X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Blackbird Leys Choir


Blackbird Leys Choir

This performance was recorded for broadcast on BBC local radio, and filmed for inclusion in a 'one year on' documentary by the makers of The Singing Estate.

On 19 December 2006 twenty members of the choir performed Handel's Hallelujah chorus in private performance at Buckingham Palace for HM Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and others; they also sang carols for guests at the 'Achievers of the Year' reception.

Oxford Philomusica

Oxford Philomusica won the Oxford Times Charity and Community Award in the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2007 in recognition of its work in the community, including its artistic leadership of the celebrated Blackbird Leys Choir.



see also