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• Naked Voices, Bristol Seventeen fabulous voices sing extraordinary acappella! Pop and passion, funk and folk. Three years sell-out at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Pick of the Fringe and Lenny Award). Featured on BBC2 The Edinburgh Show, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Scotland. Director Dee Jarlett also co-directs Bristols massive Gasworks Community Choir.

• Nankersey Male Choir, Flushing, Cornwall  Nankersey is the old cornish name for Flushing. It is on the opposite side of the harbour to Falmouth. The choir was formed in 1950 and the choir motto is "to sing for and give pleasure" The choir has 53 members.

• National Westminster City Chorus, London The National Westminster City Chorus was formed in 1920  by the staff of the National Provincial Bank and has given concerts in major London concert halls every year since then, covering a wide range of music from Byrd, Gabrieli and Monteverdi, through the classical repertoire to contemporary works by John Tavener, Gershwin and Cole Porter. Based in the City and supported by the National Westminster Bank, the Choir is always keen to involve those working there and new voices are always welcome.

• National Youth Choirs of Great Britain Founded in 1983, the main choir (there are several) meets twice a year for intensive 10-day courses leading to performances in Britain's major concert venues

• National Youth Choirs of Scotland Founded in 1996, the main choir (of 100 members aged 16-24 and born, resident or studying in Scotland) meets annually in July for a 10-day residential course followed by a concert tour. There are also two choirs for children aged 7 and 8, in Edinburgh and West Lothian; and a training choir.

• N'Early Music Consort, Dulwich, London An a capella filk choir based in Great Britain. Filk music can be described as "music produced by and for the science fiction and fantasy fandom community". The range of topics and styles is so wide that an alternative definition has been proposed: "Filk is what filkers do".

• Neath Male Choir (Melincryddan Male Choir) Founded in 1978, and reformed as Neath Male Choir in 2000.

• Neath Port Talbot Cancer Challenge Singers, Neath, South Wales This mixed choir was formed in 1999 to act as a spearhead for the Neath Port Talbot Cancer Challenge Charity which itself was formed in 1997 by Joan Lewis MBE. Joan, a music teacher in Neath, South Wales, was successfully treated for cancer and formed the charity as a way of saying thank you to hospital staff. The charity has raised nearly £500,000 for local hospitals of which the choir has contributed about £40,000. When touring out of its home area the choir has also raised a significant amount of money for other charities in the UK and abroad.

• Nelson Arion Male Voice Choir, Nelson, Lancashire Founded as a Glee choir in 1887, the current 90-strong membership is proud to continue a fine tradition of music making, unbroken despite the intervention of two World Wars.

• Nelson Consort, London We provide music covering an extensive repertoire from traditional choral music (sacred and secular) to close harmony. We are highly experienced in providing music for church services, functions and concerts.

• Neston Ecumenical Singers, Neston, Wirral A warm and friendly interdenominational Wirral-based choir who sing two concerts a year. 

• New Alexandra Singers, London  

• New Cambridge Singers Founded in 1986 specifically as a good chamber choir about 32-strong, to be drawn from experienced singers. They especially encourage young musicians, encourage new music, commission new works and revive neglected ones

• New Canongait Singers, Edinburgh

• New Century Singers, Bovey Tracey, Devon A small friendly mixed choir based in the Devon town of Bovey Tracey. Formed in 1998 to sing both sacred and secular music to concert standard in churches and other venues for our enjoyment and also to help raise money for charity. Repertoire also includes G&S, major Musicals and Andrew Lloyd Webber, plus a full social calendar. The best part is 'No Audition necessary!!! If you enjoy singing for fun this is the choir for you.

• New England Chorale, Northamptonshire Mixed voice choir of 20 singers drawn from the East and South Midlands, with an eclectic repertoire and specialist interest in modern American music.

• New Harmony Ladies Choir of Bristol, Avon Founded in 1994, the New Harmony Ladies Choir is a friendly choir of around 50 members.  Our concerts are in aid of local and national charities as part of their fundraising activities.  The choir sings both a capella and acccompanied works of different musical styles to a high standard.  We have a wide repertoire, ranging from classical works to modern upbeat medleys.  The choir has sung at various venues in the UK and abroad, including at the Colston Hall with Aled Jones.

