About us
Diversity, London’s LGBT chamber choir, was formed in 1992 by lesbians and gay men who wanted to sing some of the most beautiful classical music written for choirs along with the best of other musical genres.
Many gay choirs at the time shied away from performing sacred or religious music on the grounds that the church was not inclusive to gay and lesbians. However, the founding members felt that such a large part of a choir’s repertoire would be missing if this stance was taken and so decided to form a chamber choir that would sing the music they loved.
The past years have included highly successful performances of Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and Britten’s Ceremony of Carols as well as madrigals, part-songs and songs from the shows.
Concerts and performances
We usually perform two of our own hosted concerts each year, a Christmas and Summer concert. These concerts are performed in churches such as St Botolph Aldgate, St Pauls Covent Garden, and Grosvenor Chapel Mayfair.
We also sing at sponsored concerts, such as the World Aids Day concert with the London Gay Symphony Orchestra at St. Martin’s-in-the-Field.
We also perform regular concerts abroad, most recently with The Classical Lesbians in Berlin.
And we also entertain at organisational and charity events such as at the 2008 LGBT History Month Launch at the Royal Courts of Justice, as well as private events and civil partnership ceremonies.
Membership
Diversity’s membership is mix of 40 women and men from all backgrounds, professions and ages. Regular weekly rehearsals and social events help to build a friendly, inclusive and fun group where friendships are made and sustained.
Diversity is a Registered Charity number 1130737. For further information on anything - please email us at info (at) diversitychoir.org.uk. (Replace (at) with @)