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Oakville Singers, Droitwich Spa,
Worcestershire A Chamber choir performing sacred music, part songs
and folk songs at both public and private function. The choir also sings
services in Cathedrals all over the country on a regular basis
throughout the year.
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The Occam Singers, Guildford, Surrey
25-strong chamber choir, performing 16th- to 21th-century
works mainly in Guildford but also in London and further a-field.
Available for weddings, etc.
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Occasional Singers, Ormskirk,
Lancashire a group of 30 plus dedicated
people who meet weekly at Edge Hill College to make music
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Ocean Harmony, Southampton,
Hampshire We are a men's barbershop singing chorus, singing popular
songs and providing entertainment for private parties, arts festivals,
charities and fund raising events. Established in October 2003,
the chorus has grown to over 30 men singers. We are still looking for
new recruits to grow our chorus, both experienced singers and beginners.
If you like to sing, and are free for a couple of hours on a Wednesday
evening, please contact us.
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The Octavian Singers,
Woking, Surrey Established in 1987; they perform a wide variety of
music from Baroque to 20th Century, madrigals to major
choral works
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Octet, Newbury, Berkshire e-mail only: contact
Matthew
Smallwood. Sing concerts all over the country. Perhaps
almost unique as an amateur 8-voice choir
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Of One Accord, Shropshire
The choir’s philosophy is to have fun together by making
music. For others to enjoy our music we feel that they should also be
involved, so we try to include opportunities for audience participation
wherever it is appropriate. Our repertoire is very wide and presented
in a light-hearted style. Much of our music making involves performance
at concerts, musical evenings and social occasions organised by
charities and other worthy good causes.
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Ogmore
Valley Male Voice Choir Formed in 1982.
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Oldham Choral
Society, Lancashire Founded in 1884, it's now one of the leading
choirs in the North-West
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One Voice, London NW10 e-mail only: contact:
Christine MacLeod
Female voice choir of about 23 members, rehearsing in London, NW10.
Include experienced and non experienced singers.
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One Voice Community Choir,
Preston, Lancashire. We are a " Not strictly Gospel"/Inspirational
Choir and we enjoy a fine reputation in our home City, though
we've not done too badly in Liverpool and Manchester as well !What One
Voice does is to support our local community and charity organisations
by singing at their launches/fundraisers and helping them to raise
cash. More recently we've sung (really well !) at some local
weddings and raised some cash to allow us to cover our overheads and
development.
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Only Men Aloud! A
brand-new male choral ensemble drawing on young, professional
singers from all over South Wales and led by its musical director, Tim
Rhys-Evans. It's made up of 16-24 voices, depending on the requirements
of the piece. Winners Cor Cymru 2003
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Open
University Chapel Choir A friendly SATB choir which meets once or
twice a year to sing Evensong in churches and cathedrals. Most members
are OU students or graduates, but they welcome applications from good
sight-readers with an affinity with standard Evensong repertoire and a
sense of humour
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Opus Anglicanum
Founded in 1988: 5 men's voices and a BBC reader using early music,
special arrangements, contemporary music and Gregorian chant together
with readings to create sequences that tell a story or develop a
meditation
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Opus 32, Sittingbourne (Swale)
Kent Opus 32 was established in 2000 and is comprised of a maximum
of 32 singers (8 per vocal part) with ages ranging from 16 to 33.
Directed by Derek Boyne (01795 423854), they pride themselves on their
visually stimulating performances as well as the high quality sound they
produce. Drawing on a wide repertoire, Opus 32 favours Jazz; works from
the 'Adiemus' series; as well as popular and Gospel music - often
performed with lighting, smoke hazers and costumes as seen on our
website. Opus 32 seek a like-minded Choir to arrange a 2008 exchange
weekend if there are any takers?
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Oriana Singers, Tunbridge
Wells, Kent One of the
most active choirs on the Kent and Sussex borders, with 22 members and
specialising in Church music from the renaissance to the present day.
They regularly visit leading English Cathedrals - and have sung at every
Church of England Cathedral in the country. They also sing regularly at
local Churches and events such as Weddings and concerts in aid of the
Hospice in the Weald. They pride themselves on combining high standards
with friendliness.
