JOIN THE CHOIR
The choir welcomes good singers aged 18+ from many countries around the world, recognising the universal appeal of choral singing.
We rehearse every Wednesday evening, normally from 7.15pm to 9.30pm, at our rehearsal venue in Edgbaston, where there is free car parking on site and plenty of additional space on-street nearby. At the moment, due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, our rehearsals are at slightly different times and with additional precautions as needed.
Choir members pay subscriptions either annually or quarterly, and there is a generous reduction for full time student members. Anyone else of limited means may talk to the Treasurer in confidence regarding payment of subscriptions.
Why not find out for yourself?
If you are interested in joining the choir, we always recommend that you get to know the choir a little by coming and start rehearsing with us when we start a new programme, which is usually (but not always) at the beginning of a term. If you like what you see and hear, you can then attend an auditions session, before the usual Wednesday rehearsal, a few weeks into the term or programme.
Rehearsals are now well under way for our spring concert on Saturday 2nd April, at St Philip’s Cathedral. After this, we have a wonderful summer programme including Bach motets together with works by Finzi, MacMillan and Britten, and in the autumn Bach’s glorious Christmas Oratorio at Lichfield Cathedral – irresistible! Rehearsals for the summer programme will commence on Wednesday 6th April 2022 (and then rehearsals 27th April and 4th May), with auditions on Wednesday 11th May, so don’t delay if you would like to sing with us!
To get in touch with us, please email the Choir Secretary at info@birmingham.bachchoir.com so we can make arrangements, answer any questions and make sure you have all the details you might need. Please make sure that mention your voice part (SATB and whether first or second), and a little about your choral experience and interest in the choir.
Our FAQ sheet includes all the essential details you need to know about singing with the choir – please Download our information sheet. There is more information on auditions below, but please get in touch if you have other questions about membership.
This is the feedback we received from one recent first-time visitor:
"I thought you might like to hear my reaction to the rehearsal I attended earlier this week. In a word, brilliant! It was so refreshing to see the whole choir listen and respond to the conductor throughout the rehearsal. I would like to apply for an audition".
Auditions
Auditions consist of:
• Scales to test range
• A simple aural test - pick a note out of a chord
• Singing a piece of your own choice
• Sight reading
Further details can be downloaded by following the link to Choir Audition Guidance
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