenyon.

• Saturday 1st May, 7:30 at St John's Church, St John's Street, Bury St Edmunds
• Sunday 2nd May, 3:15 and 6:45pm at St Peter's Church, Sudbury town centre
• Friday 7th May, 7:30 at St John's Church, St John's Street, Bury St Edmunds

Sunday 14th March, Kings Lynn

Cadets and Seniors travel to Springwood School, Kings Lynn to take part in the auditions for the National Festival of Music for Youth, 2pm - 5 pm. Free entry.

Saturday 27th February 1-5 pm, Milton Keynes

"Sing-Up" Showcase: Squad Seniors exhibit their skills for primary schools in
a pilot for a new mentoring scheme. See 'news'

Sunday 7th February at 5 pm, Woolpit Church

Voice Squad concert in support of SNAP (St Mary's New Amenities Project).
Doors open at 4:45pm. Tickets available at the coffee hatch in the Salvation Army Hall on Saturday mornings, at Woolpit Church Sunday mornings, AND on our new dedicated ticket phone line 07928 515693

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2009

Friday 18th December, "Stars and Angels" Christmas Concert

At St. John's Church, St. John's Street, Bury St Edmunds, with both Seniors and Cadets.

Wednesday 9th December, Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, 7 pm

Seniors and Cadets performed with King Edwards School's Ex Silentio at Christmas Concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust

Thursday 19th November, Bury St Edmunds Cornhill

Both squads performed at the switching on of the Christmas Lights, in the late afternoon.

Saturday 14th November, Olde Tyme Music Hall, Hopton

Senior Squad Boys and soloists from both squads took part in this candlelit extravaganza, in Hopton Village Hall; dress code: smart, or even Victorian!

Wednesday 21st October, Bury St Eds, 9 am

Seniors perform at the opening of the new-look Sainsbury's, BSE

Sunday 11th October, Bury St Eds, 1:15 pm

Seniors and Cadets perform at Tesco's charity weekend, Tescos, BSE

Tuesday 13th October, Suffolk Festival

Choral competition in the evening at St. John's Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich.
Singers and under-19s free, adults £2 at the door. Outstanding results

7th-11th September, Orpheus Centre, Surrey

A posse of Squaddies work with Richard Stilgoe and Birgitta at the Orpheus Centre in Surrey, creating a performance of newly-composed music for Friday 11th Sept. Details

25th July, Wedding

(Private event)

Friday 17th July, Royal Opera House Covent Garden - Linbury Studio

A small crew of Squaddies perform in the première of a new musical "Orpheus" by Richard Stilgoe, directed by himself and Syd Ralph, and MD-ed by Birgitta. Details

Wednesday 8th July, 7:30 pm at St Mary's Church, Bures

Launch of Bures Music Festival: Choir Showcase Night

A sell-out! Bures Music Festival website

Monday 6th July, Birmingham

National Festival of Music for Youth (competition)

Voice Squad Cadets: 1 pm in the Adrian Boult Hall .....

Voice Squad Seniors: 5:30 pm in the Town Hall See Music for Youth website

Saturday 4th July, Bury St Edmunds

Songs for the Relay for Life (in aid of Cancer Research)

Voice Squad Seniors only go to facebook

Sunday 21st June, St Peter's Church, Sudbury at 4 pm

Father's Day Special!:
Tickets £5 (Kids and Dads)/ £10 including strawberries and other yummy stuff - ring 07967 126740 to book.

Voice Squad Seniors and Cadets go to facebook

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Further back

7th December 2008, BBC Radio Three Choir of the Year Final

Held in the Royal Festival Hall. The Voice Squad Seniors acquitted themselves very well, but did not gain first place... Details

Saturday 8th November 2008, BBC Radio Three Choir of the Year, Semi-finals

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. BFP article