BBC Singers

The BBC Singers has held a unique place at the heart of the UK’s choral scene since 1924, collaborating with many of the world’s leading composers, conductors and soloists. Awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Ensemble Award in March 2024, they are also celebrating their 100 year anniversary in the 24/25 season.

Based at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, the choir records music for broadcast on BBC Radio 3, alongside work for other network radio, television and commercial release. It also presents an annual series of concerts at Milton Court Concert Hall, performs free concerts in London and appears at major festivals in the UK and abroad.

The BBC Singers promotes a 50:50 gender policy for composers whose music it performs, and champions composers from all backgrounds. Recent concerts and recordings include music by Soumik Datta, Joanna Marsh, Reena Esmail, Sun Keting and Roderick Williams, and recent collaborations have featured Laura Mvula, Clare Teal, and the South Asian dance company Akademi. The Choir recently joined voices from the popular children's programme Hey Duggee to release a Christmas single, and appeared as guests on Hey Duggee’s ‘The Choir Badge’ episode in 2023.

As part the BBC’s plan to open its new BBC Music Studios at East Bank, the BBC Singers work closely with the local community through a programme of local music education, outreach events and live performances.

The BBC Singers appears annually at the BBC Proms. Alongside their celebrated annual performances at the First and Last Night of the Proms, the 2024 season saw them perform with the Southbank Sinfonia at the much-loved CBeebies Proms and the highly anticipated performance of Beethoven’s Ninth by heart with Aurora Orchestra, Bruckner’s motets with Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park, and a late night with Eric Whitacre for a premiere of his brand new work; Eternity in an Hour, as well as celebrating their centenary with Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin in Bristol.

Find out about upcoming concerts and where to hear the BBC Singers at bbc.co.uk/singers