• New Harmony Singers, Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales A 4-part mixed choir, formed in Torfaen in 1979, with 42 members specialising in close harmony singing of easy listening music.  Founder members Musical Director, Pam Guy, and Accompanist, Heather Langdon, have enthusiastically guided the choir into what is now their 25th Anniversary year. The choir are happy to perform in a concert hall, church or cabaret circuit and have raised over £100,000 for charity in their 25 years of music making.

• New Horizon Singers, Somerset A ladies choir singing both sacred and secular choral music with the primary aim of raising funds for local Somerset charities.  Having good, local support over recent years in a range of fundraising concerts.

• New London Chamber Choir, London One of Europe's leading non-professional contemporary music choir. Whilst we are at home in a huge range of musical styles, we specialise in 20th and 21st century repertoire, and over 25 years have given many world and British premieres. Founded and conducted by James Wood. Entry by audition.

• New London Children's Choir Well-known and impressive choir formed by Ronald Corp in 1991 for boys & girls aged 7 -18. Their repertory ranges from early to 20^th-century music, with a special commitment to commissioning new works

• New London Singers Founded in 1963, the choir comprises about 40 talented amateur singers. It has built its reputation as one of London's leading amateur choirs on a wide-ranging repertoire of both a cappella and accompanied music. With programmes encompassing the Monteverdi Vespers to world premieres of specially commissioned pieces the choir performs around eight concerts a year, with regular appearances in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square.

• New Mill Male Voice Choir, Holmfirth, Yorkshire Formed in 1991 the 50 plus members of the choir have toured Italy and the Czech Republic, released 2 CDs and a video.

• New Renaissance Voices, London was formed in 1987 to perform polyphonic music of the 15^th and 16^th centuries. It now sings regularly in the newly refurbished church of St John’s, Waterloo. NRV has performed as part of the Southwark Festival and given two concerts in Southwark Cathedral. Music hire available.

• New Sussex Singers Lewes, East Sussex 14-strong The New Sussex Singers with an eclectic repertoire - Madrigals to Jazz, Opera to Oratorio.

• Newbury Choral Society, Newbury, Berkshire The largest and oldest choir in Newbury, performing 3 concerts a year, in Newbury and other venues such as Douai Abbey, Woolhampton.

• Newbury Parish Church (St Nicholas) Choir, Berkshire

• Newcastle City Temple Songsters, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear The Choir of the Salvation Army based at the City Temple in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. The choir provides music in two services each Sunday at the City Temple and have performed in churches and concert venues across the UK.

• Newcastle Male Chorus, Tyne & Wear With over 60 members, they were prize winners in 4 successive years in the Huddersfield Male Voice Championship, and have won first prize at Stockton, Morecambe, Harrogate, Eskdale and Derwentside Festivals

• Newcastle Male Voice Choir, Staffordshire Their last few years have included engagements with the California Girls' Choir and the bands of the Royal Marines, RAF, Russian Central Army, White Russian Army, US Air Forces in Europe & Bahrain Police.

• Newcastle-under-Lyme School Choral Society, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire A choir of parents and friends of the school which joins with the school's senior choir and the professional City of Stoke Chamber Orchestra to perform a major work in May each year.  Rehearsals on Wednesday evenings from January-March.

• Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir 90 strong SATB we sing Bach, usually with period band of Newcastle Baroque, British music, and for the third concert of the year, anything from baroque to new commissions.

• Newchurch Ladies Choir, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Formed in 1962 and now with 20 members. The choir entertains all over the island at concerts for charities and at local churches.

• Newchurch Men's Choir, Isle of Wight, Hampshire The choir entertains all over the island at concerts for charities and at local churches.

• Newent and District Choral Society, Newent, Gloucestershire A small and friendly Choral Society of about 45 members. We meet in St Mary's church, Newent on Tuesday nights (and afterwards, usually in the Black Dog!) In addition to our Spring and Christmas concerts we take part in other events, such as the Christmas Carol pub crawl, to raise money for charities and to help pay for orchestras! In Summer, a subgroup, the Newent & Scottish Choir sings anything ranging from medieval to jazz, often a cappella, at interesting venues such as Usk Castle and the Linton Jazz Festival.

