ORA Singers

ORA Singers Award-winning vocal ensemble directed by Suzi Digby OBE. World-leading commissioners of choral music. Want to support ORA's work at no cost to you?

ORA is a professional vocal ensemble made up of some of the leading singers in choral music, founded by Suzi Digby OBE. ORA seeks to captivate audiences with the highest standards of musical excellence combined with a fresh and engaging approach to performance. ORA is not just about singing, though that is at the core of its being, it is also about engaging audiences on many levels with a dramatic

and all-encompassing approach to performance that makes true ‘events’ out of concerts. ORA came into being through a belief that we are in a second golden age of choral music, matching that of the Renaissance. The choir’s performances and recordings showcase ‘classic’ masterpieces of Renaissance choral music alongside specially commissioned reflections from prominent and award-winning contemporary composers. ORA is a UK registered charity and relies heavily on the support of it's generous donors. Join us on easy fundraising, which gives a portion of your online shopping straight back to ORA! https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/invite/3W9BAT/168OTT/

Our Young Composers recently joined us for a workshop led by the brilliant , where they were able to test out their idea...
11/06/2026

Our Young Composers recently joined us for a workshop led by the brilliant , where they were able to test out their ideas and sketches with some of our singers! 🎶 Each of them have been hard at work writing a piece that reflects either Philippe De Monte’s ‘Superflumina Babylonis’ or Robert Parsons’ ‘Ave Maria a 5’, and this was the first chance for them to hear their ideas sung live!

A big thank you for Oliver Tarney for leading the workshop 🙏 We had a great time working on their pieces, and we can’t wait to see the finished products soon! ➡️

Join us on 31st July, 15:00 for our Young Composers’ Showcase, where we’ll perform and record their brand new pieces in concert! We’ll be joined by a panel of industry experts who will decide our Winner and Runner Up, and you can take part in the action by voting for the recipient of the Audience Prize!

Come and hear the sounds of the next generation! Tickets are available via the link below or through our bio 🔗

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/ora-singers-young-composers-showcase-2/

Suzi Digby

Some shots from our concert on Friday 📸A big thank you to the Festival team for hosting us, and to our wonderful audien...
09/06/2026

Some shots from our concert on Friday 📸

A big thank you to the Festival team for hosting us, and to our wonderful audience for joining us at St Mary’s Bathwick 🙏

We had a great time performing our ‘Spirit of Shakespeare’ programme, ft. some stella solos from of Jonathan Dove’s ‘Ariel’ suite, and performances from Shakespeare’s works by Amanda Root 🤩 👏

➡️ Next up, our 2026 Young Composers’ Showcase on 31st July, ft. 10 premiere performances from the next generation of composers. Tickets available in our bio 🔗

Suzi Digby

Only one week to go until we return to the with our programme, ‘The Spirit of Shakespeare’ 🥳 We love performing this pr...
29/05/2026

Only one week to go until we return to the with our programme, ‘The Spirit of Shakespeare’ 🥳

We love performing this programme with its exciting mix of Renaissance and contemporary offerings, each linked to works by Shakespeare and related themes. 🎭 We’re thrilled to be joined by actor, Amanda Root, as our guest reader - she’ll be performing excerpts from his plays and sonnets, including ‘As you like it’, Twelfth Night, Richard II, The Tempest, and more.

Join us on 5th June, 7pm at St Mary’s Bathwick for an immersive evening of words and music 🎶

There are still some tickets left - book yours now via the link below or our bio 🔗

We’d love to see you with us!

https://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/bfm15-the-spirit-of-shakespeare-with-ora-singers-c736

Suzi Digby

Calling all Shakespeare enthusiasts! We’ll be in Bath on 5th June to perform our much loved programme, ‘The Spirit of Sh...
22/05/2026

Calling all Shakespeare enthusiasts! We’ll be in Bath on 5th June to perform our much loved programme, ‘The Spirit of Shakespeare’ for 🎭

Shakespeare echoes through this diverse programme, with music exploring his characters, the spirit of the time, and the playwright himself. Featuring music inspired by the Bard, both renaissance and contemporary, and readings from special guest, Amanda Root. This will be a very special event not to be missed!

