WELCOME TO CRESCENDO
DERBY'S COMMUNITY CHOIR
Looking for a friendly choir in Derby to join?
Want to have fun learning new music and great harmonies?
Crescendo choir is for you - want to hear more?
Looking to book a local choir for a performance?
2026 PERFORMANCES
Crescendo Annual Charity Concert
Saturday 16th May 2026
Derby Cathedral
in aid of Derbyshire Mind
with special guests
Derby Orchestral Society
and
St. Josephs Academy School Choir
Tickets on Sale through Derby Live (click here)!
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Photographs and videos from previous concerts can be viewed here.
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LATEST NEWS
Calling all Derby Bands!
We are looking for a local band to accompany us in concerts - interested?
We sing pop classics from the last 60 years and want to add the exciting sound and experience of a live band behind us.
No need to attend regular rehearsals; we would provide music so you can practice in your own time and space.
Sorry, we can't pay you, but we can guarantee you a warm and friendly welcome and an opportunity to perform locally for fun and for good causes.
Check out our website to get a feel for us, and if you're interested in a chat, please get in touch.
WHERE AND WHEN WE SING
We meet each Wednesday at the Fraser Hall, Leylands Retirement Village, Broadway, Derby, DE22 1AY
Rehearsals are from 7.30pm - 9.30pm
and the 2 hours is broken up by a cuppa somewhere in the middle!
We are always adding to our repertoire of songs based on surveys across our members.
The next few months will see us gradually learning more great unforgettable, love to sing songs.
These include:
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Rocketman - Elton John
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A Tribute to Queen
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Piano Man - Billy Joel
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All of Me - John Legend
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Flowers - Miley Cyrus
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Speechless - from Disney's Aladdin
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Happy Together - The Turtles
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I See the Light - from Disney's Tangled
Some of our favourites:
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Kissed and Missed - 50's medley
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California Dreamin’- The Beach Boys
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My Heart Will Go On - from Titanic
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One Moment in Time - Whitney Houston
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Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell recently released by Emilia Jones
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Perfect – Ed Sheeran
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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
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Enjoy Yourself - most recent cover by Jools Holland
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I Will Always Love Whitney - Whitney Houston medley