Choirs are back - BBC Radio Four Interview

After two lockdowns, Some Voices choir are back to doing what we do best - singing together in person. We are complying with all the guidelines and are now offering a series of socially-distanced singing sessions in COVID-secure venues. All our December sessions are sold out but watch this space for more announcements for 2021, We will be back stronger than ever to get everyone singing live again.

On Saturday 5th December, at our COVID-secure venue of Freemasons’ Hall in Covent Garden, in between teaching members an original arrangement of a classic Christmas pop song, our Musical Director Laura Howe was interviewed by BBC Radio Four’s Jonny Dymond.

“If you want to sing, you should be able to sing, and who are we to say no? So we don’t audition people, we don’t use sheet music, it’s just about coming and using your voice, having fun and meeting people.” Laura Howe, Musical Director, Some Voices on the choir ethos

Listen here to the whole interview and some lovely clips of the choir singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” and “Queen of the Night” by Whitney Houston.

Some Voices

SOME VOICES started small in 2010, with seven chorus members meeting up to perform original arrangements of popular classics that range from Bowie to Bjork, from Stevie Wonder to Stevie Nicks, from Folk to Hip Hop, and everything in between - all with a Some Voices twist.

Nine years down the line, more than 1500 singers are now part of the exciting ensemble that performs on some of the biggest stages in London. KOKO, The Southbank Centre, Oval Space,The Rivoli Ballroom, The Grand Clapham, HERE and The Troxy have all seen the group attract audiences in their thousands