Join our choir

Birmingham Festival Choral Society always welcomes new singers! We hold Open Rehearsals at the beginning of each term, but you are welcome to come along any week. Our next Open Rehearsals are on Wednesdays 2nd and 9th September. Come at 7pm to give us time to welcome you and introduce you to someone singing the same voice part.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals take place every Wednesday during term time at Selly Oak Methodist Church, Langleys Rd, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6HT. Click here for map.

We meet from 7.15 to 9.30pm, with a 15 minute break for refreshments. Our inspirational Music Director, David Wynne, provides advice on singing technique throughout, and choir members are encouraged to ask if they would like parts repeated or explained more fully. Rehearsals are now live-streamed on zoom, for those who are unable to join in person, and recorded to help singers with their practice between rehearsals. Rehearsal tracks are also available on the website for practice at home.

Let our singers tell you in this video why they love Birmingham Festival Choral Society…

We aim for a high standard of singing within a friendly environment. To hear BFCS singing, check out our YouTube channel.

Have a look at our Concerts page and our Tours page to find out more about what makes singing in BFCS so enjoyable.

We have an Equal Opportunities officer who is happy to help as required.

Some of our sopranos and altos in rehearsal.
David Wynne, our Music Director, makes a joke while conducting.

Why not come along?

Come for a couple of rehearsals to try us. If you decide that you would like to join, a friendly Voice Test will then be arranged. Subs are only payable after this, once you have officially joined.

Subscriptions (2026  – 2027 season): Waged singers: £13 per month (£156 per annum), Unwaged singers: £11 per month (£132 per annum). Easy payment schemes are available, and the fees are reduced by 5% if paid by the end of September. 

You are welcome to just turn up, but if you would like to get in touch beforehand, please contact us using the form below. If you know which voice part you would like to sing (soprano, alto, tenor or bass) please include that in your message.

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