[1] Original members all live or work on or around the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford, England, and the series focused on their quest to become a classical choir in just three months.
After performances in Oxford, Italy, and at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the choir's future was uncertain for a while, but core members remained keen after filming ended, and in summer 2006 it was confirmed that there was funding for performances in February 2007.
On 19 December 2006, twenty members of the choir performed Handel's Hallelujah chorus in private performance at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and others; they also sang carols for guests at the 'Achievers of the Year' reception.
This performance was recorded for broadcast on BBC local radio, and filmed for inclusion in a 'one year on' documentary by the makers of The Singing Estate.
[citation needed] In 2008, they performed again at the Sheldonian Theatre, with Julian Lloyd Webber and the Oxford Philomusica.