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• Vale Choir, Leicestershire: e-mail only: contact Paul Towns. C of E choir that sings in the parishes of Harby, Hose and Long Clawson in the Vale of Belvoir. Every year around Midsummer's Eve they host the week-long Vale Festival for all local musicians and some from afar

• Vale Royal Singers, Whitegate, Cheshire. Founded in 1978, this versatile group of around 20 voices gives performances of sacred and secular music of all kinds dating from the 15th century to the present day.

• Valentine Singers, Barkingside, Essex  A friendly group of some 60-70 singers. Current membership ranges from teenage to retired; singers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome.  The choir has gained a reputation, both locally and further afield, for high quality performances with a friendly atmosphere. Our repertoire embraces operatic and lighter stage music as well as traditional choral works. 

• Valley Singers, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire: e-mail only: contact doreen@timberleader.co.uk 22 member 4 part harmony choir, with very mixed repertoire, secular, plus songs from the shows, etc. Available for charity concerts and fund raising. We are a friendly bunch of people who enjoy singing for pleasure. We enjoyed a Come and Sing in Nov, and are currently arranging one for May. New members welcome.

• Vasari Singers Described by Gramophone magazine as "one of the most accomplished small choral groups of our time", Vasari has performed in most of London's major concert venues and taken part in numerous commercial concerts and festivals, including the BBC Proms.

• Vaughan Singers, Sutton Coldfield, Nr Birmingham. The choir sings in four part harmony and is dedicated to singing and entertaining others with a varied selection of music.  The choir also has a strong emphasis on raising money for the local community and national charities

• Vauxhall Male Voice Choir, Luton, Bedfordshire 45-strong. In 1998 they appeared at the Royal Albert Hall and at Twickenham before the England/Scotland rugby international. They've also appeared a number of times on radio and TV

• Velvet Harmony, Bromley, Kent  Bromley Ladies Barbershop Singers. Originally formed by six enthusiastic women singers in 1976. The chorus has grown considerably since that time and numbers in its ranks, singers of all ages and from all walks of life. The chorus sings unaccompanied, four part harmony and regularly enjoys sessions of voice coaching, barbershop craft and tuition by professionals in order to maintain its high standard. As a result of this, Velvet Harmony is in constant demand for both private and charitable functions throughout the year and is proud to be one of the top ten ladies barbershop choruses in the country.

• Vidrodzhenia Ukrainian, Manchester  20 strong Ukrainian mixed voice choir. Taught by Lviv Conservatoire trained Conductor Halyna Savchyn. Prize winners. As near to the Ukrainian sound as you can get in the UK

• Village Voices Choir,  Leamington Spa, Warwickshire We are a friendly mixed voice choir with 32 singers performing a variety of music to suit all tastes. We perform 2 or 3 major concerts every year with the proceeds going to local charities. New members always welcome. No auditions necessary.

• Vital Spark, Malvern, Worcestershire The choir was started in the winter of 1992 by John Williams, Roger Champkin and Grace Elliot. Having attended a weekend held by WGMA at Avon Tyrell in the New Forest in Hampshire, they were so overwhelmed by the vitality and freshness of west gallery music that on their return they immediately formed Vital Spark. Most of Vital Spark's singers are drawn from the local folk club scene rather than the 'classical' choral society; the resulting sound is vibrant and rustic.  Besides singers (5 basses, 5 tenors, 6 altos, 4 trebles), Vital Spark has a useful core of local instrumentalists, playing bass viol, 'cello, bassoon, clarinet, and fiddle (there are four of the latter).

• Viva Voce, Sheffield  A Sheffield based chamber choir, with singers from in and around the city. The group performs about three times a year in a variety of venues, including St John’s Church, Ranmoor and the Upper Chapel in the centre of Sheffield. The choir operates on a collective basis. All members choose repertoire and contribute to interpretation, with different individuals volunteering to take responsibility for directing the pieces.

• Viva Voce Singers, Norfolk: e-mail only: contact Steve Hewitt. A 20-voice group specialising in a cappella works and exploring the links between early and contemporary music

• Viva Musica, West Midlands. A west midlands based choir who have entered the Sainsburys competition and were also invited to perform at Symphony Hall Birmingham for remembrance day.

• Vivace, Arlesey, Bedfordshire An adventurous new choir with 'Bring & Sing' concerts a speciality, though they plan to become a large choir with a varied repertoire and to tour in the UK and abroad

• Vivace Cantamus Girls' Choir, Yateley, Hampshire

• Vivace Girl's Choir, Charvil, Nr Reading, Berks: email only: contact Suzanne Newman The choir is for 11 - 18 year old girls and regularly take part in concerts, competitions and festivals.