• Newlyn Male Choir, nr Penzance, Cornwall Formed in 1921 to raise funds for the family of a local man killed at Penlee Quarry. Membership currently around 35, with success in many national and local competitions over the years. Recent prestigious concerts in Chichester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey

• Newport & District Male Voice Choir, Newport, Shropshire A traditional male voice choir with a professional conductor and accompanist who sing to high standards. Repertoire is a mixture of standard MVC repertoire and newer music, including pieces specially composed for the choir. An active concert programme ( at least one performance most months), including a tour to Slovenia planned for 2006. New members always welcome. Music reading not essential (although it helps) - a pleasing voice, enthusiasm and willingness to commit to this happy and active choir much more important.

• Newport Pagnell Singers, Buckinghamshire A small choir with a repertoire from light songs to oratorio. Their 2001/2 season includes a Requiem written by their musical director, Gerald Hill

• Newport Philharmonic Choir, Gwent Formed from a 1988 Welsh National Eisteddfod choir, now 80+ SATB. Performs 3 concerts a year, with at least one major work

• Newquay Male Voice Choir, Cornwall The first evidence of a Male Voice Choir in Newquay dates from the post war years when a group of men got together and formed a choir in 1947. This choir disbanded in 1956, but was eventually reformed as Newquay Male Voice Choir with the first practice held on 20th November 1974.

• Newstead Abbey Singers, Nottinghamshire: e-mail only: Eleanor Thornley - Chairman. A 16 voice chamber choirs performing a wide variety of musical styles from sacred music through unaccompanied madrigals to modern part soings. Whilst our main performances are our mid-summer concert and our carol concert at Wollaton Hall, we also sing at many other local events throughout the year.  

• Newtones Male Voice Choir, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne A small student-run group specialising in a cappella arrangements of popular songs. They recently released their debut album, Only Us.

• Nidus Children's Choir, Cwbran, South Wales We have a junior choir and senior choir of 30 (Aged 8 to 16) plus a group of 10 young trainees.  The choirs perform both separately and together and available for concerts, fundraisers and also for hire.  All children are members of Nidus Theatre Arts and from Cwmbran and surrounding areas of South Wales.  We have about 10 confident child soloists who are of a very high standard and all children are professionally trained at Nidus.

• Nonsuch Singers, London One of London's leading chamber choirs, formed in 1977 by singers from the BBC Symphony Chorus, and now with 25-30 singers performing a wide range of a cappella & accompanied music

• Nonsuch Singers, N. Norfolk: e-mail only: contact Simon Emerson. A small a cappella group that sing anthems, motets, madrigals, folksong arrangements and much more. Concerts are usually punctuated by readings of poetry and prose, serious and humorous

• Norfolk Gallery Quire, Castle Acre, Norfolk Exists to revive the lively music that was used in Norfolk village churches in the 18th and early 19th centuries. We rehearse on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 8.00pm in the function room of the Ostrich Inn, Castle Acre.

• North Camden Chorus, London An amateur choir meeting for weekly rehearsals during two "terms" each year, each leading up to a concert. We're based in North London. We meet at Parliament Hill School on Highgate Road, London NW5 1RL, between Kentish Town and Highgate (Tufnell Park is the nearest tube). Membership of the choir is open to anyone with or without choral experience. You don't have to be able to read music, and there are no auditions. Students are particularly welcome. We sing a rather eclectic mix of "classical" music.

• North Cotswold Chamber Choir, Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire They aim to sing small-scale music, mainly unaccompanied, to the highest possible standard. None is a professional music performer, but many were formally trained as singers and musicians.

• North Devon Choral Society Over 100 singers, 3 choral concert6s each season, performing a wide range of classical works, mostly with professional soloists and organists, sometimes with orchestra, throughout North Devon.

• North Downs Consort, NE Surrey The North Downs Consort is a chamber choir drawing its membership from a wide area of Surrey, Kent and South London. Setting a high standard of performance it seeks to explore the more unusual choral repertoire as well as well known classics. The choir's 'home' venue is St Paul's Church Woldingham The choir rehearses on Monday evening (8 - 10 p.m.) during term time at in the new church room at St Paul's Church, Woldingham.

