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Sackville
Community Choir, East Grinstead, Sussex
Sackville Community Choir is for anyone in the East
Grinstead area. We perform all kinds of music from Handel to the
Beatles, songs from the musicals - anything we want to sing. No
auditions! We sing in 4 parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass), but you
don’t need to read music. We rehearse at Sackville School, East
Grinstead on Wednesday evenings 7.30 - 9 pm during school terms
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Saddleworth Male Voice Choir
The Saddleworth Male Voice Choir numbers about
50 voices. It's
members are drawn mainly from around the Greater Manchester area, in
particular, Oldham, Rochdale and Saddleworth. The present choir was
founded in 1955.
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Saffron Walden Choral Society, Saffron Walden, Essex One of the
oldest continuous choral society in the UK, now with well over 100
members from a large catchment area. Strong youth programme. Four main
concerts a year including Spirit of Christmas with local schools. One of
the best community choirs in the area with a wide ranging repertoire
from early to modern music. Most concerts are with professional
orchestras and soloists. Friendly, hard-working, critically acclaimed
and continually striving for greater success.
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Sage
Gateshead Chamber Choir, Tyne & Wear
This 40 strong mixed choir of experienced singers from across the north
east, led by director Ed Milner, meet weekly to rehearse and perform a
broad range of accompanied and a cappella, secular and sacred repertoire
from around the world with particular emphasis on the unusual and
unexpected. Examples of the repertoire include works by Byrd, Holst,
Monteverdi, Tallis, Brahms, Whitacre and Orban as well as the Palestrina
Masses.
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Sale Choral
Society, Cheshire
A mixed choir of around 70 members, singing mostly the traditional
repertoire in 4 major concerts a year, plus others for charity
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Salford Choral Society,
Salford, Greater Manchester
One of the leading choirs in the North West with some 100 members. Four
main concerts a year with professional orchestras and soloists. Friendly
group in easy reach of Manchester centre.
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Salford Community
Choir, Greater Manchester
An adult choir for which there is no audition - just a love of singing.
A variety of genres of music are sung from Thomas Tallis Madrigals to
modern day medleys. Men in particular are always very welcome - you can
never have enough tenors and basses.
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Salford Hospitals'
Choir, Salford, Greater Manchester A mixed choir of about 40 adults,
formed in 1977 from the massed choir that used to perform concerts in
Manchester for the Sir Malcolm Sargent Fund for Children.
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Salisbury
Cathedral Choir Salisbury Cathedral Choir maintains a tradition of
church music that has been offered in the Cathedral since its
consecration in 1258. Salisbury has been well known for the lead that it
has given in liturgy, and music has always played an important part in
the Cathedral's worship. In the early days the music in the Cathedral
was performed by two groups of musicians, the Vicars Choral and the
choristers, either together or separately. In the sixteenth century
there first appeared the Lay Vicar, a singing man who was not in Holy
Orders and whose duty it was to assist the Vicar Choral with the
singing. Today the music is provided by sixteen boy choristers and
sixteen girl choristers aged between 8 - 13 years and six Lay Vicars. In
1991, the same year in which the 900th anniversary of the founding of
the very first boys' choir was celebrated, Salisbury became the first
English Cathedral to form a separate and independent foundation for girl
choristers. They sang their first service in October of that year and
nowadays the weekly services are equally divided between the boy and
girl choristers.
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Salisbury
Cathedral Chamber Choir, Wilts Salisbury Cathedral has a new chamber
choir which specializes in early music and plainsong which has grown out
of the original Sarum plainsong and the great heritage of liturgy
attached to this Cathedral. Directed by Daniel Cook, Assistant Director
of Music, the choir deputizes for the Cathedral choir on major feast
days, when these fall within choir holidays, and also further promotes
the Cathedral's work and mission throughout the diocese. It provides a
marvellous opportunity for accomplished singers to participate directly
in the Cathedral's liturgy and, simultaneously, fills a gap in its music
programme.
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Salisbury
Cathedral Junior Choir Salisbury Cathedral Junior Choir was
established in September 2007 as a further development of the "Singing
Together" outreach initiative run by the Cathedral and Cathedral School
with funding from the Choirs Schools Association. The choir is
non-audition and open to all boys and girls in School Years 4-8.
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Salisbury Chamber
Chorus, Wiltshire
The Salisbury Chamber Chorus is a group of singers who
perform 3 concerts a year. We have a wide repertoire from Opera to
Classical and Popular Music
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Salisbury Community
Choir, Wiltshire was formed in 1993 growing from an evening class
entitled 'Singing for Non Singers'. Since Fiona Clarke became Musical
Director in 1998 the choir has gained huge popularity and its membership
has increased tenfold. With about 200 members, the choir is now one of
the largest in the area. In 2001 the choir embarked on its first
European tour to Germany, in 2003 it travelled to Paris and in 2005 to
Poland. The choir has developed a reputation for giving performances
which are both thought provoking and fun. Various institutions ask us to
perform concerts for them, including the National Trust at Stourhead for
their Festival of the Voice, Salisbury Cathedral for their lunchtime
concerts and Studio Theatre at the Salisbury City Hall.
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Salisbury Musical
Society SMS is an amateur, mixed choir of about 140 voices. We
perform the major classical works in public concerts that are normally
given in Salisbury Cathedral three times a year, accompanied by a full
orchestra.
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Salisbury Plain Military Wives Choir, Bulford, Wiltshire
The aim of the choir is to create a community focal point; through song, it
is hoped that the ladies find fun, friendship, support and a vehicle to
raise money for charity.
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Saltash Ladies
Choir, Saltash, Cornwall
We are 42 ladies who have a love of singing. We practice every Wednesday
evening in Saltash, Cornwall, and have travelled to sing with other
choirs in Great Britain
- Sandbach Voices, Sandbach,
Cheshire A friendly and enthusiastic choir whose roots stretch in
Sandbach from 1947. Under the artistic direction of our conductor,
Martin Cook, the choir has gone from strength to strength performing
some ambitious choral programmes which have included Orff’’s Carmina
Burana, Britten’s Noye’s Fludde and Handel’s Dixit Dominus. With a
mission to bring choral music alive to the local community and to work
with and encourage young people to participate in our performances we
have an exciting and varied programme ahead. We are always delighted to
see new faces, either in the choir or in our audience.
- Sandgate Singers,
Storrington, West Sussex.
Sandgate
Singers’ is around 80 strong of mixed ability SATB. Rehearsals are held
on Monday evenings from 7.30 – 9.30 pm during term times at Storrington
and Sullington Parish Hall, West Sussex, from the beginning of September
to the following July. We perform a minimum of three concerts a year;
at Christmas, Easter and in July.
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Sandham
Singers, Newbury, Berkshire This chamber choir, which rehearses
weekly in Newbury, Berkshire, performs a wide range of musical styles
from Renaissance motets to well-loved favourites, sacred music,
spirituals, folk songs, and contemporary works, enjoying some of the
most beautiful and diverse choral music ever written. We welcome
choral singers interested in joining us, and we prepare for regular
concerts as well as occasionally singing the weekend services in
cathedrals, under the excellent training of our director, Nicholas
Woods.
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Sandhurst Singers,
Sandhurst, Berkshire. e-mail only: contact
simonmusic45@gmail.com We meet during term time on Wednesday
evenings and is a sing for fun group. We sing popular songs from the
past few decades, songs from musicals etc.
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Sandiacre Male Voice Choir,
Derbyshire The Sandiacre Male Voice Choir is 94 years old this year,
having been founded in 1920. During that time there have only been five
Musical Directors, two of whom, Horace Wagg and Peter Barber served for
49 and 41 years respectively.Peter joined the choir in 1947 and is still
a very active member, along with Bill Foulke who joined two years later
and has been Treasurer since 1967. The fortunes of the choir have varied
over the years, with membership fluctuating from around forty to less
than twenty, necessitating several emergency meetings to decide whether
to continue. However, no doubt due to the enthusiasm of a few dedicated
members, it has continued, only being suspended during the war years,
with regular practices recommencing in September 1946
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Sangstream,
Edinburgh.
A Scots folk choir. It is open to all, and meets once a week on
Thursday evenings. Sangstream aims to be a friendly and fun place
open to everyone who has an interest in group singing to take part
and to develop their skills with the help of an experienced singer;
a group which provides the
opportunity for people to learn about and to share Scots songs and
traditions;
a group which can carry these songs
out into the wider community.
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Sarisbury Choral Society, Nr Southampton, Hampshire
Sarisbury Choral Society has
established an enviable reputation for friendly and relaxed rehearsals,
imaginative concert programmes and innovative joint ventures with
professional musicians. It provides an enjoyable and educational
experience for beginners and experienced singers and a warm welcome is
extended to all who would like to join.
Rehearsals are on Thursdays 7:50 – 9:20 at Sarisbury
Green Community Centre, The Green, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hants.
SO31 7AA.
- Sarum Consort, Salisbury
Originally formed for a Requiem Service in Romsey Abbey in 1992, the
Sarum Consort made its formal debut at the 1993 Salisbury Festival when
painter Jane Mackay, Andrew's sister, exhibited work inspired by
Britten's music, and a concert was given to illustrate the artist's
inspiration. The group continues to explore a wide repertoire from
medieval times to the present day, but music of the golden age - the
Renaissance - remains its speciality.
- Sarum Voices, Salisbury, Wiltshire Sarum Voices is a choir of young
singers based in and around Salisbury. They sing a variety of music,
ranging from choral classics and new compositions, to arrangements, by
their leader Ben Lamb, of popular hits. The choir performs at
engagements of all kinds, including weddings, concerts and tours.
- Saturday Singers,
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
The Saturday Singers began in 1988 as
the Nottingham University Adult Education Centre Singers, led by
Geoffrey Moore. We are a mixed choir for all ages, based in Nottingham,
England. The choir has Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass sections, and
currently consists of over 60 members. We rehearse every Saturday during
academic term times, and perform our work each year at Christmas and
Easter.
- Sawtry Chorale,
Cambridge It has been in existence for 15 years and is a
mixed SATB choir of 50 singers or thereabouts
- Schola Anselmi & Caeciliana,, Kingsway, London WC2
The church of SS Anselm & Caecilia is unusual among
London Catholic churches in maintaining a serious musical tradition
involving both professional and volunteer singers. The volunteer choir
is called Schola Anselmi, and sings for a Latin Mass on two Sundays a
month at 12 noon, and occasionally also for 6pm masses on feast-days.
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Schola Cantorum, Kensington, London
The
Cathedral-standard liturgical choir of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial
School, made up of boys aged 11-18, singing regularly at Our Lady of
Victories, Kensington, and undertaking concerts, tours and recordings
- Schola Cantorum of Oxford
Schola Cantorum of Oxford is the University of Oxford's premier Chamber
Choir, composed of approximately 30 students. Directed by renowned
conductor James Burton, the choir has recently undertaken projects which
have included live broadcasts of world premieres on BBC Radios 3 and 4,
filming for a documentary about Vaughan WIlliams, concerts in Oxford,
Cambridge and London and international tours to Mexico, Argentina,
China, France and Israel.
- Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi, Oxford
Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi (SPAV) was formed in 2005 to make three
TV and radio programmes on Vivaldi for the BBC. It is an all-female
ensemble of singers and instrumentalists which aims to recreate the
particular sound of Vivaldi's Figlie di Choro, those foundlings at
Venice's Ospedale della Pietà who performed at Mass and Vespers from
behind grills in the high "cantorie". SPAV reflects the vocal range and
age range of Vivaldi's singers, with women aged 14–60+, some singing
tenor and bass!
- Sciolto Chamber Choir, Belfast, Co Antrim:
e-mail only: contact
Paul Berry The name means free and unrestrained (as well as a few other things in
colloquial Italian.....). We are a small chamber choir which sings as
diverse a range of music in as diverse a range of locations as possible
- Scottish Chamber Choir,
Edinburgh Since its formation in 1968, the Scottish Chamber Choir
has performed throughout Scotland and Northern England to great acclaim.
Each season the choir presents four concerts in Edinburgh, climaxing
with an appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. These are usually
supplemented by a Christmas concert and guest appearances at local Music
Societies and Festivals throughout the year, keeping members quite busy!
- Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Chorus Formed in 1991 to provide the Orchestra with a resident
choir. They broadcast and record, perform frequently in venues
throughout Scotland, and are regular visitors to the Edinburgh
International Festival.
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Scottish Concert Singers
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Scottish Opera
Community Choir
We need your voice! Set up in 2012 for adults living and
working in the north of Glasgow, our Community Choir is going from
strength to strength. With a mix of opera, classical, popular, folk and
world music, the choir meets on Wednesday evenings in the new Robertson
Trust Education rooms at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. You don’t need to
be able to read music or have any previous experience.
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Scottish Police & Community
Choir, Glasgow and Perth Do you like to sing and perform?
Fancy a new challenge? Want to be part of something different? Come and
Join Us! (non police members welcome)
- Scunthorpe & District
Choral Society, Lincolnshire They've run courses for non-singers to
pick up the basics of (and confidence for) choral singing -- a great
idea
- Scunthorpe
Co-operative Junior Choir, Lincolnshire Semi-finalists in
Sainsbury's Choir of the Year Competition
in 1994, 1996 & 1998.
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Scunthorpe Male
Voice Choir, Lincolnshire
Established in 1924, The Scunthorpe Male Voice Choir has established a tradition of male singing in North Lincolnshire which has
gone from strength to strength and continues to thrive today. The
modern choir has a complement of more than 40 voices and has grown into
one of the leading music groups in the area
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Seaford Choral Society,
East Sussex A large choir of more than 110 voices from a small town
on the south coast. Friendly and enthusiastic, we welcome all comers
without audition. Established 90 years ago we sing in the classical
choral tradition and give two main concerts a year plus a 'come and
sing' on Good Friday as well as occasional workshops and an outdoor
carol concert.
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Seagrave Singers, Kettering, Northamptonshire. A ladies choir, the
Seagrave Singers is a welcoming and talented amateur choir. New members
are not required to audition to join, nor read music. Full support is
given during rehearsals. Members also like to meet socially, throughout
the year.
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Seagreen Singers, Oxford The Seagreen Singers are a community
singing group based in Oxford. We sing songs to change the world. The
group was formed after a class arranged by the Oxford Workers' Education
Association (WEA), and it’s been going for about 10 years. We sing at
events supporting peace and social justice around Oxfordshire. We’ve
sung “alternative” carols for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. We’ve
run workshops at Campsfield Detention Centre to meet refugees and cheer
the inmates and sung outside in support of the campaign to get it
closed. We’ve performed at Fair Trade and Green Fairs, we’ve marched on
demonstrations, we’ve supported environment and allotment open days. The
group is named after the colour of the ribbons worn by the Levellers, a
radical movement in Cromwell's Model Army. The Levellers believed in
equality for all, justice, and human rights – things that inspire us,
centuries later.