• Vivace Chorus, Guildford, Surrey Formed in 1947 as the Guildford Philharmonic Choir, the Vivace Chorus as it is now known is a vibrant mixed voice choir (currently 130 strong) that performs about 4 concerts a year, usually in Guildford Cathedral, plus occasional concerts around the South East, in London and with our twinned choir in Freiburg. New members are always welcome.

• Vivace Singers, Cardiff A popular 8-piece group ("Cardiff’s answer to the King’s Singers") – presents a varied, lively programme of music from the Renaissance to the present day, with much visual and theatrical panache

• Vivaldi Singers, Farnham, Surrey A mixed choir of 30 – 35 amateur singers of varied ability. Performing music of all genres from sacred to secular and requiems to madrigals, spirituals and lighter music.  They give two concerts a year for charity and extend a warm welcome to new members.

• Vivamus, London Vivamus began life in July 2002. Joseph Nolan's desire was to form a choir (around 35 singers) of top level amateur singers or ex-professional singers. Vivamus has stormed onto the London choral scene attracting young singers of a very high standard. Vivamus is a young and exciting choir, and we believe the social life of the choir is just as important as the excellent music we make. We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic and committed people to join us.

• Vivat!, Dorset A recently-formed SATB chamber choir bringing together 18 experienced singers from Somerset, Dorset and Devon. Under its conductor, Lawrence Tubb. The choir aims to perform a wide range of accompanied and a cappella choral music to a high standard. We intend to put on four concerts per year with rehearsals on Sunday afternoons (3-7.30pm) starting approximately one month before each performance. Members contribute £20 towards the cost of each concert. For more information, or to arrange and audition, email loztubb@yahoo.co.uk

• Vocal Academy, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Close to 40-strong, Vocal Academy is a relatively new and growing male voice, four-part harmony chorus based in Sawtry (on the A1 between Peterborough and Huntingdon), driven with enthusiasm and a love of music.We rehearse 8pm-10pm on Wednesday nights in Sawtry Junior School - guests are always welcome. Vocal Academy was formed in 2001 when a group of men who enjoy singing all kinds of music decided to get together once a week to practice their hobby. Since that time this Sawtry-based chorus has grown in size and gained a reputation for exciting, top quality performances. In 2007 Vocal Academy won at Bedford and Oundle Music Festivals and was placed ninth in the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) national chorus competition in Scarborough. 20 Nov

• Vocal Expressions, Holmfirth, W. Yorkshire Lively, enthusiastic ladies' choir with around 50 members - varied repertoire ranging from Elgar to Novello - performed in Manchester, Llandudno, Scarborough, Leeds and all over West Yorkshire.

• Vocal Fusion, London (formerly The Five): e-mail only: contact  Vocalfusion6@hotmail.com Vocal Fusion are a semi-pro ensemble of 6 singers (S,Mez,A,T,Bar,B) who perform a wide range of repertoire...anything from Byrd to Eric Clapton.

• Vocal Fusion, Glasgow   Formed by 4 students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, who are all seasoned ensemble performers and have vast and impressive repertoire of both sacred and secular music appropriate for all formal concerts.

• Vocal Works Gospel Choir, Bath A 40-strong funky gospel choir based in the Bath area. Their repertoiren includes traditional and contemporary gospel, along with popular music arranged in a gospel style. Recently released their debut CD 'Live At Invention Arts' and performed at the wedding of BBCs Natasha Kaplinsky.

• Vocalis, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (formerly Harrogate Chamber Singers) In 2004, after 30 years in existence, the members of Harrogate Chamber Singers took the opportunity to revitalise the choir with a new name, and a new look that reflects a renewed focus on sharing their enjoyment of choral music with others. For the past 3 years, under the directorship of Tim Knight, the choir has been expanding the repertoire of music that now includes contemporary as well as traditional choral music. In addition the choir has developed a newly found taste for travel and has been on tour to Holland and is planning future tours.

