Choirs using the site
Many different kinds of choirs use these rehearsal files. I thought it would be useful to provide a list of links to their websites. This would give all users the opportunity to see what other choirs from different parts of the world are performing.
If you want to be added to this list, use the "Contact Me" link on the left towards the bottom to send me all the information you want me to add.
CANADA
Ontario: Newmarket - Aurora
Tapestry Chamber Choir: sharing choral excellence in their community. Directed by Tony Browning.
Ontario: Ottowa
The Anglican Chorale of Ottawa: ACO is an unusual Canadian Church choir in that we have no church building to call our own, and we have actually sung more services in the UK than in Canada. There are about 30 members of the choir, ranging in age from 18 to 80. Since 1994, We have been travelling to the UK every other year as visiting choir at various cathedrals (Canterbury, Ely, Winchester, Durham, Wells, Gloucester, Lincoln, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, and this summer will visit Worcester).
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, in addition, has a very active music program with two choirs (Men and Boys and Women and Girls). Choral Eucharist is sung every sunday and Evensong is sung twice a month. The choirs combine for some services and concerts.
GERMANY
Frankfurt am Main
Anglican/Episcopal Church of Christ the King: we are a choir regularly providing music for the only Anglican church in Frankfurt am Main. As our members live scattered around the city and outlying towns, rehearsal time is valuable - with the result that we recommend singers to check out your website so that they come prepared to rehearsals. Thanks for doing all this work - it's a great help. Anglican church music is rather a rarity in Germany.
UNITED KINGDOM
England: Birmingham
Vivat: we are an enthusiastic choir with approximately 40 members and always ready to welcome newcomers. The choir is made up of police officers and staff, both serving and retired, partner agencies such as the NHS and City Council, their families and friends. We are honoured to have the opportunity to give back to our communities through the gift of music. The choir is in its 4th year and growing in ability all the time. We have an exciting year ahead with many engagements already planned and our very first overseas concert in Boulogne, France this May.
England: Hampshire
Wherwell Singers: we are a friendly community choir performing two concerts a year in local churches. Full details of repertoire are on our website.
England: Herefordshire
Leominster Choral Society: a friendly SATB choir of around 80 voices based in Leominster. new members always welcome - looking for some more sopranos in Feb 2014!
England: Kent
Paddock Wood Choral Society: We are a friendly group of 65 singers and under the baton of our Music Director, Adrian Pitts, our reputation continues to grow as we explore music oustide the standard range. We have a broad repertoire covering unaccompanied short polyphonic pieces to large-scale works requiring considerable orchestral forces which encompasses music from the Mediaeval period right up to the 21st century. We have three of our own concerts a year - March with full orchestra, June of a lighter nature and Christmas. In addition we like to be involved in a charity concert once a year.
Thanet Festival Choir: we are a mixed choral group of around 130 amateur singers, based in the Isle of Thanet (Margate area) Kent. We give at least three concerts each year – usually more. We tend to stick to traditional Choral Music but do perform the occasional lighter concert, and of course carols at Christmas. Please visit our website for further information.
England: London
Beckenham Chorale
Sacred Heart Teddington Choir: The Sacred Heart Church choir in Teddington, London, loves to sing classical and sacred music to accompany the services.
Uxbridge Choral Society
England: Midlands
The Humberstone Choral Society: a community choral society on the outskirts of Leicester. Directed by Motje Wolf.
Kingfisher Chorale: a chamber choir based in Leicestershire, England, of around 25 singers, it performs a wide repertoire both sacred and secular, from medieval to new commissions. The choir's eclectic programming enables it to provide different styles of concerts to suit any venue or promotional requirements. Directed by Giles Turner.
Leicester Church Music Consort: specialises in singing church music in context, particularly Evensong. They are not connected with one particular church; rather they roam around Britain providing a choir for some of the greatest church buildings in Britain. Directed by Paul Morley.
Newtown Linford Choral Society: a community village choir in north-west Leicestershire, England; I (JohnF) am their accompanist. Directed by Sue Ford.
England: Northamptonshire
Consensio: [email: simon.claranet.angel@gmail.com]: an a cappella chamber choir of currently 14 members.We are based in Brackley Northamptonshire our members also come from neighbouring towns such as Banbury. We have been in existence approximately 2 years. We enjoy performing early music such as Pergolesi, Giordani, Tallis, Byrd etc. We also sing more contemporay works by Rachmaninoff, JS Bach, Bruckner, Reger, Sullivan, Stainer, Sir John Tavener and more. We are are led by Stuart Hubble. We have achieved an enviable high reputation for the quality of our sound. Currently we are looking for a good standard of tenors to come along and join us. Our next concert will be taking part in the Banbury Variety Show on the 25th January. We are regular performers at Stowe School near Buckingham.
England: Somerset
Organum: a medium-sized mixed voice choir, led by the young and charismatic MD Francis Faux. We perform three concerts per year in the Bath area; concert programmes vary from the classical repertoire to modern, jazzy pieces.
England: Worcestershire
Hanley Voices: we are a friendly community choir based at Hanley Caslte High School, Worcestershire
England: Yorkshire
St Austin’s Choir, Wakefield: An adult choir from Wakefield UK based in the church of the same name. Most of our repertoire is Renaissance and reformation sacred music.
Republic of Ireland: Carlow
Carlow Choral Society: directed by Niall Kinsella
Scotland: Dunbartonshire
Kelvin Choir: based in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire. An ever growing community choir to the north of Glasgow, welcoming all comers. Our repertoire is mainly classical with the occasional 'song from the shows' thrown in.
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