Strength in Harmony

The Rainbow Chorus is Brighton and Hove's largest community LGBTQ+ SATB choir.

 

About us

Welcome to the Rainbow Chorus! We are the largest community LGBTQ+ SATB choir in the south-east outside of London. Based in Brighton & Hove we have been celebrating diversity through music since 1997. We welcome people from all sections of our community.

 

We offer an enjoyable, supportive and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ members to sing, develop their community spirit and awareness, and enable individuals to develop their talents, skills and confidence.

 

Through public performance, we enhance the profile of LGBTQ+ people, particularly in Brighton and Hove, and contribute to the quality and range of community events. We believe that singing at events such as World Aids Day and TransPride sends a clear message that we are out and proud and all different. As part of our commitment to the local community, we also support other charities by singing to help them raise funds.

 

Join the Choir

Anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ is welcome to join us and you don’t need to audition, you just need to want to sing! There are two ways to join the Rainbow Chorus family:

Join Rainbow Chorus

The Rainbow Chorus is a community choir with high standards that rehearses weekly on a Monday evening with additional rehearsals on some weekends. We have New Members Nights twice a year (January and September) with no obligation to join and no audition, although there is an expectation that you can sing in tune.

 

Join RC+

If you have less free time, or want to improve your singing voice in a less formal setting, our monthly RC+ workshops are loads of fun and a safe space where you can learn some great songs by ear, with sheet music and lyrics to aid if needed. 

Choir News

Rainbow Chorus Presents: Rainbows Return
2021-12-11   Back to our beautiful home of St George’s Church, back welcoming new members (and returning members) and back busily rehearsing for our winter concert. And we couldn’t be happier.   Not that the Rainbow Chorus went away over the last 18 months. As ever, singing led by Aneesa and accompanied b...
Review: Stocking Up for Christmas (Just in Case…!)
2020-12-18   Thanks to Brian Butler at Gscene for this review of our virtual concert: “it made me think how great it will be when all our LGBTQ+ singing groups can bring us real-life joy again” We can’t agree more with this sentiment.   Read the full review here.
Concert: Phantom Festivities
2019-09-26   Rainbow Chorus is delighted to announce its 2019 winter concert. Come and join us for an evening of Phantom Festivities! Expect a fun and festive evening of fabulous sounds that is the musical equivalent of a box of Quality Street—there’s something for everyone! There’s beautifully rousing c...
Review: Rainbows in Summer
2019-07-04   5 star review of ‘Rainbows in Summer’ by Andrew Kay of Latest TV.   Read the review here.
Concert: Rainbows in Summer
2019-03-30   Saturday 29th June 2019 7.30 pm St George’s Church St George’s Road Brighton   Come & join us for a sumptuous smorgasbord of songs for a summers eve..!   From beautiful classics to classic rhythms.. and soothing lullabies to stirring anthems… whatever the weather has in store, you can be su...
Review: Les Mistletoe
2019-01-13   Thanks to Brian Butler and GScene for this review: https://www.gscene.com/arts/music/review-rainbow-chorus-les-mistletoe-at-st-georges/

Support the Choir

There are many ways to support the Rainbow Chorus:

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You can find videos of past performances on our Youtube channel.