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Rehearsal Location Change
16.07.26: Tonight’s rehearsal will take place in the meeting room behind Chorley St. Peter’s Church, Harpers Lane PR6 0HP. Coming up Harpers Lane (Aldi on your left) take the first right after Railway Road down a driveway that will take you to a small car park. We…
KTB Band Rehearsal Diary: Tuesday 14th July 2026
This week’s rehearsal was fun yet slightly exerting as we were working on a new song! Memories by Lucky Chops is a vibrant piece (check out our previous blog post to see what it’s going to eventually sound like!!) that I think will become well liked by the band. We…
KTB Voice Rehearsal Diary: Monday 13th July 2026
Last night was our final rehearsal before our Heart Beat concert on Saturday 18th July at Hope Methodist Church in New Longton. It can sometimes feel a little manic at a final rehearsal as all the pre-concert nerves come jittering out as you begin to second guess…
Singing For Wellbeing 11 July 2026
It was a warm sing-along this month, with a high of 30 degrees we were keeping our cool inside the shaded Longton WI Hall. Our booklet of choice this weekend was the grey booklet, featuring songs such as Thank you For The Music by ABBA, When I’m Cleaning Windows and a…
Music Theatre Chorus Rehearsal Diary: Thursday 9th July 2026
We are so back! I know, that’s a terribly overused phrase to open this next block of rehearsal blogs. I stand by it. We are so back. Following the runaway success of our 2026 summer concert series “Songs From The Musicals”, the KTB Music Theatre Chorus piled back into…
Events Diary: Music of America – Longton VM
On Saturday evening our Lonton VM choir put on a fabulous ‘Music of America’ concert in aid of The Salvation Army. With pieces from Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Bon Jovi and Neil Diamond, there really was something for everyone! Keep an eye on our social media &…
Events Diary: Harry Torbett – Lunchtime Recital Series
Of all the recitals to give you goosebumps, this one was powerful. 15-year-old Harry Torbett performed a beautifully mixed programme of old and new. Mozart, Sibelius and The Heart Asks The Pleasure First from the film The Piano, everybody left with a favourite…
Events Diary: Ceilidh Dance Night
At KTB Music we like to put on a few social events throughout the year for both our members and the wider public. From theatre trips to maggot races, we do it all. Monday night was the turn of our much-loved Ceilidh! Our caller led us through each dance as the band…
Events Diary: Songs From The Musicals 2026
Dear reader, it’s been a whole day and night since we took our final bows for this summer and I’m not sure I’ve managed to catch my breath yet. Here at KTB Music Theatre Chorus, we’ve just performed our 2026 summer concert series “Songs From The Musicals”, and we were…
Lunchtime Recital Featuring Harry Torbett
Book Now Catch Harry Torbett performing in debut Lunchtime Recital in the stunning setting of St. Andrew’s Church set in the heart of the pictoresque village of Longton. KTB Music is excited to present upcoming local pianist Harry Torbett in his debut piano recital….
Singing For Wellbeing 20 June 2026
Less sugary this month, instead, a trip down memory lane. We brought out the green book for Junes singing for wellbeing which hasn’t been used for several years! From Louis Armstrongs What A Wonderful World to an old time music hall medley, it was an eclectic mix, but…
LVM Choir Rehearsal Diary: Wednesday 17th June 2026
Tonight was the first England match in the World Cup. I wondered if this would affect the numbers but there was a good group of us and we got off to a flying start, I just hope England do the same! We began with a conversation about an up and coming theatre trip later…
Songs From The Musicals 2026!
There’s music in the air… a band is tuning up… and a group of musical theatre chorus singers are ready to go. Are you ready for us, musical theatre fans? KTB Music Theatre Chorus is returning to Chorley Theatre for our “Songs From The Musicals” summer concerts,…
Events Diary: Chroma Harp Duo – Lunchtime Recital Series
On Thursday we were honoured to welcome back the fantastic Chroma Harp Duo, as part of our Lunchtime Recital Series. The Duo, made up of musicians Becki Luff and Lucy Nolan took us on a journey of much-loved masterpieces, Indian rage inspired compositions and works…
KTB Choir Rehearsal Diary: Monday 1st June 2026
Young Tom made his debut as choral conductor this evening, it was very exciting to learn something from him, he seemed very comfortable standing at the front telling everyone what to do! Especially when it came to the tricky rhythm… We were learning (I wonder…
Singing For Wellbeing 23 May 2026
It’s that time again! May’s singing for wellbeing was as sweet as they come. That’s right… it was time for the Sugar Singalong booklet! Think ‘The Candy Man’, ‘Sweets For My Sweet’ and ‘Sweet Caroline’, if a tenuous link to sugar could be made, we sang it! Join us…
Music Theatre Chorus Rehearsal Diary: Thursday 21st May 2026
Secondly, I would like to say that this evening’s rehearsal here at KTB Music Theatre Chorus was absolutely and wildly hilarious. ‘Actual tears of laughter’ kind of hilarious, which is a thing that happens around here quite often. Even so, we got a lot of hard work…
Maggot Race Night 2026
Saturday evening saw the return of the most bonkers yet brilliant event of the year… the Maggot Race!! Through the support of our wonderful race sponsors, everyone who sponsored a maggot or a jockey and those of you who attended on the night, we raised a fantastic…
Our Theatre Trip to Preston Playhouse
A group of over twenty KTB Music community members enjoyed an evening at the Preston Playhouse theatre, and now vacuuming may never be the same again… You’ll have to forgive me, dear reader, as I have been tasked with writing this blog post about the April 2026 KTB…
Events Diary: Postponed Last Night Of The Proms Concert
The time has finally come for our Postponed Last Night Of The Proms Concert! Saturday evening was an amalgamation of brass mastery, British bangers and flag waving mayhem. The KTB adult singers, KTB Youth, Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band, Lanky Stuff and soloist…