Sing Handel's Messiah with a scratch choir
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The Really Big Chorus fills the Royal Albert Hall in London with singers for Messiah from Scratch, a performance in which the choir is the audience. It is open to anyone who can sing, with no audition, so a first-timer may find themselves beside someone who has sung it for decades.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130A few weeksIndoorsWith othersUKLate autumn
How to start
- Join The Really Big Chorus mailing list on its website, which it says you must be on before you can book.
- Decide whether you will sing soprano, alto, tenor or bass, and get hold of a vocal score of Messiah.
- Read the chorus notes on the site and learn your line with a recording before the day.
Where to go
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