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Seahouses Village Voices, Northumberland A small SATB choir
contributing to the life of local communities. Details and
contacts on the website.
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Seaton Sluice Singers, Northumberland Led by Jane Harland, we are a
friendly, informal mixed choir singing together for fun (about 50
singers). We sing a wide range of songs old and new from around the
world, including a number from the local folk tradition. All songs are
taught by ear (no need to read music although music notation is
provided). We meet on Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon during term time (10am
for coffee and a chat and sing from 10.30am) at Seaton Sluice Community
Centre, Albert Road, Seaton Sluice near Whitley Bay, Northumberland NE26
4QX.
- Second City Sound,
Birmingham. Ladies Barbershop Harmony Club. We are a club of nearly
fifty ladies who meet on Monday evenings in Great Barr, Birmingham to
sing four part unaccompanied harmony in the American Barbershop
tradition. We sing in public on occasions and compete in the annual
convention of L.A.B.B.S., the Ladies' Association of British Barbershop
Singers.
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Seer Green Singers,
Seer Green, near
Beaconsfield, Bucks. We are a
men’s community choir of over 40 members, singing a wide ranging
repertoire.
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Selby Rock Choir,
Selby, Yorkshire The Selby
Rock Choir is led by singer/pianist Steve Jones. The choir is for all
ages and all the local North Yorkshire branches of Rock Choir, like ours
come together to do incredible events like the 20,000 seat O2 Arena and
Guinness World Record attempts (The Rock Choir members have got 3 world
records and even had personal certificates arranged for them) and
community events too like the local North Yorkshire music and food
festivals.
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Semi-Toned, Exeter, Devon
Semi-Toned were formed in 2010 as a five-man
barbershop harmony group at a university which doesn’t teach academic
music. Six years on and the group is now at the forefront of a cappella
in the UK. The group, based at Exeter University in the South West of
England is now fourteen men strong and in April 2015 earned the title of
national champions, having won the Voice Festival UK. Praised for their
creativity, uniqueness and vocal acrobatics the group embraces music of
a variety of genres to ensure there really is something for everyone in
any of their shows. In November and December 2016, Semi-Toned competed
in Gareth Malone’s new TV show on BBC2 called The
Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain. After battling it out to represent
the South West, the group went on to win the competition with their
arrangements of ‘Candle
in the Wind‘ and ‘Anthem
of Praise‘.
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Semper Singers, Leicestershire The
Semper Singers (previously the Chanterelders) is a non-audition choir with members from across
Leicestershire. Rehearsals take place from 7.30pm until 8.45pm on Monday
evenings during term time at the Samworth Academy, Leicester. New
members are always welcome.
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Senza Nome Choir, Coventry
Senza Nome is a young mixed choir of some 20 voices, with
members from Coventry, Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Rugby. It started
as a quartet in 2008 soon became a small choir.It started with the choir
singing during the services at the Polish church in Coventry but quickly
expanded its repertoire and activity giving concerts in other places as
well.
- Seratonics, Nottingham
e-mail only: contact:
christine.smith14@ntlworld.com
This group was formed to help mental health users (who had suffered
depression, nervous breakdowns, phobias, and mental health problems of
many guises) to be lifted though music-raising their serotonin levels.
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Serenade, Shepshed, Leicestershire "Serenade" is the much-loved
Shepshed Women's Community Choir.
No need to audition, you choose the part of the choir
you are comfortable singing in and you can change your mind if you want
to sing a different part at any point. Choir sessions are kept relaxed
and informal so there is no pressure. Whether you are a trained singer
or someone who just enjoys a sing in the shower EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
Performing at local events is something that we really enjoy, as a
member you are welcome to join in at any performance. Should you prefer
not to perform that’s OK too.
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Serenata Singers, Cardiff
A
new choir based in Cardiff.
We were founded by members of the Welsh National Opera’s community choir
so in general our repertoire has been opera based but we want to develop
and widen our appeal.
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Serenata Women’s Choir,
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
e-mail only: contact
morag.sherriffs@gmail.com
We are a thriving group of twenty two
talented women with an appetite for learning and laughter, who love to
share their music with their friends and families. Rehearsals are on
Thursday nights. We sing mainly in three parts, both accompanied and
unaccompanied. Repertoire comes from a range of musical genres and
includes music from the classical choral tradition, spirituals,
arrangements of folk songs and popular favourites. There is a simple
audition to ensure that you can hold your line, and listen and blend
your voice with other singers.
- Serenity Choir, Cardiff, Wales
Serenity is a fun
and exciting female voice choir based in Cardiff. Our repertoire ranges
from gospel to pop, classical to jazz, songs from the shows and Disney.
The choir is non-auditioning and comprises of ladies from all walks of
life. Our aim is to sing and perform fantastic songs and enjoy ourselves
in doing so.
- Seriously Occasional Singers,
Beer Devon. This choir has been running since January 2009 and
is gaining in popularity, membership and getting on down and being
groovy with our voices. We rehearse once a month in the Mariners
Hall in Beer.
- Sevenoaks
Philharmonic Society, Sevenoaks, Kent Founded in 1897, the
Sevenoaks Philharmonic Society is one of the most established choral
societies in the area and has over 80 singers. We perform
three concerts a year of sacred and secular works. Our summer
concert takes place in the Sevenoaks Playhouse (formerly The Stag
Theatre) and forms a part of the Sevenoaks Summer Festival. One of
the friendliest choirs around, every rehearsal is a joy to attend.
- Sevenoaks Rock Choir, Kent Nationwide phenomenon Rock Choir
rehearses across Kent in Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Orpington.
Members learn a range of feel-good pop, gospel and Motown songs in
harmony arrangement. There is no audition and no requirement to read
music. All are welcome – try us out for free!
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Seventy Chamber Choir
of Thanet, Broadstairs, Kent
The Seventy Chamber Choir of Thanet consists of
approximately 30 members, all of whom are experienced singers. The
choir has built a reputation for giving high quality performances
and sings a varied repertoire of works, ranging from the Renaissance
era (Tallis, Byrd, Victoria and Palestrina) through the Baroque and
Romantic periods to living
composers such as Chilcott, Lauridsen, Pärt and Whiteacre..
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Severn Voices, Malvern, Worcestershire
Severn Voices is a small chamber choir founded by Will Coleman in 2011
with members who pride themselves on producing top-quality sounds across
an unusually varied and challenging repertoire. Made up of around twenty
adults, the choir is extremely passionate about choral music and
committed to being the best. The choir aims to attract the more
adventurous choral singer. As such, you may well have already sung with
a few choirs and have experience singing some of the main choral
repertoire. Rehearsals are on Mondays at 7.30 p.m. for 2 hours. New
members will always be made welcome - just come to a rehearsal.
- Shabbaton Choir, London
The Shabbaton Choir was formed in 1990 out of the B'nei
Brith Festival Singers (which itself was formed in 1986). Stephen Levey
has been conductor and Musical Director since 1991. The Choir’s
innovative choral sound has been heard in synagogue services and
concerts throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.
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Shakti
Sings, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
The Shakti Sings Choir was founded to honour the Earth
through song.
The national choir is more than 200 strong, women and men with a
mission, to dedicate heart and voice with songs that plant seeds of
change and inspire deepened awareness of our land and respect for our
natural surroundings, especially our rivers and earth. We sing for joy
and with joy, singing songs in full harmony with the intention to open
hearts and raise consciousness.
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Shalford Choral Society, Surrey
Founded in 1905 in order
to participate in the first Leith Hill Musical Festivaland has remained
an active and often very successful participant ever since. The Festival
is one of the country's leading choral events which is held annually in
Dorking. We are a friendly choir of around 35 singers and warmly welcome
new members in all voices. No auditions are required. Rehearsals are
held on Tuesday evenings in the autumn, winter and spring terms. Our
main purpose is to achieve a high musical standard but enthusiasm and
enjoyment of singing are considered the most important objectives for
our members.
- Shannon Expess Chorus, Potton, Bedfordshire
From its beginnings in 1978 - when nine or ten men gathered together to
share their love of singing - to its present status as one of the UK's
leading amateur choirs, never has that initial feeling of fun and
friendship left the chorus. Amateur maybe but definitely not
'amateurish'. Singing is our hobby and the enjoyment that this brings is
manifest in all our performances be they in small churches in the wild's
of Essex, the Royal Albert Hall or venues in Europe and the USA.
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Sharnbrook Community Gospel Choir (SGC), Bedford, Bedfordshire.
Founded in May 2013 with twelve singers. Eighteen months later, we're
thirty plus strong, held three concerts, sung at a dozen church
services, completed our first summer season of fetes, were one of the
three choirs for the Diocese of St Albans Centenary event and have a
busy Christmas ahead. We are based at St Peter's church, Sharnbrook,
Bedford, Bedfordshire. Our repertoire is everything from gospel,
inspirational, spiritual, trad church music and general contemporary
folk and popular material.
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SHE Choir, King's Cross,
London A vibrant women's choir singing original arrangements of pop,
indie, rock and other genres. It's completely free to join, and we don't
audition - no experience necessary. We're always open to new members so
come along to our next meeting! We meet every Monday, 7pm, upstairs at
the Star of Kings pub in Kings Cross - 126
York Way, London N1 0AX (nearest
tube King's Cross)
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SHE Choir, Manchester, Lancashire A vibrant women's choir singing original arrangements of pop,
indie, rock and other genres. It's completely free to join, and we don't
audition - no experience necessary. We're always open to new members so
come along to our next meeting!
We rehearse every Wednesday night, warm
up starts on at 6pm at the Pub/Zoo
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SHE Choir, Newcastle A vibrant women's choir singing original arrangements of pop,
indie, rock and other genres. It's completely free to join, and we don't
audition - no experience necessary. We're always open to new members so
come along to our next meeting!
We meet every Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
at The Bike Garden, Studley Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5NU.
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Sheffield Bach Society
They perform choral works not only by Bach, but also by a wide range of
composers from before Bach's time up to the present day. 6 major regular
concerts per season, plus others by invitation
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Sheffield Cathedral
Choir Cathedral Choir of boys, girls and men, singing daily services
in Sheffield Cathedral and undertaking regular recordings, tours and
broadcasts
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Sheffield
Cathedral Schola Cantorum Sheffield Cathedral Schola Cantorum is a
choir designed to give young adult sopranos, particularly (but not
exclusively) university undergraduates, an opportunity to sing
liturgically within the pattern of Cathedral worship. Schola Cantorum
also sings concerts, at the Cathedral and other venues around the city
and region, and broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Daily Service programme.
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Sheffield Chamber Choir,
Yorkshire We are available to
hire for wedding ceremonies, funerals and other special occasions. As
well as making regular cathedral visits we are always happy to sing at
churches that do not have a choir in residence. Let us know if your
church has a special service coming up, or would enjoy a taste of Choral
Evensong! We also love to get involved with fund-raising for charities
and church restoration projects by giving concerts from our extensive
and varied repertoire.
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Sheffield Community Choir, Yorkshire
The Sheffield Community Choir is open to all members of the Sheffield
Community and also people from surrounding areas. All are welcome to join
the choir, regardless of your singing ability. Meet new people, share in
laughter and fun, form lasting friendships with other members, become part
of the SCC family.
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Sheffield Community Gospel Choir, Yorkshire
We are a group of people dedicated to spreading God’s word by doing what we
love to do -singing! Please explore our web site to find out more about us.
We are always ready to welcome new members, so if you feel this might be for
you, then we’d love to hear from you.
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Sheffield Ladies' Barbershop Harmony Chorus They sing for all sorts
of occasions, and have lots of fun too
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Sheffield Oratorio Chorus, Yorkshire The Chorus was formed in
Sheffield in 1949 and the season 2003 - 2004 will be its 55th season. We
are seeking to recruit new chorus singers in all voices during the
season.
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Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Yorkshire The current choir was
formed in 1935, but its origins are much older. Sheffield, like many
towns and cities in Yorkshire, has a long and distinguished tradition of
music-making, particularly with its choruses. The Philharmonic Chorus
was formed from two choirs dating back to the middle of the Victorian
period. the Sheffield Amateur Musical Society, founded in 1864 and the
Sheffield Musical Union founded in 1876.
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Sheffield Rock Choir, Yorkshire
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Sheffield
Socialist Choir, Yorkshire Our choir comes out of a singing
evening class, organised by the Workers' Education Association in
Sheffield, UK. There are 60-80 of us, and we learn and sing songs which
reflect the fight for freedom, human rights and justice around the
world. We don't audition.
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Sheffield Young Singers, Yorkshire
Sheffield Young Singers is a leading community youth
choir. We have been providing high quality singing workshops and
performance opportunities for young people aged 7 - 18 for 10 years.
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Shelfield Male Voice Choir
70 strong male voice choir based near Walsall. Continental tours include
Austria, France, Holland and Spain. This year we are visiting Prague.
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Shepway Community Gospel Choir,
Hythe, Kent We are a community Gospel Choir, open to all
ages, male and female, without discrimination and without audition, and
we appeal to those who are simply after a fun couple of hours singing
good gospel music in the company of like-minded people. The Musical
Director is Wes Carroll, a highly qualified individual who combines his
musical ability with humour to enthuse even the most timid of voices to
sing from the heart.Our practices are held in The Salvation Army hall,
Portland Rd, Hythe, at no expense to the choir members, and there are
numerous events throughout the year at which the gospel choir features.
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Shepway Singers, Hythe, Kent
Shepway Singers is
a choral group formed (under the name the ‘Hythe Chamber Choir’) in the
mid-1970s to perform choral music requiring about twenty four competent
singers. The choir’s rehearsal base is St
Leonard’s Church,
Oak Walk, Hythe (CT21 5DN), and it takes its name from the Local
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Shepway Voices, Folkstone, Kent
Shepway Voices was set up in 2011 by musical
directors Duncan Moris and Alex McNeice to give every adult throughout
Shepway the chance to join a choir. The choir is free to join and
attend, there are no auditions or boundaries to entry and the choir will
perform a minimum of three concerts a year.
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Sherborne Chamber
Choir, Sherborne, Dorset An auditioned choir of about 40 singers
from Sherborne and the surrounding region. It was formed 25 years ago
and has a varied and wide repertoire, both sacred and secular, ranging
from the Renaissance to the present day. The choir performs three major
concerts a year, mostly in Sherborne Abbey, although the choir has also
undertaken overseas engagements Paris, Siena and Bruges.
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Sheringham
and Cromer Choral Society, Norfolk
Founded in 1933 under the late Norman Cutting,
Sheringham and Cromer Choral Society draws its membership chiefly
from the two towns as well as neighbouring towns and villages along
the North Norfolk coast and inland. Over the decades we have enjoyed
the musical direction of a variety of conductors all of whom have
strived to maintain a high standard. The choir has performed a
wide-ranging repertoire, mostly choral works but sometimes venturing
into operatic and other genres.
