
Upcoming Concerts
and Events

The Singing Heart: A Concert Premiere | Pieces recorded in Summer 2024
You are warmly invited to join us for our concert premiere - The Singing Heart: A Summer Concert - featuring the official premieres of performances Choir of the Earth recorded in Summer 2024. The programme includes the Choir’s beautiful global recordings of pieces by Grieg, Delius, Lauridsen, Chilcott, Mäntyjärvi, and Howells. Please enjoy!
N.B. This concert has been rescheduled from 6 June.

POSTPONED | The Singing Heart: A Concert Premiere | Pieces recorded in Summer 2024
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience but this concert has been postponed due to technical difficulties, and has been rescheduled for Friday 13 June 2025 at 17:00 BST. We hope to see you then!

The Singing Heart: A Summer Concert | Pieces recorded in Summer 2024
Members and Associate Members are warmly invited to join us for a livestreamed concert hosted by Musical Director Ben England, featuring the official premieres of performances Choir of the Earth recorded in Summer 2024, including Våren by Edvard Grieg, To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water 1 by Frederick Delius, Dirait-On by Morten Lauridsen, MLK by U2, arr. Bob Chilcott, The Singing Heart by Bob Chilcott, Kirjoittaa on minull' miel’ by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and Like As The Hart by Herbert Howells.

Course Launch: Summer School June 2025 | Songs of Strength
Join us on Monday 2 June 2025 at 17:00 BST (UK time) for the open launch session of our June Summer School course - the second of two Summer School short courses this year. Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England and our innovative resources will help you learn, sing and record two inspiring arrangements by Pete Churchill. Our course launch is free and open to all so please stop by and hear this amazing music.

Course Launch: Summer School May 2025 | Beautiful pieces by Eric Wetherell
Join us on Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 17:00 BST (UK time) for the open launch session of our May Summer School course - the first of two Summer School short courses this year. Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England and our innovative resources will help you learn, sing and record two stunning choral pieces by British composer, Eric Wetherell. Our course launch is free and open to all so please stop by and hear this stunning music.

Summer School 2025 Preview Concert | open to all - enjoy beautiful contemporary choral music!
Join Ben, Choir of the Earth's brilliant Musical Director, and hear all about our amazing upcoming Summer School programme, both online via our May and June Summer School courses, and in person at Summer School LIVE in Bristol, UK, at the end of June.
Includes beautiful music by Eric Wetherell and fantastic pop songs arranged by Pete Churchill, plus an exclusive look at the exciting venues for our Summer School LIVE event in Bristol from 27-30 June 2025 and a full conduct-through of its programme, including Quanta Qualia, Indodana, Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Rose and more! This concert is open to all - please come along and enjoy!

Summer School 2021: Special Edition Concert | Fifth Anniversary Festival
On 31 March 2025, Choir of the Earth officially turned 5! As part of our Fifth Anniversary Festival celebrations, join us at 19:00 BST (UK time) on Wednesday 2 April 2025 for a special edition concert of the Choir’s Summer School 2021 performances. The recordings from one of our best-loved courses have been set to beautiful imagery for the first time, creating wonderful new music videos for a diverse range of pieces by Mozart, Morley, Messiaen, McCartney, and many more!

Come and Sing Evensong in Finland
Come and sing with Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director Ben England BEN and Tapiola Chamber Choir at the Olari Church in Espoo near Helsinki on 24 August 2024. Sing pieces from our August Summer School and learn others in workshops on the day, then perform at a special Evensong service with a Finnish twist. End the day at an informal reception and kantele workshop in central Helsinki.

Summer School 2024: August| Learn, sing and record pieces for an Evensong in Finland
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the grand “Finnish” of our 2024 Summer School - an exciting collaboration with Tapiola Chamber Choir and Olari Church in Finland. We will learn, sing and record Kirjoittaa on minull' miel by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi and Like As The Hart by Herbert Howells. You will also have an opportunity to come and sing with Tapiola at the Olari Church in person on 24 August 2024 and perform these pieces in a special Evensong service. Find out more and book here.

Summer School 2024: July| Learn, sing and record pieces by Bob Chilcott
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the second two weeks of our 2024 Summer School, where we will learn, sing and record: MLK by U2, arranged by Bob Chilcott, and The Singing Heart by Bob Chilcott.

Summer School 2024: June | Learn, sing and record pieces by Grieg, Lauridsen and Delius
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the first two weeks of our 2024 Summer School, where we will learn, sing and record: Våren by Edvard Grieg; Dirait-On by Morten Lauridsen’ and To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water 1 by Frederick Delius.

Choir of the Earth presents: Summer School 2023 - A Concert Performance
Members of Choir of the Earth met online in June, July and August 2023 for our popular Summer School, where they learned a diverse range of pieces with Musical Director, Ben England BEM. Singers recorded their individual performances at home, which were then mixed by our amazing audio engineers. These international performances have been accompanied by stunning imagery to help tell the story of the pieces. This online concert will be hosted and conducted by Ben England BEM and absolutely everybody is very welcome to attend.
Click here to go to the concert.
The music varies widely in style and period, from baroque Bach to contemporary Cage. The concert also include two very special pieces that have been composed for Choir of the Earth from Martín Palmeri and Patrick Hawes.
It is free to attend our concert, although donations big and small are always very welcome to help Choir of the Earth reach more singers worldwide who could benefit from the choral opportunities and community we provide.