Upcoming Concerts
and Events
Summer School 2024: June | Learn, sing and record pieces by Grieg, Lauridsen and Delius
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the first two weeks of our 2024 Summer School, where we will learn, sing and record: Våren by Edvard Grieg; Dirait-On by Morten Lauridsen’ and To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water 1 by Frederick Delius.
Summer School 2024: July| Learn, sing and record pieces by Bob Chilcott
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the second two weeks of our 2024 Summer School, where we will learn, sing and record: MLK by U2, arranged by Bob Chilcott, and The Singing Heart by Bob Chilcott.
Summer School 2024: August| Learn, sing and record pieces for an Evensong in Finland
Join Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for the grand “Finnish” of our 2024 Summer School - an exciting collaboration with Tapiola Chamber Choir and Olari Church in Finland. We will learn, sing and record Kirjoittaa on minull' miel by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi and Like As The Hart by Herbert Howells. You will also have an opportunity to come and sing with Tapiola at the Olari Church in person on 24 August 2024 and perform these pieces in a special Evensong service. Find out more and book here.
Learn, sing and record Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat
Join our marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, for our highly-anticipated course to learn and record J.S. Bach’s Magnificat!
Enjoy six weeks of teaching with superb resources and the opportunity to submit your recordings to be part of the final performance, which will premiere as part of our Christmas 2024 programme of events.
Johannes Brahams: Ein Deutsches Requiem with Bergen Philharmonic - Course Launch
We are so excited and honoured to collaborate with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir again, this time on Brahms’ Requiem in German (Ein Deutsches Requiem). Ben England BEM, will teach the Requiem, starting with our course launch on Monday 8 April 2024 at 17:00 UK time. The launch is open to all as a taste of what we offer and how it works. Please sign up to take part in the full course.
Learn, sing and record Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei with Choir of the Earth
Join Choir of the Earth's marvellous Musical Director Ben England BEM from Monday 26 February 2024 at 17:00 UK time as he launches our brand new digital choir course to learn, sing and record Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei - Barber's own choral arrangement of his famous Adagio For Strings.
>> WATCH THE COURSE LAUNCH HERE <<
Whether you know if from orchestral recitals, movie soundtracks or a nightclub dance floor, Samuel Barber's Adagio is an instantly recognisable piece of classical music. His choral arrangement - a setting of the liturgical Agnus Dei - is just as achingly beautiful and a real favourite amongst those who have sung the piece.
We invite absolutely everybody to enjoy this launch session, where Ben will play the guide tracks recorded for us by the fantastic Fieri Consort, as well as some other treats. We then invite you to join us in learning this transcendent piece with Ben and other singers around the world, line by line, voice part by voice part on YouTube.
Once you have learned the music, you are invited to use our world-class resources to record yourself singing it at home and include your voice in a global performance.
Sing Queen's We Are The Champions for sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal
Join us in a powerful act of solidarity and a call for justice, as we learn and record a new version of WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS by Queen to raise awareness and funds for the sub-postmasters caught up in the Post Office Horizon Scandal.
Take part from the comfort of your own home and record using your smartphone. No singing experience is required – everyone is welcome! It only costs a £5 donation and all net proceeds will go to the Horizon Scandal Fund.
Here’s how it works:
Learn the music with Choir of the Earth’s marvellous Musical Director Ben England BEM on YouTube. The live teaching session took place on Friday 23 February 2024 at 18:00 UK time, but don’t worry if you couldn’t make it or if you’ve come across the project since then - the deadline to send us recordings is Saturday 23 March 2024 and sign-up will stay open until then. Just catch up on the recording of the session at a time that suits you best.
When you’re confident you know the song well enough to give it a go yourself, just follow Ben's simple instructions to record the music in your own time. Please don’t worry about it being perfect - our sound engineers are geniuses and will snip out anything strange or startling.
Send it to us by Saturday 23 March 2024 at 22:00 UK time. We will do the rest! Please feel welcome to send in multiple recordings - the more the merrier!
So, raise your voice for justice! Register now!