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Shetland Choral Society, Scotland
Shetland
Choral Society has been singing regularly in Shetland since the 1940's
but existed in other forms well before that. In the 1990's it changed
its name from Lerwick Choral Society to Shetland Choral Society to
reflect the fact that it draws members from all over the Islands
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Shifnal and District Male Voice Choir, Shifnal, Shropshire
A choir
of 25+ members, founded in 1957 at the White Hart Inn, Shifnal in
Shropshire. Its motto is "Spread a little happiness everywhere you go
with song and laughter".
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Shifnal Chorale, Shropshire
Shifnal Chorale is a mixed voice choir based in Shifnal, where we
rehearse every Monday evening at the Shifnal Methodist church: we give
concerts across Shropshire, usually in Shifnal, Albrighton, Broseley,
Wellington and Much Wenlock. Shifnal Chorale presents concerts
of serious musical works at regular intervals throughout the year, with
a traditional Christmas carol concert in the Christmas term and a
programme of lighter music in the summer term.
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Shine On Ladies Choir, Dore, Yorkshire
The Shine on choir meets at Dore on Tuesdays 7.30pm and Ladies if you want
to sing with confidence and conviction and of course expert coaching, Join
the Choir. (you do not need to be able to read music or Audition). We have
an amazing atmosphere at the Shine on choir we do a light four minute funky
physical warm up and then its on to voval warm up and repertoire. We have
ladies from all walks of life who come together in song. We laugh we talk
but make no mistake we do have a burning desire to sound good so watch out
world here come the Divas!
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Shiney Row Male Voice Choir,
Co. Durham
Founded in 1959, and now more than 50-strong, it performs for charities,
churches & other organisations throughout NE England.
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Shirley Community Gospel Choir, Solihull, West Midlands
Starts January 2010
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Shoreham Oratorio Choir, West Sussex
The choir has approximately 50-60 members, who come from Shoreham and
further afield.
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Shoreham Singers, Kent
We’re a small, friendly SATB group singing the choral repertoire. All
new singers most welcome. We
meet on Monday at 8pm in Shoreham Village School (Kent), giving a winter
concert of seasonal music in Shoreham Parish Church in early December,
and joining forces with the Hurst Green Singers to sing a larger
programme in Hurst Green Surrey in May and in Shoreham in June.
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Shout
Chorus, Crawley, Sussex
A funky
choir in Crawley, singing Soul, Gospel and Groove Classics. No Music
Reading. First Session Free, no auditions. Wednesdays, 7.30
pm, St Andrews Church, Furnace Green.
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Shout Rhythm & Blues Choir, Stratford
upon Avon, Warwickshire We are 30 strong with our own 6 piece band,
based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
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Shrewsbury
Cantata Choir, Shropshire
We are a mixed, non-audition choir, with approximately 60 members, and
usually perform three major concerts in a year, together with carol
singing, and occasional exchanges with continental choirs. Our
repertoire includes large-scale classical choral works, madrigals, part
songs and specifically commissioned pieces. We also offer workshops,
for example on opera choruses, which have proved very popular.
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Shrewsbury
Choral Society, Shropshire
A mixed choir of approx 110 members, formed in 1941 but continuing a
choral tradition in Shrewsbury dating back to 1783. Performs mainly
traditional choral works, with occasional lesser known works. Two
concerts a season, one with orchestral accompaniment and the other with
organ.
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Shrewsbury Male
Voice Choir, Shropshire Initially this choir was called the 'Rolls
Royce (Shrewsbury) Male Voice Choir' before becoming the 'Perkins
Engines Male Voice Choir' and finally Shrewsbury Male Voice Choir in
1990.
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Shrewsbury Police
Male Voice Choir, Shropshire Now with nearly 50 members, the choir
has been in existence since 1983. New members don't need to be
policemen!
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Shrewsbury Youth Gospel Choir, Shropshire Our incredibly gifted
youth worker, Andy Lowe, has recently launched a brand new s-yfc
project: our first ever inter-school youth gospel choir.
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Shropshire Got2Sing Adult Contemporary Choir.
Fun and friendly contemporary choirs at locations across the Midlands
including Stourbridge, Worcester, Wolverhampton, Bewdley, Telford,
Shrewsbury, Hereford and Gloucester. The relaxed weekly
sessions provide members with tuition in vocal technique, harmony and
performance as they sing songs from the world of pop, the classics and
musical theatre. There are also unique performance opportunities,
concerts, workshops, social events and choir tours. You don’t
need to audition, have any singing experience or be able to read music –
just a love of singing! Simply
turn up for a
FREE taster session
to see if Got 2 Sing is for
you. Anyone 18 and over is welcome.
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Shuffletunes, Fleet, Hampshire
is a different kind of choir. You don't have to consider yourself good
at singing to join us. You might just want to try developing your
singing voice in a safe, fun environment. What the choir sings is up to
its members. This of course means that it has its own flavour!
Shuffletunes aims to be a live, fun, rewarding and fulfilling choir, for
its members and its audiences.
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Siancio
Singers, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland A new mixed voice choir
starting in September. Repertoire will cover a broad range of music
including gospel, jazz, folk, world music and classical. No choral
experience is necessary, just a love of singing and the ability to sing
in tune. No auditions.
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Sidmouth
Choral Society, Devon Sidmouth Choral Society is an amateur choir based in Sidmouth, Devon.
We were founded in 1856 and perform two major concerts per year, one in
the Spring and the other in December. We are a friendly group of around
60 singers, meeting one evening per week for about 10 weeks before each
concert.
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Sidmouth Gospel Choir, Devon
An inclusive, community
choir, under Christian leadership but open to people of any faith or
even none at all. SGC sing contemporary gospel with an authentic,
‘big’ sound and an infectious, heartwarming feel. Above all, we
enjoy what we do!
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Sidmouth
Occasional Choir, Devon
Sidmouth Occasional Choir is an ad hoc
group of singers centred principally on Sue and Martyn Daldorph’s
family and their friends. It has grown out of their joint love of
music and the many occasions in the past when they have sung
together in Claygate Choral Society concerts whilst Martyn was its
Musical Director. Many of the singers are former Cambridge Choral
Scholars; others are drawn from among the best of Devon’s choirs and
sing by invitation.
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Signature, Iver Heath,
Buckinghamshire An award-winning
female vocal group singing challenging a cappella close harmony in a
variety of styles from bluesy ballads and popular classics to
barbershop.
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Signature Show
Choir, Ebbw Vale, Gwent
Formed in 2010, this modern small choir of girls is under the musical
directorship of Richard Summers and Craig James. We are available for
concerts in the UK, and in a short time have performed with the likes of
Alfie Boe and Hayley Westenra.
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Silson Singers,
Whittlebury, Nr Towcester, Northants A
choir for beginner singers of any age. Set up for people who have always
wanted to sing but had been told they can't. No music reading required,
everyone is welcome.
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Silurian Choir, Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire A 50 strong choral society formed in 2002. We aim to
perform music from the early baroque through to contemporary, included
both well loved and less familiar works.
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Silver City Singers, Aberdeen
We are The Silver City Singers! An Aberdeen based male
voice chorus. Our singing style is Acappella (mainly in the
barbershop style). We love singing in harmony and want everyone to enjoy
it as much as we do. We have sung to many types of audiences; to large
or small groups, in retirement homes or concert halls, nursing homes, or
church halls. We sing at weddings and funerals, we sing in the street.
We can sing for You!"
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Silver Lining,
Coventry Ladies Barbershop Harmony Choru We love to sing and we work hard at improving
our performances with coaching from our national association. Our
members are from all over Warwickshire too, it's worth the short journey
in to Coventry! We have lots of fun and we are always on the look
out for new members.
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Simply Allsorts,
Staffordshire Simply Allsorts meets at All Saints Church, Madeley every Thursday 7.30
– 9pm in term time. This is a community choir, open to all who want to
sing, with no auditions. We sing a wide variety of music including
African, Gospel, Jazz, Swing and Blues, folk music, popular ballads,
songs from shows and light classics. There is something to suit everyone
and as most singers do not read music we work mainly in 2 or 3 part
harmony with the occasional adventure into 4 part harmony just to keep
us on our toes and challenge us. The group is friendly and the
rehearsals are fun!
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Simply
Sing Community Choir, King's Lynn, Norfolk
(formerly the Hanse Community Choir) A a
community choir based in King's Lynn. We meet every Tuesday from 7pm to
9pm at Holy Family Church, Field Lane, Gaywood, King's Lynn and welcome
anyone who'd like to give singing a try. We sing music from England,
America and around the world, and all songs are learned by ear, so there
is no need to read music, and everyone can join, whether they've sung
previously or not. We are a friendly informal group and offer a first
free taster session to potential new members.
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Sine Nomine
(Touring Choir) Perhaps unique in including many singers who are
themselves conductors. For instance, two of them have won the
British Federation of Young Choirs'
Conductor of the Year Award, and six are
Sainsbury's Choir of the Year award winners
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Sine
Nomine Singers, Hillingdon, London We are a small chamber choir of
20-25 singers founded 59 years ago, based in the London borough of
Hillingdon. We enjoy a wide repertoire of secular and sacred music,
which includes major choral works, madrigals, motets, part-songs and
choral arrangements.
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Sine Nomine Youth Choir,
Gloucester
Sine Nomine Youth Choir is open to children and young
adults aged 9 to 20 located in Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding
areas.
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Sinfonia Chorale, Nottingham
The Sinfonia Chorale is one of the best chamber choirs in the East
Midlands, with a reputation for expressive and exciting choral singing
and a varied and ambitious repertoire. We perform several times each
year in a number of different venues in Nottingham and the surrounding
area under the highly capable baton of our conductor, Richard Roddis.
Entry is by audition and we're always looking out for Tenors and Basses
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Sing! Bentley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands
Sing! Bentley Heath is a community
choir meeting on Thursday
evenings during
term time at Dorridge
Junior School.
It is open to everyone – no auditions or prior singing experience is
necessary and we sing a variety of songs and styles from pop to swing.
There is no obligation to perform in concerts or in public so come along
and join in the fun singing with our friendly choir.
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Sing! Ladies
Choir, Fleckney, Leicestershire There is no experience needed and you don’t have to be able to
read music. We cover all musical genres from West End to Pop and Rock.
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Sing
Aloud, Staffordshire
A new vocal group for 10 -14 year olds in the North Staffordshire area.
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Sing Devon, Exeter
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Sing Devon, Plymouth
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Sing
for Joy, Bloomsbury, London Sing for Joy Bloomsbury is for people
with Parkinson’s Disease and similar conditions, friends and carers. We
meet at 4.45pm most Wednesday evenings in the chapel of the National
Hospital for Neurological Diseases, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG.
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Sing for Joy, Kentish Town, London Sing for Joy Kentish Town is a
self-managed community choir of around 25 people with conditions such as
Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis, including active helpers and
carers. Singing for Joy with like-minded people in a relaxed safe
atmosphere makes us feel better – whether we think we can sing, or not.
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Sing for
Life, Spennymoor, County Durham We are an open community choir for
adults. Durham. No experience of reading music is required and new
members will be mentored by an experienced member in their vocal group.
We currently have 40 members and always welcome newcomers. Our wide
repertoire includes modern pop music, songs from the shows, local north
east songs and traditional favourites. We meet on Monday afternoons in
term time at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, County Durham from 1.00pm to
3.00pm. We do 3 concerts a year, sometimes with another local choir.
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Sing for your Lunch, London, EC2M e-mail
only: contact
Hannah Griffith
Why not swap sandwiches at your desk for an energising lunch hour
of group singing in parts? Sing for your Lunch is a singing group that
offers you the opportunity to enhance your singing and performing skills
in your lunch hour. Whether you’re a seasoned singer or more of a shower
soloist, new members are always welcome and no previous experience is
required. Led by experienced jazz singer and workshop leader Laka D, the
sessions are fun and relaxed. Sing for your Lunch is a collaboration
between Spitalfields Festival and Bishopsgate Institute.
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Sing for your
Lungs, London Free to all with COPD, Asthma or other lung
conditions, Thursdays 3-4pm, Whittington Hospital, Physiotherapy Gym,
London N19 5NF. Research shows
that singing can help people with respiratory conditions in a number of
ways including exercising the major muscle groups in the
the upper body,
improving the efficiency of the cardiovascular system and improving
oxygen intake leading to increased alertness. Through singing, vocal
exercise and postural work led by experienced music
therapists, those attending the group may see an improvement in
their symptoms.
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Sing for Your
Supper, Derby If you can't sing it... wing it; Our newly discovered
motto! We love singing but hey, if it goes wrong, at least we carry on
singing and smiling. Our choir has a range of talents and singing
abilities but all are equally welcome. We sing in 2,3 and 4 part harmony
but you won't find us singing your typical Choral songs. Our aim is to
sing unexpected songs, to challenge ourselves and to have fun in the
process! If you can hold a tune, enjoy singing and want to join
a relaxed yet challenging choir, then come along and join in a
rehearsal.
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Sing it Loud, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
A not for profit, no audition community choir for people that love to sing.
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Sing It! Gospel
Choir, Southampton A
Youth Gospel Choir open to All aged 13 - 25. We operate in the
Southampton area.
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Sing Out Bristol Sing Out
Bristol – LGBT choir – and it would be good to be listed on your site if
that's at all possible. We meet every Tuesday and have about 28 members
now (all different abilities - we don't audition or expect singers to
read music) with new people joining all the time. We've just had our
first public performance this weekend.
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Sing Out Streatham,
London
A friendly community choir that meets every Thursday
evening in Streatham. No experience needed. Voices of all shapes and
sizes required. Come and find your voice at Sing Out Streatham.
We meet at
Dunraven School, Leigham Court Road. Sessions run
Thursday from 7.30 - 9.00pm.
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Sing! Sing! Sing!
Community Choir, South Norfolk. email only: contact
thomastbonsell@aol.com
We meet at Bergh Apton Village
Hall on Thursday evenings between 7.30 and 9PM. We sing pop songs
between the 40s and 00s. We welcome singers of all abilities. Our main
focus is to achieve the 'feel good factor' through the art of singing!
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Sing
Squad, Aldershot, Hampshire A contemporary choir. Modern songs, no
audition, try us out for free. Mondays fortnightly 7.30-9pm at Connaught
Leisure centre, Aldershot.
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Sing
Streatham Community
Choir, SW16 5WX
We are
a friendly, informal choir of all ages. Our conductor is Nina
Richardson. No experience nor audition is required. We meet at
Woodmansterne Primary School,
Stockport Road,
Streatham Vale, London,
SW16 5XE on Monday, 7.00-8.15pm, in school term time.
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Sing Tower
Hamlets, East London
Sing Tower Hamlets is an
community choir open to all regardless of experience! There are no auditions and no requirements.
Whether you are a seasoned performer, or more of the shower-singer type, if you love to sing and your
are in the area - join us!
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Sing Winchester, Hampshire
Sing Winchester is an a
cappella world music choir which started in January 2009. We sing folk
songs from around the world, usually in 3 or 4-part harmony and in their
original language. We currently have about 25 members.
