On Saturday 9th November 2024, members of Tarantara were delighted to perform a concert raising funds for Guide Dogs. Appearing alongside the choir - and rather stealing the show! - were Guide Dog Mum, Kiki; Guide Dog Puppy in Training, Clara; Guide Dog Ambassador Dogs, Wooster & Will and 2 working Guide Dogs, Ufton and Harrison, with their owners.
To quote from the organiser Debbie "Last Saturday was the concert .... a brilliant night. The impressive choir performed a varied programme that was very well received by an appreciative audience..... an amazing £1,770.62 was raised on the night!"
After the hugely succesful concert 'A Right Royal Prom' held in the Greig Hall, Alcester on Saturday 15th June, our Chair, Mo Lancaster, was delighted to hand over a cheque for £2,500 to the Alcester Cafe. The cheque was the proceeds raised at the concert where the Alcester Victoria Silver Band and the Tarantara Choir got together for the first time - but hopefully not for the last time!
The Alcester Cafe is a drop-in cafe, held twice weekly, dedicated to help support people with memory problems/dementia, their families, carers, former carers and interested professional people. The Cafe provides opportunities to share emotions in a safe environment and help prevent isolation and encourage peer support. For more details about the Alcester Cafe please visit their website at www.alcesterdementiacafe.org
There are many benefits to becoming a 'Friend of Tarantara'. You will receive a regular newsletter informing you of upcoming Tarantara concerts and other events that you might be interested in. You will be welcome to come and listen in on one of our regular rehearsals and discover how the magic is produced! Or come to one of our regular music workshops where we explore new ways to use our voices and work together to always improve our performances. Last, but not least, you will be entitled to discounted prices for our own concerts. What's not to like?! To be enrolled as a 'Friend of Tarantara'just contact Mike Flatt by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - we look forward to welcoming you to the Tarantara family.
Having succesfully celebrated our 20th anniversary throughout 2023, Tarantara now turns 21 in 2024! Formed in 2003, Tarantara has raised tens of thousands of pounds for various charities and local good causes and will continue to raise more money at a range of concerts throughout 2024.
Details of all our events for 2024 are on our website. In particular, this year we will be raising money for Warwickshire Vision Support and Guide Dogs for the Blind as well as several concerts helping to raise funds in support of local churches and village halls. We are delighted to be returning to South Wales for our summer 'away weekend' but before that we are holding a very special concert in Alcester. Entitled 'A Right Royal Prom' (in celebration of King Charles's Official Birthday in June) we are joining up with the Alcester Victoria Silver Band to raise funds for the Alcester Dementia Cafe - this special concert will be held in the newly refurbished Greig Hall in Alcester on Saturday the 15th of June. To finish off the year, and to get you into the Christmas spirit, don't miss our special Christmas concerts at St Peter's Church in Inkberrow on Saturday 7th December and at St Andrew's Church in Shottery on Saturday 14th December!
We have two seasonal concerts coming up to help get you into the Christmas mood. The first one sees our return to Inkberrow on Saturday the 7th of December - with a change to our normal start time, this time we are starting at 4pm so lots of opportunity for the youngsters to come along. Our second Christmas concert will be in Shottery on Saturday the 14th of December starting at our normal time of 7:30pm. For full details and how to buy tickets, see our main website. We look forward to seeing you - Ho! Ho! Ho!
