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Castle Bolton Summer 2003

Who are we?

HARP is a small mixed choir which performs in Victorian costume in North Yorkshire.
The choir, made up of a dozen experienced singers, originally came together to raise 
money for charity at Christmas 1998. We sang carols in pubs, clubs and restaurants and 
to after-dinner audiences.

We do Victorian parlour songs, ballads and part songs (e.g. "Sweet and Low", 
"Love's Old Sweet Song" and "The Lost Chord") as well as some Gilbert and Sullivan.

We also do modern arrangements of Bach and Handel, together with folk songs, 
spirituals and part songs, as well as arrangements of Lennon and McCartney, Cole Porter and Henry Mancini. Most of the time we sing 'a capella'.

We take our singing seriously but not ourselves - our aim is to entertain. 
We are delighted to receive invitations to sing. We are particularly committed to 
singing in residential homes for elderly people. We understand that the Victorian costumes 
and music can stimulate recollections of bygone years. 
Many elderly people cannot travel to concerts, so we go to them.

The choir members all have proven musical skills. 

We have received a grant from the New Horizons charitable trust to 
buy music and a portable keyboard. We are grateful to the Trust for 
helping us to put our singing on a sound footing.

In August 2006 we made our TV debut in the popular Tyne Tees TV programme
'Dales Diary'.

Contact: Ray Marriott (Chairman) 01969 663738