• North East Hampshire Young Singers (NEHYS). NEHYS (pronounced “Knee Highs”) is a choir for children in years 4-8 in the Fleet, Yateley, Farnborough and Aldershot area of Hampshire. It was formed in February 2006 and is supported by the Hampshire Music Service. Rehearsals are currently held in Fleet. Children are not asked to audition but must show enthusiasm and commitment to the choir. In its first year NEHYS shared a concert with Fleet Choral Society, hosted its own concert with special guests, won the highest mark in the Junior Choirs section of the Aldershot Festival and performed with other HMS area ensembles at the Princes Hall in Aldershot. In 2007 NEHYS shared a Christmas Concert with Yateley Choral Society and sang on the P & O cruise ship the Artemis before it set sail for a world cruise. 

• North Hampshire Jubilee Choir The North Hampshire Jubilee Choir was founded in 2002 to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. They perform a wide variety of choral music, from classical masses to modern pieces, sometimes accompanied by an orchestra. We have twin aims - to entertain people and to have in the choir singers from each decade.

• North Herts Guild of Singers a large choir of more than 100 voices, SATB, rehearsing weekly at Hitchin in Hertfordshire and performing four concerts a year.

• North Leeds Singers, W. Yorkshire: e-mail only: contact Oliver Wiggins.

• North London Chorus 65-strong, aiming to make high-quality music in a friendly atmosphere. It performs 3 times a year at St James's, Muswell Hill, sings at other major London venues and undertakes the occasional foreign tour

• Northam Choral Society, Bideford, Devon A 50 strong North Devon four-part choir that draws its members from villages and towns around Bideford. We concentrate on singing classic and contemporary sacred choral music, and we present two concerts per year, one in December and one in May. We are often joined in these performances by the Hartland Chamber Orchestra.

• Northampton Chamber Choir, Northants A mixed choir of about 35 voices performing secular music in and around Northampton.

• Northampton Male Voice Choir. Established in 1947 the choir has a current membership of 45 singers. The choir rehearses most Tuesday evenings and fulfils on average one major engagement per month (approx) plus smaller engagements near Christmas. It has gained a good reputation and has recently sung with both the London Welsh and Llanelli MVCs at prestigious concerts and toured in France and Spain.

• Northampton Philharmonic Choir, Northamptonshire The NPC has been in existence in one form or another since 1896.  It currently has about 80 members, led by the Musical Director Christopher Mabley.  Rehearsals are held weekly in Northampton, and we perform in a number of venues in the county and beyond.  We perform at least one major concert each term, with extra events, including Choral Workshops, in our schedule from time to time. We aim to be a friendly and welcoming group. We enjoy singing a widely varied repertoire of choral music to a high standard, and are keen to augment all sections of the choir.

• Northamptonshire Baha'i Choir Founded in 3/99, now 20-25 singers offering cultural and musical diversity for the new Millennium!

• Northern Cathedral Singers A training choir singing services to a high musical standard at cathedrals, abbeys, ministers and priories. Services take place on Saturdays and Bank Holidays. In January/February choir members meet on two Saturdays to rehearse music for the year ahead

• Northern Ireland Baha'i Choir The choir was constructed as a four part , SATB A Cappella--(without accompanying instruments) choir in 1992 under the musical direction of Susie Agahi. The core of our music is the writings of Bahá'u'lláh (founder of the Baha'i Faith) often set to music by Bahá'ís. However, as the popularity of the choir has increased and venues have diversified, the range of pieces has increased to include secular and sacred music. In the right venue, Danny Boy, Blue Moon and Irish Eyes sit side by side with deeply moving sacred pieces by Ravi Shankar , Tom Price, Mozart and others

• Northern Praeclassica,  Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear  The Northern Praeclassica is a small choir, nominally of twenty members.    It was formed in 1973 by Iain Ward-Campbell, primarily to perform music of the 16th Century. Since then our repertoire has been extended to embrace music from the 11th to the 20th centuries.   Our programmes include sacred, secular, accompanied, unaccompanied, large and small scale works.

• Northern Spirit, Durham A mixed-voice choir of about 30 talented students and graduates based in Newcastle and Durham, performing a wide range of music styles.

