Hull Freedom Chorus

Hull Freedom Chorus Hull Freedom Chorus Hull Freedom Chorus is your chance to perform as part of a large group at various high profile events around the Hull.

The group is now firmly established, with a reputation for delivering a fun and inspirational singing experience, as well as a great sound. The group aims to encourage wide participation in singing, and get lots of different people joining in. Singing is good for us, it’s fun and is a great force for social cohesion. What better than to have celebrated that at Hull's Freedom Festivals, and continu

e with other events around the City. Hull Freedom Chorus supports the development of existing singing activity in Hull which has a large and diverse range of activity at present. It promotes co-operation and understanding between choirs and singing groups in the City and beyond. However, we welcome involvement from anyone who enjoys singing and wants to be inspired by singing in harmony with a large group of people. It is fun and inspirational and a great experience for all involved. Membership of the group is entirely free and there are no auditions to join. All we ask if that members enjoy singing, are willing to join in and can attend the majority of rehearsals, or workshops for any project that you commit to. Activity happens on a project by project basis, so there are no set regular rehearsal days. Once you've joined you will be sent details of upcoming projects, and the dates and times of rehearsals for each project (these are usually determined by the availability of our visiting conductors). You then choose to opt into events on a project by project basis, depending on your interest and availability.

Hull Freedom Chorus is excited to be part of 'Our City' for Back to Ours on Saturday 14 March.50 singers from Hull Freed...
12/03/2026

Hull Freedom Chorus is excited to be part of 'Our City' for Back to Ours on Saturday 14 March.

50 singers from Hull Freedom Chorus will feature as part of the evening finale show in Queen Victoria Square. Make sure to look up to see the group singing two original songs and raising our voices in a big welcome - out across the square. Please come along to watch and be part of this huge community celebration.

The Chorus are part of the finale which starts at 7pm - just a small part of a huge event. More than 1,500 local people have helped shape and create Our City. On Saturday Hull city centre will come alive with two community processions, daytime performances in Queen Victoria Square and Hull Minster, and a spectacular evening finale.
The finale features a new open-air performance written by local writer Russ Litten, celebrating Hull's humour, heritage and sporting history, with a local cast including Freedom Chorus and hundreds of singers from Hull choirs.

The celebration will close with a short, low-noise fireworks display suitable for all ages.
WE CAN'T WAIT! Find further details on the Back to Ours website: https://backtoours.co.uk/more-than-1500-local-people.../
Who's coming?! 🎭

Watch Freedom Chorus at Busk Stops for Freedom Festival Hull full schedule below.
29/08/2025

Watch Freedom Chorus at Busk Stops for Freedom Festival Hull full schedule below.

See Freedom Chorus at Freedom Festival Hull this weekend - with a busking flash mob theme. 'River Songs’ - Freedom Choru...
28/08/2025

See Freedom Chorus at Freedom Festival Hull this weekend - with a busking flash mob theme.

'River Songs’ - Freedom Chorus singers celebrate the City’s relationship to water in these 'Busk Stop' performances on Saturday and Sunday.

Each short 10-15 min performance is presented in flash mob style led by Ali Bullivent - it's a joy to be able to bring voices in harmony to the streets of Hull once more.

If you'd like to include this in your Freedom Festival experience this year, details of when and where are listed below.*

Posse at Freedom Festival Hull
A group of around 50 Freedom Chorus members are thrilled to be contributing flash mob style to the finale of three performances of 'Possê' at this year’s Freedom Festival. The Chorus will infiltrate the finale of this exciting outdoor performance of by Spanish artists Sound de Secà: joining in with the end of this beautiful and uplifting promenade performance which celebrates community, group and family.

For the full Freedom Festival programme visit the festival website.

If you're not singing in the group this year, here's when and where you can see the Freedom Chorus as part of your Freedom Festival weekend* - please support us:

Saturday 30 August
River Songs: 12 noon at Parliament Street

Posse: 13:00 - 13:45 from Cenotaph to Queen Victoria Square

River Songs: 14:30 at Parliament Street

Sunday 31 August
Posse: 11:00-11:45 from Whitefriargate to Princes Dock Street

River Songs: 12:15 at Parliament Street

Posse: 14:00-14:45 from Whitefriargate to Princes Dock Street

* changes may take place at short notice in the event of bad weather.

https://www.freedomfestival.co.uk/news/freedom_festival_2025_lineup/

Latest opportunity to sing ... join the massed voices of Hull for a performance at Hull City Hall at the opening of the ...
27/02/2025

Latest opportunity to sing ... join the massed voices of Hull for a performance at Hull City Hall at the opening of the Interkultur International Choir Competition 2025.

The latest project for Freedom Chorus has been supporting our male singers to come to the fore. Come and listen to them ...
27/02/2025

The latest project for Freedom Chorus has been supporting our male singers to come to the fore. Come and listen to them supporting the amazing 'Answers on a Postcard' at a concert coming up on 6 April.

