The Hallé Choir is a large symphonic chorus of around 220 singers based in Manchester, England.
[3] The choir gives around 15 concerts a year with The Hallé at The Bridgewater Hall and other venues across the UK.
Appearing with international conductors and soloists in concert and recordings, the choir performs a repertoire of major choral and operatic works ranging from mainstream pieces to more esoteric pieces and commissions.
Recent collaborations have included Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under Edward Gardner at the 2022 BBC Proms, and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s In This Brief Moment with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Nicholas Collon, also in 2022.
Recent Hallé Choir Directors have included James Burton, Frances Cooke and Madeleine Venner.