Crouch End Festival Chorus

A versatile and in-demand world class symphonic choir based in north London. To find out more about watching or singing with us, visit

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

By the way, you'll now find us over on #Bluesky at https://t.co/xOGYSM6igy or Instagram and Facebook rather than here.

[Signum Classics @SignumRecords]

Out now!

Elgar’s unjustly neglected ‘greatest choral masterpiece’ (Jeremy Dibble) performed by by cond. David Temple, @thechoir, @mozartplayers, and soloists inc. @FrannyChiejina, Dame Sarah Connolly, @AshleyRiches and more!

LISTEN / BUY - https://t.co/iMpmuhca6K

[Signum Classics @SignumRecords]

3 new singles out today!

@bobchilcott: Aka Tombo - @GraceLSDavidson

'Prelude' (@thechoir - Elgar: The Kingdom w/ @mozartplayers) - https://t.co/iMpmuhca6K

'Galliard' from @FretworkViols - My Days: Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly - https://t.co/QcOYbcSuR3

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Check out the @RSNOChorus 's very handy starter pack of the choral movers and shakers to follow in Bluesky...

[RSNO Chorus @RSNOChorus]

Lovely to see a growing cultural community on Bluesky incl @RSNO @the_halle @RCStweets @bachtrack @zebsoanes @StreetwiseOpera @SCOmusic @TenebraeChoir @AskonasHolt @royalphilorch @ScottishOpera @thechoir @delphianrecords et al

Check out starter pack:
https://t.co/jQ3i8YlicZ

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

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[Classical Music @ClassicalMusic_]

Crouch End Festival Chorus: An open mind and flexible sound

A self-taught music director and an audition process which doesn't require sight-reading has given Crouch End Festival Chorus the freedom to focus on vocal quality for 40 years @thechoir

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[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Friday night's the best as it marks the end of the week, you see all your choir pals and everyone goes to the pub afterwards!
We're chock-a-block in all voice parts at the mo though, with the exception of some spaces for #tenors https://t.co/VtS3YKXF70

[Choirslist @Choirslist]

🎶 What London choirs rehearse on Fridays??

🎵 Crouch End Festival Chorus (Haringey) @thechoir
🎵 New Essex Choir (Redbridge)
🎵 Choirs of Christ Church Bexleyheath (Bexley)
🎵 @HarrowHarmony

#Choirslist #LondonChoirs #Choir #Chorus #Singing

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

While we're excited about our December concerts, don't forget that our first concert of the new year is also on sale. Use code CATCHTHEWORM, to get 33% off tickets before the end of November. It'd make a great Christmas present! 🎁...
https://t.co/lBqsuS2rln

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

... a poorly understood condition that can cause heart attacks in predominantly young, healthy women.
SO don't forget so snap up your tickets to our Sing Christmas! concerts before they're gone!
Tickets: https://t.co/7I4RGU8fuM

#FeedTheWorld #Choir #Charity #Christmas

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

We're celebrating our 40th season, and are pleased to be sharing it with the original (and best) #BandAid, who recorded the UK's fastest selling single of all time, Do They Know It's Christmas, 40 years ago today.
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[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Our last Christmas album features our version of it....
https://t.co/Bf3csRSLh5
The charity we're supporting via our X concerts this year is #BeatSCAD, which is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting those affected by Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)...

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

If the recent chilly weather has got you feeling all jingly-tingly ❄️, then snap up tickets for our Sing Christmas (matinee) or Sing Christmas (evening) concerts in #Highgate on 21 Dec with the 20% discount code: EARLYBIRD24 until the end of November.
https://t.co/7I4RGU8Nkk

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

We were sorry to learn of the death of iconic guitarist Vic Flick, best known for *that* riff in the James Bond theme tune. We had the pleasure of working with Vic in the past and our thoughts are with his family and friends.

https://t.co/JTnwVBbLhZ

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Amongst the hubbub of mid-rehearsal break time, we caught up with one of our latest Young Conductor Mentoring Scheme members.
In the meantime, remember the deadline for Workshop applications 8th Dec... https://t.co/sEuo4L9Nfv

#choir #conducting #choralconducting #choralmusic

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

By the way, we're now on #Bluesky
Find us at https://t.co/xOGYSM5Kr0

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Did you hear the interview with our very own @DTConductor on #BBCRadioLondon? He had a great chat with @ClairaHermet and mentions our #SingChristmas concerts in #Highgate on 21st Dec and #WorldOWorld concert in Feb - see our website for info.
Interview:
https://t.co/kBsGdFuhna

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

Versatile? Yeah we do The Proms, but also The Electric Proms! The one with our patron #SirRayDavies of @TheKinks and was on #BBCFOUR last night, so you can find it on the BBC iPlayer. Or, our bits are on our YouTube channel in the CEFC Live playlist
https://t.co/RahBMYnIZH

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

The last night of the #BBCElectircProms with our patron #SirRayDavies of @TheKinks and was on #BBCFour last night, so you can find it on @BBCiPlayer Or, our bits are on our YouTube channel in the CEFC Live playlist...
#VersatileChoir #WaterlooSunset

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[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

3 of 3 More modern audiences became familiar with the work through its use in movies such as Oliver Stone's Vietnam epic, Platoon.

Hear this and more in concert on 1 February.
Tickets...

https://t.co/l2IULZBZlF

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

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• The piece has been played to mark many famous deaths and funerals including Franklin D. Roosevelt's, Albert Einstein, JFK, after Barber's own death (in four consecutive concerts conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1981) and Princess Grace of Monaco (1982)...

[Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoir]

One of the most beloved pieces of music in the world will feature in our first concert of the new year - Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei.
Did you know...
• He was only in his mid twenties when he first wrote the Adagio for Strings in 1936. He adapted it for choir in 1967...
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