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UEA Chamber Choir is a small choir, frequently singing unaccompanied and requiring members to be able to read music more fluently. It is conducted by Tom Primrose and open to all by audition.
Rehearsals and performances
UEA Chamber Choir enjoys membership from students, staff, and members of the local community. The choir rehearse on campus every Monday (17:00 - 18:30), during semester time, and perform either on campus or in the surrounding region, at least three times a year. You can find details of past UEA Chamber Choir performances in our Events Archive.
The UEA Chamber Choir 2024-25 concert season will commence on Sunday 8 December 2024 with 'Christmas with UEA Chamber Choir' at St George's Church (Princes Street, Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1AE), continue on Wednesday 11 December 2024 with the 'UEA Choirs Christmas Carol concert' at The Cathedral of St John the Baptist (Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PA) and conclude on Sunday 9 March 2025 with the 'UEA Chamber Choir Spring concert' at St George's Church (Princes Street, Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1AE). Tickets for the 'UEA Choirs Christmas Carol concert' cost £9-£12 and tickets for the 'Christmas with UEA Chamber Choir' and 'UEA Chamber Choir Spring concert' are free. Tickets are available to purchase/book from the UEA online store.
You can find details of forthcoming UEA Chamber Choir performances in our Upcoming Events Calendar.
Auditions
UEA Chamber Choir is open to singers with some vocal training and/or choral experience, and the ability to read and sight sing music with some fluency. The Chamber Choir are small and work to a high standard of music, in a wide range of periods, including a substantial amount of unaccompanied repertoire.
All singers are auditioned, however the auditions are short and very informal.
Auditions for the 2024–25 concert season have now taken place. Auditions for the 2025-26 concert season will take place on Friday 19 and Monday 22 September 2025. For the audition, candidates will be asked to do some vocal exercises (as directed by Tom) to test range, quality and intonation and to sing a short piece of sight reading. Candidates should also prepare a song or other short piece to sing. They will be asked to sing without accompaniment, but the piece they choose does not have to be unaccompanied. The purpose of this is to encourage them to show the qualities of their voice in something they know.