"Celebrating United Voices"
This is a festival all about celebrating Guernsey's choral community and getting people singing. With over forty choirs regularly rehearsing and performing on an island just a few square miles, Guernsey is a world leader for choral activity for the size of its population. And, better still, the variety of musical interests and abilities makes Guernsey’s choral community inclusive and accessible to everyone. The Festival brings professional choirs and choral directors to the island each year to work with local singers, and it's a key part of our mission to build relationships with artists in the UK and Europe. We want to showcase what our local choirs love about singing through an annual programme of performances, workshops and community initiatives.
Our Patrons
A Message from Sir Richard McMahon, Bailiff of Guernsey
"As a choir member myself, I am delighted to be the patron of the Guernsey Choral Festival. The Bailiwick is fortunate in having an extraordinarily vibrant, rich and diverse choral tradition, which brings together people from every section of the community to make music of all kinds. The Festival provides a wonderful opportunity both to celebrate and to enhance this tradition, and the exciting range of events that is planned means that everyone should find something to enjoy, whatever their musical tastes. I wish the Festival every success this year, and for many years to come."
Meet Our Team
Joseph Edwards
Festival Director
Jon Bond
Treasurer
Stephen Ainsworth
Director
Lizzy Holsgrove
Artist Manager
Kate Rabey
Director
Join the Team
The festival is a charity that relies on a team of volunteers to keep everything running smoothly. If you would like to be part of the team, please do let us know. We will be so grateful for your support in any way, and we would love to hear from you if the following positions are of interest:
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- Stewarding at concerts
- Helping to coordinate events
- Liaising with local performers
- Safeguarding
- Arranging travel for UK artists
- Hosting guest choirs and directors
Our Patrons.
"As a choir member myself, I am delighted to be the patron of the Guernsey Choral Festival. The Bailiwick is fortunate in having an extraordinarily vibrant, rich and diverse choral tradition, which brings together people from every section of the community to make music of all kinds. The Festival provides a wonderful opportunity both to celebrate and to enhance this tradition, and the exciting range of events that is planned means that everyone should find something to enjoy, whatever their musical tastes. I wish the Festival every success in this its inaugural year, and for many years to come."
- Sir Richard McMahon, Patron