Chorus of Dissent May 9 2026
Chorus of Dissent’s next concert will be on Saturday 9 May 2026 at 5.30pm. We’re importing sunshine from Italy in the form of our guests, Coro San Martino, the community choir…


We are a friendly, sociable, non-audition, project-based choir that began in 2012, and continues to welcome singers from the local area and beyond.
Our sellout concerts feature innovative and eclectic programming. We think we are probably the only choir ever to perform Fauré and Freddie Mercury, and Bach and Elbow in the same concert. We aim to present the best music in our own inimitable and inclusive Dissenting style.
You will need to be an experienced singer, able to read music and sing in tune in order to manage the delightfully short rehearsal schedule that precedes our delightfully short concerts. Our singers also work hard in between rehearsals to learn their parts at home.
One of the cornerstones of our success is our collaboration with our very own orchestra of local professional musicians, The Elastic Band, which expands and contracts as the music dictates.
If you’d like to rise to the challenge of joining our exciting choir, email Ruth on dissentersn16@gmail.com.
WW on Haydn’s Creation, Genesis concert 9 October 2021
Chorus of Dissent’s next concert will be on Saturday 9 May 2026 at 5.30pm. We’re importing sunshine from Italy in the form of our guests, Coro San Martino, the community choir…
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You can now enjoy Chorus of Dissent’s 2024 trip to Hungary on YouTube. Simon Greene’s fascinating documentary follows our favourite community choir all the way from N16 to Tokaj. It’s a…
Chorus of Dissent now have a YouTube channel! New uploads from the BiG Christmas Concert 2025. Thanks to Simon Vout and Mac Campeanu for their videography and recording skills. Stay tuned…
“Chorus of Dissent is exciting, edgy, ambitious, and whatever the opposite of treading water is (a turbo-charged speedboat).”
John Sloboda, musician and activist
It is our mission to break down the mystique and snobbery that exists around classical music, to perform good music of all kinds to the very highest standard, and to do so without one ounce of dumbing down.
If you’d like to join us, link through to our contact page and send details of your experience and which part you sing, and we’ll get straight back to you.