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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Eastwood Choral
Society, Glasgow A mixed choir of around 70 singers, founded in
1983, who sing standard large scale works from the repertoire.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ebbw Vale Male Choir (Côr Meíbion
Glyn Ebwy), Gwent 40-strong, giving concerts locally and
nationally on an expenses-only basis
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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
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Eclectic Voices,
Highbury, N. London A choir that challenges preconceived musical
boundaries, regularly presenting programmes combining classical, jazz,
gospel and world music.
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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.
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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.
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Edinburgh Gaelic Choir
Established in 1903, making it one of the oldest gaelic choirs in the
world.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Edinburgh
University Renaissance Singers
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Elgar Chorale, Worcester
About 35 members, with a wide-ranging repertoire but specialising in
Elgar part-songs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Elmdon Choral Society, W.
Midlands 35-strong mixed-voice choir performing 4/5 concerts a
year, Bach to Beatles. No formal auditions
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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.
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Ely Choral Society,
Cambridge
Choir of about 85 members performing at least four times a year. Musical
Director: Andrew Parnell
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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.
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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.
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Ember
Choral Society, Thames Ditton, Middlesex Formed in 1956 and
incorpating the Hichley Wood School Choral Society. The Society has
about 100 members who come from all over Elmbridge, Kingston and beyond.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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Enfield Choral
Society, Middlesex ECS has been singing for over 60 years and is
currently 80 strong
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Enfield Youth Choir, Middlesex: e-mail only: contact
Helen Petersen
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Epsom
Chamber Choir, Surrey 30-strong choir performing a wide range of
music. Has won three Performing
Right Society Enterprise Awards
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Euxton Singers, Lancashire: e-mail only: contact
Tim Steele. A
Ladies' choir, over 30 strong. Light-hearted but with a song for every
occasion
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Exeter
Male Voice Choir, Devon Founded in 1900, it presently has about 30
singers and performs for charity during the winter season
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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'.
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Exeter Police & Community Choir: e-mail only: contact
Mike Keatt
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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