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Radcliffe Male Voice
Choir, Lancashire One of the oldest MVCs in England established in
1921. 40 members from aged 16 upwards.
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Radcliffe Ladies Choir, Radcliffe
on Trent, Nottingham email only:
contact
viviennehavery@aol.com
Formed in 1991 we now have around 40 members. We enjoy singing most
types of music and perform both locally and further afield.
Choir practise is held
on Wednesday evening and new members from all Sections are very welcome
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Radcliffe on Trent
Male Voice Choir, Nottinghamshire 75-strong, performing 15-20
charity concerts per year in venues ranging from local village halls and
churches to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall. Overseas tours made to
Antwerp, Ghent, the Rhine Valley, and Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Radlett Choral Society,
Hertfordshire 80/85-strong, giving 2 major concerts a year plus
others for charity. They have exchange visits with choirs in Holland,
Germany and France, have made many recordings and have broadcast with
the BBC
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Rainbow Chorus, Brighton,
Sussex We are
a mixed, 25-strong, gay and lesbian community choir serving the
communities of Brighton & Hove. We give regular concerts and are
reaching ever-higher musical standards. We are always on the lookout for
enthusiastic new members!
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Rainbow Voices,
Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham
80-strong, founded 1996 primarily for gay, lesbian or bisexual people &
their allies. Also performed recently in Belfast and at Three Choirs
Worcester Fringe Festival
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Raised Voices, London
A political Street Choir, which rehearses in central London and sings at
protests and benefits in and around the capital. No auditions
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Rame
Peninsula Male Voice Choir, Kingsand, Cornwall Based in this
delightful Cornish village , the 40 strong choir draws its members from
the whole of the Rame Peninsula and across the Tamar into Devon. The
only qualification for membership is an enjoyment of singing. The choir
has promoted Cornwall to delighted audiences across europe, from Hamburg
and Rotenburg in the East, to Brittany on the Atlantic and through to
Ireland. At home the choir has taken part in the Festival of Cornish
Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall and its main activities still lie in the
South West where they have performed countless concerts for charities
and local weddings.
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Ramsey
Choral Society, Cambridgeshire 40-strong, drawing singers from an
area including Ramsey, Warboys, Bury, Peterborough, St. Ives & March
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Rawstorne
Singers, Longton, Lancashire
The Rawstorne
Singers is a choral group of 24 mixed voices that has been established
now since 1980. Taking its name from Bishop Atherton Gwilym Rawstorne,
once Rector of Croston, and the only ever Bishop of Whalley, the Choir
was originally formed in 1980 as a visiting and training choir for the
pupils of Bishop Rawstorne
CE High School in Croston by Michael Sands, Director of Music at the School.
Throughout the year, The Rawstorne Singers deputise for various cathedral choirs as well as taking on a civic role within the city of Preston.
As well as singing in services, the choir puts on three concerts a year, usually in spring, summer and at Christmas. Membership
is open to anyone from secondary school age upwards.
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Reading Bach
Choir, Berkshire 50 singers presenting the major Bach works to the
highest standard, and also performing a wide repertoire from medieval to
modern times in 4-5 concerts a year
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Reading Festival Chorus, Berkshire
Started 1945, this 100-strong chorus covers a wide range of music
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Reading Haydn Choir,
Berkshire A small, enthusiastic choir normally performing 3-4
concerts per year of mainly classical works
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Reading
Ladies Barbershop Choir - see
Barberettes, Reading, Berkshire
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Reading Male Voice Choir,
Berkshire A premier concert choir in South East England with a unique and varied repertoire based on arrangements by our Musical Director.Our objective is to entertain and help raise funds for charities and other worthwhile causes.
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Reading Minster Mid-Week Choir, Berkshire Ours is for this
town-centre church. The Minster Church of St. Mary the Virgin,
Reading is situated between the three main shopping areas: Broad
Street, the new Oracle Centre and the Broad Street Mall. Founded in
February 1997 by Seymour Norman, a former Exeter Cathedral
chorister, the Reading Minster Mid-Week Choir continues to sing on
alternate Wednesdays. Most services are a Cathedral-style Choral
Evensong at 6.15 p.m., but there are occasional special services
with appropriate and varied music, thus providing a 'Shop Window' of
our church's choral repertoire. The Mid-Week Choir supports them all
on a purely voluntary basis.
