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Choir of the Earth Unveils Exciting 2024/25 Programme
Choir of the Earth is thrilled to unveil its 2024/25 programme, offering a rich and varied online choir experience for choral singers of all levels, with opportunities to sing and record some of the most iconic works in the repertoire, taught by Musical Director Ben England, using unparalleled teaching and rehearsal resources. Don't miss out - join us today!
Hallelujah - Belfast tour finale for international choir!
Top international choir, Choir of the Earth, will finish its UK and Ireland 'come and sing' tour in Belfast on Saturday 15 April 2023.
Hallelujah! Handel’s back in town
On Thursday 13 April 1742, composer sensation George Frideric Handel premiered his Messiah at the Great Music Hall in Dublin's Fishamble Street - such an hot ticket that men were asked to leave their swords at home, and women were asked not to wear hoops in their dresses to ensure as many people as possible could fit into the Hall.
281 years later to the day, less than a mile away on Dawson Street, Handel will be back in town, leading the people of Dublin in song once again.
Hallelujah! Choir of the Earth brings UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Norwich
On Saturday 25 March 2023, Choir of the Earth will bring its popular UK & Ireland Messiah Tour to Norwich. The international Choir is usually based exclusively online but will welcome singers from near and far to come and sing choruses from Handel’s Messiah at St Peter Mancroft Church.
Hallelujah! Choir of the Earth brings UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Edinburgh
On Saturday 18 March 2023, Choir of the Earth will bring its popular UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Edinburgh. The international Choir is usually based exclusively online but will welcome singers from near and far to come and sing choruses from Handel’s Messiah at The Parish Church of St Cuthbert, nestled at the foot of Edinburgh Castle.
Hallelujah! Choir of the Earth brings UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Manchester
On Friday 24 February 2023, Choir of the Earth will bring its popular UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Manchester, and is inviting “absolutely everybody” to come and sing choruses from Handel’s famous oratorio at the RNCM Concert Hall.
Hallelujah! Choir of the Earth brings UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to Isle of Wight
On Saturday 14 January 2023, Choir of the Earth will bring its popular UK and Ireland Messiah Tour to the Isle of Wight, and is inviting “absolutely everybody” to come and sing choruses from Handel’s famous oratorio at All Saints’ Church in Ryde.
Haleliwia! Come and sing Handel’s Messiah… with a difference!
On Saturday 10 December 2022, Choir of the Earth is inviting absolutely everybody to come and sing choruses from Handel’s Messiah in Cardiff, with a unique opportunity to sing and record the famous Hallelujah Chorus in Welsh!
Hallelujah! Handel returns to Bath after 271 year absence
On Saturday 26 November 2022, renowned composer George Frideric Handel will bring music from his famous ‘Messiah’ to Bath and is searching for keen choral singers to join him.
Choir of the Earth to bring Messiah on world tour
Choir of the Earth is excited to announce how it plans to further its mission to “bring us together, from all corners of the world, to sing glorious choral works” , as it launches an international Come and Sing Messiah Tour, kicking off on 22 October 2022 in London.
Hallelujah: here we go again!
As coronavirus restrictions finally begin to lift, many musicians are experiencing a “hallelujah” moment as they begin to perform once again. But one choir hit the headlines exactly a year ago for exclaiming “Hallelujah!” in the most literal and magnificent of ways… and now they’re doing it all over again!
SIC Musical Director talks Messiah at Home with the Royal Philharmonic Society
The Self-Isolation Choir’s marvellous Musical Director Ben England has taken part in a series of conversations by the Royal Philharmonic Society, to share his experiences of leading the Messiah at Home project online this spring.