• Northern Voices, N. Cheshire Northern Voices is a small group of amateur singers, led by a professional MD. We sing short unaccompanied works including madrigals, liturgical works and secular songs, mostly from the 16th & 20th centuries.

• Norwich Philharmonic Chorus, Norfolk An active and enthusiastic choir. Currently they have 122 members. The Society's Choral Conductor is David Dunnett. Rehearsals usually take place every Tuesday evening (September - March) during school term time at 7.30pm in the Walter Roy Theatre, Hewett School, Cecil Road, Norwich. New members are always welcome.

• Norwich School Choral Society, Norwich, Norfolk The Norwich School Choral Society, founded in 1983 by the present Director of Music, Colin Dowdeswell, has explored a wide repertoire ranging from Handel to Bernstein, and also works written by members of the school. The Society meets weekly during the Michaelmas and Lent terms and enjoys a membership of some 80 pupils. The choir sings for the School carol service in the Cathedral and is joined in the Lent term by the Adult Choral Society, forming a choir of nearly 200 singers for the annual Choral Concert.

• Norwich Singers 40-strong (and needing more men!), singing anything, anywhere in Norfolk. Interested in joint productions and choral millennium activity - any takers?

• Nossa Voz Choir, London "Nossa Voz" means "Our Voice". We are a choir made up of Brazilian and non-Brazilians who come together to sing Brazilian songs. We are always looking for new members who are enthusiastic, committed and passionate about music. Speaking Portuguese is not a requirement (but you will learn some if you sing with us and you do not need previous musical experience. We are serious about our singing but we have a lot of fun rehearsing and performing together. 

• Not Strictly Barbershop, Cheadle, Staffordshire "Not Strictly Barbershop" celebrated its fifth birthday in 2008 and is made up of people who love to sing Barbershop style music in four part mixed voices (hence the name) We also sing close harmony arrangements and intersperse short sketches in our concert programmes. We are sponsored by the Cheadle U3A (Staffs). We meet from September to May on Friday afternoons, 1-3pm, at Blythe Bridge Methodist Hall, Stoke on Trent. We currently have 24 members and welcome new members. We do about 6 performances a year for local charities and societies.

• Nota Bene, London Young, dynamic small choir, founded in 1998 and focusing on early music, though not exclusively

• Noteable Company  is a mixed chamber choir of 26 voices which specialises in 'a cappella' singing of sacred and secular music. The Musical Director is Chris Mallinson and the choir has been very successful in choral competitions throughout the Midlands.

• Note-ability, Nottingham  Specialise in unaccompanied vocal music from madrigals and motets to popular songs and folksongs

• Notorious, Birmingham  The choir with the difference. 30 strong choir performing unusual pieces in unusual places. Abba to Britten, Pubs to Concert Halls, traditional choral works and own commissions

• Nottingham Bach Choir Over 100 singers, performing 2-3 concerts each season, with a repertoire ranging from late Renaissance to 20C Masters

• Nottingham Boys' Choir Despite their title, they're 20/30-strong SATB with men as well as boys and were founded in 1983 to sing a wide variety of music from the 14^th century to the present day

• Nottingham Choral Trust  They run an adult symphony chorus (200+) and a youth choir (300+), both via weekend courses & concerts, a chamber choir (the East of England Singers), and a youth chamber choir (plus non-choral activities).

• Nottingham Harmonic Society Choir, Nottingham Auditioned choir with about 150 members founded in1856. Typically 5 concerts a year, four in the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, one in Southwell Minster. Large scale popular and some, more oesoteric, choral works anything from Purcell and Bach to Tippett, Howells and Karl Jenkins. Members travel from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

• Nottingham Male Voice Choir, Nottingham Established in 1957 the Choir has around 30 members and performs 10-12 concerts a year mainly for charities and charitable institutions e.g. on 27^th March 2008 we are singing in Nottingham Council House for the lord Mayors Charity.  We also join with other choirs: for example, as part of our 50^th Anniversary we sang in Southwell Minster with the Chanterelders from Leicester and in 2008 we are joining with Mirabile ladies choir to perform a joint concert.

• Nova Voce-14, Nottingham e-mail only: contact: christine.smith14@ntlworld.com Tackle everything unaccompanied-madrigals, folk song, party-piece stuff (like teddy bears picnic) sacred and secular standards.