One Voice Festival of Singing
One Voice Festival of Singing brings together school groups from across the South East to sing together at Christmas.
December 2024
Glyndebourne is delighted to be hosting One Voice Festival of Singing 2024 in partnership with Create Music. School groups from across the South East will come together to sing festive songs on our stage with the full Glyndebourne Chorus and orchestra players from the Glyndebourne Sinfonia.
Following the success of One Voice in 2023, the project is expanding to seven concerts in December this year. As well as four performances at Glyndebourne, there will be further One Voice events taking place in Brighton, Bexhill and Eastbourne.
- Tuesday 3 December – one afternoon and one evening performance at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
- Wednesday 4 December – one evening performance at the Brighton Centre, Brighton
- Monday 9 December – one afternoon and one evening performance at Kings Centre, Eastbourne
- Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 December – two afternoon performances and two evening performances at Glyndebourne
There will be project launch events in June / July for teachers to introduce the specially curated range of repertoire. Teachers will be supported in leading pupils through learning the repertoire for the concert with free music sessions and online guidance.
- Wednesday 26 June – Glyndebourne 4.00-6.00pm (for schools performing at Glyndebourne)
- Monday 1 July – Ratton School 4.00-6.00pm, Eastbourne
- Wednesday 3 July – Sound Rooms 4.00-6.00pm, Brighton
- Friday 5 July – De La Warr Pavilion 4.00-6.00pm, Bexhill-on-Sea
Applications to perform at Glyndebourne are now full. To apply for another performance venue, or register for the waiting list, please click below. If you have any questions about the project you can get in touch with Create Music by emailing events@createmusic.org.uk.
Glyndebourne is in the heart of the Sussex countryside, just 10 miles outside Brighton. There’s plenty of on-site parking for coaches and Create Music have allocated funding for travel bursaries to Glyndebourne. For more information please contact events@createmusic.org.uk.
In 2023, Glyndebourne welcomed over 600 students from 25 local state schools to sing together with the full Glyndebourne Chorus at Christmas.
‘I loved every second!’ – One Voice 2023 participant
‘It was amazing, exciting and it made me feel proud to show what I could do.’ – One Voice 2023 participant
‘An inspiring and enriching experience for the children, giving them lifelong memories of performing with professionals in a beautiful setting.’ – One Voice 2023 school teacher
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Glyndebourne’s Learning & Engagement programme is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Image credits: Photos by Richard Hubert Smith, 2022