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Choir Biographies

Find out more about the choirs performing at the Tower of London

Adstock Singers

Buckinghamshire
Lucy Bignall

The Adstock Singers were formed in 2015, as a very small women's choir in the small village of Adstock. It has since grown to become a choir of around 25 men and women who sing an eclectic repertoire of music including some of our own original songs!

We have sung in fields and churches, on the back of tractors and in Barns and pub gardens and have raised thousands of pounds for various charities whilst doing so. Every winter we Wassail with the local morris dancers and every spring we host a workshop in the Village Orchard where several choirs come together to celebrate singing together.

Andover Ladies Choir

Andover
Clare Oliver

The award-winning Andover Ladies Choir were formed on 2017 by their MD, Clare Oliver. They sing a wide range of repertoire in a variety of styles, and have performed for community events, competitions, paid gigs, fundraising events and TV. 

Chanteuses

Leighton Buzzard
Susan Cox

This vibrant upper voices ensemble brings together talented singers from across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and Hertfordshire. The choir specialises in performing works by contemporary composers, with a particular focus on music by women. They have appeared in concerts with Heath Band, Leighton Linslade Concert Band and the Bedfordshire Band of the Royal British Legion.

Their concerts have raised valuable funds for both local churches and charitable causes. Highlights for 2025 include performances for St David's Day and a prestigious appearance at St George's Chapel, Windsor, under the baton of Professor Paul Mealor. 

Fishguard Male Voice Choir

West Wales
Paul Booth

Fishguard Male Voice Choir are a bunch of lads of all ages from West Wales who just love to sing about Wales and Rugby. Their infectious carefree style mixed with their Welsh dulcet tones make them great entertainment whatever the weather or whoever is winning at rugby! 

Grand Union Community Choir

Leighton Buzzard
Susan Cox

Grand Union Community Choir welcomes adults of all abilities. Known for their lively spirit and commitment to the community, the choir performs regularly to raise funds for causes close to their hearts through the power of music. Their repertoire includes an exciting mix of genres ranging through unison pieces to rich 2, 3 and 4 part harmonies. 

Many of the singers have taken part in performances with Distinguished Choirs International New York (Carnegie Hall) and performed in Handel's Messiah at The Royal Albert Hall. Grand Union Community Choir are proud regulars at The Milton Keynes Community Choirs Festival and are excited to be performing at Choirs@TheTower

LCV Choir Jams

London
Rosi & Meg

LCV Choir Jams is a friendly and supportive group who sing for the love of music but who also want to perform at a high standard. The auditioned membership includes excellent amateur and aspiring-professional singers, plus some professional singers who want to sing for fun.

A place for original material to be tested, shared and performed. We provide skills development and performance experience for those looking to take their singing further - a gateway to joining our professional singer pool. Original, varied and carefully-curated a cappella repertoire. 

Me-time Pop Choir

London
Natasha Hendry

The Me-Time Pop Choir is a local community choir based in Ealing who welcome all singers of all abilities. The focus is on fun and singing original arrangements of great songs. The choir perform across the year at various events and festivals and their own annual showcase, often raising money for local charities along the way. This year they celebrated their 10th anniversary. 

Melody Makers Choir

Bristol
Natalie Veal

Melody Makers Choir are Bristol's most vibrant and welcoming mixed community choir. The 120 strong choir sing a diverse range of pop, folk and contemporary music. They believe that making friendship and music are equally important and so they socialise just as regularly as they perform! 

Micwire

Crewe
Kate Cubley

MicWire is a genre-blending, joy-fuelled community choir based in Cheshire known for its commitment to creative vocal expression. Founded by vocal researcher and coach Kate Cubley the choir is proudly non-auditioned and rehearsals blend body percussion, breathwork and harmony singing with accessible vocal technique rooted in voice science.

MicWire performs everything from pop and rock to folk, shanties, and musical theatre-with a signature twist, they're thrilled to bring their northern voices to the iconic Tower of London. 

Milton Keynes Women's Choir

Milton Keynes
Nicki Rogers

Milton Keynes Women's Choir began in 2015 as a non audition choir for any woman in MK who just loves to sing. We have grown over the years into a sisterhood of support and a community group spreading joy through song! We love pop, rock, and any fun renditions of a good hit song. 

