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• Lace City Singers, Nottingam  the largest barbershop chorus in the UK and the current UK & Ireland Champions. They will be completing in the World Championships in New Orleans, in October 2005.

• Lacey Green Singers, Buckinghamshire  We are a non-auditioned village choir of about 30 members (aged from 35 - 80) who meet on a Thursday evening at St. John's School in Lacey Green, Bucks from 8-10pm. We cover a wide range of music, and concerts over the past few years have included 'Magic of the Musicals', 'Songs from the 60's and 70's', the John Rutter Requiem, The Armed Man (Karl Jenkins), Mozart Requiem, Opera Choruses and Gilbert & Sullivan. The choir produce two concerts a year plus a Christmas concert which is combined with the children from St John's School.

• LadySmiths-Ladies, Nottingham e-mail only: contact: christine.smith14@ntlworld.com Elegance, tonality, and versatility  and moderation-in all things. Any music tackled- from Faure, Elgar, Diack,Chilcott , Vaughan Williams Bacharach, and even including my barbershop arrangements.

• Lancaster & District Choral Society A friendly mixed choir of over 90 voices, which enjoys performing a wide range of music. there are 3 main concerts each year. In the Autumn and Spring concerts we are joined by a full orchestra and professional soloists. Our Christmas concert being traditional, when we are joined by Morecambe Brass Band.

• Lancaster & District Male Voice Choir

• Lancaster Priory Choir SATB male choir, singing plainsong to Howells and then some! The Priory was founded in 1094 in a church existing from 630 AD with roots in Roman times

• Lancaster Millennium Choir 'Founded in 1000ad by Archbishop Lego of Windsor, we have just celebrated our first millennium, and are still true to our motto: To quaff the porrige of harmonie to the verry dregges'. We serve the Lancaster and Lune valley area. Currently we are preparing The Spectrum - seven songs about Autism - with local community band Off the Rails, and students from Beaumont college in Lancaster. 30 Mar

• Lancaster Singers  The Lancaster singers is an auditioned choir of 50 voices. it's next event is on Nov 16th 2002 when it will perform the Harmoniemesse, the last of the 6 great Haydn masses each of which the choir has been presenting in the 200th anniversary year of its premiere. The group has augmented to perform Berlioz Te Deum, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast etc.

• Lanchester & District Choral and Operatic Society, Lanchester, Co Durham We present two performances a year: a show in February and a concert in July. We also participate in charitable events. New members would be made most welcome. No auditions required.

• Larks of Dean Quire, Bury, Lancashire The 20th century quire began in a small way when a group of half a dozen friends seized on Dave Townsend's publication of music from the Hardy family collection, The Mellstock Carols, and began to meet and sing this strange but wonderful music.   We knew there was more material of this type in the Rawtenstall Library and museum in a collection of the Larks of Dean manuscripts, so from spring 1990 we included some of this local music in our repertoire.

• Latymer & Godolphin Choral Society, Hammersmith, London e-mail only: contact:ednalewis@blueyonder.co.uk

• Lauda, Southampton, Hampshire A small (8-10 voice) chamber choir, specialising in early and modern music, e.g. Byrd, Palestrina, Leighton, Howells, leaving out the boring period in between! 

• Laudibus, the National Youth Chamber Choir of GB Hand-picked from the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, this is one of the country's top chamber choirs. Winners of Tolosa's international Choral Competition

• Laus Deo Chamber Choir, Worfield, Shropshire: e-mail only: contact Nik Peters. They take liturgical music to the churches of the surrounding countryside, who would normally not have choral services

• Lawnswood Singers, Leeds, W. Yorkshire A female-voice choir of around two dozen voices based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Our aim is to enjoy each other's company in making music together and to offer audiences an evening's entertainment, while at the same time providing concert organisers with a means of fund-raising for a variety of worthwhile causes

• Lea Singers, Harpenden, Hertfordshire A friendly chamber choir of 30 singers. Our aim is to achieve high standards of singing and performance, and at the same time to enjoy ourselves. We try to emphasise all the skills of good chamber music, combining challenging music with a sensitive musical blend. Every year we give 6 – 8 concerts in the Harpenden area as well as occasionally on tours that are known for their combination of good music, excellent soloists, interesting venues and enjoyable refreshments.

• Leatherhead Choral Society, Surrey A friendly and sociable amateur mixed choir of about 50 singers, based in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey. Affiliated to Leith Hill Musical Society.

• Ledbury Choral Society

• Leeds Cathedral Adult Choir This semi-professional ensemble is made up of a proportion of students (choral scholars), paid leads (lay clerks) and auditioned volunteers. As with the other choirs, admission is open to all through application, which may be made on an individual basis throughout the year. The repertoire includes much Renaissance and contemporary music

• Leeds Cathedral Boys Choir The Cathedral’s Director of Music leads a well-funded programme for boys’ voices, which includes choir camps and concerts. The 25 strong membership comprises of children between the ages of 7 and 14. Each place is offered by audition for boys up to the age of 10. New boys would normally be expected to learn at least one instrument and/or take regular singing lessons.

• Leeds Cathedral Girls Choir The Girls' Choir is the longest established choir of its type in an English catholic cathedral. Acknowledged as ranking amongst the finest of cathedral girls' choirs, they have broadcast nationally many times on BBC Radio to considerable critical acclaim. The girls are aged 13 to 18 and rehearse on Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays after school.

• Leeds Cathedral Junior Choir This training choir is open to girls aged 7 to 13 and prepares younger children with the necessary musical skills to sing music of all types and periods. There are 18 members and most go on to join the girls' choir when they are older. The junior choir gives annual concerts in Leeds and Huddersfield Town Halls, and rehearse on Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays after school  

• Leeds Festival Chorus, Leeds, West Yorkshire Leeds Festival Chorus was founded in 1858 (when Queen Victoria opened Leeds Town Hall). It currently has 165 singers who perform in a variety of venues including Leeds Town Hall, the Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), York Minster and, occasionally,  the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Promenade concerts. The chorus sings a wide repertoire, commissions new works and performs with many leading orchestras and soloists; it often features in BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. Simon Wright is the Conductor & Artistic Adviser.

• Leeds Guild of Singers, W Yorkshire If your musical taste can accommodate music from Guerrero to Gershwin, by way of Gibbons and Gorecki, then The Leeds Guild of Singers is for you! This enterprising choir of about 25 members presents about ten concerts each season, singing mostly unaccompanied music in venues across Yorkshire, and sometimes beyond. Rehearsals in Leeds University Music Department on Tuesday evenings may be informal and convivial – but the choir seeks to maintain high standards.

• Leeds Male Voice Choir, West Yorkshire email only: contact Secretary. Founded in 1916 as the Broome Excelsior Male Voice, with membership composed of Colliery workers from Middleton Broome Colliery in South Leeds. In 1948 it became the Leeds Male Voice Choir and it now consists of 28 voices from various walks of life. Performing repertoire from Grand Opera to modern composers and traditional MVC pieces, the choir performs about 13 concerts a year as well as choir exchange visits with Dorsfeld Mannorchor of Germany.

• Leeds Methodist Choir, W Yorkshire The choir consists mainly of Methodists from churches in the Leeds District, but membership is open to anyone who wishes to join

• Leeds Parish Church Choir, W Yorkshire

• Leeds Philharmonic Society, W Yorkshire One of the leading choirs in the North of England. With about 200 singers and a history dating back to 1870 the choir performs mainly in Leeds Town Hall

• Leeds University Liturgical Choir, Leeds, West Yorkshire A 22-strong mixed voice choir specialising in performing sacred music in liturgical settings, along with concerts, tours, and recordings. The choir draws membership from across the University of Leeds.

• Leeds Youth Choir, Leeds, West Yorkshire Leeds Youth Choir is a four-part choir for singers from 12  to 19 or over. We sing a wide range of music, including work composed especially for us, in termly concerts in Leeds and Yorkshire.  Enjoyment of singing is the main requirement and specialist singing tutors help choir members learn the skills needed.  We are jointly supported by Leeds Festival Chorus and Education Leeds. 

• Leicester Bach Choir 60-70 people giving 4 major concerts a year. Future plans include a concert of Leicestershire composers in June 2002

• Leicestershire Chorale The only chamber choir in the East Midlands to perform regularly with professional orchestras. The choir is celebrating its Silver Jubilee in 2003.

• Leicester Philharmonic Choir Founded in 1886, this 160-strong choir is the largest in Leicestershire. A typical season includes a Messiah, 2 Christmas concerts and 3 other major concerts, plus various special events

• Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 70+ strong, it has won first prize at three Eisteddfoda. Has sung in Le Sacré Coeur, Paris, and in Chartres Cathedral. First British choir (1984) to sing at the Epcot Centre of Disney World in Florida!

• Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers, Bedfordshire 50^th anniversary in 5/2001. In 2000/01 they were chosen as one of only 5 UK choirs to host an adopt-a-composer scheme, sponsored jointly by the NFMS, PRS and SPNM

• Leominster Choral Society, Herefordshire About 75 members, singing a wide range of 'mainstream' works, mostly in the lovely setting of the historic Priory Church

• Lesmahagow Male Voice Choir, Clydesdale, Scotland One of the longest surviving organisations in our historic village in Clydesdale, Scotland. We have been in existence, uninterrupted, since 1920 when the Choir was formed with the objective of taking young men off the streets during a time of high unemployment. An amateur group but determined to achieve a high level of singing quality, our members come from all walks of life and range in age from 17 to 70. In addition to the great pleasure of singing in harmony, members, with partners and friends, participate in a robust and active social life.

• Letchworth Chorale, Hertfordshire (formerly Letchworth Garden City Choral Society)

• Levens Choir, Kendal, Cumbria We are a mixed choir of some 50 members, led by our Musical Director, Ian Jones who also heads the Cumbria Choral Initiative.  Membership is by audition and we take pride in our ambitious and challenging repertoire, including Bach's St. Matthew Passion performed quite recently and the Rachmaninov Vespers performed in Ripon Cathedral as part of one of our annual tours.  We have also toured in the Edinburgh area, including Stirling Castle and St. Giles Cathedral, and in Elgar country, Worcester Cathedral and Malvern Priory to name but two.  Amongst our members, we have several talented musicians and composers including Adrian Self, organist at Cartmel Priory.

• Lewes Singers, East Sussex Vocal group of around 16 singers conducted by Nick Houghton

• Leweston Choral Society

• Lewisham Choral Society, London Founded in 1950, and now with 90 members singing 3 concerts a year from 16th century polyphony through to new music

• Libera, South London Internationally renowned boys choir; their albums have topped both mainstream and classical charts in many countries 

• Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir, Staffordshire  Founded in 1980 to sing services in the Cathedral when the main choir was on holiday, the choir now has a very wide repertoire of sacred and secular music that spans the centuries, and has been heard many times on Radio 4, seen on Songs of Praise, and has travelled to Rouen, Lyon, Limburg and Milan.

• Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Staffordshire Currently with 18 boy choristers (aged 9-13), 9 Lay Vicars Choral and 3 choral scholars

• Lichfield Cathedral School Girls' Choir, Lichfield, Staffordshire In September 2006 Lichfield Cathedral School is launching an exciting new girls choir for talented singers. This choir will build on the Cathedral School's existing reputation for musical excellence. The girls will rehearse before school on Monday and Thursday mornings during term and will perform weekly in Lichfield Cathedral for the school service on Tuesday mornings. As the choir matures the musical programme will expand substantially. Scholarships will be awarded to girls entering the school in Years 6, 7 or 8 at a value of 20% of school fees, which in cases of need could be combined with a Bursary. Five scholarships are available in each year group, and would normally last for the duration of a girl's time at the school. In addition, all girls winning scholarships will receive free singing tuition from Natalie Clifton-Griffith.

• Lichfield Cathedral Special Choir, Staffordshire Founded in 1960, this 130-strong choir usually performs 3 concerts a year in the Cathedral -- 2 large-scale choral works with professional orchestra and soloists, and a hugely popular Carol Concert

• Liedertafel, Oxford Vocal Quartet, founded in 2003 by Duncan Saunderson, Liedertafel" (literally "Song table") has been a traditional title for men's voice singing groups in Germany since the beginning of the 19th century. Members met on a fixed evening each week to eat, drink and make music. Liedertafel carries on some of this tradition, and German and English male voice part-song is an important feature of their repertoire.

