Strength in Harmony

The Rainbow Chorus is Brighton and Hove's largest community LGBTQ+ SATB choir.

 

About us

Welcome to the Rainbow Chorus! We are the largest community LGBTQ+ SATB choir in the south-east outside of London. Based in Brighton & Hove we have been celebrating diversity through music since 1997. We welcome people from all sections of our community.

 

We offer an enjoyable, supportive and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ members to sing, develop their community spirit and awareness, and enable individuals to develop their talents, skills and confidence.

 

Through public performance, we enhance the profile of LGBTQ+ people, particularly in Brighton and Hove, and contribute to the quality and range of community events. We believe that singing at events such as World Aids Day and TransPride sends a clear message that we are out and proud and all different. As part of our commitment to the local community, we also support other charities by singing to help them raise funds.

 

Join the Choir

Anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ is welcome to join us. There are two ways to join the Rainbow Chorus family:

Join Rainbow Chorus

The Rainbow Chorus is a community choir with high standards that rehearses weekly on a Monday evening with additional rehearsals on some weekends. We have New Members Nights twice a year (January and September) with no obligation to join and no audition, although there is an expectation that you can sing in tune.

 

Join RC+

If you have less free time, or want to improve your singing voice in a less formal setting, our monthly RC+ sessions are loads of fun and a safe space where you can learn some great songs by ear, with sheet music and lyrics to aid if needed. 

Choir News

 

A recent public performance tied in with our aim to become more involved in the wider Brighton and Hove community when Tesco, an official Pride sponsor, invited us to sing at its Hove store in the lead-up to Brighton Pride. On Saturday 30 July, 20 members of the choir assembled at Tesco Superstore in Hove to sing from 1 to 4 pm in the main entrance. Employees wore Pride T-shirts, Pride flags and banners were displayed around the foyer and Tesco had even arranged a fruit and veg display in the rainbow colours.

 

"I could have listened to you energetic lot all day – beautiful"

 

Louise Holcroft from Freedman Brown, the PR agency who organised the sing-in, said: “The store team were delighted with how the day went! I could have listened to you energetic lot all day – beautiful.” The Chorus sang the repertoire that they would be taking to Amsterdam less than a week later and were very pleased with the reception from shoppers. “It can be presumptuous to assume people will want to hear an LGBT choir sing, even in the bubble of Brighton and Hove,” says Justin Hillier, Media and Comms lead for the Rainbow Chorus, “but passers-by seemed genuinely delighted to take a pause in their Saturday routine and listen to our performance, really heart-warming!”

Support the Choir

There are many ways to support the Rainbow Chorus:

Volunteer

Donate

Sponsor Us

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Find us on Social Media

You can find Rainbow Chorus on most social media platforms. Please follow us, show your support and keep up to date on the latest Rainbow Chorus news!

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You can find videos of past performances on our Youtube channel.