Welcome to the Village Voices (Northamptonshire) website

We are a relaxed and friendly group of singers based in Northamptonshire villages centred on Old and Walgrave. Most of us are untrained, some of us can't even read music, no auditions are required, but what unites us is our love of four centuries' worth of the glorious classical choral tradition. Click here for a sample of our past concerts. Some of them are old favourites, some were new to most of us. All were a joy to sing and - hopefully - to listen to.

To lead us through this we are very fortunate to have Ian Clarke as our conductor. Over more than 30 years he has shown great skill (and patience!) in extracting enjoyable music from us. Click here for more about Ian.

We are always on the lookout for new members. You don’t necessarily have to be an expert or trained in music, just sing enthusiastically in tune with your fellow members. We charge a termly subscription, currently £45. Click here for membership details.

To make sure we do full justice to these great pieces of music, we engage some brilliant young professional soloists for our concerts. Of course, professional musicians have to be paid! But we do this through various fund raising activities. 
Ian's magic touch transforms weekly rehearsals into a performance to remember.
Video: Keira White 2024
Forthcoming events:​​​​​​​​
  • Spring concert (Fauré's Requiem, Cecilia McDowell's Magnificat), Friday 27th March 2026, 7.30pm at All Saints' church, Brixworth. For more information click here. Thursday rehearsals at 7.30 in Old village hall start 8th January; no half term break this year - see practice notes.​
  • Summer workshop Sunday 21st June, Old village hall. No programme yet, but save the date! (It's also Fathers' Day, but we hope you'll be able to work round that.)