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Oriel Singers, Cheltenham
Originally form as a quartet in 1974 they rehearsed in Oriel Terrace,
Chetltenham, after which the choir is named. The choir is limited to 28
singers and were the 2005 BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year.
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Orlando Chamber Choir,
London A small and friendly group "specialising" in music from the
baroque and classical periods, though we range all over history and
don't shy away from contemporary music under the guidance of our
conductor James Weeks. An auditioned choir that performs at least 3
concerts a year in Central London venues, Orlando is as much about
enjoyment as it is about music (and aims to do both to a high standard)
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Orlando Singers,
Bournemouth, Dorset
The Orlando Singers is different from most chamber choirs: we rehearse
on 6 or so Saturdays over the year and on the Sunday afternoon before
each concert. All solos are sung by members of the choir and singers
come from Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire Bristol and Guildford for our
rehearsals (which take place near Blandford). Choir numbers around 20.
Wide ranging music from Hildegard of Bingen to world premieres. We give
6 concerts a year (Wells Cathedral, Christchurch Priory, Milton Abbey
etc) a capella, with organ and our own professional orchestra. Trips
abroad, cathedral weeks and CDs completes the picture. Oh, and we have
FUN!
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Orlando
Singers, Cambridge Chamber choir of 20 or so voices -- repertore
from 15thth-century to comtemporary music
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Ormskirk Music
Society, Lancashire A choir and orchestra performing 4 concerts a
year, plus an At Home and a Chamber Music Evening for
members to perform to each other in an informal atmosphere.
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Orpheus Male Voice Choir,
Grimsby and Cleethorpes
The Orpheus Male Voice Choir was formed in
1949 by a small group of enthusiastic singers from the Grimsby and
Cleethorpes area under the musical direction of Vera Burton. Early
successes in festivals and concerts soon led to an increase in
membership. The choir continued to grow under
the direction of George Cave and then Arthur Robinson. Since 1981 the
choir has been under the musical direction of Richard Bradley with
Audrey Ellis as the accompanist and meets each week at the Central Hall
in Grimsby. The reputation of the choir has
grown over recent years with many competition successes, broadcasts,
recordings and concerts that have been given throughout England, Wales,
Germany, Holland, France and Sweden.
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Orpheus Singers, London:
e-mail only: contact
orpheussingers@hotmail.co.uk London-based
chamber choir formed in 2003 by a group of recent ex-Oxford and
Cambridge choral scholars. Orpheus perform under a number of young
British conductors and appear regularly with London Musical Arts at St
Martin in the Fields. Membership is by invitation only
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Orpington Chorale,
Orpington, Kent A
choir of some seventy to eighty voices over a wide age range. Anyone who
has a love of singing is invited to come along and see how they get on.
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Orwell Connection,
Felixstowe, Kent A community choir which began life 18 years ago,
originally formed from staff, parents and pupils of Orwell High Street,
Felixstowe, although anyone is welcome to join. Now 30 singers strong.
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Orwell Singers, Ipswich,
Suffolk Small friendly ladies choir, giving several concerts a year
for charity as well as wedding work.
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Orwell Singers, Orwell, Cambridgeshire: e-mail only: contact
Katie Reid A village choir of 30 voices singing a wide range of music from
religious to classical and music from the shows
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Osiris Ensemble, Carshalton,
Surrey A mixed youth choir for ages 14-21 which perform a wide
range of musical styles .Forms part of the Emerald Music School and
rehearses in Carshalton, Surrey on Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.45pm.
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OSJ Voices, London e-mail only: contact
Miriam Power
Founded in 1996 to sing with the Orchestra of St John's, Smith Square (OSJ)
this 24-60 strong mixed choirs performs repertoire ranging from a capella
16th century to contemporary
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Otley Choral Society, W
Yorkshire. A society of 70 - 80 members, regularly combining activities
with Ilkley Choral Society. Together they give about 6 concerts a year of
standard choral repertoire.
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Out of Silence Choir, Grantham,
Lincolnshire A choir of 30+ singers, men and women age 16+. Out of
Silence has worked with the National Trust since 2000 to research the
lost stories of historic sites and breathe new life into forgotten
history using atmospheric, accessible songs created especially for the
choir. This work has been featured on BBC Radio 4 several times. All
music is taught 'by ear' in the traditional way - so there are no
scores. The choir sound is warm and natural, beautifully blended and
deeply expressive. Vocal training is embedded in the sessions and
strongly encouraged..
