Hertford Choral Society - Music for Hire

• K Shoes Male Voice Choir, Kendal, Cumbria  The 45 strong choir was created in the early '70's from the Netherfield Male Voice Choir which was previously for employees of K shoes. The choir gives about 12 concerts each year in and around Cumbria and North Lancashire.
• Kainé Gospel Choir, Leicester Gospel Arts Site
• Kaleidoscope Community Choir, Derby A community choir of around 40 members. We sing songs from Georgia, Bulgaria, AFrica, and other cultures, as well as arrangements of pop, folk and early music. We do not audition and members do not need to read music. We occasionally perform for good causes. We meet during school term time and people can join at any time.
• Kaleidoscope Girls Choir, County Antrim Based in County Antrim, Kaleidoscope started life as a training organisation for Loughside Chamber Choir, but in recent years the teenage group has become very successful in its own right. Kaleidoscope operates in junior and senior sections, with the main group in Newtownabbey being complemented by a twin organisation in County Armagh. The girls work on the same repertoire and then join together for concerts and competitions. 10 May
• Keble Choir They've met for a week each summer since 1985, and then sing at a Cathedral. They also tour, and have broadcast on Radios 2 & 4. They began at Otterbourne, Hampshire, where John Keble was Rector in the 19^th century
• Keble College Chapel Choir, Oxford The Chapel Choir sings regular chapel services on Wednesday and Sunday in the vast neo-gothic splendour of Keble College Chapel, and is arguably one of the best mixed choirs in Oxford
• Kedron Choir, Glasgow  We are a Christian Choir, formed in 1955 just after Billy Graham visited Glasgow, bringing the Christian message to people in Glasgow and the surrounding areas through the spoken word and our music.
• Keele Bach Choir, Midlands  The Keele Bach Choir is one of the premier small choirs in the Midlands. We were founded 26 years ago and have around 40 members, drawn from the University and the surrounding area. Our artistic director is Matthew Willis. We are a dynamic choir, performing to a very high standard.
• Keele Philharmonic Choir, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Keele Philharmonic Choir joins with Keele Philharmonic Orchestra
  to form one society, run by a student committee. Matthew Willis has been our Conductor and Artistic Director since 2001, breathing new life into the choir, introducing a yearly summer tour (this year's being Austria) and exciting repertoire such as Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and the upcoming Berlioz' Requiem.

  Formerly a compulsory activity for University Music students, the choir's membership is now diversified with singers of all ages, from all over campus and the surrounding area, thus creating a pleasant atmosphere and high quality, vibrant concerts.
• Keighley Vocal Union, Yorkshire 70-voice choir founded in 1906, a former winner of the Mixed Voice Choirs competition at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and best known for its unaccompanied singing. It has had only two conductors (both called Smith) and two accompanists since the mid 1930's. 
• Kelly Choral Society, Tavistock, Devon  Founded in 1976 by the Reverend Anthony Curry, who was Head of Music at Kelly College. His ambition was to establish in Tavistock an adult mixed voice choir that could perform major choral works for pleasure. The SATB choir is now approximately 65 strong and is accompanied by orchestra, organ or piano as the pieces demand.
• Kenfig Hill Male Choir, Porthcawl, South Wales. Founded in December 1971.
• Kent Chamber Choir Be welcomed to this site by an MP3 file of the choir performing Brother James' Air. They perform all over Kent and beyond: in 2000 this included Montreuil-sur-Mer, Boulogne, St Margaret's Church -- Westminster Abbey, and Tonbridge School Chapel
• Kent County Junior Choir In July 1987 and 1988 the first two 3-day residential singing courses for junior and younger secondary school pupils were held at Benenden School. Following the great success of these courses and the enthusiasm they engendered, the Kent County Junior Choir was formed, comprising children from all areas of the county aged 11 to 14. The choir is taught by choral and vocal specialists, who also teach music in the county's schools and Kent Music School's music centres.
• Kent County Junior Singers The youngest and newest of the County Youth Choirs, formed in September 1992, are affectionately known as the "Smarties" because of the multi-coloured T-shirts they wear on stage. The singers are aged between 8 and 13 years and the main aim of this group is to communicate to children the sheer joy of singing, leading them to understand the delight of the emotional and dramatic response they are capable of giving and receiving.