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Sing with Pride, Norwich, Norfolk
Welcome to Sing with Pride from Norwich. We are the choir
from the LGBT community for everyone. We sing in harmony to celebrate
diversity and challenge inequality. Our members include people who
identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, as well as our
friends, families and straight allies.
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Sing Wokingham Community Choir
Our original choir formed in 2007, is now our first
daytime choir and we have timed it to accommodate parents with children
at pre-school, along with those who prefer to attend a daytime group. It
may be the case that this choir could be a great introduction to choral
singing as it is smaller, but no less sociable. With the same varied
repertoire as our Bracknell choir, our members took part in the March
2016 concert of The Voyage. There are no auditions to overcome, just a
willingness to become part of the enjoyment and get the ‘buzz’ that good
singing can give you.
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Singcronize, Calne, Wiltshire
Singchronize is a friendly community choir
based in Calne, Wiltshire. We sing modern songs with percussion rhythms,
like Resistance by Muse, One Day Like This by Elbow, Bring Me to Life by
Evanescence and Tender by Blur. We meet up every Thursday evening during
term time in Calne Town Hall, from 8 – 9:30pm. You don’t need to audition,
and everyone over 12 years old is welcome, so come along and join us! Our
choir is led by musical directory Sarah Mouillé and our singing is supported
by a double bass and drums to bring our music to life!
Singchronize was formed in
May 2010, when local residents told Sarah that they would love to have a
modern choir in Calne. Following lots of local publicity, over 60 people
turned up for the first rehearsal, and the choir has gone from strength to
strength ever since.
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Singers Inspired, Downham
Market, Norfolk The choir emerged
as a local Community Choir in November 2004, a year after being set up
by a charitable organisation as a result of one year grant funding. It
is a secular a cappella choir which meets from 7.00 to 9.00 on Thursday
evenings during term time at Downham Market Methodist Church Hall.
The choir is open to all and is of varied musical abilities.
The members (currently 38) enjoy singing together for fun and
relaxation. As a community choir Singers Inspired aims to perform two
annual concerts, one during Spring Bank Holiday week and one at
Christmas. In addition individual requests are considered
favourably whenever feasible.
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Sing2together, Pelsall, West Midlands We are sing2gether, the
exciting new community choir everyone is talking about in the West
Midlands! Our mixed choir (age 13+) at meets at Pelsall Community
Centre, Station Road, Pelsall from 7.15pm – 8.45pm every Tuesday during
each term. Our friendly and fun choir provides a fantastic opportunity
to find your voice and learn fantastic songs new and old as part of a
contemporary community choir. No auditions or difficult song sheets to
learn, everyone is welcome to join. With social events and live
performances planned each year you’ll wonder why you didn’t join
sooner!!
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Singers4All Choirs, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Singers4All offers training, singing opportunities, workshops and
tuitions for singers of all standards and abilities. Directed by soprano
Fiona Firth, Singers4All comprises several different groups, and sings
for varied concerts and events. The Pop Up Choir is an auditioned mixed
voice choir for confident singers with competent sight singing who learn
quickly, meeting roughly once a month. Voice Band is a mixed voice group
for 7-13 year olds, which meets at 5-6 on Mondays during term time. The
Festival Choir is an unauditioned community choir with rehearsals in
Spring and Summer for annual Prom concert.
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Sing4Fun,
Newport, Shropshire One of the regions most exciting, FUN choir for
men and women of all ages, singing popular songs and having fun! The
repertoire is chosen by the members and there is a great atmosphere
within the group who enjoy singing together. First night is completely
FREE and there are NO AUDITIONS. Thursday nights - Burton Borough School
Newport.
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Singing for Fun,
Crowborough, East Sussex
A 45 member ladies choir who enjoy
singing a wide range of music, performing concerts to raise money for
charity. Emphasis is put on enjoyment and we work in a relaxed but
productive manner.
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Singing for Fun, Stockport, Greater Manchester Community Singing
Group, every 2 weeks on a Tuesday, 8-9pm - £2 includes refreshments. No
singing experience or music knowledge needed - just come and sing with
other people. The sessions are fun and easy going with a variety of
songs. The singing group is at Stockport Music Academy in the town
centre of Stockport.
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Singing for Pleasure,
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
An amateur 70 voice mixed voice choir whose sole aim is to raise funds
for charities by performing concerts around the UK and even Europe. We
have a vast repertoire of music ranging from songs from the shows and
ballads to light classics. Singing for Pleasure are a unique choir who
enjoy turning musical notes into pound notes.
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Singing for the Soul, Exeter, Devon:
e-mail only: contact
singingforthesoul@live.co.uk Thursdays 7-9 pm (St Mary Arches
Church, Mary Arches Street, EX4 3AZ)
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Singing for the Soul, Weston Super Mare, Somerset:
e-mail only: contact
singingforthesoul@live.co.uk Wednesdays 6-8 pm (The For All Healthy
Living Centre, Lonsdale Ave BS23 3SJ)
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Singing in London, Highgate & Islington, North London
Singing in London offers an alternative to the traditional choir in a
form of a membership club, which is catered for people of all levels of
singing, no auditions and no requirement to read music. The repertoire
is based on Broadway & West-End Musicals. There are regular public and
in-house performances where the members are featured as a chorus and
solo singing. Singing in London also provides vocal coaching workshops
to train amateur singers from scratch and to build up their skills and
confidence. The workshops runs for six weeks on an intensive level and
they help new members to learn vocal techniques before joining the
clubs. The workshops are open for all. Currently there are two clubs in
North London at Highgate and Islington. Members can participate at both
clubs under one membership. Singing in London offers a free taster
before joining.
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Singing in the City,
City of London, EC1A 4EU
Whoever you are and however
well you think you can sing, you are warmly welcomed to the Singing in
the City website. We sing songs from all around the world in 3 and 4
part harmony and are delighted with the result. Our members range from
absolute beginners to the very experienced, with one thing in common – we
love to sing! We are a fast growing, London based choir with an
enthusiastic and motivated membership. We run as a co-operative and all
members are encouraged to have a say in repertoire and the running of
the choir.
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Singing In The
Park, Manchester
A weekly outdoor singing group for adults. All abilities are welcome, so
if you enjoy singing and you like to get out into the fresh air, come
along! Parents, you are welcome to bring your babies along while you
sing. Thursdays, 11am-12 noon - Alexandra Park,
Manchester, M16 7JL. - Meet at the Pavilion Building facing the lake.
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Singing
It Back Choirs, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. Are you an
adult who loves to sing ? No need to read music as all songs
are taught by listening and 'singing it back'. In other cultures
singing is an everyday part of life, a way of binding communities.
Come and join one of our groups where we enjoy songs from all over
the world in 3 and 4 part harmony.
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Singing Stellas, The Sage, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Develop your vocal skills and harmony singing in a friendly and
enjoyable atmosphere, singing a wide variety of musical styles. Payable
weekly in advance or on the door. Please note this group is for women
only.
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Singology, South and Central London
Singology was originally founded as a vocal coaching
company by Mark De-Lisser in 2000 to provide singing opportunities and
tuition to people of all ages. The success of this first venture, and
Mark’s passion for choir singing, led to the opening of the very first
Singology Choir in 2004. Ever since, Singology Choirs have been growing
in members and multiplying across London, and we now have nine branches
opening their doors every week.
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SINGsational Voices, Hampshire Formed in Sept 2013, a mixed adult
community choir based in Fareham, Southampton, Curdridge and Chandlers
Ford. Singing pop, soul, jazz, gospel, world music and more.
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Sirens of Titan Choir,
Glasgow, Scotland We are a
mixed-voice, community choir based in the West End of Glasgow. We have
performed at many of Glasgow's major venues and at a number of
prestigious international events in the city. Our repertoire is
extremely varied ranging from 11th century plainchant to songs by David
Bowie and beyond. We perform many works by living composers and, in our
three or so years of existence, have commissioned around thirty new
works in a variety of styles.
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Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society, Kent
Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society were formed in 1945 and are located
in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, with around 90 active members. We meet
weekly on Tuesday evenings, during school term time, to rehearse in
preparation for our three or four major concerts each year. Our
repertoire ranges from classical through to more contemporary styles.
All of our income is derived from members' subscriptions, ticket sales
and fund raising activities. Our Members are active in the local
community, singing at various events throughout the year, such as
charity carol singing and weddings. We welcome new members, without
audition, and will be pleased to hear from anyone interested in joining.
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Sitwell Singers, Derby A mixed voice chamber choir, originally form
in 1966, singing a wide repertoire from the Renaissance to the present
day - mostly a cappella but sometimes with early music ensembles.
There have been seven resident, and some guest, conductors. The choir
has worshipped and performed in Cathedrals, Churches, Stately Homes and
Village Halls in Derbyshire and further afield. Currently there are 28
members and a few of the original members still singing with us. We are
a friendly bunch and rehearse at St. John's Church, Bridge St., Derby on
Monday nights at 8pm.
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Skelldale Singers Community Choir, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Skelldale Singers is a friendly, enthusiastic choir who enjoy
singing all kinds of music. We sing a wide variety of music, usually
three or four part harmony, ranging from African and Gospel to
popular show music and light classics. There are no auditions and
you do not need to be able to read music. We meet in Ripon
(Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall) on Tuesday evenings from 7.30
- 9.30 pm term time only from September to June.
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Skipton Choral Society, North
Yorkshire
We have been running for two
years under the auspices of Skipton Camerata, but now are establishing
ourselves as a amateur Choral Society. We rehears on Monday evenings
in the main Hall at Skipton Girls High School. We rehearse on a Monday
evening 7-9pm during term time. We give 3-4 concerts a year. We welcome
new members. We are a medium sized Choral society of 50-60 members. over
the last two years we have performed Haydn’s Creation, Vaughan Williams
Mass, Dvorak Mass, Rossini Petite Messe Solonelle, Mendlessohn’s Elijah
& recently Bach St John’s Passion. Our current rehearsal are for
Beethoven’s Choral for Skipton Festival & a mixture of opera choruses &
Last night material for A Last Night of the Proms Concert as part of
Grassington Festival.
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Skolia Choir & Orchestra, Notting
Hill, London The choir is made up of approximately 40 local
residents, drawn together by a love of singing. We perform major works
from the choral repertoire, aiming always to perform from memory.
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Sleaford Choral Society, Lincolnshire
Sleaford Choral Society is 90 strong and gives four concerts a year in
St.Denys' Church, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Rehearsals are from 7.15 to
9.15 on Wednesdays in
Northgate Methodist Church, Sleaford.
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Sloane Square Choral
Society, London An unauditioned choir with a brilliant social
side. Directed by Oliver Lallemant, with vocal consultant Ben
Williamson and aided by four choral scholars. We rehearse every Monday
from 7 till 9 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, performing one concert a
term. No need to contact: just turn up!
- Slough Philharmonic Society The
Slough Phil ranks fifth in size of combined adult orchestras and choirs
nationwide.
- Snaith & District Choral
Society, E Yorkshire Draws its
membership from the Selby-Goole area, performing 3 times a year. It
meets on Thursday evenings 7-9 p.m. in Wesley Place, Snaith. No
audition, but ability to read music appreciated
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Solent City Chorus,
Portsmouth, Hants We have been formed since the 1970's, and have
competed in the National Barbershop Contest for many years, but would
like us to be known as an 'a capella' harmony chorus.
- Solent Male Voice Choir, Portsmouth, Hampshire Originated as the
Portsmouth Post Office Choir in 1961 by a group of postmen who enjoyed
singing while sorting mail. The President of the Choir is Opera Singer
Elizabeth Bainbridge.
- Solent Tuneless Choir, Fareham, Hampshire Solent Tuneless Choir will
launch on Tuesday 9th May 2017, at the hall at Holy Rood Church Centre,
Gosport Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AS. Choir sessions will be
held weekly every Tuesday from 7.30pm until 9pm during school term
times. Like all Tuneless Choirs, the aim will be to allow people to
enjoy group singing without the need to worry what they sound like. We
literally will be “singing like no one is listening” – it’s incredibly
liberating, especially if you’ve ever been told to stop singing. Join in
wholeheartedly and your endorphins will start flowing. These are the
brain’s feel-good chemicals – the name is short for “endogenous
morphine” – and the reason why singing with others has been shown to
increase life satisfaction.
- Solid Harmony Choir, Newham, East London Young people's choir with
over 35 members aged 9 - 19 from schools and colleges across the
borough. The members of the choir take pride in singing all kinds of
music, from Gospel, R n'B and Rock, to folk, World Music and classical.
- Solihull Chandos Choir,
West Midlands A busy and friendly choir, 100+ strong, giving 5
concerts a year locally, as well as touring regularly round the UK and
abroad
- Solihull Choral Society,
Solihull, W. Midlands Solihull Choral Society is a mixed
choir of some 55 members. Under the skilled leadership of its
professional Music Director, Andrew Fletcher, the choir performs at
least four concerts each year. The programmes draw mainly from the
Baroque and Classical sacred choral repertoire, as well as including
some music of twentieth-century composers such as Tippett and Bernstein.
Whatever the repertoire, though, the goal is always the same: to create
a blended, well-tuned sound worthy of a professional group.
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Solway Singers, North Cumbria
Solway Singers is a Cumbrian choir of approximately thirty people. We
are based in North Cumbria, near the Scottish border. We rehearse in
Longtown near Carlisle between September and May each year. Whilst we
perform ‘classical’ music (particularly British) from madrigals to John
Rutter, we are a fun and friendly group which enjoys practices as well
as learning the music in time for performances!
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Some Voices, Borough, London
SE1 1JA
Some Voices is all about the joy of singing. High energy rehearsals
bring all kinds of voices together – powerful voices meet humble voices,
cloud-busting voices sing with earth trembling voices. All are united to
create a sound that lifts the spirit and hums through the soul long
after the singing has stopped.
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Some Voices, Holborn, London WC1N 3AH
Some Voices is all about the joy of singing. High energy rehearsals
bring all kinds of voices together – powerful voices meet humble voices,
cloud-busting voices sing with earth trembling voices. All are united to
create a sound that lifts the spirit and hums through the soul long
after the singing has stopped.
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Some Voices, Shoreditch, London E2 6DT
Some Voices is all about the joy of singing. High energy rehearsals
bring all kinds of voices together – powerful voices meet humble voices,
cloud-busting voices sing with earth trembling voices. All are united to
create a sound that lifts the spirit and hums through the soul long
after the singing has stopped.
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Somercotes Choral Society, Swanwick, Derbyshire We are a mixed choir
of 40 voices singing 3 and 4 part harmony and our ages range from 20 to
80. In 2011 we celebrate our 60th anniversary. We sing songs from
the Shows, Musicals, Films and Popular songs Past and Present. If you
are interested in joining the choir you would be made very welcome – (no
auditions are required).
