ABOUT US
Individual group members
Music
We sing an acapella repertoire embracing the styles of American song, swing, jazz, secular and also barbershop style to a high musical standard. Our rehearsals include voice work on breathing, vowels, articulation blending, posture, presentation, musicality and listening skills - all vital to reach that ultimate performance level but, of course, still having fun. To become a member, the key factors are that you have a singing voice and a willingness to always aim for the best possible standards you can achieve. Our intention is to recruit and develop a chorus of 30 singers.
Previous 'Learn To Sing' courses hosted by Vocal Fusion Acapella
Rehearsals
We rehearse every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at the Dial Post Villag Hall , Worthing Road, Dial Post RH13 8NJ - Click here for contact details and map directions
Musical Director - Zoë Peate
Zoë trained at Trinity College of Music, where she was awarded the Lady Maud Warrender Prize for outstanding achievements in singing and musicianship, and the Else Mayer Lismann Opera Workshop.She has performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the Fields, and St James - Piccadilly, Fairfield Hall - Croydon, St John's Smith Square, Jubilee Hall - Aldeburgh and The Dome - Brighton. She collaborated with the late international artist Gervase de Peyer and Gwenneth Pryor in a series of recitals and has appeared in Kuwait for the British Ambassador, the opening of British Trade Week and the Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia.
As Musical Director for the Pulborough & District Gilbert & Sullivan Society she led them through many productions and a trip to Ireland which resulted in an award for 'Sheer Entertainment' at the Waterford Light Opera Competition.
Zoë's life now revolves around conducting and training choirs and she has been a temporary staff member at the Guildhall School of Music & The Royal College of Music, London & also tutored on the Earnley Music Courses & at choral workshops.
Apart from Vocal Fusion Acapella she also conducts The Kaleidoscope Singers, and founded her own choir Cantatrice, a 120 strong ladies choir, in 2004.
Vocal Fusion Acapella Board members - John Higgins, David Ellwood, Zoë Peate, Tam Large