Who are The White Rosettes?
The White Rosettes were formed in 1977 by a small group of women wishing to pursue their own barbershop singing after husbands and partners had joined the local men’s group. The White Rosettes were lucky to have Clive Landey as their first Musical Director who, along with his wife Sandra, led the chorus to their first seven LABBS Chorus Gold Medals. We now have more than 50 members from all walks of life: from teachers to bank managers, secretaries to pub landladies. Since our formation we have been fortunate to have many wonderful moments including reaching the semi-finals of Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year Competition in 1990 and 1994, and the finals in 2000 where we won the title ‘Sainsbury’s Single Voice Choir of the Year’. In 2005 we competed in the Final of the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Competition, coming 2nd in the adult category and were Category Finalists in 2006. We are twelve times National Champion Gold Medallists of the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers.
