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About Chanticleer

What's in a name?

The name Chanticleer comes from the singing cockerel in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Having begun singing under the mantle of the Malton Singers, in 1975 our choir adopted the name The Chanticleer Singers.

Our current Director, Jane Sturmheit, joined us in 1977 when we were performing concerts locally, in nearby villages, and begining to build our reputation for good music and a wide ranging repertoire.

Around the world in thirty years

The Chanticleer singers are now very well-travelled, having sung 284 concerts in 110 different venues - in the UK and abroad.

Some of the grandest venues in the UK include Ely and Liverpool Cathedrals, York Minster, Inverary Castle, Oxford and the Archbishop's Palace in York.

Recent travels have included Cork, and an International Choir Festival in France. We have made numerous radio and television performances and have several recordings available on CD. Our most recent recording 'Heart and Soul' features the lighter side of the choir's repertoire: Folk songs, spirituals and popular music from the 1930's onward.

The choir recently celebrated it's thirtieth anniversary with a concert involving many former members of the choir - followed by a thoroughly enjoyable party!

The numbers add up.

There are currently thirty-one singers in the choir, performing four or five converts annually in the local area. Always popular are the two Christmas concerts - two performances being necessary to accommodate all those who wish to attend. The choir also responds, when possible to requests to sing for other organisations, and occasionally sings for weddings.

Thinking about joining joining Chanticleer?

"His voice was merrier than the organ gay
On Mass days, which in church begins to play"

(from The Nun's Priest's Tale)

Extracts from our most recent CD 'Christmas At Castle Howard with The Chanticleer Singers'.

Hodie Christus natus est
(Listen)

Here is The Little Door
(Listen)

Extracts from our CD 'Heart and Soul'.

Dance to Your Daddy
(Listen)

Stand By Me
(Listen)

If your selected song does not work click the 'Listen' link below the songs name.