Diversity is an auditioned choir of around 50 singers with a balanced blend of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices. Formed in 1992 with our roots in the classical repertoire, we now pride ourselves on performing a range of musical styles – from Britten to Bernstein; from Schumann to Sondheim.
We are now seeking our next Musical Director to follow in the footsteps of our current MD, Jan Rautio, who is moving on after 10 wonderful years in the role.
We are looking for an experienced musical director, who is an excellent choir conductor and who loves a range of musical styles.
If that is you, we’d love to hear from you!
You can find the full job description here:
You can apply by contacting recruitment@diversitychoir.co.uk
Applications are welcome until 30 April 2026.
Summer 2026
Diversity has some fantastic concerts lined up for 2026:
Saturday 21 March 2026
West London Sinfonia at St Barnabas, Pitshanger Lane, London W5
Mahler: Symphony no. 2, with Diversity Choir and Lily Mo Browne (mezzo-soprano).
Saturday 16 May 2026
Diversity Summer Concert at St Mary-at-Hill, London EC3R 8EE
Diversity will be singing music that we are preparing to sing at Various Voices music festival in June
24-28 June 2026
Various Voices LGBT+ music festival in Brussels
We are honoured to have been invited to reprieve our 2025 exotic performance of ‘Cabaret’ at the festival’s opening ceremony!
Christmas Over The Rainbow
London’s presented a magnificent uplifting Christmas concert on Saturday 13 December 2025 at recently refurbished St John’s Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY, featuring a beautiful setting of Psalm 42 by Marianna Martines, plus works by Felix Mendelssohn, Anton Bruckner, and Kenneth Leighton. We were joined by guest soloists and instrumentalists for a joyous evening including music from ABBA, the Wizard of Oz, and a few favourite carols.
Grade II* St John’s is one of the most beautiful and flexible historic venues on the South Bank, and has recently been transformed by a £5.5m restoration. St John’s is a magnificent place of worship and one of the best performance, event and meeting spaces on the South Bank.
Thanks to everyone who helped us raise money for RainbowMind.org, which focuses on LGBTQIA+ mental health. Services include 1-1 therapy, support groups and courses, and drop-in sessions for 18-30 year olds.
Diversity Choir presented their ‘Love, Hope & Pride’ Summer Concert on Saturday 14 June 2025 at St Giles Cripplegate, Fore St, Barbican, EC2Y 8DA.
The audience enjoyed a fantastic evening of live choral music featuring works by Mendelssohn, Britten, Sondheim, and Purcell. This included a beautiful rendition of Prayer for Ukraine by Mykola Lysenko, And they were treated to a bonus visit to the decadent world of Cabaret with songs from All That Jazz and La Cage aux Folles.
Sex, Love & Barcarolles
In a departure from our usual programme, Diversity Choir presented ‘Sex, Love & Barcarolles’ on Saturday 5 April 2025 at the Wheatsheaf Hall in Vauxhall.
With an emphasis on love and romance, the 50-strong LGBT+ chamber choir devised an intimate cabaret-style concert, includinf works of amour by Britten, Elgar, Clara Schumann, and Rameau, as well as love stories from Orpheus and Chicago.
Diversity Choir sing a Glorious Christmas
London’s LGBTQ+ Chamber Choir Winter Concert 2024
Diversity Choir presented an all-new repertoire taking in classical, musical and pop genres in a joyous celebration at the gloriously decorated Victorian St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge – one of London’s most beautiful church buildings – on 14 December 2024. Our 50 strong ensemble sung a Gloria by British composer and suffragette Ethel Smyth – along with melodies by Haydn, Lauridsen and Holst.
In a nod to its West End revival we included a song from ‘Oliver!’ – and a rousing standard from ‘La Cage Aux Folles’.
Hear our latest recordings of Big Yellow Taxi, Being Alive, Pastyme, and Rachmaninoff’s Shestopsalmiye on YouTube: