About Us
The choir was founded in 1945 and draws singers from Heathfield and other towns and villages in the Wealden area of East Sussex.
We perform a wide range of classical choral works with professional soloists and orchestra. As well as favourites such as Mozart Requiem, Haydn The Seasons and Handel Messiah, we have also introduced a number of first performances in the area. These include, among others, Sacha Johnson Manning The Manchester Carols, Frank Bridge A Prayer, Howard Goodall Eternal Light, Paul Carr Requiem for an Angel, John Rutter When icicles hang, Laura Rossi Voices of Remembrance, Karl Jenkins The Armed Man and Taylor Scott Davis Magnificat.
Since 2018, our Musical Director has been Sebastian Charlesworth, under whose direction the choir has had some exciting opportunities and experiences including performing on TV in a BBC drama starring Hugh Laurie and Saskia Reeves (Roadkill- picture below) and featuring on a new SkyArts documentary called The Handel Scandal, presented by star-Soprano Danielle de Niese (released on Sky Arts and Now TV (Freeview Channel 36) on Tuesday 27th October 2026).
