UEA Chamber Choir

UEA Chamber Choir is a small choir, frequently singing unaccompanied and requiring members to be able to read music more fluently. It is conducted by Tom Primrose and open to all by audition.

Rehearsals and performances

UEA Chamber Choir enjoys membership from students, staff, and members of the local community. The choir rehearse on campus every Monday (17:00 - 18:30), during semester time, and perform either on campus or in the surrounding region, at least three times a year.

Details of UEA Chamber Choir 2025-26 season are as follows:

• The New and Eternal - UEA Choir, Chamber Choir and Symphony Orchestra's Autumn concert, Thursday 20 November 2025, 19:30 - 21:25, The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Norwich. Tickets are available to purchase via the UEA online store.

• Christmas with UEA Chamber Choir, Sunday 7 December 2025, 18:30- 19:30, St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich. Tickets are available to book from 1 October 2025.

• UEA Choirs Christmas Carol Concert, Wednesday 10 December 2025, 19:30-21:30, The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich. Tickets are available to purchase via the UEA online store.

• Spring with UEA Chamber Choir, Sunday 15 March 2026, 18:30 - 19:30, St George's Church, Tombland, Norwich. Tickets are available to book from December 2025.

You can find details of forthcoming UEA Chamber Choir performances in our Upcoming Events Calendar. 

You can find details of past UEA Chamber Choir performances in our Events Archive.

Auditions

UEA Chamber Choir is open to singers with some vocal training and/or choral experience, and the ability to read and sight sing music with some fluency. The Chamber Choir are small and work to a high standard of music, in a wide range of periods, including a substantial amount of unaccompanied repertoire.

All singers are auditioned, however the auditions are short and very informal.

Auditions for the 2025-26 concert season will take place on Friday 19 and Monday 22 September 2025. If you would like to audition, please fill out an online audition form or email musicevents@uea.ac.uk stating your voice type, experience and availability for audition. Auditions are ten minutes long. For the audition, candidates will be asked to do some vocal exercises to test range, quality and intonation and to sing a short piece of sight reading. Candidates should also prepare a song or other short piece to sing. They will be asked to sing without accompaniment, but the piece they choose does not have to be unaccompanied. The purpose of this is to encourage them to show the qualities of their voice in something they know. 

Subscriptions

There is no subscription fee for the UEA Chamber Choir.