• Life and Mission Choir, London The choir is evangelical and includes Baptists, Methodists, United Reform Church and Anglican amongst others. We sing a variety of old and new worship songs. We also regularly present original works by the choir's MD. The choir ranges from 8 to 70 years.

• Lincoln Barbershop Harmony Club  Formed in October 1993 as an outlet for men who like to sing close harmony in the Barbershop style.

• Lincoln Cathedral Choir, Lincolnshire Consisting of 20 girls, 20 boys and 10 men (lay vicars), directed by Aric Prentice. Tours and concerts are undertaken regularly, both at home and abroad. Specialises in the full range of choral works, from Renaissance polyphony to Janacek and Taverner.

• Lincoln Choral Society A 90 Strong mixed choir established in 1896

• Lincoln Chorale It sings a huge variety of music to high standards, with recent events including Monteverdi's Vespers in Lincoln Cathedral, and the demanding and rarely heard Vanity of Vanities by Granville Bantock

• Lincoln Minster Consort of Voices: e-mail only: contact John Tole, Chairman

• Lincoln Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Lincolnshire The choir is currently 32 members strong and new members are assured of a very warm welcome. We exist primarily to create our own pleasure, but in the process do manage to generate significant sums for local charities and good causes.

• Lincoln Singers: e-mail only: contact Greg Wright An ad hoc organisation providing music for services at Lincoln Cathedral when the Cathedral choir are not available. There are currently about 50 members on the list. New members are welcome, but must be good sight-readers.

• Lincoln Sounds (Ladies Barbershop Harmony Club), Lincolnshire: e-mail only: contact Secretary

• Lindow Singers, Handforth, Cheshire A mixed choir of about 60 enthusiastic singers. We rehearse in Handforth, Cheshire, and perform four main concerts a year, both sacred and secular, mainly in local churches. The choir was founded in 1964 by a group of friends meeting near Lindow Common in Wilmslow.

• Linsdale Singers, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. A 30 voice choir based in the Leighton Buzzard and Linsdale area of Bedford. It performs mostly unaccompanied music and also works accompanied by organ or chamber orchestra, and has staged performances in many English Cathedrals and Minsters.

• Liskerret Male Voice Choir, Cornwall The choir was formed is 1993, and takes it name from the old name for Liskeard.

• Lissett Village Choir, Lissett, East Riding of Yorkshire: e-mail only: contact Eddiee Bartram The village comprises 32 dwellings, no post office, no public telephone, no public house, no shop and, until very recently, no bus service to Bridlington, the nearest largish town!  But we do have a lovely 13th century little church St James of Compostella.   Last August, when rumours circulated that our little church could close, one of the results was the formation of Lissett Village Church Choir, with a remit to also sing at church services.   We now have 14 members and a very good choir master (all villagers!) and a cracking Yamaha organ.   Only four of us (including the choir master) had done any public singing but we are coming along in leaps and bounds. We meet each Monday evening in the church at 1930 hrs for practice

• Lisson Grove Choir, St John's Wood, London The choir sings for the sung Latin Mass each Sunday at the Church of Our Lady in Lisson Grove, St John's Wood, London. It has a rich repertoire covering many periods but especially in high and late Renaissance polyphony, late Tudor and early Baroque music. The choir also specialises in Gregorian chant. We are always looking for new members in all voice parts and invite you to get in touch.

• Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir One of the youngest British cathedral choirs, founded in 1960.

• Liverpool Philharmonic Community Choir A non-auditioning choir and open to anyone with a love for singing and for music in styles from pop to rock, folk to classical and world music to jazz. The choir is led by Gareth Owen, who is an experienced choir director, community musician, opera singer, vocal tutor and arranger based in Liverpool. 5 Sep

• Liverpool Philharmonic Gospel Choir has a reputation for exciting and inspirational performances, and is increasingly in demand for concerts across Merseyside.  Directed by renowned Gospel musician Tyndale Thomas, the choir sings a mixture of traditional and contemporary gospel and inspiration music, as well as some of Tyndale’s original repertoire.  Past performances have included supporting Nina Simone and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and in 2005 the choir performed its first headline concert at Philharmonic Hall, to celebrate its 10^th anniversary.  5 Sep

• Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, one of the North West's finest youth choirs, provides young singers aged 12 to 18 with the opportunity to achieve choral excellence through a wide range of musical styles. Led by Simon Emery, Director of Music at St Mary's College, Crosby, the choir performs regularly with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir at Philharmonic Hall as well as participating in community events and festivals. It also regularly takes part in singing workshops with leading contemporary composers, and has recently performed James MacMillan's Quickening with the RLPO for the second time. A choral weekend residential course is held each year, offering not only singing workshops but varied outdoor activities, encouraging the development of positive personal teamwork skills. At the end of Youth Choir training, members are encouraged to progress to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.  5 Sep

• Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choir and Melody Makers The Training Choir offers children aged nine to 12 years a comprehensive programme of choral training with a focus on basic musicianship, vocal training, choral discipline and choral presentation across a wide repertoire. After two or three years in the Training Choir, children are then well equipped with the necessary vocal skills and musicianship to cope with the demanding repertoire in the Youth Choir. Several community performances are held each year, usually at Christmas and during the summer term. The youngest group, known as Melody Makers, are seven to nine years old. This elementary level choir aims to give instruction in basic singing techniques, musicianship skills and ensemble singing, with occasional performance opportunities. Through an innovative partnership programme with Liverpool Hope University, children in both the Training Choir and Melody Makers ensembles receive tuition in general musicianship from students studying for a PGCE in Secondary Music. 5 Sep

• Liverpool Welsh Choral Union Founded in 1900, it now has a singing membership of 160, and has been associated throughout the last century with the finest talent of British conductors

• Llanberis Male Voice Choir, Gwynedd: e-mail only: contact Gwilym Evans. 35 members singing in the heart of Snowdonia, and looking for an exchange visit with a foreign choir

• Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society Founded in 1938 as a Special Choir to supplement the Cathedral Choir on special occasions, it now enjoys its own individual status in the Cathedral's life

• Llandudno Festival Singers, Gwynedd A group of singers who get together for the Llandudno October Festival

• Llanelli Choral Society, Dyfed: e-mail only: contact Jeremy Williams. 120-strong

• Llanfair Caereinion Male Voice Choir, Welshpool, Powys We're one of Mid-Wales' leading male choirs with a varied repertoire, including work composed and written by our conductor, Linda Gittins.  Linda's found fame in Wales as the composer of three Rock Operas which have been very successful throughout the Principality.

• Llantrisant Male Choir, Llantrisant, Wales One of the oldest choirs in Wales, we have records as far back as 1898. We have a membership of 50 and usually stage 30 -35 choristers, which means that we can accommodate small and large venues. Our repertoire includes Traditional, modern, secular and hymnal music to meet most tastes. We also sing in several languages including English, Welsh, Italian and German

• Lleisiau'r Frogwy Male Choir, Anglesey, Gwynedd Now 38-strong, they're past National Winners at the Welsh National Folk Festival (Gwyl Cerdd Dant), at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland and at the Scottish Royal National Mod

• Lloyd's Choir, City of London One of the oldest choirs in the City, singing a varied repetoire from 16C. to newly commissioned works

• Lon Dhoo Male Voice Choir, Douglas, Isle of Man e-mail only: contact Gary The Choir was founded in 1937 by Douglas Buxton LRAM ARMCM. Over the years the choir has participated in a wide range of activities, including competitive singing in music festivals in the Isle of Man and England, Massed Choir festivals In llangollen, the Bridgewater Hall and the G-MEX Arena in Manchester, 2000 voices in 2000, and exchange visits with other choirs culminating in a concert tour in Canada in September 2001 with Macclesfield Male Voice Choir. The Unusual name of the choir is derived from Manx Gaelic : Lon Dhoo  Meaning "Blackbird".

• Londinium, City of London With only 24 members Londinium is dedicated to performing baroque and classical choral music to the highest possible standard, and performs in some of London's most beautiful City Churches. Londinium intend to perform regular concerts that showcase the true spirit of the music and are always on the look out for like-minded talented amateur singers to participate in concerts.

• London and Home Counties Festivals of Male Voice Praise Not strictly a choir themselves; they encourage and foster the growth of Gospel MVCs, with an open invitation to Christian men of any denomination to join existing choirs or to form new ones

• London Boys Choir The London Boys Choir is London's newest independent children's choir, and will be launching in September 2003. We will admit boys with unbroken voices from age 6 through an audition. The choir is fully independent, in that it is not associated with a school, church, or other organisation. We will perform both secular and sacred music, in concert halls, churches, and on foreign tours.

• London Bulgarian Choir We are a thriving London choir - only about a third of whom are Bulgarians - united by a passion for the close harmonies, power, wacky rhythms and spine-tingling resonance of Bulgarian folk singing.  Led by Dessislava Stefanova, formerly of the Philip Koutev Ensemble, we won the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year, Open Category, in 2006.   We launched our first CD at the end of 2007 - Alyana Galyana.  We are a natural voice choir, ie there are no auditions, and we open to new members a few times a year.

• London Cantata Choir. We are dedicated exclusively to standing in for Cathedral Choirs whilst they are on holiday. We do not rehearse weekly, but do regular intensive weekend singing in Cathedrals and rehearsing whilst there.

• London Choral Studio. Form in 2001 the group consists of 5 sopranos, 5 mezzo-sopranos/altos (mean), 5 tenors, and 5 basses, numbering 20 in total. For some works we introduce additional singers where the vocal balance needs to be changed, or where we perform works for upper or lower voices only. The group also reduces down to smaller vocal ensembles when required, such as for performing as a "Barbershop Quartet".

• London Chorus (formerly known as the London Choral Society) One of the capital’s most versatile choirs, singing in concert halls, for radio and TV, at the Proms and in the recording studio

• London City Singers We are a new women's singing group based in London City, not surprisingly called the London City Singers. We perform women's 4-part acapella harmony and barbershop arrangements. 15 May

• London College of Music and Media Chamber Choir The main choral group at LCMM (a faculty of Thames Valley University), formed in 2001 and directed by Dr Christopher Batchelor.  The group perform a wide variety of repertoire and regularly work with fellow students and professionals. 

• London Community Gospel Choir In 1982 a dream and a vision came alive. Revd. Bazil Meade, with the help of Lawrence Johnson, Delroy Powell and John Francis, made a mark in history pioneering the first concert gospel choir in Britain – the London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC).

• London Concert Choir We are one of London's most ambitious, accomplished and friendly choirs, attracting members from across London and the home counties, and performing in major London venues such as the South Bank Centre and St John's Smith Square, with occasional tours to European locations such as Paris, Amsterdam, Cannes (1999) and Lake Constance (Germany) (2003).

• London Concord Singers A chamber choir of 30 mixed voices, rehearsing in the Blackfriars area. They've given a number of world, UK & London premières of works by Rutter, Panufnik, Richard Rodney Bennett, McCabe, Leighton and Michael Ball, as well as of pieces specially written for them.

• London Docklands Singers: e-mail only: contact lds.info@virgin.net Founded in 1992, this choir of 40-60 singers aged c. 20 - 65, performs mainly in East London. Known for its high artistic standard with professional orchestra/organist at concerts, as well as their especially friendly welcoming atmosphere.

• London Emmanuel Choir Formed in 1945 "to bring glory to God and to present the gospel message in word and song". Its100 singers from a wide variety of Christian denominations sing at weekends throughout the year in churches, concert halls and village halls.

• London Equity Choir This London based choir meets one a week during term time, 3 times a year and performs music from 30's, musicals, pop and some classical genres. We are made up of members of the actors union Equity and our membership includes all types of professionals and amateurs working in  the business. We are a warm friendly group and usually perform twice at the end of each term. The choir has a great history including the Albert Hall and even a charity CD.

• London Forest Choir  The London Forest Choir was established in 1950 in Walthamstow, North East London, where it has been based ever since.  As well as performing regularly, both locally and in central London, the Choir has undertaken a number of foreign tours, most recently to France in June 2006

• London Gallery Quire was founded by Francis Roads in 1997. It meets fortnightly on Wednesdays from 7.30 - 9.45 pm in a City of London church. Its home church at the present is St. James Garlickhythe in Garlick Hill (near Mansion House station). The repertoire is entirely from the West Gallery tradition. We cast our net wide, but give special emphasis to the hymns of Phocion Henley, Rector of St. Andrews by the Wardrobe from 1759-64. We do not perform in costume, nor attempt strictly authentic performances, preferring rather to present West Gallery music in a style likely to attract interest from mainstream choirs and other musicians.

