S-T-R-E-T-C-H project
STRETCH at Truro Cathedral, and sharing work in progress: Angela Reith's 'Come. come whoever you are' at the Big Friendly in Dec '24

for the S-T-R-E-T-C-H project, the premise is to bring together a small group of committed, confident singers who are interested in the challenge of working on: sound quality, accuracy, tuning, blend and interpretation in the lovely acoustic of Carleen Village Hall (with a maximum 24 voices). 

Each term the 9 sessions of the S-T-R-E-T-C-H project will form a self-contained 'series' in which we concentrate on singing a small number of songs in a variety of styles, suited to the voices available. The idea is to learn and work on songs for the pleasure of singing beautiful a capella harmony music as well as we can, while enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of pushing ourselves to improve - individually and as a group. The focus will be on the process - not performance. We may choose to share something we've been working informally e.g. at a 'Big Friendly Sing' ... but this would be a group decision, not a pressure. 

Practical details:
  • Tuesday mornings
STRETCH Project - Autumn 2025 to Summer 2026 (NB not always consecutive weeks)
​​(9 sessions per term term)

  • 10.00am - 12.15pm (with a 15 minute BYO coffee break)
  • Carleen Village Hall, TR13 9QP (good parking, access and great acoustic for singing)

Autumn 2025:
  1. 14th Oct (NB - this session 9.30 - 12.15 ... with a hearty coffee break)
  2. 21st Oct
  3. 4th Nov
  4. 11th Nov
  5. 18th Nov
  6. 25th Nov
  7. 2nd Dec
  8. 9th Dec
  9. 16th Dec

Winter 2026:
  1. 13th Jan
  2. 20th Jan
  3. 27th Jan
  4. 3rd Feb
  5. 10th Feb
  6. 24th Feb
  7. 3rd March
  8. 17th March
  9. 24th March

Summer 2026:
  1. 5th May
  2. 12th May
  3. 19th May
  4. 2nd June
  5. 9th June
  6. 16th June
  7. 30th June
  8. 7th July
  9. 14th July

The S-T-R-E-T-C-H project suits singers who are:
  • Motivated and excited by the idea of a collective vocal challenge 
  • Able to sing in tune and hold their part confidently with 2 or 3 other voices
  • Either: able to read music and / or willing and able to learn parts (accurately) from sound files of individual parts sent out in advance
  • Willing to listen with as much attention as we sing 
  • Willing to experiment
  • Willing to review music / words between sessions
  • Open and committed to the project ...
  • Able to make at least 7 dates of the 9 dates of each S-T-R-E-T-C-H series
 
  • Cost: £81 - payable in advance once your place is confirmed (you are welcome to request a 'pay what you can' bursary place if that would enable you to participate - please don't let financial resource be a barrier to singing).
  • NB you need to be confident you are free to attend at least 7 of the 9 sessions to sign up for the series.
  • How to Book: There are currently no vacancies for STRETCH. If vacancies become available Pip will let singers know via her mailing list and invite expressions of interest.