020 is an A to Z of businesses providing services and products for London, with a brief description, contact information and web address for each business.
Capital Children's Choir Talented children's choir that performs everything from baroque to bluegrass, Poulenc to P. Diddy.
Location: St. John's Wood
Postcode: NW8 MAP URL: http://www.capitalchoir.com
Questors Choir, The A 50-strong mixed voice choir affiliated to The Questors Theatre and based in Ealing, West London. Their repertoire is deliberately varied and they perform 3 to 4 concerts a year. They rehearse on Wednesdays 8pm-10pm. New singers always welcome!
Location: Ealing
Postcode: W3 9SQ MAP URL: http://www.questorschoir.org.uk
Wimbledon Chamber Choir Amateur choir who rehearse on Wednesday evenings in Raynes Park. Their philosophy has always been to perform music which is a little off the beaten track
Location: Wimbledon
Postcode: SW20 MAP URL: http://wimbledonchamberchoir.org.uk/
Wimbledon Choral Society Large 150+ voice Wimbledon-based choir performing with professional orchestras and soloists. Venues include St John's Waterloo, Cadogan Hall, Fairfield Hall and Guildford Cathedral. Regularly invited to other special events.
Location: Wimbledon
URL: http://www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk
Barking and Dagenham Adult College Choir A non-auditioning choir still holding on to the principle that anyone with an interest in singing, a willingness to learn to sing parts and most importantly, the ability to sing in tune, is welcome to join.
Location: Dagenham, London
Postcode: RM9 5QA MAP URL: http://www.voicesinharmony.org.uk/
Barnes Choir An amateur choir that has been performing in London since 1952 and continues to put on regular concerts at least twice a year
URL: http://www.barneschoir.org.uk/
London Gay Men's Chorus Perform a wide variety of music to a high degree of musical excellence, touching people and changing lives. 200-strong choir perform as an identifiably gay group & challenge preconceptions, both musical and social, enriching society.
Telephone: 0845 838 2059
URL: http://www.lgmc.org.uk
FCMG London Children's Choir Highly versatile group of mixed-voice choirs, for children and teenagers aged 4 to 18 in London.
Location: Hampstead Garden Suburb
Postcode: NW11 6EJ MAP Telephone: 020 8444 8418
URL: http://fcmg.org.uk/
Whitton Choral Society A mixed four-part choir singing mostly religious works, based in Whitton, near Twickenham, in west London.
Location: Whitton
Postcode: TW2 7BZ MAP URL: http://www.whittonchoralsociety.net
Take Twenty North London vocal harmony group, have delighted audiences for years with their lively delivery and stylish arrangements of standards and hits, including jazz, latin and show tunes – from Sondheim to Sedaka, Berlin to Bacharach.
Telephone: 020 8341 2996
URL: http://www.take-twenty.co.uk
London Pro Arte Choir A mixed choir of 60 voices rehearsing in Mill Hill North London on Thursday evenings.
Location: Mill Hill
Postcode: NW7 1DD MAP Telephone: 020 8346 8367
URL: http://www.lpac.org.uk
Chiswick Choir Amateur choir of 80-90 mixed voices, performing a varied repertoire ranging from the early Baroque to the Twentieth Century, and have presented concerts in Chiswick for more than twenty years
URL: http://www.chiswickchoir.org.uk/
Goldsmiths Choral Union An independent amateur choir of 120 voices performing regularly under its Music Director Brian Wright in London's major concert venues and several churches. Wednesday rehearsals. Audition required.
Location: South Kensington
URL: http://www.gcuchoir.org.uk
National Youth Choir of Great Britain Dedicated to kindling a passion for singing in young people. Their mission is to produce a world class standard of performance from young singers of the highest quality. Junior and youth choirs.
Telephone: 01748 825242
URL: http://www.nycgb.net
Isleworth Baroque The only amateur group in West London dedicated to performing 17th and 18th century operas. Numbers include singers, dancers, instrumentalists and production staff.
Telephone: 020 8580 8429
URL: http://www.isleworthbaroque.co.uk/
The Hythe Singers A small and enthusiastic group of amateur singers giving three concerts a year. They perform a very varied repertoire, including new works by young contemporary composers, mostly for unaccompanied voices.
Location: Egham Hythe, Staines, Surrey
Postcode: TW18 3HD MAP URL: http://www.thehythesingers.com/
Youth Music Centre Children's Choir Prize-winning choir for ages 8 upwards. Has performed at Royal Festival Hall. Meets every Sat. morning in term time in Hampstead Garden Suburb. Kodaly and voice production classes also available.
Location: Hampstead Garden Suburb
Postcode: NW11 MAP URL: http://www.youthmusiccentre.org.uk
New London Children's Choir Launched by its Musical Director Ronald Corp in 1991 with the aim of introducing children to the challenges and fun of singing & performing all types of music. Appearsed in the major London concert halls & works with the UK’s finest symphony orchestras.
Location: London
Postcode: SW1 MAP Telephone: 020 7823 5523
URL: http://www.newlondonchildrenschoir.org.uk
Crouch End Festival Chorus One of the leading large choirs in the country, with a wide repertoire encompassing both the standard classics and less familiar works from the twentieth century.
Telephone: 020 8374 4463
URL: http://www.cefc.org.uk/
Twickenham Choral Society TCS, one of the best amateur choirs in West London (well, they think so anyway). If you are a keen singer or like listening to choral music then you should pay them a visit.
URL: http://www.tcs-choir.org.uk/
Kingston Choral Society The Choir has about 100 singers and has retained a reputation for quality music making, covering a wide range of music from Bach to Gershwin. They give four concerts a year and often take on ambitious projects.
Location: Surbiton
Telephone: 020 8546 9230
URL: http://www.kingstonchoralsociety.co.uk
Choir Schools' Association CSA represents 44 schools attached to cathedrals, churches and college chapels around the country. Pupils have unlimited access to first-class schooling and musical training, giving them an excellent start in life.
URL: http://www.choirschools.org.uk
