Welcome to Suffolk’s friendliest* choir!
Singing’s good for you and good for others! It’s more popular than ever as people recognise its health benefits. And our choirs carry that good feeling into their local communities. What’s so good about singing?
Join Pop Chorus to sing great pop songs in glorious harmony, meet lovely people and support the local community. We’ve grown from humble beginnings of just 8 singers in 2012 to over 450 singers in 7 groups across Suffolk – plus hit the singles charts, performed at Latitude Festival, and sold out our own Ipswich Regent Theatre shows.
Whether you’ve sung before or not, you won’t need to audition, read music or have any experience to join Pop Chorus (and performing’s entirely up to you). Our summer term started w/c Monday 15th April, but new members are welcome any time, so why not come for a taster session and start something new in 2024.
Alternatively, our Wellbeing Sessions absolutely welcome anyone who just wants to turn up and sing along.
*we can’t prove this, but why not come along and see what you think?!
Everybody
WELCOME
No audition. No experience required. No need to read music. We’ll teach you the songs and help you find your way.
Sing great
MUSIC
We unashamedly sing great songs in glorious harmony or simple unison to backing tracks. Beneficial for your health, happiness and wellbeing.
HAVE
fun
Make friends – and enjoy extraordinary experiences in our Pop Chorus choirs from workshops to performing if you want to.
See us perform
Sun 19th May
Suffolk MIND Fire and Glass Walk – Suffolk Food Hall
We’ll be at Suffolk Food Hall to entertain the bonkers, but brave, FIRE and GLASS walkers and their supporters as they raise funds for Suffolk MIND.
Wed-Thu 29-30th May
Suffolk Show – Trinity Park, Ipswich
This is a highlight of the choir year and we’re thrilled to have been invited back. We’ll be spreading some Pop Chorus joy in the Flower Show area of the showground both days of this year’s Suffolk Show.
Sat 1st June
Stowmarket Jam Community Pot Afternoon Tea – Stowmarket URC
As part of our Stowmarket choir’s year of fundraising to support the fabulous Jam Community Pot, we’ll be joining them for a lovely afternoon tea event.
Sat 15th June
Framlingham Library takeover
Framlingham Pop Chorus are raising money this year for the children’s area in the local library. Join us in Framlingham on Saturday 15th from 10am, when we take over the library and host summer fete games and raffles, along with lots of lovely singing, of course!
Fri 21st June
Suffolk Remembers – Felixstowe Spa Gardens
We’re honoured to have been asked back to sing as part of this annual event in the stunning setting of Felixstowe Spa Gardens, with the sea making an atmospheric backdrop to the evening’s proceedings. Hosted by St Elizabeth Hospice, this is an opportunity to come together on Suffolk Day and remember those we’ve lost. More information here https://www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/suffolk-remembers/
- Weekly termtime sessions (3 terms per year)
- Harmony-based pop from A-ha to Gaga
- Membership entitles you to attend multiple sessions every week
- Excellent learning resources and support, plus additional workshop opportunities
- Membership is £25 per month (concessions available)
- Exceptional experiences – from beatboxing with Shlomo and performing to thousands at Latitude, to recording charity songs, exciting collaborations and the famous choir roadtrips!
- No commitment (donation based)
- Attend whenever you like
- Weekly sessions all year, plus monthly Zoom
- Unison-based songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s to more recent numbers
- Simply turn up and sing along to lyrics provided
- Inclusive and welcoming to those with additional needs including dementia
- Predominantly seated session, only stand for occasional songs (if you want to!)
BUT DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT!
“I’m very glad I joined. Turns out singing makes me happy!”
Member
Pop Chorus
“A huge thank you, I have waited over 30 years to have the confidence to do this.”
Member
Anonymous
“I just love it. It’s something entirely mine and gives me so much happiness and joy.”
Member
Anonymous
“The audio equivalent of a morning vitamin shot to set you up for the day”
Latitude 2018
Festival Highlights
“Spellbinding! Pop Chorus held the Latitude Festival audience with an emotional intensity that was simply joyous to be part of.”
Jon Wright
BBC Radio Suffolk
“Lovely stuff!”
Dermot O'Leary
BBC Radio 2
the choir
in action
‘Human’
Rag ‘n ‘ Bone Man’s ‘Human’ from our December 2018 concert of the same name at Ipswich Regent Theatre.
‘Always’
‘Always’, our very own single raising funds for St Elizabeth Hospice, which hit the download charts.
‘Dakota’
Our cover of Stereophonics’ ‘Dakota’, remotely recorded on mobile phones at home during the 2020 lockdown.
latest
news
Our return to Thorington Theatre
A magical night singing outdoors, with additional entertainment from Peter Hepworth.
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‘Stronger’, our return to the Ipswich Regent
Our 10th anniversary show celebrating human vulnerability, strength and resilience.
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Lockdown recordings!
Singers remotely-recorded ‘Dakota’, ‘Shallow’ and ‘Under A Million Lights’ from home ...
BIG SING at Trinity Park
Over 100 singers got together, for the first time in months, for our covid-safe sing outdoors.
Bruce Munro’s ‘Ribbon of Light’
30 singers remotely-recorded ‘Over The Rainbow’ for a short film accompanying this stunning a...
