How we started:
The Birkbeck Singers
On January 19th 2011 the Ipswich Institute appointed a Music tutor with a new option in their list of Study classes . It introduced Be Bird as tutor and accompanist. 25 recruits tentatively signed up for ‘Sing, Sing a Song’. The course proved to be popular; numbers increased such that by September, the group was delighted to welcome Ben Groom as their regular highly talented piano accompanist. Music expectations became more adventurous and Be, (now Music Director) began to challenge the singers by encouraging public performances for small audiences.
By Easter 2013 the size of the group had doubled , and the members voted to adopt the name ‘The Birkbeck Singers’- the name of their regular practice place ‘the Birkbeck Room’ and we developed our own logo:
The Birkbeck Singers
On January 19th 2011 the Ipswich Institute appointed a Music tutor with a new option in their list of Study classes . It introduced Be Bird as tutor and accompanist. 25 recruits tentatively signed up for ‘Sing, Sing a Song’. The course proved to be popular; numbers increased such that by September, the group was delighted to welcome Ben Groom as their regular highly talented piano accompanist. Music expectations became more adventurous and Be, (now Music Director) began to challenge the singers by encouraging public performances for small audiences.
By Easter 2013 the size of the group had doubled , and the members voted to adopt the name ‘The Birkbeck Singers’- the name of their regular practice place ‘the Birkbeck Room’ and we developed our own logo:
Sadly, Be’s sudden death on 25th June 2018 marked the passing of an era.
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