Funky Voices

Description

The award winning "Funky Voices" was founded and launched in Essex in 2007 (now in Suffolk too) to meet the community who sought a choir that sing modern music that can be enjoyed by everyone, NO AUDITION and NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED.

We then give performances for charities in the local area and beyond, helping to raise monies while entertaining the community.

The Sound
With passions for vocal harmonies, and influences being likes of; Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Luther Vandross, Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson. The aim is to bring a similar vocal energy to Funky Voices... From Emotional rich harmonies to Feel-good dance tracks, our repertoire includes, including "Take That", "Michael Jackson", "Queen", "Supertramp", making it an exciting and enjoyable experience for everyone.

As well as gaining awards for numerous choir competitions, Funky Voices has also auditioned and successfully gained a place to sing this year at Disneyland Paris for their "Christmas Choral Celebration". Last year we made it into the quarter finals of BBC Radio 3 Choir of the year too! Hundreds of choirs auditioned for these, and we are one of the lucky ones to have made it!

The People
Funky Voices is not a 'conventional' choir due to the age range being open to ages 16 to 80 who come from all walks of life, who meet up to sing weekly, and although most members are not trained singers, together they make a wonderful sound and are full of energy (and laughter). Some join purely for singing, others for the social aspect too, and many because of the exciting sound the collective voice makes. To date there are over 600 members in total.

The Effect
Joining Funky Voices helps you to gain confidence on both a personal level aswell as when singing and performing as well as being part of a rich wonderful sound of voices. Whether you are a member of Funky Voices or a member of the audience you will experience a fantastic feel-good factor and be buzzing all the way home.

We have various locations allover Essex - Colchester, Chelmsford, Tendring, Southend, Rayleigh, Rochford, Romford, Hornchurch, Ipswich, Epping, Woodford, Brentwood, Shenfield, Braintree & Witham.