Hart Voices is a mixed voice choir based in Fleet, Hampshire which achieves a High-standard of singing from a non-auditioned choir. We perform four concerts each year across three terms running from September to July. Our programme varies from stunning ma...  moreHart Voices is a mixed voice choir based in Fleet, Hampshire which achieves a High-standard of singing from a non-auditioned choir. We perform four concerts each year across three terms running from September to July. Our programme varies from stunning major choral works to satisfying chamber music programmes and the occasional light programme of popular numbers! Singers are drawn not only from Fleet and the surrounding area, but also outlying towns including Guildford and Basingstoke. Choir membership is currently around 50 voices, many of whom have sung with the choir for several years. The combined experience and enthusiasm enables us to explore new musical horizons - both in repertoire and venue. We aim to broaden our experience, strive for quality and musicality in our performances and involve young singers wherever possible. Soloists are drawn from the choir, although for more complex works we often invite professional singers to participate. Fancy joining? Although we don’t have a formal auditio...    less

We are directed by Charles West, a patient and perceptive guy with a good sense of humour who quickly identifies where and when we need his help and guidance. We sing a variety of music which, in some cases, is arranged by Charles. We rehearse, with a...  moreWe are directed by Charles West, a patient and perceptive guy with a good sense of humour who quickly identifies where and when we need his help and guidance. We sing a variety of music which, in some cases, is arranged by Charles. We rehearse, with a break for chat and refreshment at St Leonards Primary School in Exeter on Wednesday evenings.  

This free online workshop presented by the Royal School of Church Music with acclaimed conductor David Hill (director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum, and conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007-17) will offer practical advic...

text: anonymous, from a nordic legend (languages: english, danish, - could be translated) music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz by Le choeur d'hommes de Rouen Martine Becuwe, conductor publisher: Jean-Christophe Rosaz thanks to Eric Rayssac --- Ya vil su...  moretext: anonymous, from a nordic legend (languages: english, danish, - could be translated) music: Jean-Christophe Rosaz by Le choeur d'hommes de Rouen Martine Becuwe, conductor publisher: Jean-Christophe Rosaz thanks to Eric Rayssac --- Ya vil sugne min' éien historiE Fortèlle om' raïsseur O li(d)elser ouneur dorli vèr Ya ofte lèrte At skibeut' ouneur stormeun èr it screubeuli(t) ièmsté(d) Vèr gang min' tour kom' I dèn bitre nattevagt Oude vé skibeut stéoun Bléou feuder fannieut i frOst Torturereut è koul(d)e Mit' ièrte var plageut o angsten èrske(d)e Min' trate seuman s(h)iel ventedeu po in ièlp, som' aldri kom' But sea and mountains are all alike And once again the blood in my heart urges me on to dare the wave that calls out to me The impulse of my heart presses me again to visit once more some new lands and set in search of the Wholly Other start on yet another voyage across more distant seas ... --- french translation: Je veux chanter ma propre histoi...    less

"Ladies of Melody Choir" A specialized female choir in singing the Syrian, Levantine, and Arab heritage. The "Ladies of Melody Choir" was founded in the city of Tartus in November 2022 by Maestro Bishr Issa, a graduate of the Hi...  more "Ladies of Melody Choir" A specialized female choir in singing the Syrian, Levantine, and Arab heritage. The "Ladies of Melody Choir" was founded in the city of Tartus in November 2022 by Maestro Bishr Issa, a graduate of the Higher Institute of Music and a musician in the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra. He was also the former conductor of the "Chamber Choir of the High Institute of Music" in Damascus, and the conductor of the "Urjwan Choirs" in Tartous. The main goal of establishing the "Ladies of Melody Choir" was to Highlight the role of Arab women in the cultural and musical scene, introduce the culture of choral and collective singing in its contemporary concept to the local artistic culture, and revive the authentic musical heritage of the Levant and the Arab world, which has begun to disappear and decline in the face of superficiality and degradation dominating the general Arab artistic scene. In addition to dedicating Arabic singing in its ...    less

I wrote an essay about group singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir.    This is a picture of a summer sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.  

Coronation Anthem by G F Handel

live performance December 2023

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I started my most recent community choir The OK Chorale back in 2011 I decided it wasn’t going to be a performing choir.     Brig...