Natural Voices

East London
Lizzy Renihan

Natural Voices Choirs' are a funky, inclusive community choir, taking the stuffiness out of choirs! All original vocal arrangements by founder Lizzy Renihan, (former West End performer) are uplifting pop, soul, jazz and anthems. We have choirs in Woodford, Walthamstow, Ibiza and The Isle Of Mull!

Their credits include: The Jenny Barnett Show on BBC Radio and BBC3's 'Don't Tell The Bride'. Lucy Worsley’s BBC Christmas Carol Odyssey, Hugh Jackman Concert O2 Arena, Take That Tour-Milton Keynes & London O2 and part of ‘The Nest’ soundscape by Erland Cooper. They love sharing their uplifting sound with their crowds and getting everyone feeling happy.

Opus 18 Community Choir

Evelyn Sutherland
Bedford

Opus 18 Community Choir is a mixed, adult community choir from Bedford and is led by Evelyn Sutherland. We've been having lots of fun for the past 13 years, singing all styles of songs and we give back to the local community by raising lots of funds for local charities at our summer and Christmas concerts. Opus 18 has a great community feel and we believe everyone has a voice, everyone is valued and everyone is welcome!

Pembrokeshire Choir

West Wales
Clare Lahive

Pembrokeshire Pop Voices perform popular songs with lush harmonies. Weaving in a little bit of Welsh here and there, with sometimes a traditional welsh choir sound a mixed choir full of surprises.

PRP Contemporary Voices

Wells
Emma Wheat

PRP Contemporary Voices is a vibrant non-auditioned community choir known for its inclusive spirit and uplifting repertoire of contemporary feel-good pop music, formed with the aim of bringing people together through the joy of singing.

PRP Contemporary Voices offers a warm, supportive space where friendships are formed, confidence grows, and everyone's voice is valued. Celebrated for its positive atmosphere and sense of togetherness, the choir continues to inspire both participants and audiences with its energetic, joy-filled performances! 

Sharnbrook Community Choir

Bedfordshire
Evelyn Sutherland

Shambrook Community Choir is based in a village in North Bedfordshire, rehearsing weekly with Evelyn Sutherland and also monthly with Mike Gibbons. We give several concerts throughout the year, from local village churches to the splendid Bedford School Chapel at Christmas, as well as the local Mill Theatre and around Shambrook village at Christmas time. We love to take part in the local music festival in Bedford. A fun, friendly and inclusive community with a great sound. 

Sing Space Musical Theatre Choirs

London
Louisa Barry
Delia Antoine Burdett
Alex Davies 
Jen Yard

Sing Space Choirs is the UK's fastest-growing network of inclusive, no-audition musical theatre choirs, bringing thousands of singers together in over 40 locations nationwide. Founded by West End vocal coach Rachel Lynes, Sing Space is known for professional arrangements, expert vocal coaching, and vibrant community spirit. From Broadway to west end favourites, Since Space Choirs deliver powerhouse harmonies and exciting performance opportunities for singers of all levels.

For this combined performance, members from our Northwood, Richmond, Covent Garden, and Honor Oak choirs come together and represent just a small part of our nationwide Sing Space community. Visit www.singspacechoir.com to find your local choir and come sing with us! 

Singing for the Soul

South Wales
Ella Hart

Singing for the Soul are a ladies only, all-ability singing group based in South Wales. The group focuses on wellbeing and empowerment through music. When you join Singing for the Soul, you are joining a group of women who value each other, love to laugh and love to sing! No matter how you're feeling when you arrive, you leave feeling uplifted and joyful.

Known for their powerful and memorable performances, S4TS have made social contributions in their local community, including fundraising for charities, showcase performances supporting PRIDE and a special performance for VEDay80. We are thrilled to be singing at MDBrunch's 'Choirs@TheTower'! Follow us @singdreamstar

Songbyrds

West London
Gwenllian Hunting-Morris

Songbyrds is a female-voice, not-for-profit community choir based in Northfields, Ealing. It was founded in 2009, rehearses weekly during term time and performs once or twice a term. Our varied repertoire ranges from John Taverner to Coldplay and our venues range from churches to summer carnivals and pubs.

Some of us read music and some of us don't. We usually sing in two or three parts: first/second sopranos and altos. Our main aims are to enjoy rehearsals, improve towards performance and have fun! 

Surrey Harmony Chorus 

Coulsdon, Surrey
Penelope Jane Homer

Established five years ago Surrey Harmony Chorus has travelled far and wide bringing a cappella four-part harmony to local, national and international audiences. Now part of the British barbershop organisation, Ladies Association of Barbershop Singers, we get to benefit from all their resources and expertise as we strive always to develop and perfect our skills.

