ORA Singers is an award-winning vocal ensemble and world-leading commissioner of choral music. In its first five years the group has released nine albums to critical acclaim, performed in the UK, the USA and Europe, had its music and music videos broadcast across the globe (and in every continent including Antarctica) and commissioned over fifty new choral works.
ORA Singers continues the centuries-long living tradition of choral singing in Britain. The group is recognised for its modern approach and is one of the world’s foremost commissioners of contemporary choral music, which it often performs alongside Renaissance masterpieces in its celebrated concerts and recordings.

Directed by Suzi Digby, the ORA Singers make their Three Choirs Festival evening concert debut with the Oriel Singers, performing some stellar music, including Tallis' mesmerising forty part Spem in Alium and Roderick Williams' Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined.

ORA Singers performs spell-binding ‘concert experiences’ across the UK and internationally. Highlight concert performances have included a sold-out performance at Tage Alter Musik Festival,Regensburg, with recent concert appearances at Aldeburgh Festival, Canterbury Festival, Hatfield House Festival, as well as tours abroad to festivals in Malta, Ambronay, and Potsdam.

ORA creates bespoke and unique concert performances, tailored specifically to its chosen concert spaces. Musical programmes are choreographed with singer movement, lighting and specifically commissioned ‘design elements’. This year, the ORA Singers brings their world-class musical performances to the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival, along with their Young Composer Competition winner.

Aside: A recording of the ORA singers in concert, performing in the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.

The ORA Singers are performing at these events at this year's festival: