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 400 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). The new term started w/c 11th September, so why not come for a taster session any time and start something new in 2023.
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
Thu 30th Nov
Woodbridge Lights Switch on
Watch the procession and lights switch on, on the first late night Christmas shopping evening of the season. We’ll be singing on the Thoroughfare at 5.30pm and 6.45pm.
Sat 2nd Dec
St Michael’s Church, Framlingham
Every year you’ll find us bringing our special brand of Christmas joy to Framlingham Christmas Tree Festival. We’re singing in the church at 10am.
Sun 3rd Dec
Tower of London
We’re thrilled to be invited back to perform at the iconic Tower of London as part of the MD Brunch Choirs At The Tower weekend. We’re singing on the public wharf at 11am and 3pm.
Thu 7th Dec
Suffolk Food Hall
We’ll be bringing the festive vibes to late night shopping – singing at 6pm and 7pm.
Fri 8th Dec
Framlingham Market Hill
Framlingham know how to do Christmas, and we’re delighted they’ve asked us back to sing as part of their Christmas on the Hill event. 5:45pm
Sat 9th and Sun 10th Dec
My John Lewis Christmas event
Ipswich John Lewis is simply magical at Christmas, and we’ll be adding to the glorious festive vibes for customers when we sing in the stunning acoustics of the entrance atrium – catch us performing around 1.15pm and 2.15pm both days.
Sun 10th Dec
Ipswich Christmas Weekender
Christmas shopping needn’t be a chore, when we can lift your mood with some festive songs, as part of the final Ipswich Weekender event of 2023. We’ll be singing on the Cornhill at 11am and 12pm Sunday.
Tue 12th Dec
Stowmarket Live Lounge Christmas Special
We’re singing at the Costa Coffee Drive-Thru in Stowmarket for the final, and properly festive, Live Lounge of 2023 at 7pm.
Mon 25th Dec
Stowmarket URC
We love being part of this very special Christmas lunch, organised by Stowmarket Jam Community Pot – we’re singing at 1pm.
- 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...
