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• Ealing Choral Society, London 85-strong, performing major choral works with professional soloists and orchestral players, in Ealing and elsewhere, including occasionally at the South Bank Centre. The choir has also performed in Germany, France and the Netherlands.

• Easingwold Singers, Easingwold, York, North Yorkshire A mixed voice choir (SATB) of 45 to 60 singers. There is no audition, but members are expected to learn their music thoroughly! We perform two concerts per season, one at Christmas and the other in May.  Our recent repertoire ranges from Bach to Vivaldi. The aim of the singers is to provide local audiences with good choral music.  Rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings at Easingwold School.

• East Bedfordshire Youth Chorus: email only: contact Margaret Stevenson  Began in May 2006 with 24 male and female singers aged 11yrs - 21yrs. This number has now risen to 37 with more wanting to audition next term. These all live in Potton, Sandy and Biggleswade areas and enjoy singing music from Purcell to present day compositions. The conductor is Karen Brown and accompanist David Della Valle who are both local music teachers. Rehearsals are held weekly during term time and concerts so far have been held at Bedford Corn Exchange, local churches and Royal Albert Hall in April.

• East Cornwall Bach Choir, Liskeard, Cornwall is a community choir of amateur singers, currently about 40 strong, founded in 1965 by James Sargent, then County Music Adviser. It specialises in baroque choral works and performs in local churches, giving about six concerts a year. We also have a Choral Singing Day, which is open to all, when we rehearse a work from scratch followed by an informal performance in the evening

• East Durham Singers: email only: contact Mary Smith (Conductor) Made up of singers from various churches in Peterlee, Horden, Esington and Blackhall (Co Durham), while our keyboard player comes from Sedgefield. Raising money for Church repairs, Christmas parcels, charity, etc.

• East Fife Male Voice Choir 70-strong with two CDs under its belt, and "having terrific fun working and performing together". They perform locally for good causes, and have toured Tuscany and Umbria

• East Grinstead Choral Society, W. Sussex 80+ members, giving 3+ concerts per year, and a previous winner of Performing Right Society enterprise awards. They have regular European tours and an active social life.

• East London Chorus East London Chorus has been established for over 30 years, giving concerts in East London and central London venues and regularly touring abroad. It is based in Docklands and enjoys close links with the University of East London.

• East Malling Singers, Kent About 50-strong, singing 4+ concerts per year, usually in the church. One concert is always a Come and Sing event

• East Riding County Choir, Beverley, Yorkshire We are a mixed voice choir with aound 140 members. Our musical director is Alan Spedding MBE. We perform two concerts annually in Beverley Minster. In the recent past we have sung works by Bach, Handel, Walton, Hummel, Mozart, Sullivan and Bruckner.

• East Surrey Choral Society Based in Caterham, and with the extra element of coaching in singing techniques, to enhance every singer's potential and improve performance

• East Sussex Bach Choir, Lewes They have a reputation for high-standard performances of baroque and early classical music, and have performed at Chichester and Wells Cathedrals, and the QEH in London

• Eastbourne Parish Church Choir, East Sussex St Mary's, dating from the eleventh century, is the Civic Church of Eastbourne and is noted for its strong musical tradition. The mixed choir has some 40 regular members of all ages. In addition to singing at St Mary's the choir sings in the local community, at hospitals and  at local hotels at Christmas. Members sing at events organised by the Royal School of Church Music, to which the choir is affiliated, and the Sussex Church Music Foundation. Cathedral visits have taken place to Ely, Worcester, Lichfield, Portsmouth, Southwark, St Paul's and Chichester Cathedrals. New members including children and youth members are always welcome.

• Eastcote Choral Society, Ruislip, Middlesex Established since 1946 as Eastcote and District Combined Choir, with about 60 members from Ruislip, Ickenham, Pinner, Northwood and Harrow areas

• Eastern Promise: e-mail only: contact Tom Appleton. A choir for members of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain who are based in East Anglia, and sing a vast range of music from Lotti Crucifixus to The Teddy Bear's Picnic! Any members of NYC who are based in and around East Anglia should email me with their details.

