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We are a friendly group of about 55 members. We enjoy singing together at rehearsals on Wednesday evenings and we’re seen regularly around the south east Essex area, performing at concerts. We are an amateur choir. None of us have been auditioned; we just had a short check of the range of our voices to establish what Section we were in – Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Baritone or Bass. But the four sections singing together make a wonderful sound. Check out some of our performances in the Reviews Section.  

We often perform for, or raise money for, charities. Most recently we initiated a project to create a Male Voice Choir from scratch in 10 weeks to perform at the Plaza Centre in Southend. This Men United in Song choir would comprise between 40 to 60 novice male singers who would be trained to sing in a Male Voice choir and to learn 6 to 8 songs. The dual aims of the project were to encourage more men to take up singing whilst at the same time raising money for Prostate Cancer UK. Under the brilliant leadership of Jan Walker, our long time Musical Director, the choir performed brilliantly at the concert, which also featured the Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir, in front of a sell-out audience. The concert also raised £31,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.

A joint piece sung at the concert by the joint choirs of Men United in Song and Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir under the direction of Musical Director Jan Walker

Devastatingly, this was to be one of the last performances that Jan Walker was able to conduct as she sadly passed away a few weeks after the concert. However, it is a testament to Jan's brilliance as a musician and teacher that she was able to get this group of men to perform so well after such a short period of time, and to enable such a large amount of money to be raised for Prostate Cancer UK. Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir has been fortunate in securing the services of two excellent interim Musical Directors whilst recruitment for a permanent Musical Director takes place. This has enabled rehearsals and performances to continue as planned.

We welcome anyone interested in the Leigh Orpheus to join us on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm at the Kings Road URC in Westcliff. Whether you are a visitor from another area interested in a one-off visit, or think you might be interested in joining us, and would like to sit in on a rehearsal and see if it's for you, we're looking forward to meeting you. Take a look at our Join Us page for more details.