Polyphony Down the Pub

London's Favourite Night of Renaissance Motets & Booze! Still on hiatus but hope to be back soon! See also @counterpint @PDtPBrighton

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

*tbf, it's only ever rained once in all the years we've been singing there...

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

It's that time again when those of you who are brave/mad enough to sing outside in the freezing rain* get the chance to do so!
That's right, we're putting on another #PDtPXmas extravaganza at the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree on Dec.24th!
Details here: https://t.co/g0QEL8LGr3

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@cabbagepatch66 Manchester is top of my list for trying to get something going outside of London as it was such a great night. Let's see if we can make something happen!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

Here's some good news to brighten your day - the #PDtPXmas carols at Trafalgar Square will be taking place again this year! Sunday December 18th, 5pm - details and registration here: https://t.co/Y3cMePRqs1

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

TIL that if you sing in the rain for 75 mins your music folder will end up resembling an ancient palimpsest! Huge thanks to the heroic singers who braved the non-stop downpour & brought seasonal splendour to the crowds at Trafalgar Square, making lots of money for good causes!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@digitonal Maybe we'll tempt you back next year, Andrew!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@JoBrodie Thanks, Jo! Hope you're keeping well.

[malcolm lowe @MalcolmAnExpert]

Would have loved it - but anchored in South Wales. If that applies to anyone else, can I suggest an alternative evening’s musical entertainment?

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@RuthElleson Thanks, Ruth - let's hope our singers don't make themselves hoarse cheering on England's victory at the Final beforehand!

[Ruth Elleson @RuthElleson]

Should’ve been singing with this lovely lot tonight, but (as I mentioned a couple of days ago) it’s been cancelled - but you can still make donations to @ChoirwithNoName who we would have been collecting for.

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@carolinefiennes Reading this has brightened an otherwise miserable morning! All good here thanks and hope the same for you both!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

Ha! No, they come for the quality insults, right @sjoh0050?

[🎶💈The Tonyx💈🎶 @TonyxBarbershop]

@PubPolyphony @ChoirwithNoName Sensible decision but how disappointing for you all! Hope you can sing out again soon. (PS how the bleedin’ hell did you get 16 tenors?were you offering free beer?)

[Gordon Woods @sjoh0050]

@PubPolyphony It's only because you weren't offering gin that you were short of altos, of course

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@digitonal Thanks, Andy!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

@RuthElleson Good luck staying clear of it!

[Escafeld Chorale @EscafeldChorale]

@PubPolyphony Gosh I'm glad I was already sitting down. It's been a *very* strange year.

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

No word of a lie. We were at the point where if any more had volunteered we'd have had to turn them away!

[Escafeld Chorale @EscafeldChorale]

@PubPolyphony @ChoirwithNoName WHAT IS THIS '16 TENORS' THAT YOU SPEAK OF? I SUSPECT WITCHCRAFT.

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

I think we would've been all right as I was going to ask some of them to help out the altos...

[Gordon Woods @sjoh0050]

@PubPolyphony @ChoirwithNoName 16 tenors would surely have made the choir unstable like certain nuclear isotopes with too many neutrons.

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

3/3 We'd therefore like to ask all our friends & followers to consider making a donation: https://t.co/Jx2zd9Ve3e
Again, hugely disappointing not to be bringing Palestrina, Victoria & Bodenschatz to Londoners but your donations will mean something good comes out of it! Cheers!

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

1\3 Very sorry to report that we've had to withdraw from Thursday's carols. Huge thnx to the 90 singers (90! incl. 16 tenors!) who had volunteered to sing & sorry to disappoint you all. Gutting not least because we wanted to raise money for our chosen charity @ChoirwithNoName.

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

Like the Ghost of Christmas Past suddenly haunting your timeline, #pdtp is inviting you to join us for carols, chorales & motets at Trafalgar Square, 5pm on Thursday December 23rd. Details and registration here: https://t.co/nQbBYnuJgq #weareback #sortof #pdtpxmas

[Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony]

2/3 @ChoirwithNoName does amazing work helping homeless & other marginalised people through the joy of singing. We've collected 100s of £s for them over the years & wanted to do so again this year but like so many others our plans have been thwarted by this ongoing crisis.