“A new choral sound in Jersey!”

Jersey Chamber choir was founded in 2022, and made its debut at St Luke’s Church, with two Bach Cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, and Wachet! Betet! Bete! Wachet!

Comprising of the finest professional and semi-professional singers on the island, this is a new and exciting vibrant choir.

The choir’s home is St Luke’s Church, and it is run by the Director of Music at St Luke’s, Michael Wynne.

Exciting plans for 2023 include performances of Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri , a summer concert of Venetian choral music, and Rachmanninov’s epic Vespers.

Since its foundation in 1852, St Luke’s has occupied a unique and enviable position as a leading exponent in Sacred Music. The Church prides itself in continuing the ancient tradition of sacred music that is part of our nation’s cultural heritage.

St Luke’s has 4 choirs: Cherubs, Choristers, Adult singers and Laudate Community Choir. The choir is called at to sing at numerous during the Church year. Its principal function is to sing at the Sunday Sung Mass, and other sacred liturgies during term time. The music is drawn from many centuries and traditions, and in recent years new compositions have been commissioned from prominent contemporary composers, such as Philip Stopford and Colin Mawby.

When the busy liturgical schedule permits, the choir often sing further afield at Cathedrals and Churches around the UK and beyond.

The Amity Singers of Jersey was founded in 1973 by John Farnon, mainly to sing music from the Renaissance. But now, after more than 40 years the repertoire has broadened, and includes folk songs, Spirituals, and a lot of twentieth century sacred and secular music.

We are a mixed voice choir, with a large repertoire of works ranging from classical choral works to modern pieces which will become tomorrow’s classics.

We have performed around Europe as well as here in Jersey. In 2018 we participated in a music festival in Salzburg and joined a chorus of 2,000 singers to perform The Armed Man under the baton of the composer, Sir Karl Jenkins, in Berlin. We often join The Really Big Chorus for performances in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Joining in concert with visiting choirs is an additional pleasure. 2019 saw us join forces in concert with local orchestra, Sinfonettia, in which we sang the Vivaldi Gloria.

Cantabile is a friendly SATB chamber choir specializing in performing the finest church music from the Renaissance to the present day. Regularly invited to sing Choral Evensongs, concerts and special services in the many beautiful churches in Jersey, we have also sung in English cathedrals. In recent years the choir has sung regularly in Normandy & Brittany. The choir also occasionally sings for civic services, services of Confirmation and Ordination; for weddings and memorial services and also for corporate and private events.

Holmchase are a Ladies Choir aged from 20-70 originally formed by Amy Luce MBE now under the direction of Angela Luce.

Since 1956 Jersey Festival Choir has been putting on large-scale choral works.

Directed by Will Millow, the choir meet at VCP every Wednesday. More information about the members and how to join can be found on their website.

Formed in 1975 by Eric Le Conte, Les Conteurs Singers was born out of the Le Conte family’s success in the family singing class of the Jersey Eisteddfod.

Over the years friends and family have joined in to make up this popular mixed-voice choir which now has 40 members. These members come from all walks of island life, their common bond being a love of music and singing.

Each year the choir raises thousands of pounds for charity, delighting local audiences with a wide variety of sacred and secular music, as well as singing at weddings and other private functions.

They are perhaps best known for their annual Christmas Concerts at St Saviour’s Parish Hall which for many of their supporters signal the start of the Christmas Festivities.

Eric Le Conte retired as Musical Director in 2003 and his baton has been taken over by Annette Blanchet, who previously sang contralto in the choir.

In 2015 the choir celebrated its 40th anniversary with a very successful trip to France, performing concerts in Avranches and Coutances.

Although always aiming to sing to the highest possible standard, Les Conteurs Singers have never lost sight of the fact that singing should be fun and are looking forward to the next 40 years!