• Vocality, Esher, Surrey A Community choir set up in Jan 2004 by Catherine Dyson and Natalie Hollinshead in response to a demand for an alternative to the more traditional choirs which were available locally at the time. We are now a registered charity run by a committee, and the singers are directed by Natalie. Singing a cappella (that is without accompaniment) our music covers songs from all over the world including; gospel, spiritual and popular folk songs. One of the wonderful things about what we sing, and the way in which we sing it, is that it is not only hugely enjoyable for the singers, but also accessible to a very wide ranging audience

• Voce Amazing vocal ensemble of 20 young singers aged 17-28, based in the West Midlands, now with 2 hit CD's. "The vocal ensemble Voce has only been in existence for two years, yet the sound produced by these 20 young people from the county of Staffordshire near Birmingham is as if they had been doing nothing else for decades." (Neue Westfalische, Germany, Friday 25 July 2003)

• Voce Chamber Choir, Kensington London A 25 strong chamber choir based in West London. Audition only. It aims to make first class music with a fun group of young, diverse, talented people.

• Voces8, London Voces8 combines the finest young talent with inspirational performance. The groups energetic and fresh approach has stunned audiences across Europe, making it one of the most highly sought after vocal ensembles around.

• Voces Angelicae, Cambridgeshire a flexible ensemble of five to 30 young voices, specializing both in church music and Renaissance consort music. Recently it has given concerts in Christ Church Picture Gallery, the Museum of the History of Science and Exeter College Chapel, and sung services in New College and Magdalen College chapels, Oxford.

• Voces Cantabiles A small group of young choral scholars specialising in performing sacred music to a high standard, throughout the UK 

• Voces Sacrae, Oxford (from Music & Vision's 4/2000 review:) "Voces Sacrae is a very impressive choir indeed. Four years ago ... there was more than a hint of excellence in their approach ... But this is in a different league"

• Voci Cantanti, Farnborough, Hampshire Specialises in contemporary music, and has commissioned new compositions

• Voice House, Edinburgh Established in 1992, we are a community-based choir in Edinburgh, Scotland with about 50-60 singers of all ages who meet weekly to sing, laugh and socialise. No audition or solo singing required. They sing Scottish, Irish, East European and African songs. Folk, spiritual, gospel, protest or pop.

• VoiceMale, Morpeth, Northumberland VoiceMale is a group of men from a variety of backgrounds and with a broad range of musical experience, who meet every week to share the joy of singing, in good company. We sing a wide range of songs, in exciting vocal arrangements, mainly from the North East folk repertoire, but including gospel, world music and contemporary popular songs. Our two hour rehearsals, though focussed, are relaxed and informal and usually end with earnest discussions over a pint in the Tap & Spile.

• VoiceWorx, Kentisbeare, Devon All ages from 9 upwards are welcome. We're aiming for enjoyment and excellence in vocal music, so whatever your experience there will be plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and have a great time doing it with others. We rehearse a the Village Hall, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, Devon.

• Voices Choir (The City of Derby Girls' Choir) Chamber choir for girls 12-19. Wide repertoire: Palestrina to Pop and everything in between. Annual overseas concert tour. Twice Sainsbury's Choir of the day.

• Voices Anon, Maidenhead, Berkshire 40-strong, aiming to introduce adults to the skills, techniques, fun and enjoyment of choral singing

• Voices in Harmony, Cradley Heath, West Midlands 70-strong mixed-ability choir singing sacred and secular compositions for pleasure

• Voices in Harmony, Maidenhead, Berkshire 8 mixed voices brought together in 1989 through their enjoyment of choral music. They perform sacred & secular classical works, but specialise in jazz, pop, folk songs and tunes from the shows, all sung in close harmony

• Voices in Partnership, London  the main choir of the John Lewis Partnership Music Society, open to John Lewis Partners, concerts at Cadogan Hall meets Tuesdays

• Voix de Vivre, London  A new chamber choir made up of experienced singers whose individual ability allows them to tackle a wide range of challenging repertoire. Its founder and conductor is Neil MacKenzie, who is an established soloist, teacher and member of Britain's only full-time professional choir, the BBC Singers.

• Vox Coelestis Based in S.E. England, and gets together on a project-by-project basis.We were established in 2005 as a one-off group of friends, brought together to raise funds for a church organ appeal in Coventry. The success of that first concert has led to the formation of a choir who's unique principle is to use the enjoyment of singing together purely to raise funds for charitable purposes. The singers are drawn from other choirs, including the Monteverdi Choir, Gabrieli Consort, ROH Covent Garden Chorus, Joyful Company of Singers and several cathedral choirs. We will undertake other engagements, but only on the basis that net proceeds are for the benefit of a charitable organisation

• Vox Mundi, Egham, Surrey As an international female choir we present all our songs in their original language and during out three years together we have performed in English, French, German, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Welsh.

• Vox Musica, London A new choral ensemble aiming to give definitive and authentic performances in the environment and with the instruments with which they were intended to be performed.