The Lea Singers are a Harpenden-based chamber choir of 30 singers. Our aims are to achieve high standards of singing and performance, contribute to our local community and at the same time enjoy ourselves.

We completed our 50th anniversary season in 2010/11. In our first 50 years, nearly 200 singers sang with the Choir under 10 conductors.  We gave 350 concerts and sang nearly 1,500 different pieces of music. These include major choral works such as the Monteverdi Vespers; a wide variety of sacred and secular music from Byrd to Stanford, Britten and Whitacre; and new commissions including Judith Bingham’s ‘Gleams of a Remoter World’.

A typical annual programme includes 6-8  concerts in the Harpenden area and further afield, a cathedral tour, open singing days and the occasional recording. We rehearse weekly on Wednesday evenings at St George’s School, Harpenden. We are known for good music-making, varied repertoire, excellent soloists, interesting venues and plentiful refreshments!

We come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds and have a thriving interns scheme for talented singers from local schools. We are grateful to The Williams Church Music Trust for sponsoring our 2012/13 Interns.

The Lea Singers is a Registered Charity (Number 1099155). In 50 years, we have raised over £50,000 for local charities in the Harpenden and St Albans areas.