Book online via Hull Box Office

https://www.hullboxoffice.com/event/sing-in-the-spring/

What a busy afternoon and evening yesterday at Hull Minster for the first of our Very Eclectic Christmas concerts. Than...
08/12/2024

What a busy afternoon and evening yesterday at Hull Minster for the first of our Very Eclectic Christmas concerts.

Thanks to all the singers led by the lovely Benjamin Edward Newton and the instrumentalists conducted by Daniel Thompson of Eclectic Music. Big thanks to all who came to listen too - it's great to have an appreciative audience.

This evening's performance will be sign language interpreted by the lovely Sarah Regan-Sleightholme.

Book online or take your chance and pay on the door.

Sing for Little Amal with Freedom ChorusLittle Amal, is an internationally acclaimed 12-foot puppet of a ten-year old re...
05/09/2024

Sing for Little Amal with Freedom Chorus

Little Amal, is an internationally acclaimed 12-foot puppet of a ten-year old refugee girl, who has been travelling the world. On Sunday 22 September Little Amal will visit Pearson Park where she will help celebrate the diversity of the city’s communities and raise awareness of the plight of refugees.

Hull Freedom Chorus will be singing for 10 minutes and leading some audience participation, to support the event, led by visiting choir leader Ali Bullivent accompanied on djembe by Zimbabwean drummer Godfrey Pambalipe.

We have a new song in three vocal parts written especially for Hull to bid Little Amal farewell. This will be taught by ear (no need to read music) with support of learning recordings shared online.

If you would like to be part of the Freedom Chorus’ contribution to this event please ensure you are available for rehearsals and performance and email [email protected] stating your name and subject line ‘Little Amal Yes’.

All singers are welcome, children under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Here’s the schedule for this project:
Sunday 15 September, 1-4:30pm rehearsal led by Ali Bullivent
Friday 20 September, 7-9pm rehearsal
Sunday 22 September 11am workshop in the park
Sunday 22 September 12:30pm performance

Rehearsals will take place in a City Centre venue (all those who sign up to this will get further details of rehearsal venue via email). Hull Freedom Chorus is a massed singing project with over 3,000 members, organised by Arts Development, Hull City Council to get more people involved in group singing. It is free join and take part.

It’s hoped that the visit by Little Amal will provide a wonderful opportunity to celebrate diversity, highlight the plight of refugees with compassion and share a positive message of hope in the heart of our community. Singing with the Freedom Chorus with Ali and Godfrey will be a joyful experience for all.

Join Freedom Chorus in singing for Little Amal in Pearson Park. Little Amal, is an internationally acclaimed 12-foot pup...
30/08/2024

Join Freedom Chorus in singing for Little Amal in Pearson Park.

Little Amal, is an internationally acclaimed 12-foot puppet of a ten-year old refugee girl, who has been travelling the world. She will visit Hull this September raise awareness of the experiences of refugees and celebrate the resilience of refugee communities.

Little Amal’s Yorkshire journey will bring her to Hull on Sunday 22 September. She will visit Pearson Park where she will help celebrate the diversity of the city’s communities.

Freedom Chorus will be contributing a 10 minute set of material, and leading some audience participation, to support the event, led by inspiring visiting chorus leader Ali Bullivent accompanied on African drum by the talented Godfrey Pambalipe.

We have a new song especially written for this occasion - all will be taught by ear with support of learning recordings shared online.

If you would like to be part of the Freedom Chorus contribution to this event please ensure you are available for rehearsals and performance and email [email protected] with your name and subject line 'Little Amal Yes'.

Here's the schedule for this project:

Sunday 15 September, 1-4:30pm rehearsal led by Ali Bullivent

Friday 20 September, 7-9pm rehearsal led by Ali Bullivent

On Sunday 22 September, there's an open workshop rehearsal in Pearson Park with Ali Bullivent at 11am and performance with Little Amal at 12:30pm.

Rehearsals will take place in a City Centre venue (all those who sign up to this will get further details via email). The Little Amal event is part of ‘The Walk’, an artistic production which, since 2021, has travelled to 166 towns and cities in 17 countries. Amal has been welcomed by two million people on the street and by tens of millions online. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees.

Hull Freedom Chorus are performing 'Chanter Lands' for Freedom Festival Hull this weekend. Led by the inspiring Ali Bull...
30/08/2024

Hull Freedom Chorus are performing 'Chanter Lands' for Freedom Festival Hull this weekend. Led by the inspiring Ali Bullivent Sings with djembe drumming by the amazing Godfrey Pambalipe.

You can see us on:

Saturday 31 Aug
13:30 (11 – Trinity Market)
15:30 (14 - Stage )
Sunday 1 Sep
12:30 (8 – Parliament St)
14:30 (11 - Trinity Market)
16:30 (14 - Stage )

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Freedom Chorus is organised by Arts Development, Hull City Council as part of our Singing City initiative.

Freedom Chorus is recruiting participants for latest project. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested.
19/06/2024

Freedom Chorus is recruiting participants for latest project. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested.

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