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Reading Phoenix Choir,
Berkshire In 1999, they won the Male Voice and Mixed Voice
sections of both the Cardigan Eisteddfod and the first-ever Jersey
International Choir Festival. Finalist Sainsbury's Choir of the Year
2002
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Reading University
Chorus, Berkshire An 80-strong choir
that meets weekly to rehearse for a termly concert. No audition is
necessary but a joining fee and score-deposit must be paid during your
first rehearsal.
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Red Leicester Choir, Leicester
We’re an enthusiastic group of about 20 people with a
passion for singing in unaccompanied four-part harmony. Originally a
Worker’s Education Association (WEA) evening class, “Songs for
Social Justice”, we became an independent choir in 1996, singing songs of protest,
liberation and celebration.
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Reepham Choral Society, Lincolnshire: e-mail only: contact
Secretary
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Regency Singers, Hastings, East Sussex: e-mail only: contact
Brian Kates Ours is a 25 strong 4-part choir singing mainly
light classics and songs from the shows. Most of our members are
Senior Citizens and we are always looking for new members. We
rehearse every Tuesday afternoon and perform about 8 concerts each
year mainly to local community groups.
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Reigate and Redhill Choral Society,
Reigate Surrey A mixed voice, mixed ability choir of about 100 singers
who perform some of the great choral masterpieces of the past, as well as
exploring some of the newer additions to the repertoire
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Renaissance, Belfast
30-strong mixed voices, winners of the inaugural
Sainsbury's
Choir of the Year competition
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Renaissance
Choir, Hampshire Founded 1976, primarily to sing
Renaissance music, but now extended to a modern repertoire too, mostly
unaccompanied. At Easter 1999 the choir plans to visit Italy on an
exchange
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Renaissance Music Group,
Liverpool A choir of around 25 amateur singers, directed by Morris
Davies, which meets in the University of Liverpool Department of Music,
and performs around six times a year, both in the Lady Chapel of the
Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool and elsewhere in the region. The
repertoire includes works of many of the great composers of the
Renaissance, both English and Continental (all sung a cappella, of
course).
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Renaissance Singers,
London The Renaissance Singers were founded in 1944 by Michael Howard
as the performing arm of the Renaissance Society, and led the revival of
interest in Renaissance sacred polyphony-the beginnings of the "early
music movement". In 1992, after a gap of some ten years, the Singers were
re-formed by Michael Procter as a chamber choir specialising in this
repertoire. Since 1995, the Renaissance Singers has been directed by
Edward Wickham, whose recordings with the
Clerks Group have earned
international praise.
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Renaissance Voices,
Maidenhead, Berkshire email only: contact
David Matthews Founded
in January 2000, the Renaissance Voices is a 30 strong choir directed by
Michael Sandeson. It specialises in Renaissance and Baroque music,
performing 3 concerts a year.
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Renaissance Voices Chamber Choir, Taddington,
Buxton, Derbyshire: e-mail only:
David Young
renvoicesAThomecall.co.uk Brings together singers from a wide area of the Midlands and Northern
Counties to promote performances of Renaissance and Baroque music. The
choir's repertoire includes English and Italian Madrigals, French
Chanson, Tudor Anthems, Latin Motets and psalm settings, mostly
performed a cappella
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Resonate, Edinburgh, Scotland
Development based voice project, directed by Jen Clark, presenting original arrangements -
contemporary, traditional and other
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Revelation (The
East London Community Youth Gospel Choir)
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Revelation Rock Gospel Choirs
Not a single choir, but a network of Christian-based rock-gospel choirs
in student institutions throughout the UK
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Rhos Ladies Choir,(Côr Merched Rhos) Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham.
e-mail only entry, contact Anne Jones.
cor.merched@rhos.co.uk 4 part
Ladies choir of 35 voices. Formed in Jan 1998 this choir has been prize
winners in both The National Eisteddfod of Wales and the Royal Llangollen
International Eisteddfod.
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Rhymney Silurian
Male Choir, Gwent, South Wales Formed in 1951
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Rhythm and Rhyme, Nottingham These lovely lot perform anything I
place in front of them. Again ,arrangements by myself, but also love both
sacred and secular from J.Rutter, and gospel/blues
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Richard Roddis
Singers 20-30 members, meeting for only one week per year &
performing 2-3 concerts. Singers from all over UK, concerts in
Derbyshire area.
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Richardson Singers,
Darlington, County Durham
This 25 voice ladies choir was formed
in 1966 by Miriam Richardson with most of the members taken from Holy
Family Parish in
Cockerton, Darlington but open to
any ladies who had an interest in singing. Having gone through a couple
of name changes the choir took its current name in 1974.
