Houghton 2024
Below you will find the information and instructions you need, together with recordings of the Zoom sessions, sound files and lyrics
Rehearsal schedule
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​Houghton - final week information
Please check all rehearsal times and arrival routes into Houghton.
You will need to print out and display VOICE PROJECT CHOIR MEMBER sign for your dashboard - download below.
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Arrival routes
Please read this particularly carefully as we need to make sure we use the right entrances
Tuesday 9th - Arrive in good time for 6pm start via the PRIVATE ENTRANCE. Park in the Car Park. Leave bags in the Old Kitchen and meet in the Stable Yard.
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Directions to the private gates
With the main gates ahead of you, take a left and travel around 200 metres down the road – opposite the big white house are the Private Estate gates. The gates will open as you draw close. Drive through and up the track, taking the right fork (signposted Estate Office) and through the second gate, (the gates will open as you draw close) over the cattle grid. Continue along and then park in the car park to the right .
Friday 12th - Arrive for 6pm start via the PRIVATE ENTRANCE for Costumed rehearsal . Park in the Car Park. Leave bags in the Old Kitchen and meet in the Stable Yard.
Saturday 13th - Arrive for 3pm start in the Church . Bring your bags there to start with and enough food and drink to keep you going! Arrive via the MAIN ENTRANCE Park in the Car Park
Come in your costume
Sunday 14th - Arrive for 3pm start in the Church. Bring your bags there to start with and enough food and drink to keep you going! Arrive via the MAIN ENTRANCE Park in the Car Park
Come in your costume.
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Rather late in the day but here is a link to Fianna's (Fiona Russell Dodwell) poem Into the Vast which was published last month.
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Costume Information
The colours for this show will be:
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white/cream/stone/grey
black shoes
black umbrella
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Can you create a costume for yourself that includes at least 2 of these colours from the following items:
Jacket / Trousers / Waistcoat / Shirt / Dress / Pinafore / Skirt
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Smart, structured formal-ish clothing, nothing clingly, frilly, woolly or patterned.
There's a colour palette below, plus white.
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Download some costume ideas here
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Link to Pinterest page here
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