• Kent Junior Chamber Choir An offshoot of the Kent County Junior Choir, the Chamber Choir offers further experience, performs at KCJC concerts and on tours
• Kent Police Male Voice Choir  Formed in March 1978 with 25 police officers and 1 civilian. Now 45 members and open to local community members.
• Kent Youth Barbershop has emerged as a direct result of the chamber ensembles that have been encouraged during Kent Youth Choir courses. This group of 4 to 8 senior male singers is highly popular, entertaining audiences everywhere with its often humorous and highly professional performances.
• Kent Youth Chamber Choir Formed in 1987 and comprises senior and former members of Kent Youth Choir, ranging from 18 to 25 years of age. Courses are held regularly through the year, developing members' choral skills and experience through study of mainly unaccompanied, demanding music for small ensembles. The group, which is normally 16 to 20 in number, performs regularly at Kent Youth Choir concerts and on tours.
• Kent Youth Choir The county's principal youth choir was formed in January 1983 to give opportunities for choral singing at an advanced level to talented and committed musicians between the ages of 15 and 21. Residential courses are held in the three main school holiday periods, when a balanced programme of music in varying styles and from many periods and countries is studied in depth in preparation for public performances
• Kent Youth Singers was formed in 1988 in response to demand for places in the Kent Youth Choir. A lively and talented mixed choir, aged 14 to 21 years, members are selected by audition from across the county - places in the Kent Youth Singers are highly sought after. With experience gained in this group, many members go on to audition successfully for membership of the Youth Choir. A varied programme of music, which includes some choreographed items, is studied during the three residential courses that the Singers share with the Choir each year.
• Kessenyan Singers, Torpoint, Cornwall : e-mail only: contact Musical Director  We are a 30-32 voice mixed adult choir founded in 1994. Our repertoire is designed specifically for public and special occasion performances being mainly 20th century, both sacred and secular, and with some traditional Cornish works thrown in, and ranges from John Rutter to swing and close harmony. We tour, especially to Ontario, Canada every three years or so, as well as around the UK, and perform in traditional Cornish costume: the men wear the full formal Cornish National tartan kilts with matching black jackets, and the ladies wear complementary green ball gowns with a tartan sash
• Keswick Hall Choir, Norwich, Norfolk The city's leading chamber choir, 40-strong. It specialises in early music but has an equally impressive reputation for performing contemporary works. It main concert venue is Norwich Cathedral
• Kettering Camerata, Northamptonshire. A mixed chamber choir which was established in 1992. It numbers around thirty members and performs a variety of music from the Renaissance to the present day, including West Gallery music. Works range from small scale part songs, folksongs and motets to larger cantatas and specially commissioned works.  We are a friendly group who enjoy singing together and making music to our full potential
• Kevock Choir, Scotland. One of Scotland's foremost large choirs, with a singing strength of around 100, founder in 1967 in Lasswade, from former pupils of Lasswade High School. Nowadays members come from all over the Lothians and from Fife and Renfrewshire.
• Kidderminster Choral Society, Worcestershire The 140-strong mixed-voice Society performs the great choral works, from the Classical to the Modern, usually in the 150-year-old Town Hall in Kidderminster.  It is 105 years old, but young at heart - as its youth choir, Wyre Forest Young Voices, and its children's choir, Primary Chords, can testify.  In 2005 it will present the Kidderminster Music Festival, as part of the celebrations of the Town Hall's birthday. Since 1989 it has had a close link with the Theodor Storms Chor, its partner choir in Kidderminster's German twin town
• Kidderminster Male Voice Choir, Worcester Male choir singing began in Kidderminster in 1878 when the Glee Union was formed. Following its disbandment the Kidderminster Male Choir was formed in 1904.
• Kincorth Academy Show Choir, Aberdeen, Scotland. We are not your typical school choir. Maximum size of 25. All female voices and entry is by audition only. We specialise in a "popular" repertoire mostly focusing on gospel, soul and R'n'B with the occasional show song in there too.