Tickets are from £12 - book yours through the link below or our bio 🔗

https://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/bfm15-the-spirit-of-shakespeare-with-ora-singers-c736

PROGRAMME:

Jonathan Dove - Ariel No 1: Come Unto These Yellow Sands

Bob Chilcott - The Isle is Full of Noises
Richard Allain - If Music Be The Food of Love

Reading: All the world’s a stage, from As You Like It

Michael Cavendish - Come Gentle Swains
Thomas Morley (arr. Grainger) - O mistress mine

Reading: I left no ring with her, from Twelfth Night

Jonathan Dove - Ariel No.2: I Boarded the King’s Ship
Bob Chilcott - Even such is time

Orlando Gibbons - What is our life?
Herbert Howells - Even such is time

Reading: We are amazed and thus long have we stood, from Richard II

Jonathan Dove - Ariel No 3 - O O O
Nils Lindberg - Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
Ward Swingle - It was a lover and his lass
Jonathan Dove - Ariel No 4: All Hail Great Master

Reading: “My Mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun…” - Sonnet 130

John Bennet - All creatures now are merry-minded
Jonathan Dove - Ariel No.5: Is there more toil?

Reading: Our revels now are ended, from The Tempest

Jaakko Mantyjarvi - Four Shakespeare Songs

Suzi Digby

Some pics from our concert on Friday! 📸A big thank you to all who came to see our programme, ‘The Spirit of Place’. We h...
20/05/2026

Some pics from our concert on Friday! 📸

A big thank you to all who came to see our programme, ‘The Spirit of Place’. We had a wonderful time performing such beautiful pieces in the stunning setting of and it was great to give our new commissions by Gabriel Jackson and James Burton a second outing!

Up next ➡️ We’ll be performing our celebrated ‘Spirit of Shakespeare’ programme at on 5th June, 7pm. Join us in St Mary’s Bathwick for a programme of Renaissance and contemporary music exploring the spirit of the time, his characters, and the playwright himself. We’ll also be joined by the fabulous Amanda Root presenting excerpts from Shakespeare’s collected works. 🎭

Tickets are available below or through our bio 🔗 We hope to see you there!

https://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/bfm15-the-spirit-of-shakespeare-with-ora-singers-c736

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Suzi Digby

TONIGHT! We’ll be at the beautiful church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, for our special concert, ‘The Sp...
15/05/2026

TONIGHT! We’ll be at the beautiful church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, for our special concert, ‘The Spirit of Place’ 🥳 Join us this evening at 7pm as we perform an exciting mix of music exploring the themes of time, memory, and identity - with stunning choral folksongs by Herbert Howells, John Rutter, Frederick Delius & more;

+ the London premiere of our sensational new commission by Gabriel Jackson capturing the nature of The Fens with his signature sound; and ‘Kingfisher’, a brand new movement to James Burton’s collection, ‘The Lost Words’ - a magical selection of pieces for upper voices and piano reawakening our relationship with the natural world. 🌾

Tickets are still available from £10 - don’t miss out and book via the link below or through our bio 🔗

https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whats-on/ora-spirit-of-place/

12/05/2026

Enjoy a snippet from Gabriel Jackson’s ‘Kingdom of Mist’ - our beautiful new commission evoking Fenland life with text by poet and chronicler, Edward Storey 🌾

Come and hear this in concert on Friday 15th May, 7pm at St Martin-in-the-Fields, as we perform ‘The Spirit of Place’, a new programme with stunning choral folksongs exploring the themes of time, memory and place ✨

Tickets from £10 via the link below or our bio 🔗

https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whats-on/ora-spirit-of-place/

Suzi Digby
St Martin-in-the-Fields

We’ll be retuning to St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square THIS FRIDAY! Join us for our exciting new programme, ‘The...
11/05/2026

We’ll be retuning to St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square THIS FRIDAY! Join us for our exciting new programme, ‘The Spirit of Place’, with music exploring how time, memory and place shape who we are.

Come and hear a stunning collection of choral folksongs by Howells, Warlock, Delius and others, + movements from James Burton’s ‘The Lost Words’ for upper voices and piano, a sensational collection of songs inspired by the illustrated book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane ✍️ and Jackie Morris 🎨

We’ll also present the London premiere of a beautiful new commission by Gabriel Jackson, ‘Kingdom of Mist’, weaving the sounds of The Fens to music 🌾

And we’ll perform a new movement to The Lost Words written specially for this programme by James Burton, titled, ‘Kingfisher’

Don’t miss us perform alongside the brilliant Caroline Jaya-Ratnam on piano! Tickets are available from £10 - book now below or through our bio 🔗

https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whats-on/ora-spirit-of-place/

7pm, 15th May 📍St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Suzi Digby



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