Choirs
The Aquarius Singers. Bury St Edmunds' best loved ladies' choir. If you'd like to join us, email or telephone the Director on 07814 925205. Alternatively, you're welcome to drop in on a rehearsal - you'll find us at The Unitarian Meeting House in Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds between 1.30 and 3pm most Thursday afternoons.
Beccles Choral Society was founded in 1874. It has around 70 members and performs three main concerts each year. It performs the large scale works and the main concerts have often been with orchestra. The choir meets in Beccles and always welcomes new members.
Burgate Singers . A well-established choir of about 40 based on the Norfolk-Suffolk border near Diss. We are friendly and fun, but aim for high standards under musical director, Alain Judd. We perform with a professional orchestra and soloists. Rehearsals Sunday evenings. Inquiries: 01359 250458.
Bury St. Edmunds Bach Choir. The choir was founded in 1932, and currently has 120 singers under the Music Direction of Philip Reed. The choir performs three major concerts each year with professional soloists and orchestra. Whilst one concert each year features a work by Bach, the choir performs many of the large scale classics of the choral repertory including much twentieth-century British music.
The Eye Bach Choir (www.eyebachchoir.co.uk) is a small, friendly choral society based in North Suffolk, with a history of excellent and adventurous performance under the baton of its Director, Leslie Olive.
Haverhill Choral Society (Founded 1860). The Society meets under Musical Director Jane Wright to sing a wide range of Choral music, from large works for the main concerts and a variety of pieces to sing at the local Summer Arts Festival. New singers are always welcomed to a friendly Society.
Ipswich Bach Choir an 80-strong choral society based in Ipswich. It performs a wide range of classical choral music from Baroque to 20th Century
Ipswich Choral Society - a friendly mixed choir of some 70 members. It is the second oldest Choral Society in England, having been formed in 1824 by a group who gave the first provincial performance of Haydn's Creation in their first concert.
The Kirbye Consort . The choir formed in the 1970’s, is based in Bury St Edmunds, and is a chamber choir, rather than a consort, of two dozen or so singers, which specialises in unaccompanied vocal music, both sacred and secular, much of it from the Elizabethan period.
The Orwell Singers is a friendly ladies' choir based in Ipswich. It has been established since 1993 and rehearses weekly throughout the year. The choir's repertoire covers a wide range of music, including popular melodies, songs from the shows/films, spirituals and well-known classical pieces.
Pakefield Singers . We are a SATB choir formed in 2003, with a membership of 55 (aged 14 to 80) based in Lowestoft, under the musical directorship of Vetta Wise. We have a wide repertoire of songs, including opera, musicals, sacred and spirituals. We perform up to 10 concerts a year, some of them to assist local charities' fundraising.
The Rabble Chorus began in 2009 as a community choir for those who didn’t see themselves quite fitting into the ‘choral society’ mould or taking themselves too seriously, but just really enjoyed singing. The main group is run by Kirsty Logan, a local professional musician, and rehearses on Thursdays 8-9.30pm at Easton village hall or occasionally at the pub. A second 'Daylight' Rabble Chorus runs in Woodbridge at St Johns Hall on Tuesday mornings, 10.30a.m. The choir repertoire encompasses high brow, low brow and anything in-between. We don’t audition or make anyone sing solo and we don’t mind if people have never sung before or whether they can read music. You can contact us via www.facebook.com/RabbleChorus, www.theRabbleChorus.co.uk or by email logankr@aol.com.
Suffolk Singers is a small, sociable choir of 25-30 regular members. Our Music Director Claire Weston is a previous principal soprano with English National Opera. Our repertoire is mainly unaccompanied and ranges from music of the Renaissance to folk songs, spirituals and light music. We hold 4-5 concerts a year and in addition we sing at a wide range of events including weddings, entertainments and music festivals.
Stowmarket Chorale - founded in 1901. It generally performs a major choral work early in spring, a lighter summer concert and a Christmas carol concert.
Sudbury Choral Society - We are a friendly group of around 60 singers under the musical direction of David Butcher. We rehearse Monday evenings, 7.30pm - 9.30pm in Friars Hall, School Street, Sudbury. We perform four concerts each year in St Peter's, Sudbury. Our programmes feature a wide variety of music, ranging from Bach to The Beatles. New faces are very welcome - no auditions.
Trianon Music Group comprises a full symphony orchestra and choir who perform 3 concerts annually. In addition small groups of Trianon members participate in Community Concerts helping to raise funds for churches and charities in the region. www.tmg.org.uk
Woodbridge Choral Society. The Society was founded in 1883 and at present gives two concerts per year, in local venues. We hold our weekly rehearsals on Tuesdays between Semptember and December, and January until April yearly. Membership is 100 plus and new members are always welcome - please visit our website for details. We are a friendly crowd and hold several social events during year e.g. a summer BBQ at the Woodbridge Cruising Club and a Christmas Party at Martlesham Heath. Website www.WoodbridgeChoralSociety.org, contact Secretary@WoodbridgeChoralSociety.org
The Voice Squad is a Youth Choir, but not in any traditional sense. The National Award-winning group presents its wide repertoire of show songs, jazz, folk, gospel and world music (and classical music too!) with movement, costume and a good deal of panache. It is based in Bury St Edmunds. See and hear.
