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

  

 

‘Big Girl’s Blouse’ by Kate O’Donnell was a compassionate and thought-provoking piece of theatre which showed at the Brighton Fringe on the 9th to 11th of May. Performing to a packed house, using humour and music, this was fringe theatre at it’s best and the Rainbow Chorus was there to support the show on all three nights.

 

The performance closed with the song ‘Stand by Your Trans’, with the Rainbow Chorus providing back-up vocals . It was received with smiles, applause and some tears. To the delight and surprise of the audience, members of the chorus hid off stage and joined Kate when the song began. Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses filled the stage in #StandByYourTrans t-shirts and closed the show on a high note. If you haven’t managed to catch Kate’s show, you can still do so this summer in other parts of the UK.  ‘Big Girl’s Blouse’ tells the story of a girl who was born a boy and became a woman.

Support the Choir

There are many ways to support the Rainbow Chorus:

Volunteer

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You can find Rainbow Chorus on most social media platforms. Please follow us, show your support and keep up to date on the latest Rainbow Chorus news!

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