Choir Biographies

Absolute Pitches

Milton Keynes / London
Nicki Rogers / Natasha Hendry

MK Women's Choir and Me-Time Pop Choir were established simultaneously in two different cities in 2014 by best friends Natasha Hendry and Nicki Rogers. Both choirs came out of a desire to create a space for women (and men for Me-Time) to find their voice through fun, friendship, creativity and inclusion.

There have never been rules around how you sing or how qualified you have to be, the only prerequisite is a great sense of humour and a willingness to give singing a go. This is the second time the choirs have united and joined voices to bring joy to each other and our audience, and what a privilege to do this 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.

Anthem Voices

Wolverhampton 
Elise Evans

Anthem Voices are a contemporary community choir based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Since 2016 Anthem Voices have been delighting audiences with their energetic numbers and sumptuous harmonies under the watchful eye of musical director Elise Evans.

No stranger to the stage, the choir having performed on many incredible platforms over the past 8 years including the Birmingham Symphony Hall, the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, the Palace Theatre Redditch AND most recently performing in front of royalty at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Although singing and performing together is obviously a huge part of the choir ethos, Anthem Voices are a close knit family and love spending time together for 90 minutes each week as well as engaging in social events throughout the year.

Hampshire Harmony

Basingstoke
Clare Oliver

Hampshire Harmony are a vibrant, energetic and forward-looking choir singing a wide range of genres and with an exciting rolling programme of new music loved by audiences and members alike. As a choir we work hard with lots of fun and laughter along the way.

This year is particularly special as we celebrate 60 years of singing in Basingstoke! As a charity ourselves, part of our mission is to raise funds for good causes, which has amounted to thousands of pounds for the benefit of the town over the years. We are delighted to be singing at the Tower of London this year, and are excited to share this day with so many other lovely choirs.

Harmonix Choir

Epping, Essex
Jenny Ewington

Harmonix Choir is a friendly, mixed voice community choir based in Epping, Essex. The choir, now in its third year, is made up of a group of likeminded singers who come together on a Tuesday evening in a fun, social environment. The choir sings mainly musical theatre and pop, learning the songs by ear.

In 2024, they were awarded first place in the Community Choir competition at Stratford and East London Music Festival. Harmonix choir love to perform, singing throughout the year at a range of local community events. Founder and Musical Director, Jenny Ewington is a qualified singing teacher (LTCL) with over 25 years experience working with singers of all ages and styles.

London City Voices

London 
Richard Swan 

London City Voices is a huge non-audition, non-religious choir with three in-person branches around London, as well as an online one. As well as singing great arrangements of brilliant pop songs, they also have a vibrant social life, with quizzes, open mic nights, holidays and more.

Melody Makers Choir

Bristol
Natalie Cooper

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.

Modality Choir

East London
Jenny Ewington

Modality Choir is a friendly, diverse mixed voiced choir based in London E18. The choir aims to deliver innovative and imaginative performances of a wide range of music, to an excellent standard. Modality choir has been awarded “outstanding” first place in the Stratford and East London Music Festival choir competition and performs at a number of events, including local music societies, weddings, and at functions for a number of the Liveried Companies in London.

Modality choir has also raised several thousand pounds for Centre Point youth homeless charity
through their annual Christmas concerts. Founder and Musical Director, Jenny Ewington is a qualified singing teacher (LTCL) with over 25 years experience working with singers of all ages and styles. She also writes many of their vocal arrangements.

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.

Offbeat Choir

West London
Marta Radwan

Offbeat Choir is a friendly, amateur a cappella vocal group based in Acton and Richmond. They’re all singing enthusiasts with diverse backgrounds. Marta Mathea Radwan has been their music director since 2015. Offbeat performs a cappella arrangements from a wide range of genres including folk, jazz, gospel, pop and rock, singing in many languages.

The choir regularly performs in Richmond and Twickenham; they’ve also appeared at the Southbank Centre and in Tower of London. Offbeat was awarded best a cappella performance and best performance of classical piece at the Richmond Choir Fest 2017. Rehearsals take place in Acton every Tuesday and Richmond every Thursday evening (term-time). They laugh a lot and they’re open for new singers! All you need is a love of music – there’s no audition.

Pembrokeshire Choir

West Wales
Claire Lahive

Shwmae, Lleisiau Pop, Sir Benfro are from the Heart of West Wales. Some of us have never ventured out of Wales! We sing in English and Welsh dusted with beautiful harmonies and sometimes even sneak a bit of Welsh into iconic pop songs.

Pop Chorus 

Suffolk
Yula Andrews

With almost 450 members across Suffolk, our community choir are proud of our welcoming and inclusive ethos. We sing great pop songs in harmony and perform anywhere from school fetes to Latitude and even had a song in the charts - all whilst raising thousands for local charities every year. We love nothing more than spreading joy, bringing the party, and sprinkling a little Pop Chorus magic wherever we go. 

Pop Voices

Midlands
Anya Small

Created in 2013, by Choir Director Anya Small, Pop Voices inclusively brings together amateur singers ranging from age six to 80-years young, many of whom had never sung in public before, and the result is magical. The choir is now in high demand, appearing on TV and radio and recently appearing on the BBC’s Hairy Bikers Christmas special filmed at The Birmingham Symphony Hall.

They have performed at Carnegie Hall in New York and Disneyland Paris and were part of the Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony mass choir. They have now grown to a choir family of 400 plus singers and their classes are full of laughter, camaraderie and glorious harmonies. They are also proud to have raised thousands for local and national charities over the past 11 years through their shared joy of singing.

Quorum Singers

St Albans
Marianna Freeman

Quorum Singers of St Albans is a local community choir of around 40 singers, based in Hertfordshire. They have been entertaining audiences for over 35 years and have raised many thousands of pounds for local, national and international charities and good causes. Directed by Marianna Freeman and accompanied by Margaret Rhodes, they delight audiences with their engaging and varied concert programmes of both sacred and secular music. They are thrilled to be performing at the Tower again this year.

Songworks Choir

North London
Denise Dobson

Songworks is a vibrant community choir based in Crouch End, North London, founded in 2013. With a focus on fun, friendship, and the joy of singing, the choir welcomes singers of all levels to explore a diverse repertoire, from pop anthems to harmonic chants.

The Collaboration Choir

Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire
Carrie Rawlings

The Collaboration Choir is a vibrant adult pop choir based in Beds, Bucks and Cambs. Carrie and the choir members are honoured to be performing as part of this Choirs @ The Tower 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 Games Maker Choir

Great Britain
Liz Stainthorpe

The Games Maker Choir was formed during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and we have been performing for British sport at some of the biggest sporting events and venues ever since. Our appearances include The World and Para World Athletics Championships, Rugby World Cup, BBC Sport Relief, Women's Hockey World Cup, The Rugby League World Cup, and the Aviva Premiership Rugby to name just a few.

We are The Choir for Sport. Our members are based all over the country reflecting the volunteer community, with many of them continuing to volunteer in sport locally, nationally and internationally. With 65+ members, we always surprise and delight our audiences with our contemporary repertoire and act as a great reminder of the sport and volunteering legacy from London 2012.

The Harmonaires Choir

Bishop's Stortford
Josie Cowley

We are an outstanding amateur SATB choir from Bishop's Stortford singing music from Tallis to Coldplay, and more. Our choir was founded in 2014 out of a passion for music that uplifts spirits. We perform throughout the year in different cathedrals throughout London and East Anglia, compete in choral competitions, perform a series of public concerts for local charities, as well as our highly-anticipated, family-friendly Christmas concert.

We also organise the Bishop’s Stortford Choral Festival each October, which brings together many different adult choirs in the region to perform to each other and together as a mass choir, all whilst raising money for charity.

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 Durrant

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!

Vocal Shack

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 Bublé. We can't wait to entertain you this Christmas!

Waterside Choirs

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!

West End Musical Choir

London / Manchester
Charlie Morrison

Come watch as we perform festive & musical theatre classics! West End Musical Choir is a non-audition adult musical theatre choir in London & Manchester. As seen on BBC New Year's Eve broadcast, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, St Paul's Cathedral, Abbey Road Studios, Disneyland Paris & more. Book a taster rehearsal with us today.

Women in Harmony

Brightlingsea
Alison Benz

Women in Harmony Brightlingsea was formed in 2018 by singing teacher Alison Benz who wanted to bridge the gap between pop and classical choirs whilst trying to incorporate the best bits of both. Six years later, the choir has members from all different musical backgrounds who all share a passion for singing; especially in lush 4 part harmony!

Supporting community events as well as staging their own, to date they are really proud to have raised well over £10,000 for local and international charities.