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Overgate Hospice Choir, Halifax, W. Yorkshire: e-mail only:
contact Ben Drury.
80-100 (dedicated singers raising money for a good cause, singing
anything from Haydn to Handel to Horowitz
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Overton Choral Society,
Hampshire 40/50-strong, with good links with the Ensemble Arnaut
de Mareuil from Périgueux,
France, and the Sängerkreis Euskirchen
from Germany
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Oxford Bach Choir
We are Oxford's premier choir with around
160 voices drawn from the City, County and Universities of Oxford.
Founded in 1896 we continues to perform superlative
classical music concerts from
both the classic and modern choral repertoire in Sir Christopher Wren's
magnificent Sheldonan Theatre.
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Oxford Belles Oxford
University's oldest and sassiest all-girl a cappella ensemble, the
Oxford Belles, sing their own arrangements of pop, rock, jazz and
soul hits. Made up for 14 female undergraduates, they perform at a
variety of events and always add a touch of glamour and sparkle.
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Oxford Gargoyles
The Pimms-soaked lovechild of a
passion for jazz, black-tie and an anti-social habit of breaking into
song at the smallest encouragement, the Oxford Gargoyles have become a
staple of the Oxford music scene. Now in their 8th year, the Gargoyles
have finished work on their 5th studio album and, after their extremely
successful tour of the US, they are preparing their next venture out of
Oxford - to the Edinburgh Fringe. Although the repertoire remains rooted
in their beloved jazz, it has expanded to include many other influences,
from soul and latin to gospel and rock, with arrangements coming from
both within the group and outside.
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Oxford Girls Choir For centuries Oxford has been home to some of the
finest male choirs in the world. In 1984 a group of families decided to
do something for their equally talented daughters, and so the Oxford
Girls' Choir was born...
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Oxford Gospel Choir, Oxford
We have set up a funky, fun gospel choir in
Oxford which meets on Tuesday nights in Central Oxford. We are still
looking for people who love singing. Any age, no audition or previous
experience needed and you don't need to read music.
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Oxford Harmonic Society
Oxford Harmonic
Society is a mixed-voice choral society, based in Oxford, England, with
about 150 members. We usually give three major concerts a year in either
the Sheldonian Theatre or the Town Hall, though we sometimes go outside
the city to beautiful places like Dorchester Abbey. Our size means that we
generally perform the larger-scale choral works, though not exclusively
so.
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Oxford
Occasionals, Oxford started as a
group in the middle of 1999 with the aim of singing both West Gallery
and Shape-note music, depending on who came to the singing evenings at
30 Eynsham Road. Such evenings are held on the "teenth" Thursday of
each month, during which time the group have increased considerably in
standard and have taken part in a short service of remembrance for the
local hospice at one of the churches in Oxford. Shape-note singing in
particular has attracted visitors from far and near, including several
from the United States.
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Oxford Pro Musica Singers The
Oxford Pro Musica Singers were founded in 1977. The choir has
reached the Final of
Sainsbury's BBC Choir of the Year Competition and has won a Bronze
Medal in the Llangollen
International Eisteddfod. The choir has also represented the UK at
choral festivals and competitions abroad, achieving a Silver Medal in the
'Florilege Vocal de
Tours' competition in France.
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Oxford Voices,
Oxford Founded in 1995 Oxford Voices is a semi-professional
group of 8–12 singers (depending on the programme), who perform
occasional public concerts but are mostly to be heard in private
engagements, singing works and programmes tailored to a particular
audience. Our activities also include a publications and music
typesetting business, which is primarily used to prepare new editions of
works for the choir, some specially written for the ensemble.
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Oxford Welsh Male
Voice Choir Formed in 1928 by Welshmen working at William Morris'
car factory. Now, 75% of members are English, but they still sing some
Welsh-language repertoire
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OUP Choir: e-mail only: contact Juliet
Field. An Oxford choir for people connected with Oxford
University Press
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Oxshott Choral Society, Surrey
A friendly and enthusiastic group, and a
member choir of the Leith Hill
Musical Festival
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Oxted & Limpsfield Choral
Society, Surrey 40 singers performing sacred music in 2 concerts a
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