• London Gay Men's Chorus Since 1991 the proud unique voice. Europe's largest gay choir with over 100 members, and three CDs available including a 'live' performance of their July 2002 concert at QEH.

• London Jewish Male Choir Founded in 1926, the choir enjoys a formidable reputation for performing the broad spectrum of Jewish music - cantorial / liturgical, Yiddish, Ladino and Israeli.

• London Lawyers' Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (formerly Lawyers' Music) A thriving performing society for London-based lawyers and their friends. It comprises a symphony orchestra, chorus and occasional chamber choir.

• London Lucumi Choir Set up in November 2006, we are the only non audition Afro-Cuban Choir in Europe. Currently we have 20 members but we are open for more interested members. We learn in the Africa way by call and response singing and not from reading music so we are a really accessible choir to join. We have members aged 14 to over 60 male and female and we are currently competing in the BBC Choir Competition of the Year

• London Motet and Madrigal Club LMMC meets at 6.30 pm on Saturdays, once a month, at the Methodist International Centre, Euston Street.   New members and visitors (all voices) are very welcome.

• London Musical Arts Chorus: e-mail only: contact mail@musicalarts.co.uk Skilled, experienced amateur singers / 24 - 36 voices / 3 - 4 concerts per annum at St. Martin-in-the-Fields with London Musical Arts Orchestras & Ensembles / Concentrated rehearsal  periods. Experienced singers with excellent sight-reading are welcome to audition.

• London Music Theatre Choir: e-mail only: contact Cat Llewelyn. A new London-based choir; currently recruiting

• London Oratory School Schola Cathedral-standard, with trebles & men's voices, supported by lay clerks, some of whom are members of the London Oratory Church Choir. Sings weekly at the Brompton Oratory, West Kensington, in term time, and undertakes concerts & tours

• London Oriana Choir  A youthful choir (average age 30), performing frequently and making regular tours abroad. In recent years, they've sung at the Aix-en-Provence, Strasbourg and Cork festivals, and performed in Belgium, Spain, Hungary, France, Holland, Germany and Ireland

• London Orpheus Choir 60-strong choir performing regularly with the London Orpheus Orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and St John's, Smith Square

• London Philharmonic Choir Founded in 1947 as the choir of the LPO, they're now one of the country's leading independent choirs. Though generally performing with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall during Sept-May, they also sing in other major venues and at festivals, make CDs and tour abroad

• London Pro Arte Choir A mixed choir of 50 voices, working with professional musicians and rehearsing in Edgware

• London Ripieno Society The London Ripieno Society, a well established choral group founded and directed by composer Geoffrey Hanson, gives three to four concerts yearly with an amateur chorus of 35-40 and professional soloists. There is a probationary period but no formal audtion to join. Repertoire ranges from early music to contemporary works. Come and sing at any rehearsal, Thursdays 7-9.30 p.m. at St Mary's Church Hall, Crawford Street, London W1

• London School of Economics Choir The LSE Choir is open to all students, staff and alumni. The choir will take part in two evening concerts and give three lunchtime recitals during the academic year 2007-08. The first choir rehearsal will be on Tuesday 9 October, 6pm, in the Shaw Library, 6th Floor, Old Building. Music to be announced. The chorus master is Andrew Campling. Singers are asked to attend rehearsals regularly on Tuesday evenings, 6pm - 7.30pm, and have some ability to read music.

• London Symphony Chorus Formed in 1966 to complement the work of the London Symphony Orchestra the Chorus consists of over 160 amateur singers from all walks of life and is self-managed by a council of nine elected representatives. Whilst maintaining a close association with the LSO, with whom most of its performances are given, the London Symphony Chorus has developed an independent life which allows it to partner other leading orchestras.

• London Welsh Chorale A mixed voice choir of around 75 singers, performing works by Handel, Britten, Janacek to name a few, as well as music by welsh composers, new and old.

• London Welsh Male Voice Choir Bilingual site (guess which languages).

• Looe Valley Singers, Looe, Cornwall A 40 strong ladies choir, who have a mainly contemporary repertoire

• Lord Willam's Festival Chorus, Thame, Oxfordshire Aiming for high levels of both excellence and enjoyment, we have no auditions.  The chorus, currently numbered about 50, was founded as part of Lord Williams's School in Thame before splitting of independently, and has four events per year with occasional performances abroad.  Our overriding aim is to give pleasure to everyone involved.

