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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

Ahh fantastic. We hope you can join us online on Wednesday 🎶

Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

The premiere will be live-conducted by @benenglandbem.bsky.social, the online concert is free to attend and for more information on this incredible collaboration and the concert performance, just head here:

choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...

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Choir of the Earth and the Bergen Philharmonic present: Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms — Choir of the Earth

Join us for the world premiere of a remarkable new recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem , created through a ground-breaking collaboration between Choir of the Earth and the Bergen Phil...

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

More excitement on the way! Everyone is invited to join us
on Wednesday, for the world premiere of a remarkable new recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem. It’s been created through a ground-breaking collaboration between Choir of the Earth & the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

Amazing 🎶 Not long to go until the Concert Performance on Wednesday. It really is sounding incredible isn't it?

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 1d

We are so excited and honoured to be working with Patrick to record his stunning work, The Wedding At Cana. If you're a choral singer looking for something new, join us from 28 Oct to 18 Dec for this unique opportunity, plus top-notch teaching and a lot of fun! ❤️🎶

Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 2d

Be part of choral history with us! 🎶

Choir of the Earth will be the first choir to learn, sing & record a revised version of Patrick Hawes' The Wedding at Cana.

Everyone is welcome for the launch on 28 October at 17.00 GMT. Discover more here:

choiroftheearth.com/courses/wedd...

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The Wedding At Cana by Patrick Hawes — Choir of the Earth

Join us from Tuesday 28 October 2025 to learn, sing and record Patrick Hawes’s dramatic cantata The Wedding at Cana - a powerful and moving work about Christ’s first miracle - and be part of the wor...

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 2d

Be part of choral history with us! 🎶

Choir of the Earth will be the first choir to learn, sing & record a revised version of Patrick Hawes' The Wedding at Cana.

Everyone is welcome for the launch on 28 October at 17.00 GMT. Discover more here:

choiroftheearth.com/courses/wedd...

#ChoralSky

The Wedding At Cana by Patrick Hawes — Choir of the Earth

Join us from Tuesday 28 October 2025 to learn, sing and record Patrick Hawes’s dramatic cantata The Wedding at Cana - a powerful and moving work about Christ’s first miracle - and be part of the wor...

choiroftheearth.com

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 3d

It’s emotional!

We’re not far from the end of our Ultimate Messiah course now and what an experience it's been. 🎶

We're in week 13 of learning Handel’s masterpiece in unprecedented detail and of course, we say Amen to that!

#ChoralSky #Choir #Singing #Messiah #ChoirOfTheEarth #TuesdayMotivation

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 4d

Starting the week with a little snippet of our brilliant Director Ana England, quietly playing in Esterhazy Palace before the rehearsals for our Haydn Nelson Mass concert. A lovely moment.

Have a great week, everyone 🎶✨

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Ben England BEM @benenglandbem.bsky.social · 8d

It was a huge honour to lead this incredible performance, thank you all 🙏 ❤️

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 8d

Ben knows when to push for more, but he also knows when people need a bit of a confidence boost and, as a chorister of many years himself, Ben connects to singers in a unique way. Not only that, but he is a wonderful person with a big heart. Thank you Ben. We feel very lucky to have you leading us.

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 8d

A week on from Esterházy Palace we want to say a huge thank you to our Musical Director @benenglandbem.bsky.social. Ben took an orchestra who hadn't played together, soloists he’d never met & over 130 choristers who hadn't sung together in person & within 48 hours he brought out the best in everyone

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 9d

We’re honoured that Ralph Allwood MBE DMus has been appointed as Earth Choir Academy’s first Patron.

Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:

youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 10d

How to perfect the Hallelujah Chorus? Take the most demanding part & “blossom & grow”, every time you sing it!

Ben’s teaching of Messiah in our current 14 week course examines Handel’s masterpiece in unprecedented detail, & our recording of it will certainly reflect that 🎶 #choralsky

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 10d

Fantastic 👏🎶

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 11d

Starting the week with a standing ovation for everyone involved in making Choir of the Earth’s trip to Austria, and Thursday’s concert at Esterhazy Palace, so memorable.

#mondaymotivation #choralsky #choiroftheearth #choir #Thankyou

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 14d

Papa Haydn's adventures continue & our mini mascot has certainly been getting out & about!

His last Austria instalment includes his return to Haydn Haus
& Esterhazy Palace.

Thanks to Nikki's sister for crocheting him. He's brought us lots of joy & was a big hit in the Haydn Museum!

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 15d

Well… we did it! 🎉 What a performance & what a choir!
Thanks to everyone who took part - 150 singers from across the world, uniting with local professional musicians & soloists to perform Joseph Haydn’s Missa In Angustiis - the Nelson Mass, at Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria.
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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 15d

The stage is set... and what a stage it is. ❤️

Not long now!

#Choralsky #EsterhazyPalace #ChoiroftheEarth #Concert

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 15d

It’s almost show time! 🎶

Our Musical Director Ben England BEM leads 150 members of Choir of the Earth, our wonderful soloists and orchestra in final rehearsals at Esterhazy Palace, before this evening’s performance of Haydn’s Nelson Mass.

It’s going to be a truly magnificent occasion.

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Ben England BEM @benenglandbem.bsky.social · 15d

Today’s the day the @choiroftheearth.com perform Haydn’s incredible Nelson Mass at Esterházy. It’s a huge honour to be here walking in the footsteps of the great man himself, singing his music with a global choir and raising €1000s for local charity.

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 15d

When you walk into this evening's concert venue, Esterhazy Palace, and your heart goes boom!

This is seriously special, and performing Haydn's Nelson Mass in the very place where Haydn himself composed and conducted will be incredible.

We can't wait! 🎼

#ChoralSky #Choir #ChoiroftheEarth

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 16d

👏👏🎶

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 16d

Come with us for a peek at today’s rehearsals at Ehrbar Hall in Vienna.

Tomorrow we rehearse at the magnificent Haydnsaal at Schloss Esterházy, Eisenstadt. Following that, it’s the concert!

It’s going to be a night to remember 🎶✨

#choralsky

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 16d

Can Ben be in two places at once? Well, through the magic of the pre-record, Ben leads our online learning of Handel’s Messiah & in-person rehearsals in Vienna for Haydn’s Nelson Mass. Now that’s what we call multi-tasking! And here's a peek at some geek! The detail is exquisite as is Ben's teaching

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 16d

Thank you so much. Did you catch the Hallelujah chorus rehearsal on Monday?

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