Singing as a child like many others I belonged to a School Choir and a Church Choir, then progressing to Karaoke machines in my teens. Recently this was limited to singing in front of a mirror with a microphone hairbrush and singing along to CD’s in my car, I’m sure some of you will recognise this! I initially joined BATS, Biggleswade Amateur Theatrical Society just to sing in the chorus, then I found Phoenix.

I first heard about Phoenix by accident through a friend of a friend the day before they were running a 10 week singing course, which ends with a very friendly and relaxing audition. I’m happy to say I passed and I am now a full member in the Baritone section.
I have always wanted to do something that could use my singing voice and maybe show my emotions attached. It’s been six months now since joining Phoenix and I feel just as excited as the first day I went along.

I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of Phoenix before, considering I live in Biggleswade and they rehearse in Potton. As soon as I heard the Phoenix Ladies sing their first song I new I wanted to be part of them. They sang and moved exactly how I wanted too and was very excited at the thought of joining them. Every one has been friendly warm and welcoming and I have made a lot of new friends too. We practise every Tuesday night and I can’t wait for the next Tuesday to come round quick enough. It takes me about an hour after getting home from every rehearsal to come down from the buzz, before I can sleep.

Recently I have joined the front row of the chorus doing floor moves to the singing. I can’t believe that 6 months ago I was dreaming of doing something like this and Phoenix has made me feel that I have found the one goal I was looking for and having to do dance moves has been the icing on the cake for me.

I would just like to say that if anyone has any sort of love for singing to come and hear and watch us and I’m sure you would want to belong too.