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Somerset Chamber Choir
The Somerset Chamber Choir includes a number of singers who have studied
or are currently studying music at Music College or University. Many of
these are active in the music profession as performers, teachers and
administrators and the professional experience which they bring to the
choir is both a considerable resource and strength
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Somerset Hills
Chorus, Taunton, Somerset. Award winning Ladies Barbershop group -
part of Sweet Adelines International.
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Somewhere2sing, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
There is no audition or experience required, and certainly no
obligation to sing on your own! Come for a good sing, develop a skill and
have a laugh. We do tend to end up in the bar afterwards which is optional
but highly recommended! We rehearse at Bishop's
Stortford Rugby Football Club every Wednesday 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
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Somewhere2sing, Chestnut, Hertfordshire
There is no audition or experience required, and certainly no
obligation to sing on your own! Come for a good sing, develop a skill and
have a laugh. We
rehearse at Beaufort Suite, Bishop's
College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN8, every Tuesday at
7.30pm - 9.30pm
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Somewhere2sing, Hertford, Hertfordshire
The informal adult
choir for anyone who enjoys letting their voice out! Meet new friends, sing
popular songs and feel at home in a group of 30+ members.
Make
it a social night and bring your friends for a good sing and a lot of fun.
We meet at Hertford Theatre every
Thursday at 7.30pm - 9.00pm
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Somewher2sing, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
The local singing group for anyone who
enjoys letting their voice out! meet new friends, sing popular songs and
feel at home in a group of 30+ members. We meet at
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre every
Monday 7.30 pm - 9.00 p.m.
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Sonara (formerly
Alfreton Ladies Choir), Alfreton, Derbyshire
The vision of Alfreton Ladies Choir was to reflect the changes of the
Twenty First Century. To this end a new name was democratically chosen
after much deliberation, and a new web site created by Ben Barber. The
exciting programmes, concerts and recordings that Sonara are now engaged
in confirm that this new image is popular with all. An all female,
non-auditioning choir, we currently rehearse on a Monday evening at
7.15p.m.. The rehearsals are held at the Post Mill Centre, South
Normanton, DE55 2EJ. The ladies perform ten concerts a year locally,
within the East Midlands and throughout England. Currently we have a
twinning arrangement with the Shrewsbury Male Voice Choir and the
Bristol Harmony Ladies Choir. We also have regular engagements with
local male voice choirs.
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Songbirds Community Choir, Brighton, East Sussex We are a small, friendly and
informal community choir. We meet weekly to sing a wide variety of music
including traditional rounds, modern, pop and soul songs too.
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Songbirds Choir, Cardiff, Wales We are Songbirds, a community choir
for LBT+ people based in Cardiff. We were set up in 2012 and currently
have around 35 members, but we always welcome new members! We rehearse
every Monday at City United Reformed Church. We pride ourselves on our
inclusivity and we aim to be a supportive and friendly group where
members can have fun and make a beautiful sound!
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Songbirds Choir, Crawley, Sussex
Songbirds is an
all-female choir based in Crawley, West Sussex. We are an
'easy-listening' choir with a repertoire mostly consisting of pop songs
and songs from the musicals. There are currently around 45 women in
Songbirds who rehearse weekly on Mondays. There are no auditions, just
a friendly group of ladies who enjoy singing and socialising for good
causes.
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Songlines Choir,
North London We are London’s largest world music choir. and have
been raising the rafters in North London for just nearly two decades and
in that time we have grown, mostly by word of mouth, from a tiny group
of thirteen to a huge diverse choir of around seventy voices. Our
members come from all walks of life and their commitment to – and
enthusiasm for – singing world music in exhilarating harmony ensures
that audiences and participants alike are uplifted and inspired. We
believe that Songlines is much more than just a choir. As well as weekly
rehearsals we organise singing camps and retreats, recording sessions,
busking parties, holidays abroad, open workshops for all levels of
experience and confidence, social events and musical evenings with
international guests and teachers. We even have an improvisation group
that creates amazing original material. We believe that everybody has a
voice and should be encouraged to develop and enjoy it. We have been
going so long – with several members of the original choir still with us
– that we are probably a little advanced for absolute beginners to
attempt ensemble harmony. However, if you can hold a tune and are
willing to practice, come and give us a whirl. We don’t use written
music so everything is taught by ear but we do expect all regular choir
members to have a device to record their parts for home learning and
practice.
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Songways
Community Choir, Somerset
Songways choirs meet weekly in Bath and Trowbridge during
term time: rewarding and absorbing singing sessions filled with rich
harmonies, infectious fun, and calm beauty. No auditions and no need to
read music.
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SongWorks,
Edinburgh, Scotland We are an Edinburgh
community choir who meet weekly and sing for the sheer joy of it It's
laid back and fun (Over 100 members - average weekly attendance 60)
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Soon Amore, York,
Yorkshire
Soon Amore is York based a cappella choir.
We are an established choir with about 20 singers who like to sing a
wide range of music from across the world and ages. Our main aim
is to enjoy singing and we like to share this by giving one or two
concerts a year. We rehearse on Monday evenings in York city centre.
We are open to new members, but in particular are interested in hearing
from TB.
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Sororitas,
Cardiff Sororitas is latin for sisterhood and expresses the very
essence of the choir. We sing a range of music and sometimes feel you
need an epic dance move to make the performance.
We are a non-auditioning choir and welcome ladies from
all walks of life. If you are interested in joining please get
in touch,
letting us know which part you prefer to sing (Alto, Soprano I or
Soprano II… or if you aren’t sure we can help you decide!)
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SOSA-XA! (Sounds of Southern Africa), Sheffield, Yorkshire. Natural
voice choir, of 24 mixed voices, exploring the a cappella harmonies
and languages of Southern Africa in the isicathamiya tradition. The
choir involves choroegraphed movement, isicathamiya means to step
forward on tip toe,like a cat. This intercultural choir has its roots in
the many cultures that have influenced vocal music in Southern Africa.
Led by Mandla Sibanda of Sunduza Dance Theatre.
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Sotto Voce, Cheshire
e-mail only:
contact svoce@uwclub.net A group of singing friends who enjoy making a
musical contribution to the atmosphere of a special occasion. Weddings a
speciality.
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Soul of
the City, Brighton Soul of the City is a fun, new choir singing
gospel, pop and soul. There are no auditions to join the choir and it's
open to all levels of ability and experience, beginners welcome. With
the sessions being up-beat and led by an experienced vocal tutor, you're
bound to have a fantastic time. The Choir will meet every Tuesday 7.30 -
9.00pm Starting from 15th September.
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Soul Symphony Choir,
South Croydon, London
We sing
inspirational songs from around the world, genres Gospel to Classical.
We offer a safe atmosphere to discover and develop your natural singing
voice. We firmly believe that everyone can sing, so all are welcome.
Members nominate charities and causes to fundraise for in our Choir led
concerts. Rehearsal are held on Tuesday evenings over a term.
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SoulRoots
Acappella, SoundWorks, Beauley Road,
Southville, Bristol BS3 1NW
SoulRoots Acappella is a brand new vocal project for adults,
bringing songs of passion, power and soul! A vocal group (choir) that
exemplifies a dynamic, enthusiastic and committed style of singing and
performance that will engage and inspire audiences. In addition to
learning beautiful songs and having fun, singers will also learn a great
deal about healthy and effective vocal techniques.
Thursdays 7- 9pm
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Soundbytes, Ashtead, Surrey A community choir. Rehearsals Tuesday
eves. Modern popular songs in 3- and 4-part harmony. No audition and no
need to read music. Informal fund-raising concert at the end of each
term. (3 per year) New members welcome at the beginning of each term.
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Sound
Choir, London The
idea of the choir came from some of Europe’s leading vocal music
festivals, where contemporary repertoire commands the same skill, polish
and poise as classical music (with a lot more soul and groove!) Our
founders, Liz Swain and Woody Lewenstein, set out to create a new group
with the same energy and ambition, bringing together 25 advanced singers
from across London to create a completely new kind of choir. And
it’s turned into something we think is pretty special: a close-knit
group of singers who not only push themselves vocally but support each
other in a whole host of musical endeavours – from recording and
arranging to coaching and session singing. So if you’d like to sing with
us in places like the Southbank and the Roundhouse, and if you’re up for
tackling some challenging but awesome repertoire, we’d love to hear from
you!
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Sound Company,
Havering, London A
four part, adult choir based at Havering Music School in Hornchurch,
Greater London. The choir was originally founded by John Morris and is
an opportunity for adults of all ages and backgrounds to come together
and sing. Currently led by Mac Crawford, the choir sings a variety of
music, including both choral and contemporary pieces.
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Sound Company,
Horsham , Sussex (aka
Horsham Barbershop Harmony Club).
We
sing in four part harmony - lead (tune), tenor, baritone and bass - and
most of our time, effort and concentration is on perfecting the
Barbershop style of singing and performing. We all firmly believe that
our role is to entertain our audience, whoever, wherever and whenever .
. . and it's to that end we devote our passion, time and effort! We
always sing in harmony - but sometimes our songs are timeless classics,
easy-beat, rhythm, spirituals, pop etc
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Sound of Soul Choir,
Bournemouth, Dorset An enthusiastic, friendly choir with a diverse
repertoire ranging from the Beatles and Michael Jackson, to Taio Cruz
and Jessie J; combining perfect harmonies, a love of singing and unique
vocal arrangements.
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Sound Waves Community Choir, Hastings
‘Sound Waves’ is a not-for-profit community choir based in Hastings,
East Sussex. We are a friendly group who just love singing together. We
formed in January 2009 and currently have about 50 members. Unlike most
other choirs, we have no permanent musical director; instead we invite
MDs with different musical styles to lead us for a series of sessions,
sometimes leading to a performance. We explore a wide range of songs and
styles, either accompanied by piano or unaccompanied (a capella),
depending on the current MD.
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Sounds Deep Men's
Choir, Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
A men only community choir singing inspirational songs from
around the World. Started in 2012. Co-led by David Harrison and Bill
Henderson. I offer a safe atmosphere to discover and develop your
natural singing voice. The choir is open to everyone, no auditions. No
musical experience necessary, learning by ear. Think of the sound of a
Welsh Male Voice Choir with some of the spirit of the Spookymen.
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Sounds Familiar, Mold,
Flintshire, Wales Sounds
Familiar is a mixed voice choir with a repertoire consisting of well
known sacred music, folk tunes, popular ballads (new and old) and items
from the Musicals. We are growing in number and we are always ready to
receive new members. All you require is a love of singing, a sense
of humour and the enjoyment of being part of a happy team. We rehearse
in The United Reformed Church Hall, Tyddyn Street, Mold on Thursdays at
7.30 pm. You are welcome to come along to meet us if you are interested
in joining the choir.
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Sounds Familiar
Community Choir, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Sounds Familiar are a local, friendly,
ecumenical, community choir of about 35 mixed voices of all ages,
ranging from the young to the young at heart. We all have a love of
music and sing for fun. Our repertoire is very varied ranging from
sacred, classical, show stoppers and popular music. We perform regularly
at various charity fundraising events, the main one of these being the
biennial Voices for Hospices. Our aim is to serve the local community by
providing an inclusive environment which offers people of all ages,
religious faith and denomination the opportunity to learn, rehearse,
perform and enjoy a range of sacred and secular choral music together,
aspiring to a high standard through commitment and dedication. This aim
is achieved through a range of fund-raising concerts and events in
Cranfield and the local area purely for charitable purposes.
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Sounds
International, Glasgow Sounds International is a community singing
group made up of around 100 like-minded people of all ages and walks of
life, who share a common joy in singing. Founded in 2003 by professional
vocal coach, Eddie Binnie, Sounds International has grown in size and
stature over the years and won widespread respect and recognition for
its ethos of promoting a closer understanding between people of all
beliefs, nationalities and cultures through the unifying effect of
music.
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Soundroutes Singers, Scotland
SoundRoutes Singers are one choir spread over
seven locations in central Scotland – Bearsden, Hamilton, Carluke and
Motherwell and joined in 2016 by new groups in East Kilbride,
Kirkintilloch and Paisley. We sing a collection of folk, pop, roots,
rock, world and gospel music. We don’t audition and welcome all – even
those who think they can’t sing!
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Soundswell, Bulwell, Nottingham
A community choir who meet weekly in Bulwell Nottingham. Some how we
have not made it on to your web site but we would like to be included.
What info would you like about us? We have over 60 members, all ages and
ability levels.. no auditions. The emphasis is on fun and a sense of
well being. The repertoire is very varied,,, folk songs world music, pop
etc.
- South Bucks
Choral Society, Chalfont St Peter About 100-strong, presenting 3
concerts a year, one of them being part of the Amersham Festival of
Music.
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South Berkshire Singers,
Wokingham, Berkshire The purpose
of the choir has evolved into one of providing support to other
charitable organisations, and each year the Choir supports a particular
charity. The Choir does not charge for its concerts but gives all
proceeds raised through ticket and program sales to a chosen charity.
Several times each year concerts are organised for the elderly in their
sheltered accommodation. This programme continues to provide the members
of the choir with the means to learn or improve their musical skills and
hence improve on the high standards which we set for our choral
performances. It also provides a social element where members come to
enjoy each other's company each week, as well as attending the social
events that are organised throughout the year.
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South Chiltern
Choral Society, Reading A choral society of about 120 members,
originally founded in 1951 through the amalgamation of village
choirs of Peppard and Kidmore End. The choir is a very active in both
hosting choirs from other countries and also taking part in
international concerts abroad.
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South Devon Choir, Paignton,
Devon A non-audition, mixed choir, about 80 strong founded in
1871. 3 concerts (usually one with the Festival Orchestra)
in a season and strong links built with other Choirs in the county. Wide
range of classical music performed. Warm welcome to new members.
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South of England Festival Chorus, Cranleigh, Surrey
The concert performance choir of
the annual Cranleigh Choral Week. Formerly based in
Harrogate, this popular course run by Jeff & Fiona Wynn Davies has
relocated to Cranleigh in Surrey. Around 200 singers from
around the country and abroad take part. Concert venues include Ripon
and Guildford Cathedrals and York Minster.
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South Holland Singers, Spalding, Lincolnshire
We are a medium sized, enthusiastic choir with about eighty members,
enjoying a varied repertoire under the direction of MD Robin Carter,
singing at a number of local venues in the Spalding and
surrounding area.
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South London Choir,
Balham, London
We are a non auditioning choir and
are led by dynamic American composer M J Paranzino.
We've sang at the Royal Festival Hall a few times and are singing at
the Hands Across the Nation concert at Westminster Hall in November.
We always sing at the Brighton Festival and often do two other
concerts a year. It's a community choir and often do community
outreach, singing at local old folks homes and other areas.
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South London Military Wives Choir, Kingston upon Thames, London
Military Wives Choirs are all about bringing
women in Forces communities closer together through singing.
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South London
Singers, Beckenham 40-strong chamber choir, with programmes designed
to complement, rather than compete with, those of larger choral
societies. English music is a speciality.