• Eastleigh Fusion Choir, Hampshire A brand new mixed choir open to anyone starting on Tuesday 21st April 2009. Rehearsals will be weekly on Tuesday from 8-9.30 at St Andrews Methodist Church in Eastleigh, Hampshire. No previous experience or knowledge of music theory necessary since all parts will be taught per ear. £2.50 per session

• Eastwood Choral Society, Glasgow A mixed choir of around 70 singers, founded in 1983, who sing standard large scale works from the repertoire.

• Eastwood Chorale, Southend-on-Sea, Essex A small versatile choir that meet's every Wednesday evening in Eastwood, Essex. The choir performs about 3 concerts each year.  To provide variety for it's members (and audience) these usually alternate between light music such as medleys from shows etc, to more traditional choral music such as Faure's Requiem, Messiah etc.

• Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire Formed in 1920 this 58 member male voice choir has appeared at numerous concerts and festivals including television and radio with equal success and is well known for its musical ability and quality singing.

• Ebba Singers, Epsom, Surrey: e-mail only: contact brian_lamble@compositions.fsworld.co.uk Mixed voice group with 20+ singers, specialising in Weddings, Funerals, Requiems and Memorial Services. Not normally available on Sundays. Organist/Conductor available.

• Ebbw Vale Male Choir (Côr Meíbion Glyn Ebwy), Gwent 40-strong, giving concerts locally and nationally on an expenses-only basis

• Ebor Singers, York, N Yorkshire A young and exciting chamber vocal ensemble from the York area. The choir's members include past and present students at the Department of Music, the University of York. The choir specialises in seventeenth-century repertoire

• Eclectic Voices, Highbury, N. London A choir that challenges preconceived musical boundaries, regularly presenting programmes combining classical, jazz, gospel and world music.

• Eden Singers (the), Cumbria We are a mixed choir of about 56 members drawn from Penrith and the Eden Valley. The Choir’s aim is to provide enjoyment for members and audiences alike by performing a range of sacred and secular music from our extensive repertoire, which stretches from Bach to Bacharach. Any surplus funds are donated at the end of each year to good causes in North-east Cumbria.

• Edinburgh Bach Choir, Edinburgh, Scotland We are a 90 strong  friendly mixed voice choir who get together on a Tuesday evening to enjoy the thrill of singing in a large mixed voice choir. We perform  3 concerts a year, featuring not just Bach, but  Mozart, Mahler, Britten , Vaughan Williams, Elgar etc.New members always welcome.

• Edinburgh Camerata, Edinburgh Edinburgh Camerata has existed since 2003 as a choir performing a wide variety of sacred music to a very high standard. Under the direction of Will Dawes, the choir gives concerts to great acclaim both in Edinburgh and throughout the UK.  

• Edinburgh Gaelic Choir  Established in 1903, making it one of the oldest gaelic choirs in the world.

• Edinburgh Gay Men's Chorus (EGMC). We were established in late 2007 and at the moment have 24 members, and have a diverse programme of songs, from Choral to Show-tunes, and Scottish tunes to Barber-shop.

• Edinburgh Practice Choir The Practice Choir, formed about 30 years ago, is a friendly, informal, adult four part choir based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The singers are mainly amateurs and no auditions are required to join the choir. However, it is necessary to be able to sing in tune and in the case of lower voices, to be able to hold a harmony line. We work with a professional conductor, Bruce Davis, and pianist/organist Jeremy Cull and we aim to provide high quality concerts two or three times each year

• Edinburgh Royal Choral Union An exciting, ambitious SATB choir of around 140 members performing three main concerts a year.  We are choir in residence at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall and work regularly with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra120-strong. Founded in 1858, they gave the Scottish premieres of Elgar's Gerontius, Bach's Mass in B-Minor and Britten's War Requiem

• Edinburgh Singers Established in 1952, and with 50-plus members, the Edinburgh Singers perform bi-annually in their home town, as well as abroad, with a varied and exciting repertoire.