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Richmondshire
Choral Society, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
The choir has about 60
singers and normally puts on two concerts a year, one just before
Christmas and a second in late April.
The singers come from the town and many of
the villages in Richmondshire district.The
Christmas concert usually has two, maybe three items for the first half
e.g. Vivaldi 'Gloria' and 'Credo', RVW 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols',
and a selection of carols and shorter numbers for the second half. The
spring concert is usually one major work
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Ripieno Choir, Esher,
Surrey Thirty singers based in Esher, the Ripieno Choir directed
by David Hansell sings sacred and secular music, with an emphasis on
the early, in a repertoire that ranges from plainsong to now – with
baroque orchestras or a cappella – in a perfect concert venue.
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Ripley Choristers,
Lancaster, Lancashire The
Ripley Choristers is a treble choir in the English Choral Tradition.
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Ripon Cathedral
Choir, N Yorkshire comprises 18 Boy Choristers and 6 Lay Clerks
singing seven services each week - evensong daily except Wednesday,
and two services each Sunday. The Boy Choristers range in age from 8 to
13 and are boarders at the Cathedral Choir School, which was founded in
1960. Each morning they are engaged in instrumental and singing practice
before the start of the school day. They trive on a quite rigorous
timetable which includes all the normal activities for boys of their
age. The Choir is involved in three Annual Festivals with other
cathedrals, and there are numerous concerts and special services within
the Diocese and beyond.
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Ripon Choral Society, N Yorkshire Large and exciting society performing a wide
range from Monteverdi to Andrew Carter, all in the glorious setting of
Ripon Cathedral
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Risca Male
Choir, Gwent Founded in 1970, Risca Male Choir has established an
enviable reputation; the choir has not been afraid to experiment with
and explore many musical styles. This diversity can be admired and
enjoyed through its numerous recordings. The choir's competition
successes have included the title "Male Choir of the Year", winning the
Welsh Choral Challenge shield, the National Eisteddfod, the
International Choir Festival of Jersey and the Bronze Medal from the
Malta International Choral Competition.
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Rivendell Singers,
Northwich, Cheshire. A mixed voice choir of about 35 singers,
founded over 30 years ago. Their repertoire of accompanied and
unaccompanied music, both sacred and secular and sacred ranges from the
16th to the 21st centuries. They give six or seven
concerts a year in varied venues. There is no audition, we welcome
anyone who enjoys choral singing.
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River City Chorus,
Exeter, Devon Exeter's
only Ladies Barbershop Singers, and are a group of lovely ladies of all
ages and from all walks of life. The Ladies are united in the unique
sound of unaccompanied four-part harmony singing. Barbershop is a style
of singing which takes the traditional lyric and music of a song and
embellishes it to allow the singing voice to replace the music
accompaniment. The Chorus is a member of the Ladies Association of
British Barbershop Singers (LABBS).
In that capacity, we annually compete against the other members in the
Association.
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Riverside Harmony Chorus (Ladies Barbershop), Wigan
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Rochester Cathedral Choirs,
Kent There are two separate choirs at Rochester Cathedral, one
formed from boys aged 7 -13 and the other from girls aged 7 - 14. The
cathedral also employs adult professional singers - the lay clerks - who
accompany both choirs. Both choirs sing at Christmas and at Easter,
often performing together at the most important services.
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Rochester Choral Society,
Kent Rochester Choral perform each term in Rochester Cathedral. In
2006 they will be taking part in the "Mozart in Medway" project.
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Roadhuish
Gallery Singers, Devon A costumed quire, mainly West Gallery,
meeting at Carhampton. Membership is at the discretion of the Musical
Director. Performing concerts, church services and illustrated lectures.
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Rodillian
Singers, West Yorkshire A female voice choir, formed in 1964 when a
group of “old girls” from Rothwell Grammar School got together to sing
for relaxation and enjoyment, based in and around Rothwell, Wakefield, Ackworth and Leeds, West Yorkshire. We
sing a very broad range of music from traditional, folk, classical, pop,
spirituals, jazz and unique arrangements written for us by our musical
directors. We seek to challenge assumptions about "ladies' choirs" by
singing innovative, stimulating and and technically difficult music
alongside more popular and easy-going songs.
