In 2017 a group of budding singers came together for a rehearsal in a house on Fellows Road, NW3.  These were people of different musical experiences, backgrounds, and professions, the thing uniting them was their love of singing. From then on the group became known as the Fellows Singers. 

 

A stand-out chamber choir in the Primrose Hill area of London, the group exists to explore a huge variety of repertoire across the centuries, in different styles, and in different languages.  Each term we try to incorporate early music, madrigals, opera, oratorio, jazz, musical theatre and pop, so there is always something for everyone.  Our conductors past and present have arranged for the group, from large-scale stage works by Purcell and Tchaikovsky, to medleys of Abba and Mariah Carey hits.  With a focus on healthy singing, stamina building, and a soloistic musicality, the group tackles repertoire that would ordinarily be prohibited to the average smaller group.  We take on the challenge to sing all types of music with our own voices and with our own means of expression.   

 

The group is led by experience countertenor and music director Jonathan Darbourne.  He has a wealth of professional knowledge which he uses to build up the voices, maintain vocal health and stamina, as well as exploring the repertoire in an engaging, informed and musically-rewarding way. 

 

The choir meets for rehearsals in Primrose Hill on Tuesday evenings and hosts three concerts every year.  Each pattern of rehearsals takes place over ten to twelve weeks with a concert to consolidate the learning over this period. Each rehearsal  comprises a comprehensive vocal warm up, often focused towards the type of music that the choir will be singing later that evening, then the rest of the rehearsal is spent learning repertoire and exploring the music with an emphasis on colour, text, and drama alongside singing.  We are a friendly and sociable group, and welcoming to new members.