• King Charles Singers, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Small choir of ex-choral scholars, 1-2 to a part, singing occasional services and concerts
• King Edward Musical Society, Macclesfield, Cheshire A 75-strong choir and an orchestra presenting about 5 concerts a year of both orchestral and choral works
• Kingfisher Chorale, Leicestershire 25-30 people, with admission by invitation and audition. Sainsbury's Choir of the Year finalists in 1998; heat winners in 2000. Taking bookings for 2003
• The Kings Consort
• Kings of Herts, Harpenden, Hertfordshire A talented Mens four part harmony chorus of 52 members based in Harpenden. They perform at many public and private functions and competitions in the county and elsewhere. Members of the chorus also perform in quartets, or more regularly for charitable events as a small chorus of around 14 members. They have a contemporary repertoire from traditional ballads to more recent upbeat comedy and show numbers.
• King's College Choir, Cambridge Owes its existence to Henry VI, who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel. Today's choir of 16 choristers, 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars is famous for its annual Christmas Eve broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
• King's Lynn Festival Chorus, King's Lynn, Norfolk: e-mail only: contact Graham Lake A friendly mixed choir of over 100 voices, singing a range of music from across the centuries. We meet once a week and perform 3 concerts per year often in the splendid surroundings of King's Lynn Corn Exchange or one of the town's magnificent churches.
• King's Lynn Male Voice Choir: e-mail only at the moment: contact Jack Fryer
• The King's Singers Well-known professional a cappella group of half-a-dozen, initially founded by ex-choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge
• King's Voices, Cambridge The mixed voice choir of King's College, Cambridge, founded in 1997 to give the women of King's the opportunity to contribute vocally to the musical life of the College.
• Kingdom Choir, South London The Kingdom Choir is a collective of outstanding singers drawn from various denominations in the South East area of England. They are a unique group of dedicated men and women, who blend Choral discipline with the raw Gospel spiritual sound – drawn from an inner experience. The choir have sung before the Queen and other dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu as well as alongside artists like Elton John and Luther Vandross.
• Kingsley Singers, Northampton: e-mail only: contact Malcolm Tyler. A 30-strong chamber choir with an eclectic repertoire, meeting on Tuesday evenings. Performances are mostly local, but sometimes they also sing a day's services in a Cathedral
• Kingston Choral Society, Surrey 100-strong, performing 4 concerts a year, from Bach to Gershwin and interspersed with ambitious projects. Over the past few years they've sung works in old Czech, medieval Swedish and Russian
• Kingston Orpheus Choir, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: e-mail only: contact Secretary. A 40-50 strong SATB non-audition choir, rehearsing at St John the Evangelist Church, Springfield Road, Kingston upon Thames Choir on Wednesday nights. The choir was formed in 1944 and is seeking new members, particularly male voices.

• Kington Choral Society, Kington, Herefordshire is based on the Welsh borders and meets every Monday evening when we rehearse both standard (and not so standard) choral works .  We do not hold auditions,  asking only for enthusiasm and commitment to upholding our high standard of public performance and welcome new members warmly - especially tenors, both male and female! 17 Feb

• Kirkcaldy Choral Union, Fife One of the oldest provincial choral societies in Scotland, but regularly singing the works of 20C. composers
• Kirklees Chorale, Yorkshire: e-mail only: contact Michelle Bugg. Girls' youth choir, twice competing in the Sainsbury's competition (once gaining Choir of the Day), and 3 times reaching the finals of the National Festival of Music for Youth
• Kitsch in Sync, London A cheerfully amateur young mixed a capella group of about 20 singers who specialise in performing arrangements of pop songs from the 1980s. KiS (as are known to our fans) is based in central London and performs in pubs and clubs all over the Capital
• Koros, Leeds, W. Yorkshire: e-mail only: contact Jack Glover. The group, which involves amateur instrumentalists, varies in size according to the project. All the music they sing is written by their director, Jack Glover, and has included 4 large oratorios plus his latest 90-minute composition Sapsorrow based on a Celtic myth prefiguring Cinderella