- South Notts Men's Chorus. We are a friendly and sociable group who enjoy a broad spectrum of musical styles. We are open to experienced and beginner singers, and we enjoy taking part in National and International Festivals.
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South Oxhey Community Choir, Hertfordshire Our aim is very
simple, we are a fully inclusive choir that welcomes anyone of any age
that has a connection to the community of South Oxhey.
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South Pennine Singers,
Burnley, Lancashire The 'South Pennine Singers' is a small chamber
choir membership being drawn from accross the Burnley, Pendle and
Rossendale areas. The choir performs a number of concerts each year in a variety of
locations. Our repertoire is quite varied ranging from madrigals to
modern - with many stops in between.
- South Somerset
Choral Society, Ilminster, Somerset We are a friendly choir
of about 80 people and the society has been established for nearly 40
years. New members who can hold a tune and who can sight read are always
welcome - there are no auditions and singers are welcome to come and
'try us out'.
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South Wales
Gay Mens Chorus SWGMC launched with a splash in early 2008, founded
by current musical director Andy Bulleyment. Our first Coming
Out concert on home turf
formed part of the Cardiff Pride Celebrations later the same year. In
the early days, we worked on finding our voice and finding audiences who
were keen to hear a new breed of male voice choir. We sang at private
events, in pubs, in churches, on the street. We found that people wanted
to hear us, people who had forgotten the wonderful sound of male voices
in harmony or hadn't even heard a male voice choir before, people of
ages and backgrounds. Now we have about thirty regular chorus members
and we all look forward to our busy schedule of performances booked
throughout the year. We're very proud to be part of a strong Welsh
heritage and proud to be playing an active role in the local community.
At the heart of the choir is a passion for music, for expression, for
fun and for connecting with our friends in South Wales and across the
globe.
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South West Chamber Choir, Devon
A group of some 25 voices, was formed in 1995. We have a wide-ranging
repertoire of small-scale choral music including Elizabethan madrigals,
Renaissance polyphony, Bach motets, sacred music by English and
continental composers form the sixteenth to the twentieth century,
romantic partsongs and works by contemporary composers such as Arvo Part
and John Tavener. Much of or repertoire is sung unaccompanied.
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South West Essex Choir,
Loughton, Essex SWEC is a
friendly, non-auditioned SATB choir of 100+ singers, performing at least
three concerts a year with professional instrumentalists and soloists
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South West London Choral Society
An amateur choir of some 50 members established in 1886. We are pleased
to welcome all voices. We ask only that you are enthusiastic, committed
- and sing in tune.
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South
Yorkshire Police Male Voice Choir, Doncaster, Yorkshire The SYPMVC
currently numbers around 30 singers, made up of retired police officers,
civilian support staff, relatives and friends, meeting each Monday
evening between 7.00pm - 9.00pm at Hallcross School, Thorne Road,
Doncaster. Founded in 1925, and recognised as possibly the oldest police
male voice choir in the country, we continue to enjoy singing and
helping raise money for many worthy causes.
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Southam
Melody Makers Ladies' Choir, Warwickshire
We are a ladies’ choir with
around 30 members from Southam and surrounding villages in Warwickshire.
We have no auditions, so if you love singing and would like to join us
please do come along and you will be made very welcome. We meet at
Southam Primary School on Wednesday from 7.30 – 9.30 pm during term
time.
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Southampton Choral
Society, Hampshire Southampton Choral Society (formerly known
as Southampton Choral Union) was founded in 1943 by the late Ambrose
Chalk, a very well-known and respected musician and conductor. The choir
was initially a coming together of local Free Church choirs, but as the
reputation grew it attracted many other singers. It has now became a
major part of the cultural life of the city.
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Southampton Philharmonic Choir, Hampshire One of the oldest and most
respected choirs in Southern England, we are a large choir performing
choral music from the classical and contemporary repertoire with
professional orchestras and soloists. We sing together with the
Southampton University Choral Society, giving us a unique blend of
youthful and experienced voices.
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Southampton University Chamber Choir, Hampshire 25-30 singers who
enjoy singing all sorts of music and having parties
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Southampton University Singers, Hampshire
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Southbank
Singers, York A
SATB group of between 30-40 singers based in York. South Bank Singers
was formed in 2011 as an alternative to some of the more formal choirs
around. We believed that it was possible to evolve a choir that did not
have formal auditions yet retained a high standard despite the singers
being neither professional nor trained musicians and this bore fruit and
the choir continues to improve and grow stronger. Concerts are given
around three times per year and are usually themed and nearly always to
raise funds for local charities. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings. Find
us on Facebook @southbanksingers
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Southbourne Community Choir, Hampshire
Our choirs are great value for money compared to other
activities like dance classes, gym membership, other clubs and
activities. And it is much cheaper than many of the choirs operating
around the UK. We also offer more than “singing sessions” because we
include the extras mentioned. So, after your first free session, we
charge a “per session” fee of £5.00.
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Southend Bach Choir,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex A long established Choral Society that
performs all the major works in the repertoire, including Bach,
Brahms, Elgar, Händel, Mozart, Vaughan-Williams, Verdi, etc; also
madrigals and light music. New members are always welcome to join
our friendly choir of currently approx. 65 people.
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Southend Boys Choir, Essex
The Southend Boys’ Choir was formed in 1970, and is one of the best
known in the UK. The choir has performed with major orchestras,
including RPO, LSO, Philharmonia, City of London Sinfonia, BBC SO, and
has made many highly acclaimed recordings. The choir consists of 80 boys
aged 8 upwards from Southend and surrounding areas, who audition for
their places in the choir. In 2003 the choir was successful in gaining
financial support from National Foundation for Youth Music, to develop a
programme of singing workshops across Southend called Sing 4 Life,
involving many young people in the area.
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Southend Festival
Chorus, Essex At 130-strong, they're the largest Choral Society in the Southend
area, specialising in the classical, romantic and modern choral
repertoires. They sometimes tour abroad
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Southend
Girls' Choir, Essex The Southend Girls’ Choir was founded in 1988, and has since built
an enviable reputation across the South East and further a-field. The
Girls’ Choir holds the world record, as verified by the Guinness Book of
Records, for performing a concert at the highest altitude in aeroplane,
above the northern coast of Australia. The choir gave a 45 minute
recital at a height of 36,000 feet, thus becoming the world record
holders for such an event
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Southend Vox, Essex
Mixed voice choir with
eclectic repertoire including show tunes, pop classics, spirituals and
folk songs. Anyone 18+ is welcome regardless of previous experience in
choirs - no need to be able to read music and no scary audition process.
Come along and see if you like our fun and friendly group!
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Southern
Acappella, Guildford, Surrey
Southern Acappella was formed to satisfy a growing demand
for mixed voice unaccompanied singing and has quickly gained a high
momentum and a cadre of experienced singers from all over the South and
Southeast on the country.
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Southern Union Chorus,
Bournemouth We are a friendly
bunch of guys of all ages, sharing a passion for singing and having a
lot of fun doing it. We sing barbershop, a unique form of four-part
harmony singing performed unaccompanied in the “a cappella” style under
the expert direction of Mike Lofthouse, a long-standing “barbershopper”
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Southern Voices,
Winchester, Hampshire Chamber choir founded in 1984, with a
reputation for performing challenging and original programmes to a high
standard.
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Southfields Sings!
London SW18 A friendly a cappella community choir in South West
London, singing songs from around the world, in harmony and in their
native tongues. There is no audition and no need to read music, all
that's needed is a love of singing. We meet Tuesday evenings (during
term times) 7:15 - 8:45pm at The Aspire Centre, 337 Merton Road, London
SW18 5JU.
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Southport Bach Choir
Founded in 1965,
Southport Bach Choir is a mixed voice choir of around 50
singers giving several concerts a year, mostly in Holy
Trinity Church,
Southport. Performances often include professional soloists and may be
accompanied by organ, orchestra or instrumental ensemble.
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Southrepps
Chorale, Norfolk Founded in 2011. A friendly
community choir of some 60 singers based in this north-Norfolk village
near the seaside resort of Cromer. Singing a varied and eclectic
repertoire, we give 2-3 concerts a year including an annual appearance
at the Southrepps Classical Music Festival Musical director Stephen Richards is always interested to meet
potential new members.
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Southside Community Choir, Edinburgh Mixed
voice adult community choir
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Southwark RC
Cathedral Choir Past events in the choir's life have included the
visit of Pope John Paul II. Its lively social life includes regular
cinema visits and the inevitable trips to McDonalds, while the boys plan
to be amongst the first to ride the new London Eye wheel, conveniently
located just around the corner.
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Southwell Choral
Society, Southwell, Nottinghamshire A choir of 120+ conducted by
Nick Thorpe, offering quality performances of the classical
repertoire; concerts are held in the magnificent setting of
Southwell Minster. We rehearse in the Minster School on Monday
evenings 7.30 in term time. We have a thriving Junior Section.
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Southwell Minster Chorale, Nottingham We are a voluntary choir which
rehearses weekly, and performs primarily at Southwell Minster, whilst
also touring to other venues every now and again. The choir celebrated
its 20th anniversary last year, and has recently performed in the
Lincoln Eastern Three Choir's Festival, Handel's Messiah in the Minster,
and concerts and services on the Channel Islands.
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Spectra Musica, Wincanton,
Somerset Spectra Musica is a Chamber Choir which is a
registered charity. The Choir gives 3 concerts per year throughout
the South West of England concentrating on Somerset and Dorset but
is also available for private performances and functions
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Spectrum Singers, Penarth, Cardiff
Formed in January 2001 - We currently number 16 singers, ranging in age
from mid-20s to recently-retired, and coming from many different walks
of life. There are no professional musicians, but we all share a love of
music and a desire to achieve a high standard.
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Spelthorne Choral
Society, Surrey (formerly Ashford Choral Society)
A friendly 60-strong choir of all ages, singing quality music to a high
standard. We are supported by two professional musicians of high
calibre: our Musical Director, Sean Bui, and our accompanist,
Lindsay Bridgwater. There are no auditions but members are helped
and encouraged to keep up with the standard required for public
performance.
- Spinnaker Ladies Barbershop
Chorus, Horndean, Hampshire We are a new ladies barbershop chorus,
formed in 2004, soon to be affiliated to Sweet Adelines International.
With a membership of around 30 we are dedicated to high quality
barbershop and a cappella singing.
- Spires Philharmonic Choir, Coventry We were created by Colin Touchin in 2004 - just now celebrating our 20th anniversary - to promote quality Classical music in Coventry, Colin had been the Director of Music at the University of Warwick (physically based in Coventry) and on receiving a legacy, decided to use that to create an organisation persuading some members of the UoW Chorus along with their Orchestra to form a 'core' along with a select few Professional Musicians and Singers. This resulted in a unique organisation of a Pro/Am group able to perform concerts of a high quality very early on. The organization now has a choral membership of some 60/70. We promote 3 concerts per year plus two 'Come & Play/Sing' events. The concerts generally consist of an Orchestral work (we've done the complete Beethoven Symphony Cycle) plus a choral work though naturally some choral works do require 'time'
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Spirit of Harmony Barbershop Chorus, Tadcaster, Yorkshire
Would you like to sing with Spirit of Harmony? We’re
always on the lookout for dedicated singers to join us on the risers.
You don’t need any musical training or need to be able to read music.
What we do ask of you is dedication and commitment. We meet once a week,
with occasional weekend rehearsals, and we need everyone there for as
many rehearsals as possible. We’re sure that once you join, you’ll be
hooked and motivation won’t be a problem, but if you have other
commitments on Thursday nights, you may need to think carefully about
singing with us.
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Spitalfields Singers,
London E1 A friendly lunchtime singing group that meets weekly
during term times. We sing a huge range of repertoire and the group is
open to everyone, regardless or previous experience or expertise. There
are no auditions and no requirement to read music. All you need is to
enjoy singing and want to try new things.
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Sponsalia, Surrey. An
established, successful Surrey based chamber choir who specialises in
performing for wedding services, and marriage ceremonies.
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Spring into Soul,
Worthing, West Sussex Spring into Soul is Worthing’s one and
only soul and gospel choir. We are a community, non-denomination choir,
first formed in 2006. There are no auditions, and no previous choir
experience is necessary. We provide all types of singers the opportunity
to draw out their creativity and build their confidence. Alongside
performance, vocal and harmony skills practice, there is an emphasis on
enjoyment and fun, all whilst singing a wonderful and well chosen
repertoire of uplifting soul and gospel songs.
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Springwell
Golden Voices, Edinburgh A community choir for the over 55s
rehearsing in St Michaels Church, Edinburgh.
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Stafford
Choral Society, Staffordshire
The Society was established in 1946 and since then has promoted two
or three major concerts each year, performing many of the great
choral works in the repertoire, with some of the country's foremost
singing soloists. Our Diamond Jubilee concert was held in Lichfield
Cathedral on 28th April 2007. There are currently about 80 singers.
Rehearsals are held at Rising Brook Methodist Church, Stafford ST17
9DH from 7.30-9.30pm
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Stamford Bridge Singers, E
Yorkshire The
Stamford Bridge Singers is a mixed age SATB community choir based in
Stamford Bridge near York. The choir of approximately forty singers
performs a wide range of sacred and secular music for concerts
and services in North and East Yorkshire. We are available to hire for
weddings but we also offer to sing for no fee at churches where there is
no regular choir. We rehearse in Stamford Bridge School every Thursday
in term-time.
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Stamford Choral Society, Lincolnshire
The society
stages two concerts every year, one at Christmas (at Stamford School)
and its major one in the Spring at Peterborough Cathedral. The
more adventurous works from 20th century and works specially
commissioned by the Society have often been included in Christmas
concerts.
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Stamford
Singers, Lincolnshire A
chamber choir made up of enthusiastic and dedicated singers drawn from
Stamford and surrounding areas, which performs locally and further
afield both nationally and internationally. Apart from visiting churches
and cathedrals to sing services, the choir also performs concerts, and
is available for hire for weddings and other functions. Our standard
repertoire is varied and includes both sacred and secular works.
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Stanchester Quire,
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset A local community choir of about 70
members supported by Folk South West, reviving traditional folk songs of
the South West of England.
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Stand & Deliver,
Chichester, Sussex. e-mail only: contact:
StandAndDeliverChoir@gmail.com
Staff Choir from Waitrose and John Lewis Chichester.
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Stanmore Choral Society,
Harrow, London Established in 1946. Musical Director is Nick Austin.
Rehearsals are on Monday evenings, 7.45 at St Lawrence Church Hall,
Whitchurch Lane, Little Stanmore. Nearest Underground Station: Canons
Park. New members are very welcome. A very exciting time ahead, with
Haydn's Nelson Mass and
Purcell's Come Ye Sons of Art in
March (with soloists from the award winning a capella group Voces8 and
accompanied by the Senesino Players), An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan
in July and plans being made for the Harrow 3 Choirs concert in 2009
with Elgar's The Music Makers
and The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace
by Jenkins. Further details on our website.
