Fire Choir is an open-to-all community choir dedicated to communal singing with political empowerment.
Sign-ups for this term are closed. Find upcoming Fire Choir terms here.
Fire Choir, run by The Nest Collective, was founded by folk musician Sam Lee and choir leaders Blythe Pepino, Alex Etchart, and Ben See out of a year-long fellowship at the Foundling Museum. The choir is a vehicle to take rabble-rousing, soul-lifting chants to the streets, recording studio and beyond. Our autumn term will be expertly led by Blythe Pepino and Alex Etchart along with associate guest leaders.
Singers will be tapping into the enormous and ancient international repertoire of songs rooted in social change, highlighting social & environmental injustice around the world.
Material includes folk songs, modern songs, anti-war songs, songs of resistance and struggle, the natural world, songs of love and lost worlds. A portion of the Fire Choir repertoire has been especially commissioned by The Nest Collective, creating new songs sung from the perspective of contemporary communities struggling for a louder voice in society. Writers include some of the UK’s best songwriters and composers Dizraeli, Martha Tilston, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and others.
Channel your love for, or discontent with, this world through powerful communal singing that feeds the fire in your belly!
Membership fee is for a term of 10 in-person sessions of 2 hours each, each Monday from 7pm – 9pm at Kings Cross Baptist Church
Autumn Term is Monday 25th September to Monday 4th December (with a break for half-term on 23rd October).
Want to try out the choir first? You’re welcome to join one session for free as a trial before committing to the full term. If you enjoy yourself and would like to come back (which we hope you do!) you’ll need to sign up for the term using the ticket window above.
Free trials for the Autumn Term are now closed. Find all the details for the latest Fire Choir term here.
London
The Kings Cross Baptist Church, Vernon Square, London, WC1X 9EP
Please note this venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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