PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival & Competition will for the 5th time present a Great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotion of choral music. Its name refers to the figure of the famous astronomer Nico...

[A version of thIs article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There Is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...

Polyphony was formed by Stephen Layton in 1986 for a concert in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Since then the choir has performed and recorded regularly to Great critical acclaim throughout the world. Recent reviews declare Polyphony ‘one of the best s...  Is).getParent().getNext().style.dIsplay='';$(thIs).getParent().style.dIsplay='none';">moreIsplay:none;">Polyphony was formed by Stephen Layton in 1986 for a concert in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Since then the choir has performed and recorded regularly to Great critical acclaim throughout the world. Recent reviews declare Polyphony ‘one of the best small choirs now before the public’ (Telegraph) and ‘possibly the best small professional chorus in the world’ (Encore Magazine, USA). In a new poll by Gramophone Magazine they were named as one of the world’s leading choirs ‘Stephen Layton's choir have become renowned for both their sound and versatility – whether in early music, or contemporary works such as those of Eric Whitacre, they embody the remarkable tradition of BritIsh choral excellence at its finest.’ For more than a decade Polyphony has given annual sell-out performances of Bach’s St John Passion and Handel’s Messiah at St John’s Smith Square. These have become notable events in London’s music calendar and have been broadcast by BBC Radio 3 and the EBU. According to the Evening Standard ‘no one ...    Is).getParent().getPrevious().style.dIsplay='';$(thIs).getParent().style.dIsplay='none';">less

ThIs month the UK Choir Festival comes to York! On Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May 250 chorIsters will descend on St Olave’s School to participate in the event with learning and Great music making at its heart.   Created to support, train a...

meeting music gathers singers from around the globe and offers a Great opportunity to all amateur choirs to perform on international stages, to make choral music popular among others and to unite in harmony through music. Around Europe meeting music chor...

As part of our mIssion, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir presents opportunities for singers from across the Greater Toronto Area to sing Great choral works together under the direction of some of Toronto’s talented conductors It has been well-report...

Calling singers from all choirs! The Really Big Chorus has a new Royal Albert Hall programme to share with keen choral singers: a bumper Handel concert with nine of the best choruses (all included in Novello's 'Great Handel Choruses') and some of hIs best...

[A version of thIs article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   What’s Great about a group of singers who meet regularly Is that you can grow and develop together, improving skills and techniques week on wee...

Come and sing with us thIs summer at the Ingenium Academy!   Would you like to spend your summer making Great music, with new friends from all over the world? Want to sing and spend three weeks in a beautiful 14th-century school in hIstoric Winches...

We are an 80-strong SATB choir in our 55th season and, while we sing a varied repertoire, we are best known for our spirited performances of the Great and exciting choral works. In recent years, works which we have performed include Bach ‘Magnificat’, ...  Is).getParent().getNext().style.dIsplay='';$(thIs).getParent().style.dIsplay='none';">moreIsplay:none;">We are an 80-strong SATB choir in our 55th season and, while we sing a varied repertoire, we are best known for our spirited performances of the Great and exciting choral works. In recent years, works which we have performed include Bach ‘Magnificat’, Vivaldi ‘Gloria’, Mozart ‘Requiem’, Orff ‘Carmina Burana’, Rossini ‘Stabat Mater’, Dvorak ‘Mass in D’, Tippett ‘A Child of our Time’, Handel 'Messiah' and Verdi ‘Requiem’.' We engage professional soloIsts and orchestra, to perform with the choir. Since March 2015 our Musica Director Is Adam Treadaway. We perform three concerts a year at St George's Church Beckenham with weekly rehearsals from September to June at the St George's Church Hall. These venues are close to Beckenham Junction Rail and Tram Stations and on many bus routes. Car parking Is also available at the St George's public car park.  Is).getParent().getPrevious().style.dIsplay='';$(thIs).getParent().style.dIsplay='none';">less