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Stapleton Singers,
London N4 The Stapleton Singers are a community choir based in
Stroud Green, North London. We are open to all people of all levels of...
ability and experience. You do not have to audition, you do not need to
be able to read music, and you do not need to have sung before ... you
just need to want to sing! We meet on Thursday evenings from 7pm to
8.30pm at the Mind in Haringey building at 73c Stapleton Hall Road, N4
3QF.
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Star Choir, Knutsford, Cheshire
Knutsford Star Choir rehearses every
Thursday evening in The Music Room, Knutsford Leisure Centre, Westfield
Road, Knutsford, Cheshire. We operate in three "terms" -
Spring, Summer and Autumn. At the end of each term we perform in aid of
a charity (nominated by the Choir members) - and we will support a
different charity each time.
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Staxton Singers, Scarborough
We are a friendly choral society with a huge repertoire ranging from
Bach to the Beatles. This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary.
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Steam
Heat, Wimborne, Dorset We are a friendly group of 15 or so singers, male and female, based
in Wimborne Dorset, singing a range of unaccompanied "a capella" music,
ranging from Gershwin and Cole Porter to Tchaikovsky and Wilbye.
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Steeton Male Voice Choir,
Yorkshire One of the largest and leading male voice choirs in
Yorkshire with approximately 80 singing members. Has travelled quite
extensively in UK and abroad and can be heard on it's seven recordings.
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Sterndale Singers, Sheffield
A chamber choir of around 30 voices. Our repertoire covers the 16th to
20th centuries and we are always on the lookout for singers, especially
tenors. Reasonable sight reading skill would be of advantage.
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Stevenage Choral Society,
Stevenage, Hertfordshire We are a mixed voice choir currently about
90 strong and perform mainly works from the classical repertoire. We are
a community choir and do not audition as we welcome anyone who wants to
sing to come along and "give it a try". We perform with both amateur and
professional soloists and use amateur and professional orchestras and
bands for accompaniment. Recent performances have included Carmina
Burana by Carl Orff, Magnificat by J.S.Bach, Poulenc´s Gloria,
Beethoven´s 9th Symphony, Gloria by John Rutter and Jubilate by Bob
Chilcott. In April 2005 we gave a performance of "The Kestrel Road" with
its composer, Peter Maxwell Davies, in the audience.
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Stevenage Ladies Choir,
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Stevenage Ladies Choir was formed
in 1960, and made up of the wives of members of Stevenage Male Voice
Choir. During the early years the choir took part in various
competitions, and their greatest achievement was winning a Gold Cup at
the Cheltenham Music Festival. The Choir chooses to no longer enter
competitions, preferring instead to raise money for charities both local
and national and to regularly perform alongside Male and Female Choirs
from around the United Kingdom and Europe. This encourages us to expand
our repertoire, often learning new pieces, which can sometimes be in a
foreign language, thereby stretching our creativity. The current Choir, which has a membership of around 70 ladies, also encourage the
promotion of local young talent by inviting youngsters from various
schools and colleges to perform in a ‘guest slot’ in their concert
programmes, either as an individual or, as in their Christmas concerts,
as part of a school choir.
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Steventon Choral Society, Oxfordshire Friendly 40-strong
mixed-voice choir singing both sacred and light music. Starred in a BBC2
documentary broadcast in 1995 about the Messiah From Scratch
at the Royal Albert Hall. No audition.
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Stile Antico is an ensemble of young British singers, fast gaining
recognition as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its
field. In 2005 the group won the inaugural Audience Prize at the Early
Music Network International Young Artists’ Competition, leading to a
series of high-profile concert engagements, and attracting the attention
of Harmonia Mundi. Working without a conductor, the members of Stile
Antico rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing
artistically to the musical result. Their repertoire ranges from the
glorious legacy of the English Tudor composers to the works of the
Flemish and Spanish schools and the music of the early Baroque.
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Stirling City Choir A
chorus of 70, who perform a major choral work each year.
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Stirling Gaelic Choir
Active for over 50 years, and now with 40+ singers who share a love of
choral singing and an interest in preserving the Gaelic language
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Stirling University Choir Stirling University Choir is an
increasingly well regarded choir. It is 80 strong, with membership drawn
from students, staff and the wider local community. Formed in 1971, the
aim of the choir is to provide a friendly and rewarding, singing and
learning opportunity for all vocal and musical abilities, and to bring a
continuing diversity of choral works to the local public. Following
David King's retirement as conductor in May 2009, Alistair Warwick was
appointed as his successor. We have performances in Dunblane Cathedral
at Christmas and Easter. New members are welcome.
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Stockport Community Choir, Cheshire
Stockport Community
Choir is a group of almost 30 people local to Stockport and its
surrounding areas.
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Stockport Liberty Belles, Cheshire
The Stockport Liberty Belles were formed in 1976 by a
small group of 8 ladies who got ‘hooked’ on four part harmony because
their husbands were in a Men’s barbershop chorus so they decided to sing
themselves instead of going and listening to their husbands sing.
The
membership has grown over the years with 58 ladies enjoying the
challenge of singing ‘A Capella’ four part harmony.
Rehearsals are now held at St John's C.E. Primary School,
Poplar Street Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3DG between 7.30pm and 10pm.
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Stockport Male Voice Choir,
Cheshire 28-strong TTBB choir, giving 10-11 performances per year,
modern & traditional
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Stockport Warblers, Cheshire
A singing group for people who just want to SING! No
auditions, no solos, just getting together every so often for the sheer
joy of singing in a group.
We meet at St Peter's Church in the centre of Stockport so it's easy to
reach by car, bus or train.
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Stockton
Synthonia Male Voice Choir, Stockton-on-Tees
The Stockton Synthonia Male Voice Choir was formed in
January of 2016 by the amalgamation of Stockton and Synthonia Choirs.
The amalgamation has resulted in a choir producing a quality of sound
that comes from having a good balance of voices in the four areas of 1st
and 2nd tenors, baritones and bases.
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Stoke Poges Singers,
Bucks A 30-strong village choir singing in a relaxed and friendly
atmosphere, for fun and to raise money for charity. They give 1
religious and 2-3 other concerts per year, from repertoire ranging from
Mozart to Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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Stoke Singing for Lung Health, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
e-mail only: contact:
katebarfield@naturalvoice.net
Part
of a national programme of singing groups set up for people living with
lung conditions such as COPD. Recent research has shown that singing can
help people with lung conditions to preserve their lung function and
improve their quality of life. The group meets on Tuesdays from 10.30am
to 12.30pm at the Community Room, West End Village, London Road, Boothen,
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5AB.
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Stokesley & District Choral
Society, Yorkshire We
are a small, friendly choir under the directorship of Jeremy Harbottle,
singing for pleasure and to produce two or three concerts a year, which
are performed locally in Stokesley. We sing a wide range of repertoire
from Baroque to 20th Century, secular and sacred.
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Stondon Singers, Essex 20-voice mixed choir
specialising in unaccompanied early music. An annual event is their
William
Byrd Memorial Concert at the
Parish
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Stondon Massey, where Byrd lived the
last 30 years of his life and in the churchyard of which he is said to
be buried
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Stone Choral Society, Stone,
Staffordshire A friendly choir of around 70 members, singing a wide
range of music traditional to contemporary. We generally perform 3
concerts a year, at least one of which features orchestral
accompaniment.
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Stonehaven Chorus, Aberdeenshire 50 strong mixed voice choir,
specialising in a cappella repertoire. We perform twice a year in
Stonehaven, and have toured Eastern England, Wales and the North of
Scotland in recent years, with performances in Lincoln, Hereford,
Dunkeld and Dornoch cathedrals.
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Stonehouse Male Voice
Choir, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
We are a Male voice choir, approx. 60 voices strong. Giving
concerts in aid of Fund raising, Church groups and Festivals. Generally
within a 30 mile radius of Stonehouse. The type of music we sing is Folk
music from various countries, Church music, Popular music and Songs from
the Shows.
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Stoneleigh Choral Society,
Stoneleigh, Surrey Established in 1942, Stoneleigh Choral Society is
a friendly and welcoming group of 50+ members that enjoy performing a
wide variety of choral repertoire. There are no auditions - singers of
all ages and abilities are welcome. There are regular concerts with
professional soloists and instrumentalists, visits to local hospitals
and residential care homes as well as a variety of social activities.
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Stonnall Singers, Staffordshire
A mixed-voice Community choir, based in Stonnall, Staffordshire. We
rehearse on a Thursday evening throughout most of the year, in the Youth
and Community Centre (‘The Hut’) in Stonnall. We have about 25 singers,
of mixed abilities, but all very enthusiastic!
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Stour Choral Society,
Essex
was formed in 1971 and is a traditional SATB choir of 60 members. We aim
to provide a stimulating time where good music and friendship co-exist.
We give 2 main classically based concerts a year with soloists and
orchestra . We also sing at charity events when our programme is of a
lighter nature and have strong links with our partnership choir in
Germany. Performances have been given in local churches and halls in
Manningtree, Mistley, Dedham, East Bergholt, Frinton and Clacton. We
encourage new members to 'try us out' and there is no audition.
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Stourbridge Choral and Orchestral
Society, W. Midlands Formed in 1884, now giving 3 concerts a year
from a wide classical repertoire.
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Stourbridge Got 2
Sing Contemporary Choir Our choir
in Stourbridge offers many opportunities for you to perform at events
across the West Midlands and further afield. Places we have performed at
include Birmingham Symphony Hall, Dudley Town Hall, Kidderminster Town
Hall, Hagley Hall, Ludlow Castle, the Worcester Show, Stourbridge
Carnival and even Dublin Cathedral and Disneyland Paris! You can view
upcoming and recent events in Stourbridge and across the West Midlands
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Stourbridge Got 2
Sing Youth Choir, West Midlands We rehearse at Gigmill
Primary School on Thursday evenings, term time. We are a fun and
friendly contemporary choir for 9 - 16 year olds who love to sing and
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Stourport Choral & Operatic Society, Worcestershire. Approximately
70 members of all ages and abilities make up the Stourport Choral &
Operatic Society. The Society performs concerts and shows in a
wide range of musical styles from light to serious opera, classical to
modern choral, and including music from popular shows. This friendly and
enthusiastic group's commitment is to provide live entertainment of a
high quality, in a socially active atmosphere. The Society meets to
rehearse at 7. 30 pm each Wednesday in Areley Kings Village Hall,
Redstone Lane, Stourport-on-Severn.
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Stowmarket Chorale,
Suffolk Stowmarket Chorale is an ambitious choir which rehearses in
Stowmarket on Wednesday evenings between September and July; we usually
give three concerts a year.
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Stratford-upon-Avon
Choral Society, Warwickshire 100-strong and founded in 1836, it
shares with the
Huddersfield Choral Society the distinction of being the oldest in
Britain
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Strathaven Choral Society,
South Lanarkshire 80-strong, established 1972, singing Baroque to
20th century. Three times winners of BT/NFMS
Innovation Awards
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Streatham Choral Society, S.
London Established 1921, it's Streatham's oldest choir, aiming to
bring quality music to the area
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String of Beads, Bramley, Leeds,
West Yorkshire. Founded in 1993, we are a small SSA harmony
choir. Our musical programme
remains contemporary and varied including pieces from Musicals, Ballads,
Jazz/Blues. The choir supports many local charities and is available to
hire for fund raising events, private functions, Weddings, Christenings,
summer fêtes etc. New singing members are always welcome.
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Stroud
Choral Society, Gloucestershire Stroud
Choral Society is a choir of 130 members performing in major venues in
Gloucestershire, further afield and abroad. Under its Musical Director,
Huw Williams, the Society performs both the major classical repertoire
and innovative pieces with professional orchestras and soloists. The
Society's children's choir, the Minpins, often joins the choir in
performance, which will include in March 2017 the première of a
commissioned work based on a story by Roald Dahl.
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Stroud Light
Music Choir, Gloucestershire Founded in 1967,
the choir has about 45 members at present. In the spring and
autumn of each year, the choir gives concert performances of light opera
or operetta with the support of guest soloists. Recent performances have
included The Merry Widow, The New Moon, The Arcadians, The Gypsy Baron
and several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
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Stuart Singers, Minchinhampton,
Gloucestershire Founded in 1992, the 65 strong Stuart Singers have
raised over £100,000 for charity. They perform about a dozen concerts a
year around Gloucestershire and beyond, with programmes featuring a wide
and constantly changing repertoire which spans spirituals, theatre,
sacred and secular, classical and modern.
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Sudbury Choral Society, Suffolk
We are a very friendly group of about 60 members of varying abilities
and ages who share a love of singing. We give four concerts a year,
frequently with soloists and an orchestra usually held in St Peters,
Sudbury. As well as large choral works, our programmes feature a variety
of music, from Bach to the Beatles, and include folk music, madrigals
and carols.
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Suffolk
Singers, Otley, Suffolk A small, sociable choir of 25-35 regular members. Our
repertoire is mainly unaccompanied and ranges from music of the
Renaissance to folk songs, spirituals and light music. We
hold 4-5 concerts a year and in addition we sing at a wide
range of events including weddings, entertainments and music
festivals.
Our Music Director Claire Weston is
a previous principal soprano with English National Opera. We are
very fortunate in that Claire often treats us to a vocal master-class
at our rehearsals. Our
aims as a choir are to enjoy ourselves, sing beautifully, and work
hard to improve.
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Summer Singers.
Stoke-On-Trent
email only: contact
boatband@yahoo.co.uk The Summer
Singers is a brand new community choir in Stoke-On-Trent. We practice on
Wednesday mornings from 9.30am-11.3oam in Penkhull Village Hall, Trent
Valley Rd, Penkhull ST4 5JB. The group is directed by Kate Barfield. We
are an open access group and I teach the songs by ear so there`s no need
to read music. The cost is £4 a session. Tea and coffee are available.
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Summerhall Singers,
Edinburgh.
We are a non-auditioning community choir of around 20-30 people, but are
looking to expand in numbers. We sing in 4 part harmony and learn by ear
although music is provided. We meet on a Wednesday from 7pm - 9pm at the
venue Summerhall in Edinburgh. Our main aim is to enjoy the process of
singing in a group. We are also aiming for a performance in the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014. We sing music from a range of genres
including popular, Scottish folk, classical, jazz and musical.
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Summertown Choral Society,
Oxford A well-established mixed-voice choir with around 160 members.
2011 is a special year for we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. And
we will make it our best year yet! We rehearse every Thursday from 7.30
- 9.00 pm at the
United Reformed Church, and
traditionally hold two concerts each year. Membership is just £70 a year
or £40 for a single concert term, and new members are welcome to attend
a few rehearsals before deciding whether to join. We aim to foster a
friendly, sociable atmosphere within the society, and we welcome new
members of all ages, experienced or beginner, at any time, without the
need for an audition.
