St John Singers trip to Guernsey 2025
Who We Are
We are a choir of fifty singers who rehearse on Monday evenings. Our main purpose is to give concerts supporting other charities and to sing services in cathedrals and churches. We sing about four major concerts a year and do occasional, varied work as it comes up.
St John Singers was started in its current form by its founder, the late John Powell MBE, in 1975. We are a sociable choir which enjoys singing and aims to perform to the highest standards. We also make trips abroad, most recently to Guernsey in May 2025. There is a broad repertoire of choral music (see Past Repertoire drop down) as we try to be versatile in our engagements.
Fund Raising for Charity
Over the years, St John Singers has supported nearly two hundred different national and local charities, raising several thousands of pounds each year in the process and continues to do so. Particularly significant in its fund raising was the staging of a 'Wassail Party' in Salisbury's City Hall, running for twenty five twenty five years. The "Magic of Christmas" with choir works and audience carols, as well as wine and mince pies, is now our major fundraiser. In 2025 we sold over 400 tickets for the "Magic of Christmas" and raised over £6000 for the Salisbury trust for the homeless.
Joining St John Singers
We welcome enquiries about joining the choir. If you are interested, please contact Steve Abbott at directorstjs@gmail.com .
Engaging St John Singers
We welcome enquiries about engaging the choir for concerts as well as weddings and other events. As we tend to plan our engagements well ahead, we would ask for as much notice as possible. We are able to provide either the full choir or a smaller group of voices. depending on the type of engagement. We are booking now for 2025 and beyond. Please contact the choir Chair, Franchesca Argyle, through the Contact page for more information.
For our Future Engagements, please see the Concerts page.