• Lothian Gaelic Choir we meet on Thursday nights during School term and our goal is competing in the Royal National Mod each year in October. Our Conductor is Jackie Cotter and our Gaelic Advisor is Catriona Mackinnon.

• Loud and Proud, Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland's only choir for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) singers. Choir members represent a range of musical experience - some of us have never sung with a choir before, while others are seasoned performers. The Choir is actively involved in performing at events both within and outwith the LGBT community, and is quickly developing a reputation as an exciting member of Edinburgh's vibrant musical scene.

• Loughborough All Saints Parish Church Choir, Loughborough, Leicestershire. We are an adult choir of about 16 who normally sing for two traditional Anglican Sunday services - 10:30 Sung Eucharist & 6:00 Sung Evensong or Choral Evensong, with extra choir contributions for the usual festivals. We also meet occasionally socially.

• Loughborough Ladies Choir, Leicestershire A small and friendly choir based in the Charwood market town of Loughborough. The repertoire includes a variety of popular and lesser-known songs.

• Loughborough Male Voice Choir  Formed in 1967 from a group of men associated with the Baptist Church in the town. Current 30 members.

• Loughside Chamber Choir, Belfast, County Antrim Loughside is a female choir of approx. 25 members aged between 18 and 30.  They rehearse a very wide variety of repertoire, but do especially like to focus on new works.  Aside from giving concerts and making the odd radio or tv broadcast (just had to fit that in somewhere!), Loughside compete regularly in festivals all over the UK and Ireland and have been finalists/semi-finalists at each Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition since 2000.  Future projects hope to include the Choral Olympics in Austria (July 2008).  Admission to the choir is by audition, but if you're interested, you should come along to a rehearsal first, to see what you think!  Loughside is also a sister choir to Kaleidoscope Girl's Choir and is also conducted by Judith Watson.

• Louth Choral Society, Lincolnshire A Friendly 80 voice mixed choir which enjoys performing a wide range of music. At least 4 concerts are performed each year, regularly engaging professional musicians and soloists. The choir also has an 8 voice 'Consort of Voices' for smaller venues.

• Louth Male Voice Choir, Lincolnshire: phone only: contact Michael Kerrigan, 01507-605474. They give concerts for local charities, and sponsor a Young Musician of the Year. Their repertoire includes all types of male choral music, both modern and traditional

• Loveny Male Voice Choir, St Neot, Cornwall With about 70 members, it has an eclectic repertoire that has included Cornish, Breton, French, German, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Maori and Zulu ..

• Low Fell Singers, Gatehead, Tyne & Wear: e-mail only: contact Susan Jones. Formed in 1941, it competed in the Festival of Britain at the Royal Albert Hall in 1952. It now competes in national and local competitions and performs throughout NE England

• Ludlow Choral Society, Shropshire A community choir of about 120 members and a growing reputation under the direction of Patrick Larley. We perform a broad range of choral music from the old favourites through to more demanding early and modern works. Rehearsals Tuesday evening and no auditions! 

• Luton Choral Society Established 1871 and currently with 60+ members, they perform a varied repertoire through 3 main concerts a year plus a carol concert. They also have a chamber choir who perform in smaller venues

• Lyddington, Wanborough, Bishopstone & Hinton Parva Churches, Wiltshire

• Lydian Singers, Knutsford, Cheshire A chamber choir of some 24 voices with a very wide repertoire and  with a special interest in singing in cathedrals

• Lyons Male Voice Choir, Easington Lane, Tyne & Wear Recently celebrated its 50^th anniversary, and has the wonderful Sir Thomas Allen as its President.

• Lytham St Annes Choral Society, Lytham St Annes. Lancashire. We are a  large group of friends who share a love of choral music, we currently number about 120 members and we perform three regular concerts each year but also perform extra events such as occasional services at local churches and evensong at Cartmel Prior. Our choral society was formed in 1907 and we have a long and rich musical history which has included famous soloists. We look forward to marking our Centenary in 2007 with a special Spring Concert when we shall perform Elgar's great masterwork "The Dream of  Gerontius at The Grand Theatre in Blackpool.