The Wild Choir

A natural voice choir based in Dorking, Surrey

about us

We are a friendly and slightly wild choir who sing strong harmony arrangements of music that you might call folk from diverse cultures and traditions. We sing to the seasons, the elements and with our hearts. All levels of singing ability are welcome and songs are taught by ear.

Sessions are lead by Natural Voice Choir leader Philippa Snell and run during term times. We meet in the beautiful Quaker Meeting House in central Dorking on Tuesdays at 7. In the summer term we sing outside in the woods. Philippa firmly believes that everyone with a voice can sing and that making music together is connecting, uplifting and good for the soul.

Each term will have 6 weeks of 'Drop in' sessions where anyone can try the choir out, then the following block of 6/7 weeks will be booking only and we will work towards a performance (discount for booking the whole term in advance). Coming for the first time? Please can you park in one of the nearby car parks on South St.(the space at the venue is very limited and steep!) We really appreciate you arriving before 7pm so we can start on time :)

SUMMER term is now open to anyone to book. Dates are April 22nd- July 8th. Half term is 27th May (no choir). £100 for 11 sessions. Drop in also available until half term, then booking the next 6 sessions only. Please note that from June 3rd we are rehearsing outdoors in our stunning woodland location on the Nower near Hampstead Road (not far from town).

We also have some WILD events coming up for choir members: A nightingale musical adventure with guest musicians on May 2nd (local to Dorking, late night) and a Nightjar experience at Blackheath near Chilworth on June 13th (8pm). June 21st we have been invited to take part in a solstice ritual as part of artists Ackroyd and Harvey's installation of a ring of oak trees grown from acorns from Joseph Beuys'oak trees (Richmond). Contact philippa@thewildchoir.com for more details.

Get In Touch!

Want to find out more or come along for a try out? That's great! Drop us a note and we will get back to you as soon as possible!