• Edinburgh Symphony Baroque, Edinburgh Formed in 1999 ESB's regular home is The Royal Mile's Canongate Kirk, a building contemporary with the core of the Baroque repertoire with a spacious and sympathetic interior that makes it an ideal concert setting. Being an ensemble of both singers and instrumentalists gives us the flexibility to perform intimate chamber music alongside full-scale operatic drama

• Edinburgh University Music Society Made up of past & present students and staff, performing one big concert a year with the Music Society Symphony Orchestra. They also go on tour every summer, recent venues including Prague and Verona

• Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers

• Edinburgh University Singers The Edinburgh University Singers is the longest-established choir in the University of Edinburgh, founded in 1945. Currently, all the members of the choir are students of Edinburgh University, both undergraduate and postgraduate.
  The choir's repertoire is very wide, and ranges from unaccompanied madrigals and motets from all musical periods, through folk-song arrangements to large-scale works with organ or orchestra. The choir gives many concerts in a year, and not just in Edinburgh, but in many places throughout Scotland. The choir also often sings at official University functions, and tours abroad regularly.

• Edinburgh Youth Choir, Edinburgh, Scotland We are a mixed youth choir with members aged 11-24. The choir was established in 2000 under the musical directorship of Dorcas Owen as the youth choir of the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, and we had recently appointed Dominic Peckham to be our new musical director.  We aim to have fun and purely enjoy singing during our weekly choir rehearsals as well as performing solid performances which has been described as "...a truly sublime sound" by The Herald in Nov 2006.  There is no audition required.

• Edwin James Festival Choir, Littlehampton, West Sussex The Choir rehearse every Wednesday evenings from 7.30 - 9.45pm at St James the Great Church in East Ham Road, Littlehampton , West Sussex. All are welcome to Come and have a sing and meet us before you join ( Joining fee at present stands at a one off payment of £5 with Concert subs at £5 per Concert ) We also have a large Orchestra for many of our Concerts. We perform up to 7 Major Concerts a year with several other Singing and Social Events. We have also taken the Choir to France, Germany and Canada as well as in this Country with Choir exchange visits. Our President and Musical Director is Mr James Edwin Rushman who founded the Choir with Chris Allen.

• Egham & District Choral Society, Egham, Surrey Founded in 1953, an open, social choir with about 80 members, based in North Surrey, always ready to welcome new members.

• Eight:Fifteen Vocal Ensemble, London A vocal ensemble, made up of members of the Fifteen B Choir, formed by the composer Robert Hugill in in order to promote concerts of accessible contemporary music. Since then they given the premieres of a number of his works.

• Elgar Chorale, Worcester About 35 members, with a wide-ranging repertoire but specialising in Elgar part-songs.

• Elizabethan Singers of London The Elizabethan Singers of London has established a fine reputation for its performances which have included concerts in The Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room on London's famous South Bank, and in many of the historic churches and buildings within The City of London. They also perform regularly at venues throughout the UK.

• Elland Male Voice Choir, Elland, West Yorkshire We have a membership of 54 strong and our aim is to provide good quality musical entertainment for all - making the performance a pleasure to both people who come to see and of course ourselves.

• Ellesmere Port Music Society, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire  The Society has been promoting classical music in Ellesmere Port since April 1950. The choir was formed in 1953, and choral music has been our main activity since 1970. The society is run by a committee of thirteen members, who are elected at the AGM in September each year. There are three concerts each year, in November, December and April. Our carol concert is in aid of local charities. In our main concerts we have performed works by a wide variety of composers, including Monteverdi, Bach, Walton and Tippett, to name but a few. Concerts are held in Ellesmere Port Civic Hall, where we are joined by the Wirral Philharmonic Orchestra, which is a full-size professional orchestra, and professional soloists. Forty of our members also provide a visiting choir for services at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on one Sunday each year. There are occasional opportunities to take part in other musical events.

• Elmbridge Choir, Surrey  The Elmbridge Choir is based in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, United Kingdom and comprises members drawn from the greater Elmbridge Metropolitan area. Membership is open to any person regardless of race, religion, creed, sexual orientation or belief.

• Elmdon Choral Society, W. Midlands 35-strong mixed-voice choir performing 4/5 concerts a year, Bach to Beatles. No formal auditions

• Eltham Choral Society Eltham Choral Society is an amateur, mixed choir of around 70 voices that rehearses and performs in the South East of London, UK.

• Ely Choral Society, Cambridge Starting as an Adult Education course in 1961 this Society now boasts about 85 members performing at least four times a year. Musical Director: Andrew Parnell

• Ely Consort, Ely, Cambridgeshire A medium-sized choir of about 36 voices, directed by Matthew Rudd. We perform music in a wide variety of styles; our performance venues include Ely Cathedral as well as other local churches. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings at the King’s School, Ely.

• Elysian Singers of London (The) One of London's liveliest and most adventurous chamber choirs, giving regular concert performances & broadcasts. Finalists in the Sainsbury Choir of the Year 2000 competition.

• Ember Choral Society, Thames Ditton, Middlesex Formed in 1956 and incorporating the Hichley Wood School Choral Society. The Society has about 100 members who come from all over Elmbridge, Kingston and beyond.  

• Emerald Chamber Choir, Purley Surrey A mixed chamber choir for ages 7-11 which perform a wide range of musical styles. Forms part of the Emerald Music School and rehearses in Purley, Surrey on Saturdays 2.30 - 3.30pm. Category Finalists at BBC Choir of the Year 2006. No audition necessary.

• Emerald Chorus, Purley Surrey A mixed Children's choir for ages 7-11 which perform a wide range of musical styles. Forms part of the Emerald Music School and rehearses in Purley, Surrey on Saturdays 1.15 - 2.15pm. Category Finalists at BBC Choir of the Year 2006. No audition necessary.

• Emmanuel Church Choir, Sutton Coldfield The first choir to sing at York Minster in 2000. They sing regularly at their own church too, of course!

• Emmanuel College Choir, Cambridge A mixed voice choir which sings services to a high standard in the Chapel of Emmanuel College, along with concerts and tours.

• Enfield Choral Society, Middlesex Enfield Choral Society, founded in 1938, developed in the early days a flair for performing diverse music ranging from choral works to concert productions of operas and operettas. Today

  the choir's wide-ranging repertoire includes the great choral works, as well as lesser well-known pieces. We also set ourselves the challenge of usually singing the pieces in the original language in which they were written, hence in April 2007 we performed, successfully, Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil (Vespers) in Russian! The society has a membership of around sixty singers, which we are always looking to increase, especially in the tenor and bass sections. Although amateur in status it has gained a local reputation for giving performances of a high standard, often with professional soloists and ensembles.

• Enfield Youth Choir, Middlesex: e-mail only: contact Helen Petersen 

• English Arts Chorale, Reigate, Surrey What distinguishes its performance most is its inner power, further heightened on some occasions by singing the great choral-orchestral masterworks entirely from memory

• English Baroque Choir Formed in 1978, and now one of London's leading amateur choirs, with 60-70 members. It's performed in all London's major concert halls and on several overseas tours

• English Chamber Choir, London The English Chamber Choir is one of the busiest of London's chamber choirs. Based in London, where it sings regularly in all the major venues, it also visits festivals and concert societies throughout Britain and abroad - it recently visited Belgium to celebrate the Purcell centenary in the 16th century Abbey of Our Lady of Lombeek.

• Enigma Singers, Rushden, Northamptonshire: e-mail only: contact: Geraldine Brill  This contemporary, fresh vocal group (SSATBar) specialising in close part harmony songs particularly drawn from the easy listening and films & shows genres.  Prospective members must be able to move whilst singing (nothing too strenuous!)  Enigma aim to entertain at corporate & civic functions, weddings, birthdays, after-dinner events etc.

• Enkelit, Yorkshire A small, upper-voice choir formed in 2003 primarily to sing the beautiful a cappella music of Finland. The group take their name from the choral piece which inspired their creation; Enkelit (Finnish for �angels�) by Tellu Turkka. Their repertoire is very contemporary, mostly written in the last twenty years, reflecting the renaissance in Finnish choral music. Although the group primarily perform Finnish work, they also sing pieces from Bulgaria, Estonia, Iceland, Russia and the Czech Republic.

• Ensemble 1685, Coventry, Warwickshire Ensemble 1685 was formed in 2005 from singers associated with Coventry Cathedral. With more than 200 public performances, the ensemble has gained a reputation for inspirational music-making in Coventry, Warwickshire and further afield, with tours to Scotland, France, Portugal and Ireland.  1685 was the year both Bach and Handel were born, and Richard Jeffcoat has adopted this resonant date as a brand-name for his musical endeavours. ensemble 1685 performs all kinds of vocal music, from Renaissance masters to music of the present day, including large-scale works by Bach, Handel and Brahms, and lighter music suitable for weddings and celebrations. ensemble 1685 is proud of its commitment to socially inclusive music-making, performing in churches without a choral tradition, and in closed communities, such as prisons and care homes.

• Ensemble Electa, Midlands A new, young 10-voice professional vocal consort from the Midlands, with singers from groups such as Stile Antico, Ex Cathedra, Dunedin Consort, Ensemble Plus Ultra, The Sarum Consort and Siglo de Oro.

• Epping Church Choirs Association, Essex: e-mail only: contact Martin Higham. An 50/60-strong ecumenical choir combining the four Epping church choirs and other interested singers, to sing works that they could not perform by themselves. They warmly welcome visitors who come to listen -- and usually join

• Epsom Chamber Choir, Surrey 30-strong choir performing a wide range of music. Has won three Performing Right Society Enterprise Awards

• Epsom Choral Society, Surrey A friendly successful SATB choir of over 100 singers.  We sing a wide repertoire of choral music and welcome new members any time throughout the season.

• Epsom Male Voice Choir, Surrey We number 50 singers who perform for the fun of it and who find they are also able to raise money for both local and national charities. There is no audition - just come along on a Wednesday from 8-10 pm and see how it goes.

• Epworth Choir, Woking, Surrey 120-strong SATB choir directed by Neil Ferris, attracting singers from W. Surrey and NE Hampshire. Performances range from major choral works at Guildford Cathedral to light classical/popular concerts at venues in Woking. Charity Carol Concerts in Woking and Guildford raise funds annually for local/national charities. The choir also has a junior section known as Epworth Choristers. The choir rehearses on Wed. evenings at Trinity Methodist Church, Woking and welcomes new singers.

• equali@belmont, Gt Budworth, Cheshire An exciting vocal ensemble based in Gt Budworth, Cheshire comprising ladies who enjoy making music together. Directed by Sue Easton, it brings together singers of all ages, backgrounds and musical experience who share an infectious enthusiasm for choral music. The repertoire is as varied as the members' musical tastes, ranging from classical to pop, gospel to barbershop! We extend a warm welcome to new members.

• Escafeld Chorale, Sheffield Escafeld Chorale has been an established part of the Sheffield music scene since for over 30 years. Founded in 1969 as the Fossdale Singers by music teacher Ron Law (then living in Fossdale Road), the choir has grown from small beginnings to its present size of around 60 members, along the way changing its name to Escafeld Chorale. Singing about 4 concerts a year, mostly in Sheffield churches, with music from the Renaissance onwards.

• Essex Police Choir, Chelmsford, Essex We are a mixed voice choir, of around 45 members.  The choir performs about 12 concerts a year raising money for Essex based charities.  The Choir performs a wide range of pieces from Musicals to Spirituals and Popular music and always welcomes new members.

