Sing for the Sea

On Sunday 27th September we are holding a workshop day with a professional vocal coach, who will be taking fun warm ups and teaching the singers  some Sea Shanties.  These are always great fun to sing, and everyone can get involved.  This day starts at 10.30am at Southend’s Forum (Central Library), and finishes at the end of the Pier, after a short “flash mob”, at around 4.30pm.   The day is free for all singers, and lunch will be provided.  Entrance to the pier will be free for each singer, who will also get an ice cream at the end of the afternoon.  This is open not only to our own singers (aged 9+) but also to non choir members of that age. 

Southend Choirs are delighted to be invited to sing with Risca male Choir on their concert tour of Essex.

Come along and enjoy a memorable evening at St Mary’s Parish Church, Prittlewell. Doors open at 6:30 for a 7:00pm start. Refreshments will be available in the interval along with a raffle. Tickets £15.

Southend Girls’ Choir in Concert

Southend Girls’ Choir will be performing a varied programme for a free summer lunchtime at the fascinating ‘Actors’ Church’ in Covent Garden This concert will include music ranging from folk songs and spirituals to music by Pergolesi, Gershwin, John Rutter and Bob Chilcott.

A concert full of our favourite pieces, from opera to show tunes and much more. Our summer concert is the perfect weekend wind down.

Tickets available £7.50 adults £2.50 under 18s.

Carmina Burana

Southend Boys’ and Southend Girls’ Choirs will be joining Southend Choral Society and Southend Festival Chorus in a performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and John Rutter’s Gloria. Accompanists are Rosemary Pennington & Stephen King with a Percussion Ensemble.
Soloists are Elizabeth Dunlop, soprano; Colin Gilmore, counter tenor; Hugo Burgess, Baritone.
The Conductor is Roger Humphrey.
This promises to be an exciting and dramatic concert of a very popular work, and also an opportunity to hear a contemporary less familiar work.

The Spring Concert, with the Boys’ Choir and the Girls’ Choir will take place at St Augustine’s Church, Thorpe Bay. Tickets available now, £7.50 adults and £2.50 under 18s.

Southend Choirs will be taking part in the Southend City Day celebrations, singing in the Royals Shopping Centre from 1:30 - 2:15.

Southend Boys’ Choir will once again take part in Carl Orff’s unforgettable cantata performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at the iconic Royal Festival Hall. The performance will also include music by Wagner and Saint-Saëns. Tickets available from the Southbank website.

Southend Choirs are returning to St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden, also known as the Actors’ Church, for a celebration of Christmas. Including Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and a selection of other Christmas music, this concert was sold out last year so book early! Tickets available now.

We are delighted to be invited back to sing at the Langbourn Ward Christmas Carol Service at St Mary Woolnoth Church in London at 6:30pm

Join the Choirs and the Essex Yeomanry Band at Kings Road United Reform Church, for our retelling of the Charles Dickens story - A Christmas Carol. The classic story, with musical accompaniment for voices and brass, featuring solos, Christmas works and audience carols is a must to start everyone’s Christmas. Tickets available now, £10 adults, £2 children.

The Southend Boys’ Choir will be joining the Philharmonia Orchestra and other top choirs in a performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana at the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets available from the Royal Albert Hall.

Southend Boys’ Choir & Southend Girls’ Choir come together with music on the theme of Remembrance. Tickets available now; £7.50 adults, £2.50 children.

Southend Choirs have been invited to take part in a massed Community Choral Concert in celebration of the launch of a new Songbook, featuring 10 beautiful Spell songs choral arrangements by composer, musician and author Dr Kerry Andrew, created in collaboration with Spell Singer Jim Molyneux and composer, singer and choir leader Ben See. The concert will also feature community choirs Chantage, SOUND Choir and Syrinx.

The matinee proved to be so popular that a second performance has been added at 6:00pm

Southend Choirs Summer Concert

Our Summer Concert will be featuring all our singers, across all age groups. The programme of music ranging from Britten and Monteverdi to songs from Wicked and other show stoppers has something for everyone and is a perfect way to celebrate the summer.

Tickets £7.50 adults, £2.50 children.

Southend Girls’ Choir in Concert

Southend Girls’ Choir will be returning to the lovely Actors’ Church, St Paul’s in Covent Garden. This lunchtime recital is free to attend and will include a mixed programme of some of our favourite music including pieces by Britten, Vivaldi. Rutter and Chilcott

Songs from the Shows

Southend Girls’ Choir will be joining the Southend Choral Society at Kings Road UR Church. The programme is all songs and medleys from well known Musicals, and the Girls’ Choir has a key part to play in this concert.  Tickets can be purchased online here -

Joint concert with Virginia Beach Children’s Choir

Virginia Beach Children’s Choir arrives in Southend on Friday 27th June and will be performing with the Southend Boys’ Choir and Southend Girls’ Choir on Sunday afternoon at Holy Trinity Church, Southchurch Boulevard. The programme will include American folk tunes and spirituals.

This is a FREE CONCERT.

An afternoon concert for the Mayor’s charities

The Southend Boys’ Choir join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Brighton Festival Chorus to perform Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

An afternoon of popular music from screen and stage, performed by the youngest to oldest members of the choir at St Augustine’s Church, Thorpe Bay. The Southend Boys’ Choir and Southend Girls’ Choir will be joined by the young singers of the Step Up Choir for an afternoon of screen and stage favourites.

Tickets £7.50 for adults, £2.50 for children

We will be taking part in the Southend City Day on March 1st. You can find us in the Victoria Shopping Centre between 2:00-2:30pm.

The choirs will be singing at the annual Holocaust Memorial Day service at the Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue. The service will include music, poetry, readings, exhibitions, and an address by holocaust survivor Paul Sved. 

The choirs return to St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, at the height of the Christmas celebrations, with The Spirit of Christmas. This will include Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” with harp accompaniment and other seasonal music. Tickets £15, free for under 15s

We are delighted to be invited back to sing at the Langbourn Ward Christmas Carol Service at St Mary Woolnoth Church in London at 6:30pm