We currently welcome around 350 people
each week to make music at Penwith Music Centre, and
many are in groups open to the community, welcoming
new members. We're listing them below, with times and
venue - so please come and try something new!
Mondays
No community music groups booked in yet
- would you like to be the first?
Tuesdays
Mounts Bay Singers:
Community Room 1, 7.30-9.15pm
We are a mixed group, welcoming all levels
of singing and sight reading ability. For more information,
please contact Sheila Farmer at sheilajfarmer@hotmail.com
Taiko drumming: Gallery, 7-9pm
Taiko means 'Big Drum' in Japanese, it
is both a performance and percussive art form that has
been popularised globally by the Kodo Drummers. Jason
Davis is a leading exponent of Taiko in the South West
- please contact him for more information on 01736 351501.
Classes £4.00 per session.
Wednesdays
Levow an Bys: Community Room 1, 7-9pm
Website:www.levowanbys.co.uk
A new choir in Penzance for anyone who
just wants to sing - 'Levow an Bys' means 'World Voices'
in Cornish. Repertoire is from all over the world, there
are no auditions and all the music is taught by ear.
Everyone is welcome!
Thursdays
 BoumBoum
West African drumming (beginners / improvers):
Drama Hall, 7-9pm
Website:
www.boumboum.co.uk
Claire Simpson leads the beginners' djembe session, working on technique and core rhythms, while Amanda Pickering leads a class for people
already familiar with the basics and ready to develop
their repertoire and technique at intermediate level.
All rhythms are traditional Malinke, with other instruments including
kodo kodo, balafon, gongoma, bolon, as well as the djembe
and doundouns. Instruments available to loan, classes
£4.50 per session.
As of June 08, this class will combine with a new Afro-dance class led by Hannah Turk-Richards, where dancers and drummers will work together on Malinke-inspired pieces. Please check back for details, or contact Amanda at boumboum@boumboum.co.uk.
A Country Choir: Community Room 1, 7-9pm
Vicky Abbott, well-known for her work with the fantastic Acorn Choir in Penzance, leads a new choir working with country and western song.
Fridays
 Penzance
Choral Society, Gallery, 7.30 - 9pm
Website: www.penzancechoral.org.uk
One of the oldest mixed voice choral societies
in the country, and possibly the most Western! We are
a friendly group, and new members are always made very
welcome. There are no auditions, so come and join us!
Saturdays
 Penzamba,
Drama Hall, 10am -1.30pm
Website: www.penzamba.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/
Penzamba are Penzance's lively samba band,
who play at many local community events. We are always
welcoming to new and enthusiastic people who would like
to come and join us, with or without any previous musical/
percussive experience.
A Cappella Madrigal Group, Gallery 10am
- 12noon (fortnightly)
A new madrigal group, currently in need
of male voices - please contact Sheila Farmer for more
details at sheilajfarmer@hotmail.com.
Sundays
No community music groups booked in yet
- would you like to be the first?
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Groups News
Kokoro Taiko drumming group performing at the UK Taiko Festival
Jason Davis and his Taiko group, Kokoro, will be performing this weekend at the 4th UK Taiko Festival.
Hertfordshire County Council’s Music Service and Exeter-based Taiko group Kagemusha Taiko have invited some of the country’s best acts for a weekend of spectacular performances.
.Jason plans to develop new taiko groups locally on his return - if you're interested in learning to play these powerful Japanese drums, contact him on 01736 351501.
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