Raise your voice in this celebration of community, history, and the power of collective song.
The Foundling Museum and Choir of the Earth invite you to be part of something special: a joyful, participatory choral event celebrating Handel’s enduring legacy and the extraordinary power of collective music-making.
This one-day event brings together emerging musicians, music students, and members of the public for an unforgettable musical experience rooted in the Foundling Hospital’s historic relationship with music, community, and shared purpose.
What to Expect
Before the event
Your ticket includes access to Choir of the Earth’s line-by-line teaching videos for each voice part, led by your conductor for the day, Ben England, plus voice-part-louder and full-choir rehearsal tracks recorded by professional choral singers.
You will be invited to attend a live online revision/preparation session on YouTube on Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 18:30 GMT. This will be recorded and available later for those who can’t make it live.
Your ticket also includes a free digital score for the Hallelujah chorus - please make sure you have a way of bringing this with you on the day, e.g. digitally on a fully charged tablet/mobile device, or by printing a copy. No printed scores will be available at the event.
On the day
Dress appopriately for the weather, bring a bottle of water and your score, and make your way to the Foundling Museum. The approximate timings for the day - all local time (GMT) - are:
10:00 Participants registration and opportunity to explore the A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music exhibition at the Foundling Museum.
11:00 Start the day with a confidence-boosting vocal workshop designed to bring singers together, whether you’re a seasoned chorister or simply love to sing (no experience necessary and no audition required!).
11:15 Singers will rehearse and perform the Hallelujah chorus inside the Museum itself, connecting directly with a space where music has played a vital role for nearly 300 years.
12:00 Make your way outside the Museum to Brunswick Square and meet the additional singers who are joining us for our open-air flashmob!
12:15 The day culminates in a flashmob-style performance of Handel’s iconic Hallelujah chorus outside the Museum - an uplifting moment of shared joy, open to the public. After a warm-up, we will sing Hallelujah at least twice!
Cost and Booking
ℹ️ There are limited places available for this in-museum event, due to capacity within the Museum, so please do not delay in securing your place via the Foundling Museum on Eventbrite:
Cost: £27.45 (including booking fees)
About the Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum is the only cultural institution in the UK to celebrate people who have been in care, and all those who care for them. It is a contemporary museum with unique collections of art, music, writing and emotive objects that stretch back to the 18th century, and its mission is to inspire change through the power of the arts.
The Museum begins with the story of the Foundling Hospital: the UK’s first children’s charity and public art gallery, supported by leading 18th-century artists and musicians, including George Frideric Handel.
Handel originally composed Hallelujah as part of his famous Messiah oratorio, but later incorporated the piece into an anthem he created specially for the Foundling Hospital, which premiered in 1749 to help raise money for the charitable institution - especially fitting as we aim now to fundraise for the Foundling Museum through this special Hallelujah event!