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Rodolfus Choir Talented
young singers from all over the UK, chosen from past and present members
of the Eton Choral Courses, who come together to sing for a few
intensive days during the holidays. Many of the UK's established
professional singers were once members of the choir
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Romsey Abbey Choir,
Hampshire A large all-male choir singing choral services in the
Anglican cathedral tradition on most Sundays and major religious
festivals throughout the year. There's a girls' choir listed, too.
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Romsey
Choral Society, Hampshire
Established in 1981 Romsey Choral Society is
now widely recognised as one of Hampshire’s most interesting and vibrant
choral groups and has programmed an astonishingly diverse range of music
encompassing over 100 works ranging from Bach to Berio.
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Romsey Male Voice Choir,
Hampshire Formed in 1995, this male voice choir is based in the
ancient market town of Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The Choir
gives frequent concerts in the locality, and possibly in the future,
overseas concerts. The choir has recently grown to over 50 members with
approximately similar numbers in 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, Baritone and Bass
sections
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Romsey Singers,
Hampshire
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Romulus Singers, Hale,
Cheshire A
capella sacred and secular music from the 16th to the 21st centuries
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Rosenethe Singers, Dunblane,
Scotland. A friendly choir based
in Dunblane, drawing singers from all over the Stirling area, we sing a
wide variety of both sacred and secular music, performing at least two
concerts each year.
50 members - Rehearsals Wednesday - Concerts Saturday/Sunday
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Ross-on-Wye Choral Society,
Herefordshire Founded in 1967 the Society has presented most of the major choral works
as well as some by modern and lesser-known choral works, sometimes by
local composers. The society gives 3 concerts each year, usually in
December, January and May, usually with organ or orchestral
accompaniment. We are as friendly and welcoming group of around 55
members and entry to the choir is by a simple voice test to determine
ability to sing in tune/in time and a sense of humour
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Rossendale Male
Voice Choir, Rawtenstall, Lancashire Founded in 1924 from the
ashes of the Goodshaw Glee Union.
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Rossington Male Voice Choir,
Doncaster, S. Yorkshire They perform at nursing homes, churches of
all denominations, weddings, anniversaries, funerals, schools and by
invitation to various other venues. MP3 tracks are available from their
site
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Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Choral Society, Rotherhithe, London
The Society's aim is to practice and perform
good music to suit all tastes and to have a good time!. Repertoire
ranges from the Mozart and Rutter Requiems, Bernstein Chichester Psalms,
Operatic selections, folk and popular songs, Gospels to unusual rounds.
Approx 20 singers. Criteria for joining are to enjoy singing and to be
able to sing in tune.
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Rough Truffles Community Choir, Derbyshire: e-mail only: contact
Tracy Wilkinson.
SATB, open to anyone who enjoys singing in a choir that has enthusiasm,
energy and joy in its music. They'd be interested in hearing from choirs
further a-field
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Rowantree Choir, Enfield, London
The choir began its life as an evening class at Rowantree School in
Winchmore Hill, North London, in 1960. It later became a separate
entity, and is now an important part of Enfield's thriving musical
activity. We are a mixed choir of about 50 members, made up of the four
singing parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We perform a huge variety
of pieces, from Requiems to Rhapsodies, from Baroque to the Beatles, and
from Masses to Madrigals. No auditions - just come along!
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Rowland Singers, Worthing,
West Sussex. We are a friendly group, comprising about 50 members,
ages range from teenage through to retirement. New members always
welcome! Sight reading not necessary, but it helps. We arrange 3
concerts per year, at Easter (with a religious theme), July (numbers
from shows and musicals) and Christmas (Carols, some with audience
participation), performed in both Worthing and nearby Shoreham-by-Sea.
Additional concerts are arranged jointly with visiting choirs or musical
groups. Profits are donated to various local charities. We also arrange
fund raising social events, such as quiz nights and barbecues. We have
an annual open evening each June for the public to come along and listen
to a preview of the summer concert, and join in, or join up.
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Royal Agricultural College Choir: e-mail only: contact
Junia.Willson We are a
SATB choir consisting of members and friends of the Royal
Agricultural College.
