Chorus UK

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Chorus UK (styled Chorus) is a large community choir based in Sheffield, England. The choir is managed by Fono Productions, and the Musical Director is Andy Booth.

The choir is formed predominantly from singers without professional musical experience, and has grown from 50 to nearly 300 members. New members are recruited through regular 'come and try singing' workshops.[1] With the ethos that 'anyone can sing' the choir welcomes all members and does not require auditions.

The choir sings a variety of popular music, from broadway, pop, and rock. Across a term of 13 weeks, the choir prepares for a large concert at the Sheffield City Hall. The concerts are supported by the Sheffield Pops Orchestra and have featured guest soloists such as Lance Ellington and Jonathan Ansell.[2]

Following the launch of a children's choir, a sister choir in Manchester launched in April 2016.

Concerts

The choir have now held 9 large scale concerts, with a variety of other performances for charity.

Date Title Description Location
14 July 2013 Steel City Sings Celebrating the City of Sheffield's music, movies and people City Hall, Sheffield
17 November 2013 When You Believe Songs from Disney City Hall, Sheffield
30 March 2014 Magical Movies Music for films old and new Octagon, Sheffield
7 June 2014 Knowing Me Knowing You Celebrating 40 years of ABBA and the songwriting of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus City Hall, Sheffield
29 November 2014 Broadway Baby The music of Broadway City Hall, Sheffield
29 March 2015 Princes of Rock An electric concert exploring the world of classic rock City Hall, Sheffield
21 June 2015 Requiem for a Soldier Marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo City Hall, Sheffield
13 December 2015 Christmas Celebration Christmas songs old and new City Hall, Sheffield
10 April 2016 Out of this World Space themed music from pop to classical City Hall, Sheffield

The next concert is Rise of the Heroes [3] at Sheffield City Hall on Sunday 3 July 2016.

References

  1. "Sheffield CATS workshop". fono-productions.co.uk.
  2. "Jonathan Ansell sings with Chorus UK". Jonathan Ansell official website. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "Rise of the Heroes". sheffieldcityhall.co.uk.


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