• Esterhazy Chamber Choir, Lewes, E. Sussex 24 experienced singers performing principally a cappella sacred music. The choir favours working with a range of conductor on a project basis (proposals welcomed) and is always prepared to audition in any voice. As a registered charity the choir offers free admission to under-16's at its own promotions

• Esterhazy Singers, Southwark, London Approx. 40 professional people singing 3 concerts a year in London (St John's, Smith Square; St Giles' Cripplegate; St George's, Hanover Square etc.) either a cappella or with professional orchestra and soloists

• Eton College Chapel Choir, Bucks. 54 boys from the school (with one or two masters), a large number of whom are Music Scholars who were previously choristers at cathedrals or chapels

• Euphonix, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey Euphonix is a community choir with a difference, open to any adult of any age who would like to sing contemporary and popular songs, folk and world music. We have around 40 members and meet upstairs in the Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames on Wednesday mornings. No audition required.

• Euxton Singers, Lancashire: e-mail only: contact Tim Steele. A Ladies' choir, over 30 strong. Light-hearted but with a song for every occasion

• Evesham Arts Centre Choir, Worcestershire A friendly, non-audition, community choir, drawing our membership from a wide area in and around the town of Evesham.

• Ex Cappella  The choir is open (by audition) to any ex girl A Cappella choristers in order to provide an opportunity of continuing the tradition after leaving school.  In order to make this possible, rehearsals and events will take place during university/school holiday periods which, happily, coincide with many cathedral choir holidays

• Ex Cathedra, Birmingham Ex Cathedra is one of the UK 's finest choirs, and the flagship Early Music ensemble for Birmingham and the West Midlands. Best known for its critically acclaimed performances of Early Music, and winning particular renown for its recordings of the French and Latin American Baroque, Ex Cathedra performs a broad spectrum of choral music spanning the fifteenth to twenty-first centuries, and regularly commissions new works. Founded in Birmingham over 30 years ago by Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra has become much more than the chamber choir it originally set out to be, now comprising choir (20-40 singers), consort (10 singers), Baroque ensemble/orchestra (leader Nicolette Moonen) and a trailblazing education programme in schools and local communities.

• Ex Urbe Chamber Choir, Birmingham, West Midlands We are a Birmingham-based chamber choir of some 25 singers from a large area of the West Midlands. We usually perform three projects a year, covering a variety of music in various venues in and around Birmingham.

• Exaltation! Gospel Choir, Essex Exaltation! is a small, lively choir of around 15 members, based in Essex.  Formed in 2003, with members of all ages, we sing at various weddings, parties, fetes and other events across the county and beyond. Our repertoire includes gospel music, spirituals and contemporary music from Abba to Muse and anything in between!

• Exaudi, London Since its debut in 2002, Exaudi has emerged as one of Britain’s leading young contemporary music ensembles. With a repertoire that encompasses Ockeghem and Ferneyhough, Tallis and Xenakis, Exaudi has performed to great acclaim throughout the UK and in Europe. Founded by James Weeks (director) and Juliet Fraser (soprano), Exaudi is based in London and draws its singers from among the UK's brighest new vocal talents. The ensemble is conceived as a consort rather than a choir - one voice to a part, ranging from three to sixteen voices - and draws inspiration for its sound from that of early music ensembles, favouring a strong but focussed tone that is ideal for the performance of harmonically intricate contemporary music. The newest new music is at the heart of Exaudi's repertoire which therefore features UK and world premieres of Sciarrino, Rihm, Finnissy, Skempton, Richard Ayres, Christopher Fox, Marcus Trunk and James Saunders, among many others.

• Exeter Cathedral Choirs, Exeter, Devon  The Cathedral Choir consists of the Choristers and the Gentlemen of the Choir. There are boy and girl choristers. The Choristers and Probationary Choristers are pupils at the Cathedral School. Voice trials for Choristers are held annually in February. Parents of prospective Choristers should contact the Headmaster. The Gentlemen of the Choir are comprised of Lay Vicars and Choral Scholars (students at Exeter University). The Choristers rehearse every weekday morning and afternoon except Wednesday, which is usually a non-singing day. They are joined by the Gentlemen for the afternoon practice. There are two rehearsals for the Whole Choir on Saturday. In addition to duties in the Cathedral, about two or three times a year the Choir sings in one of the Parish Churches in the Diocese. It is a professional body with many recording, broadcasting, and concert engagements. It also undertakes overseas tours periodically.