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Royal Choral Society,
London One of London's most prominent large choirs, founded in
1872
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Royal Free Music Society, Belsize
Park, London They've been invited to sing in the chapels of
several London Hospitals and often sing the services in the Royal Free
Hospital chapel. They've also appeared live on the promotional video for
the local pub
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Royal Free Singers,
Windsor, Berkshire 150-strong, singing mainly in Eton and Windsor,
but regularly undertaking exchanges with other European choirs. It has
links with the Princess Margaret Royal Free School, but is a choir
primarily for the people of Windsor and district
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Royal Holloway
Chamber Choir, Egham, Surrey 20-strong, giving 5 concerts per year
from a wide sacred and secular repertoire
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Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir,
Warwickshire Mixed voice choir that perform a wide range of choral
music (20th C, baroque, romantic) in a wide variety of languages. Performs
at least 3 concerts a year in venues in and around Leamington Spa and
Warwick.
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Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Choir One of the UK's oldest and most prestigious
amateur choirs, it performs regularly with the RLPO in the Art Deco
Philharmonic Hall
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Royal Memorial Chapel Choir,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire. An adult voluntary
choir attracting some of the finest singers in the area. Organist and
Director of Music Peter Beaven
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Royal Naval
Association Male Voice Choir, Warwickshire The Choir has its
headquarters at the R.N.A. Club in Adelaide Road, Leamington Spa
(England). The choir is about 35 strong - with a blend of First Tenor,
Second Tenor, Baritone and Bass voices. New members are always very
welcome, and do not need to come from a naval background. Top tenors and
bottom basses are especially welcome!
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Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral
Society, Tunbridge Wells, Kent RTWCS is a very friendly
choir made up of about 100 singers, both male and female. We
sing a whole range of choral and operatic pieces and put on
concerts normally three times a season. New members are always
welcome, no matter what the age, experience or part.
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Royal Tunbridge Wells Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Kent Formed in 1938
and with 35
current members. Varied repertoire of music from classical pieces through
spirituals and traditional songs and popular music. Essentially, the
Orpheus is a Kentish choir, performing charity concerts within the
borders of the county. However, the Choir does travel further afield and
has visited a number of European countries in recent years. Visits by
foreign choirs are encouraged and the Orpheus has hosted choirs from
Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Holland and
Belgium.
New members welcome
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Royston
Choral Society, Hertfordshire 40-strong, formed in 1974 and now
performing a wide variety of choral music in 3 concerts a year, usually
in Royston Parish Church
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Royston Priory Singers,
Royston, Hertfordshire Ex-Royston Parish Church choir, about 20
strong, now a freelance choir specialising in choral evensong,
occasional Eucharists, Matins, weddings and secular concerts.
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RSCM Millenium
Youth Choir. An exciting Chamber Choir, founded in 2000 at the
suggestion of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It offers special
opportunities to 36 young singers to sing the widest and most exciting
range of sacred music to the highest standards.
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Ruddington & District
Choral Society, Nottingham 80 strong singing popular choral works
three times a year, in November, Xmas and May.
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Rudgate
Singers, York Formed in the mid-1990s we are an ad-hoc choir with
the emphasis on restoring Sacred Music to Church Services. Singing Gregorian
chant and mainly Renaissance polyphony in its original liturgical
context. Members who are all volunteers, are at present based in the
North of England and Scotland.
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Rudsambee Company of Singers,
Edinburgh An anglicised form of Gaelic meaning "anything at
all", which is what they sing - e.g., English, Scots, Latin,
French, Italian, German, Georgian, Maori, a Polynesian language,
Hungarian, S. African languages, Finnish & Gaelic!
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Rushmoor Choir,
Aldershot, Hampshire The Rushmoor Choir
is a 40 strong group of adult and student singers committed to the
preservation of the traditional art of choral singing. We perform mainly
in the Rushmoor Borough area (primarily Aldershot and Farnborough) in
Hampshire, England UK
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Rushmoor Odd Fellows Male Voice Choir
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Rutland
Choral Society, Oakham: e-mail only: contact:
Caroline Spark
Rutland Choral Society is a
small group of about 35 – 40 mixed voices. We meet on a Monday night in
the centre of Oakham, usually have a break in August. Currently we
perform three concerts each year, Easter, Christmas and Summer. No
auditions are necessary. The main requirement is a love of singing, but
an ability to read music is an advantage. We pride ourselves in being
very friendly and welcome new members very readily. All age ranges are
represented from mid 20s to over 80s.
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Ryton Choral Society.
Ryton, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear We are a mixed voice choir
of about 60 voices; singing mainly classical (secular and sacred)
music with occasional forays into Gershwin and Sondheim. We are
based at Ryton Comprehensive School but also sing in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, giving 3 concerts a year. We are led by David
Murray – the foremost choral trainer in the North East.
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