NEW LETTER:
The chief conductors of *ALL* the European radio choirs are uniting against the planned closure of the BBC Singers!
We urge those responsible @BBC to reconsider. This world-class choir must be at the centre of any new strategy for choral music.
#WeAreTheBBCSingers
BBC SUSPENDS its decision to scrap the BBC Singers, and they WILL perform at this year's Proms! Huge thanks to those who sent me videos, and to all those who campaigned, wrote letters, and signed the petition. Musicians' Union ISM Bectu #WeAreTheBBCSingers
We support BBC Singers #keepsinging #WeAreTheBBCSingers as we start rehearsing for our concert today. @bbc
Sending strength, love and boundless admiration from Hallé Choir to everyone at BBC Singers. #WeAreTheBBCSingers
Our final rehearsal for Bach’s St John Passion and everyone wants to shout out their support for BBC Singers #WeAreTheBBCSingers
Just to test a theory, I submitted the following complaint this morning, and received, well… what else was I expecting? No-one is reading the messages. #WeAreTheBBCSingers BBC Singers Lorna Clarke
We are proud to play our part in the UK choral scene, but we can’t imagine it without the BBC Singers! Here’s a snippet from our rehearsal before Saturday’s concert (shout out to Beth for the gorgeous solo👏). @BBC #WeAreTheBBCSingers
Adding our voices to the chorus of thousands of amateur singers saying 'Don't scrap the BBC Singers' 🎶
The plan would destroy a world-leading cultural institution & leave the UK with no full-time salaried pro choir
✍ change.org/p/stop-the-pla…
Sam Evans Music #WeAreTheBBCSingers
My response, on behalf of our community music groups, to the BBC's call for singers for a 'national choir' to celebrate the king's coronation. BBC Singers Association of British Choral Directors #WeAreTheBBCSingers
Sending love and support to our colleagues BBC Singers from Dressing Room 23 of The Coliseum at our opening night of #ENOAkhnaten . We stand in solidarity with you all. English National Opera @BBC #WeAreTheBBCSingers
We are devastated to hear the news about the axing of the BBC Singers.
#SaveTheBBCSingers
#WeAreTheBBCSingers
THANK YOU, to each and every one of the 100,000 people who have signed @bbcsingers petition - #WeAreTheBBCSingers change.org/p/stop-the-pla…
Here we are at St Giles Cripplegate, rehearsing for our next concert with @hilaryconductor and Rachel Nicholls. We stand with the BBC Singers #WeAreTheBBCSingers Sam Evans Music
John Eliot Gardiner on BBC Radio 4 stating the case for the BBC Singers and musicians in BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and BBC Philharmonic. bit.ly/3lna5L8 #WeAreTheBBCSingers