UCL Community Choir

An a cappella choir open to all UCL staff and PhD students.

With the continued success of the UCL community choir, relaunched in December 2023, we now have 85 members! It is clear from the Tuesday lunchtime choir sessions this activity is becoming increasingly popular – the positive energy and joyous atmosphere is infectious! Thanks also to Gitika Partington, our choir director, who makes each session fun with her excellent teaching. 

Registration for Summer term 2026 is live!

Want to do something different during your lunch break? Why not join a 70+ strong community choir! We are now registering people, whether you are new or a long-established member...

It's so much fun and a fantastic way to escape your desk for an hour! We are a lovely friendly group – and Gitika is a fantastic teacher. We will celebrate the end the term with an evening sharing performance with nibbles and refreshments.

• Dates: Tuesday 21^st April - 14th July (11 weeks)
• Time: 1 - 2pm
• (no choir on the following dates: May 26^{th &}  2^nd June)
• Price: still at only £50 ... a bargain!
• Payment: click on this link  https://bit.ly/SummerChoirPayment2026 or use the QR code that takes you directly to the UCL Online Store

The numbers will be restricted to 90 people, so please secure your place. Look out for notifications closer to the time, where you will be sent details of room, timetable, maps, and choir resources. Please note on occasion UCL may not be able to accommodate us, so we might be singing off for campus. Please factor that in when you sign up, these alternative spaces won’t be far though. Also note that, as the choir is self-funded by membership payments, we regret that we’re not able to offer any refunds.  

New Choir branding and YouTube Channel

The Choir kicked off the summer term with new choir logo and merch (badges!), you can

also check us out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@UCLCommunityChoir

About the choir 

Originally formed in 2018 with 100+ members, the UCL staff singing club staged several successful performances, both on campus and elsewhere. Following lockdown, a three-year hiatus, and then a one-off gig in the summer, interest in the choir was reignited – and the newly-renamed UCL Community Choir was relaunched in December 2023. 

It is an a capella choir open to all staff and PhD students, taught again by the amazing professional choir leader, Gitika Partington. Members learn all types of pop/world/folk and original pieces. The choir is open to singers of all experiences, there are no auditions, and you don’t need to read music. Members learn together with helpful resources. It’s a great way to spend your lunchtime, improve wellbeing and make music with other colleagues.  

• To join the MS Teams group, see: https://bit.ly/TeamsChoir. 
• For further information, please email: communitychoir@ucl.ac.uk. 

UCL Community Choir Working Group 

(Meena, Faith, Lisa, Adey & Tracy)