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. 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+ sessions 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

 

This excellent community choir certainly goes from strength to strength, and in this, their summer programme, they truly prove it. A well balanced programme starting with the rousing ‘Shosholoza’ got us off to a great start, and the use of personal stories between numbers added to the entertainment – as did the newly added choreography for some numbers; great fun.

 

What really impresses is a genuine sense of commitment to the music that comes across so strongly. Community choirs are about inclusivity, but with this one they seem to be developing a musicality that goes way beyond. Aneesa Chaudhry, musical director, clearly pushes them to new heights, but these are heights that they can scale. The programme includes pop anthems, but they are countered by well executed classics from the choral repertoire and my only down moments would be from a personal dislike of the song ‘Africa’, and a feeling that ‘O Fortuna’ needs a heftier accompaniment. I look forward to their next concert.

 

St George’s Church, 12 July 2014
Rating: ★★★★★

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.