• Exeter Cathedral Voluntary Choir, Exeter, Devon The voluntary choir is directed by the Organist, Paul Morgan. It sings at Evening Service on Sundays and during choir holidays.

• Exeter Chamber Choir, Exeter, Devon  We perform mainly unaccompanied, but also perform at venues such as Exeter Cathedral, Buckfast Abbey, Dartington etc. Last year Monteverdi Vespers in full with Baroque Orchestra, next year a similar undertaking with Bach b minor mass. We have about 8 concerts a year, next being April 1st.

• Exeter Festival Chorus Exeter Festival Chorus is a non-professional award-winning choir committed to offering the South West region a wide range of exciting, innovative and stimulating choral music, performed to the highest possible standard.  It sings regularly with professional orchestras and soloists, in its own concert season and in Exeter's various festivals.  The Chorus's musical director is Nigel Perrin, one of this country's leading choral conductors, and members come from almost every corner of Devon (and beyond).  Repertoire ranges from early Renaissance to contemporary music. 

• Exeter Male Voice Choir, Devon Founded in 1900, it presently has about 30 singers and performs for charity during the winter season

• Exeter Philharmonic Choir The Exeter Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1846, early in the reign of Queen Victoria. First known as the 'Exeter Oratorio Society', it has an unbroken history to the present day, making it one of the oldest musical organizations in the country. Its sixtieth birthday was celebrated in 1906 with the publication of a history of the Choir to that date, and its centenary was marked in 1946 with a performance of The Dream of Geronitius in Exeter Cathedral. The name had been changed to the 'Exeter Musical Society' in 1930, and a concert marking the sixtieth anniversary of the name was given, coinciding with the Mozart celebrations, in 1991. In 1995, to mark its 150th Anniversary Season, the Choir became a Registered Charity and changed its name to 'Exeter Philharmonic Choir'.

• Exeter Police & Community Choir: e-mail only: contact Mike Keatt  

• Exmoor Singers of London Based in central London, Exmoor Singers is one of the UK's top amateur choirs. An auditioned mixed chamber choir of around 30 voices, Exmoor Singers is committed to attaining high choral standards. A busy concert schedule includes performances in top-class venues such as the Purcell Room, London, St John's, Smith Square, London and King's College, Cambridge. Exmoor Singers regularly performs at festivals and in competitions, both in the UK and abroad, and was winner of the mixed voice competition at the North Wales Choral Festival in 2003, winner of the Sligo International Choral Festival in 2001 and Sainsbury’s Mixed Voice Choir of the Year in 1998.

• Exon Singers, Tavistock, Devon Founded in 1996 the Exon Singers is recognised as one of the UK's leading chamber choirs, with its dynamic and expressive performances of music from the renaissance to the present day.

• Express Yourself Community Choir, Worcester

• Exultate!, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire A small chamber group, tailor-made to provide choirs for funerals, weddings and any other occasion for which music is needed.

• Exultate Singers, Bristol, Avon  Accomplished chamber choir of 25 adult singers which performs in concerts in the South West and further afield, and regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio. Founded in September 2002 by conductor David Ogden.

• Eye Bach Choir, Eye, Suffolk A smallish, friendly choral society based in North Suffolk, with a history of excellent and adventurous performance under the baton of Margery Baker. New members always welcome.

• Eynsham Choral Society, Oxfordshire A community choir that was founded in 1980 and now has a membership of around 100. The Society has a "no auditions" policy and, because of this members range from accomplished amateur singers who can take on solo roles, to beginners who sometimes need to learn to read music. We give 2 concerts per year with full orchestra (April & December) and arrange a Choral Workshop in June. We enjoy our music and make a pretty good sound