Penny's always on the lookout for exciting opportunities and her connections mean that we get the chance to bring our distinctive barbershop sound to new audiences. We're delighted to take part in Choirs@TheTower again this year. 

The Collaboration Choir

Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire
Carrie Rawlings

The Collaboration Choir is a vibrant adult pop choir based in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire. Carrie and the choir members are honoured to be performing as part of this 
Choirs@TheTower event as they love spreading their musical joy.

Singing in a choir is fab. But sharing that joy with others is even better. We can't wait to get the City of London bopping right into the festive season. It's time to collaborate! 

The Help for Heroes Choir

UK wide
Liz Weager

The Help for Heroes Choir has been vital in the recovery of many in the Armed Forces Community. It provides a supportive, understanding, and friendly environment where members can gain confidence, improve self-esteem, and feel part of a team again. The choir offers opportunities to make new friends, sing with others from a military background, and receive training from a professional musical director. 

Members rehearse in small online groups weekly and gather for face-to-face rehearsals every 2-3 months. They also host weekly online socials, quizzes, and talks.

The Choir highlights include performances alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall and recording at Abbey Road studios with Jon Bon Jovi. The winter months, especially the run-up to Christmas, can be challenging due to isolation, low mood, and anxiety. Rehearsals for Choirs@TheTower25 have helped lift spirits, improve wellbeing, and leave members feeling energized. 

The Liberty Singers

Nottingham 
Kari-Olsen Porthouse

The West Bridgford Liberty Singers (Nottingham) formed nearly 7 years ago embracing all manner of pop music sung in glorious harmony without sheet music. Currently, there are 150 singers belting out classics as well as 65 in the sister choir in a nearby town. We are proud of the community of singers and friends we have created and are delighted to share this with audiences. 

The Sound Collective Chorus

Essex 
Emma Durrante

The Sound Collective is an infectious, welcoming, wonderful modern choir from Essex singing songs in all styles from any era. Known for their immersive concerts & additional choir clubs (book, wild swimming, Afternoon Tea Society etc) being part of this choir goes above and beyond amazing singing to also offer so much more! 

Tongue & Groove 

South London
Robin Thompson

Winners of the 2021 South London Community Choir Festival, Tongue & Groove are an amateur choir that teams a professional Musical Director with talented and dedicated amateur performers. Established in 2017, Tongue & Groove has quickly gained a reputation for their spirited renditions of classic pop and rock songs, infused with contemporary Musical Theatre anthems.

The choir was set up by Caroline Smith and Robin Thompson who wanted to bring together like-minded souls to sing, move, and most of all perform. One of our singers describes Tuesday night rehearsals as being "Super-food for my mental health". Here's what our audience has said about us.

"Tongue and Groove absolutely nailed it!" (We think that's a carpentry pun) 

Treblemakers

South London
Laura Stephenson

It is a huge pleasure for us to be joining this lovely community of choirs singing at The Tower again as part of this special weekend Our close knit and well established group brings the beauty and joy of unaccompanied singing in harmony to every performance we give.

Through our communication of the essence of our songs we aim to spread our brand of happiness and fun, and we raise money for charity. From the simplest folk melodies to complex arrangements of pop classics, we Treblemakers love to sing by and from the heart. 

Vocal Shack 

South London
Naveen Arles

Vocal Shack is a London-based a cappella ensemble. Working as an advanced vocal group - We sing crunchy harmony arrangements from industry-leading arrangers of your favourite party anthems in 4-8 parts, with a focus on high-standard and high energy performances.

We have been lucky to work with the MD of the Pitch Perfect movies several times and we did the Asda Christmas ad last year which meant an afternoon filming and singing with Michael Buble. We can't wait to entertain you this Christmas! 

Waterside Choir

Leigh-on-sea
David Cooke

Run by Grammy-nominated producer and arranger Dave Cooke, and professional jazz singer and vocal coach Heather Simmons, Waterside Choir is about musical training in 4-part harmony-singing, and having fun with friends. The choir holds its own concerts, as well as entering festivals, and charity concerts. They are accompanied by professional pianist Mike Kenton.

We welcome everyone who loves to sing. We don't audition as we're an inclusive community choir. Despite this we're not a sing-along choir, and aspire to professional arrangements. We take time to learn the songs and we believe they're well worth the wait!