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Super Choir, Cardiff,
Wales A city business choir based in Cardiff and we
will be expanding across the UK soon. It is open to existing Inspire
Choir members and the business community. So if you want more
opportunities to sing other than in work or if you just want to join a
choir then this is the place to be!
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Super
Choir Valleys, Pontypridd, Wales
We are vibrant and fun choirs that connect people through
the voice. When you join our superchoir tribe you will feel amazing,
sing fantastic music and connect with other like-minded professionals in
a fun, vibrant and relaxed atmosphere. We teach motown, pop and rock
music by ear. No
Auditions or previous experience needed!
Your first session is absolutely FREE! We meet
at
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, The
Clubhouse, Sardis Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff CF37 1HA, on
Mondays nights 6.30-7.30.
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Surbiton Male Voice Choir,
Surbiton, Surrey A well established choir ( 1963 ) giving up to four
public concerts per year and other private entertainment. We rehearse
weekly and no audition is required - just enthusiasm and a good voice.
Presently 25 members and voices in all sections are welcome.
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Surbiton Vocality, Surrey
Vocality Singing: Fun and friendly a
capella choirs (and occasional workshops) in various locations in London
and Surrey. We welcome anyone who loves to sing – men and women alike.
Our unusual repertoire of beautiful, uplifting songs from around the
world includes folk, spiritual, pop, gospel and ethnic songs from as far
afield as Africa and Eastern Europe as well as the home nations. Led by
experienced musical directors, the choirs are suitable for singers of
all abilities: there are no auditions and everything is taught by ear.
It’s all about the fantastic feeling of singing in harmony with
like-minded others. Come sing with us!
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Surrey Youth Choir,
West Byfleet, Surrey Surrey
Youth Choir (SYC) was founded in 1987 and since then has established itself
as one of the leading youth choirs in the country. It is a full SATB choir,
comprising of singers, between the ages of 12 and 21 from all parts of
Surrey, and performs an eclectic repertoire, both sacred and secular,
ranging from early to contemporary, from baroque to romantic, including the
major 'standard' choral works of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert etc. We also
commission pieces for specific performances. The Choir usually gives one or
two concerts each term; they have performed in major concert halls in both
Surrey and London, and also toured extensively throughout Europe and the
USA.
Surrey Festival Choir stages an annual concert in Guildford Cathedral during the Guildford
Summer Festival. The Choir has its origins in the Surrey County Music
Association founded in 1941 by Ralph Vaughan Williams to foster music
-making throughout the county. As Surrey Festival Choir, it
gave its first concert in 1961. At
the present time Surrey Festival Choir membership numbers around 250
singers and in accordance with Ralph Vaughan Williams'
wishes, no auditions are required before enrolling as a member of the
Choir. The concert this
year is Mozart Requiem on 7th July 2012. Enrolment fee is £25. Rehearsals
are on Thursdays at 7.45 starting 31st May in Dorking and Guildford.
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Surrey Harmony Women's Barbershop Chorus, Coulsdon, Surrey
We sing a wide repertoire of songs from
shows, popular songs from each decade of the 20th century, all arranged
in barbershop style. We belong to the Sweet Adelines, a huge American
organisation, and have been champions of the UK members of that
organisation 4 times, earning the right to compete internationally in
New Orleans, Nashville, Portland and Phoenix
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Surrey Heath Singers,
Camberley, Surrey Formed in
1986, we are a friendly non-auditioned mixed voice choir of around 85
singers. Under the baton of our dynamic musical director, Andrew
Phillips, we present three or four concerts a year from a repertoire
ranging from Bach to Bernstein and beyond. Rehearsals are on Monday
evenings at 7.30 pm in High Cross Church, Camberley. These evenings
are entertaining, enriching and enjoyable and a warm welcome is extended
to all who come along.
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Surrey Hills Chamber
Choir, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, Surrey
New mixed chamber choir for up to 30 voices with a diverse repertoire.
Experienced singers welcome.
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Surrey Hills Singers, Cranleigh, Surrey The Surrey Hills Singers was
formed as a daytime choir for women who wanted to sing at a convenient
time while children are at nursery or school, providing some child-free
time to concentrate on something that you enjoy. Our rehearsals provide
an ideal environment for women to get back into singing after a long
break, such as those who have not sung since school, or since having a
family.
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Surrey Hills Training Choir, Cranleigh, Surrey
The Surrey Hills Training Choir was launched in
September 2011, in response to many enquiries for younger children to sing
in the Young Voices choir. We had a delightful start in September 2011 with
three talented children who absolutely stole the show with their performance
at the Christmas concert 2011. In December 2012 our five Training Choir
singers delighted the audience with their rendition of “I once saw an
elephant”. Their success and enjoyment from the concert prompted their
school to ask them to sing the song at assembly. This has inspired 4 more
more children to join in January 2013 and they all absolutely love the
sessions – so the parents tell me!
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Surrey Hills Young
Voices, Cranleigh, Surrey The Surrey Hills Young Voices is an
independent choir for all children from any school aged 8+. We sing all
styles of music, especially popular, musical and gospel songs, which our
young members enjoy the most. Particular favourites have been Price Tag,
Pack up your Troubles, Firework, Don’t stop Believin’, We go together
and Under the Sea. Singing in a choir is great fun and the benefits are
not only in improving your singing. For those learning an instrument,
singing will improve other musicianship skills such as aural skills. For
woodwind players and sports fanatics, the physical aspects of breathing,
posture and coordination are very beneficial.
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Surrey Youth
Training Choir
Surrey Youth Training Choir is
the county training choir for boys and girls aged 9 to 13 years who
enjoy singing. Led by experienced vocal coach and professional soprano,
Bimbi Shaw Cotterill, the choir offers a fun introduction to choral
music. As well as making new friends and having fun, children will learn
about reading music and singing in harmony. No audition necessary and no
previous musical or singing experienced needed. First term membership is
free, then £52 a term. Call now to book your FREE term! 01483 519307
Wednesdays (term time) 6.45-8.15pm @ The Marist School, Old Woking Road,
West Byfleet, KT14 6HS
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Sussex Chorus,
Brighton, Sussex (formerly Ditchling Choral Society)
150-strong, performing major choral works in Brighton and mid-Sussex,
conducted by tenor Neil Jenkins
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Sussex Harmony, Lewes, Sussex.
Formed in January 1992 to research, reconstruct and perform the music of
rural church and chapel between 1700 and 1840. Whilst initially the
quire sang for its own enjoyment, with a growing repertoire its public
performances have increased in number and now include carol and other
concerts, church services and workshops. Singers number about 24 and
there is a growing instrumental section, vital for the traditional
accompaniment to the rural music of the time - that is, the village
band.
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Sussex Harmonisers,
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
The Sussex Harmonisers is a male voice chorus singing in
the Barbershop style. We’re a friendly bunch of guys from all walks of
life who share a common love of singing. Our repertoire covers a wide
range of songs and we enjoy performing for and entertaining others. Why
not come along for one of our evening rehearsals and and hear what we’re
all about
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Sussex
Voiceworks, Shoreham, East Sussex
Sussex Voiceworks is a choir comprising approx.100 members. We meet
every Monday at St.Peters RC Church Hall, West St. Shoreham from 7.30pm
to 9.30pm.
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Sutton Coldfield Choral Society,
West Midlands
The present Society began in 1969 as an evening class conducted by
Adrian Carpenter, the son of the President of the Society, Marjorie
Carpenter. and by 1975 was sufficiently established to make a move to
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, where it has performed regularly ever since.
The Choral Society currently gives two main concerts per year, generally
in the Spring and December. The choir also performs at other irregular
concerts.
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Sutton Coldfield Community Choir, West Midlands
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Sutton Coldfield Tuneless Choir, West Midlands
Sutton Coldfield Tuneless Choir launched in May 2016, and
regularly has over 100 attendees. The choir is based at the United
Reformed Church, 1 Brassington Avenue, B73 6AA. Sessions are held weekly
every Tuesday from 7.30pm until 9pm during school term times, so in 2017
run from 3rd January until 4th April with a break on 21st February for
half term. The summer term will run from 25th April to 25th July with
no choir on 30th May.
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Sutton Coldfield Youth Voices, West Midlands
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Sutton Valence Choral
Society, Maidstone, Kent
We are based at Sutton Valence which is near Maidstone,
Kent. The society was founded in
1990
and aims to have four concerts
per year plus one Come and Sing as well as various social events. We
have about 80 members and are still keen to expand to take on even
more ambitious works. There is no audition and the standard of the
singers in each voice varies from very skilled sight singers to
complete novices. Our last Come and Sing which was attended by
singers from across the county included Faure’s Requiem and
Vivaldi’s Gloria.
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Swale
Singers, Swaledale, North Yorkshire
The Swale Singers were
founded 20 years ago in Gunnerside, North Yorkshire, and have grown
steadily to become a well established mixed choir of 40 - 50 adults. The
members come from Wensleydale, Teesdale and of course Swaledale where
the choir holds a weekly practice in Low Row. Four or five concerts are
given each year, often for charity. The annual Swaledale Festival in
early June is an occasion when the choir sings a major work. Christmas
and Easter are also regular dates for a concert. Venues for events are
many and varied, ranging from churches and chapels to village halls and
pubs.
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Swansea Bach Choir
(Côr Bach Abertawe)
was formed in 1965 with the specific aim of presenting the best choral
works from the past five centuries to as wide a public as possible and
in as professional and authentic a manner as possible. Since its
inception the choir has been a training ground for young singers, many
of whom have gone on to win choral scholarships at Oxford or Cambridge,
or to study music at music colleges and universities. Many of the
choir's current membership are trained singers and professional
musicians.
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Swansea Bay Singleton Singers A ladies choir (50 voices) that loves
to sing for pleasure and also raise money for Singleton Hospital and
other local charities. We practice on a Tuesday evening in Singleton
Hospital chapel.
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Swansea Excelsior Ladies Choir, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
A friendly ladies choir with a wide repertoire which has approximately
50 members, rehearses are on Monday evenings at Sketty Primary School,
Sketty, Swansea from 7-9 pm. Choir give many concerts to support a wide
variety of charities and give pleasure to Senior Citizens in Residential
Homes and to other organisations.
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Swansea Gospel Male
Voice Choir. We are a choir of around fifty Christian men who love
to sing about the good news of God’s salvation through His son. The
choir began in the 1970s and has been singing to the praise of God for
over forty years. We do this at a wide range of venues including Church
buildings, concert halls, residential homes, hospitals and outside
venues too. The choir is made up of men of all ages who come from
various Church backgrounds and geographical areas (including Swansea,
Llanelli, Bridgend, Neath, Carmarthen and Llandrindod); our youngest
members are in their 20s and our oldest approaching 90. All are united
in a shared love for our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. The choir is
part of the larger Festival of Male Voice Praise
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Swansea Male Choir
Our choir has a long and interesting
history dating back to the dark days of the Second World War, when a
group of Air Raid Wardens discussed the possibility of forming a male
choir. As a result of that conversation a meeting was held on a November
evening in 1946 the Manselton and District Male Choir was born. In its
earliest days we followed the traditional path of male choirs and made
the rounds of the various Eisteddfodau. By the early 1950’s the choir
had established itself with the best in Wales, having taken first prize
at the National Eisteddfod at Caerphilly and Llanrwst in consecutive
years. Our new name appropriately reflects the greater Swansea area from
which we now draw our members from. Just
as our choristers are drawn from a wider area, and our performances now
take place all over the World, our musical repertoire has also expanded.
We still sing the best of many of the traditional tunes in Welsh and in
English, but you are just as likely to hear from us popular contemporary
music, from the shows, from films or from the hit parade.
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Swansea Philharmonic Choir, Wales We are a mixed choir with just
under 100 members drawn from Swansea and the surrounding areas. We
perform both less familiar music as well as choral classics. Our
repertoire covers music from the Baroque to the present day with
performances given regularly in the Brangwyn Hall and St. Mary's
Church in Swansea. We rehearse on Thursday evenings at Bishop Gore
School, Swansea and are always keen to find new new members. Do come
along if you'd like to find out more about singing with us and hear
what we do!
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Swarbrick Singers,
Northampton This
is a very high standard chamber choir, which is 28 yrs old
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Sweet Honi 'n' Soul, Honiton,
Devon
We are a rock choir for
the East Devon, West Dorset and South Somerset area. We meet in Honiton
at Millwater School on Tuesday evenings. The choir is open access so
there is no audition. New members are always welcome and you can start
any time. The current subscription is £45 per term, but new members are
entitled to a taster rehearsal.
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Swavesey Community
Choir, Swavesey, Cambridgeshire We are a community choir with approx
30 members who meet every Wednesday in term time, performing in 2 or 3
concerts locally each year.
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Sweyne Choral Society, Rayleigh, Essex A friendly, non-competitive
choir, requiring no auditions. We perform 3 or 4 concerts a year,
singing a wide variety of choral styles. We also meet socially for
various fund-raising activities.
New members are always
welcome and the first two taster rehearsals are free of charge.
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Swift Singers
Ladies Choir, South Woodham Ferres, Essex
The choir
has now a membership of 70 ladies. We sing a varied repertoire from 16th
century to the popular styles of the day. We were runners-up in the
Bournemouth Music Festival in 2004. We have recorded two CD's
"With One Voice" and Solitaire"
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Swindon Choral Society,
Wiltshire 110 members, singing 4 main concerts a year and with
regular exchanges with choirs from Salzgitter and Hamburg, Germany
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Swindon Community Choir, Wiltshire
(formerly the Swindon Scratch choir)
We are a
community choir so everybody is welcome whatever their ability, and
there is no audition. We mostly sing in four-part harmony and learn by
repetition so ability to read music is not necessary. We sing all sorts
of songs, from Motown to African to Russian chants
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Swindon Male Voice
Choir We are a choir of 55 members, based in Swindon, Wiltshire.
New members always welcome to sample the friendship, fun and cameraderie
found in making good music.
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Swingle Singers Famous
group of professional singers, with a massively broadened repertoire
since the early days. British since 1973!
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Sydenham Singers, London
A
fun weekly group that sings music from around the world. No auditions,
everything is taught by ear in a relaxed way. Think you can’t sing?
There’s no need for any experience of singing – just come along and
give it a go!
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Synergy A Cappella Close Harmony Chorus, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The Members of Synergy A-Cappella are drawn from all walks of
life, with one thing in common, a desire to make music in a slightly
different genre to the typical male choir.Synergy is the foremost men's
chorus in the area. We aim to promote the enjoyment of close 4 part
harmony singing through the spirit of friendship, musical excellence,
comedy and love of a good song. Our aim is to entertain our audience
through the power of the human voice in a manner they have never
experienced.
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Synergy Vocals, London
Synergy Vocals is a unique pool of voices covering a broad spectrum of
musical genres and working primarily on microphone. Rather than being a
choir as such, or a disparate group of soloists, we provide bespoke
teams of vocalists, tailor-made to suit each project. Synergy Vocals has
a 10-year relationship with composer Steve Reich.
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