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Open Arts Community Choir

Open Arts Community Choir have been shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society’s Inspiration Award. We would appreciate your support by voting for us via this link.
Voting ends at 11am on Monday 3 February 2025.

The choir meets on Monday nights from 7pm – 9pm in Divis Community Centre, Belfast.

For more information or to book the choir for your event please contact Bev, bev@openartsni.org

The choir is an integral part of Open Arts artistic core programme. Started in 2000, the Open Arts Community Choir is a multi-award winning, inclusive choir. The membership is made up of disabled and non-disabled adults from many different backgrounds who are united by their love of music and singing.

"I really love being in the Open Arts Community Choir. I always feel encouraged and have made so many friends. It means so much being part of a choir which is inclusive, no matter what background you’re from or disability you have."

In 2024 the choir were involved in a project “The Call” with Berlin based artists Holly Herndon (US) and Mat Dryhust (UK), and Serpentine Arts Technologies.

Members from the Open Arts Community choir are sitting with in a semi-circle and are wearing microphones in a recording situation

In 2022 the choir took part in ‘Curfá, new choir competition for Irish TV channel TG4. Choirs from all over the island of Ireland competed to become the best choir in Ireland. The judges were; Moya Brennan, Colm Ó Foghlú and Nell Ní Chróinín. 

2020 was the 20th anniversary of the choir and for their 18th birthday commissioned the video below, which highlights some of the remarkable achievements they’ve had over the years such as performing on prime time TV and competing at the highest levels in the most prestigious of venues all over the UK, Ireland, Europe and the USA. In 2017 the choir represented Northern Ireland in the European Choir Games and won two gold medals, and a gold and silver diploma.