Bios
Shorter bio
The Fourth Choir was founded in September 2013 in order to give professional and amateur LGBT+ singers and allies the opportunity to sing a cappella choral music to the highest standard possible.
Now approaching their 10th anniversary, the choir has given over 60 concerts in 40 different venues across 4 countries. They have performed at many of London’s iconic cultural venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, Kings Place, Wilton’s Music Hall, the British Museum and Shakespeare’s Globe.
The Fourth Choir was founded in September 2013 in order to give professional and amateur LGBT+ singers and allies the opportunity to sing a cappella choral music to the highest standard possible.
Now approaching their 10th anniversary, the choir has given over 60 concerts in 40 different venues across 4 countries. They have performed at many of London’s iconic cultural venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, Kings Place, Wilton’s Music Hall, the British Museum and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Longer bio
From their home city of London, The Fourth Choir has established a reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting choirs. The Choir was founded in 2013 by a group of LGBT+ singers and their allies who aspired to sing choral music to a high standard and represent the LGBT+ community on London’s world-class classical music scene.
The choir have performed in many of London's top cultural venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, Hall One at Kings Place, the British Museum, the British Library, the Jazz Cafe and Shakespeare’s Globe. The Choir has led the way in exploring venues, with innovative repertoire and site-specific performances at the Thames Tunnel, Eltham Palace, Fitzrovia Chapel, Middle Temple Hall and Stone Nest.
The Choir also regularly performs abroad, and has sung in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, at Antwerp’s Queer Arts festival and in the stunning Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome.
The Choir regularly commissions new music, and is committed to getting important but neglected LGBT+ relevant texts set to choral music, including poems by Sappho, Strato, Wilfred Owen, Walt Whitman and William Shakespeare.
Much more than a choir, The Fourth Choir aims to support other causes in their music making. They celebrated the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the UK, appearing on Newsnight and singing at an event in 2014 where Sandi and Debbie Toksvig renewed their vows in front of an audience of thousands.
From their home city of London, The Fourth Choir has established a reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting choirs. The Choir was founded in 2013 by a group of LGBT+ singers and their allies who aspired to sing choral music to a high standard and represent the LGBT+ community on London’s world-class classical music scene.
The choir have performed in many of London's top cultural venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, Hall One at Kings Place, the British Museum, the British Library, the Jazz Cafe and Shakespeare’s Globe. The Choir has led the way in exploring venues, with innovative repertoire and site-specific performances at the Thames Tunnel, Eltham Palace, Fitzrovia Chapel, Middle Temple Hall and Stone Nest.
The Choir also regularly performs abroad, and has sung in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, at Antwerp’s Queer Arts festival and in the stunning Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in Rome.
The Choir regularly commissions new music, and is committed to getting important but neglected LGBT+ relevant texts set to choral music, including poems by Sappho, Strato, Wilfred Owen, Walt Whitman and William Shakespeare.
Much more than a choir, The Fourth Choir aims to support other causes in their music making. They celebrated the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the UK, appearing on Newsnight and singing at an event in 2014 where Sandi and Debbie Toksvig renewed their vows in front of an audience of thousands.
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