How we got started...
Grosvenor Chorale is based in Belfast and was formed in 1993 by its Musical Director, Edward Craig, in memory of Ronald E. Lee M.B.E. Ronnie's name was synonymous with choral music of the highest standard from the 1940s until his death in 1992. The title 'Grosvenor' reminds both singers and listeners of, Grosvenor High School, where Ronnie's influence in the field of choral music was felt the most; taking the school choir to win both the Recontres International de Montreux in Switzerland and the BBC Sainsbury's Choir of the Year in 1985/86.

Grosvenor Chorale enjoys singing a varied repertoire including music from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. They have performed in many venues, from Down Cathedral, Downpatrick to Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin; and from St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast to Hexham Abbey and Durham Cathedral in England. They can often be heard on BBC Radio, both local and national, taking part in such programmes as Sunday Worship, Sunday Half Hour and the Daily Service broadcasts. As well as singing in the fabulous acoustics of great cathedrals, the choir enjoy bringing choral music to theatre goers and have recently given concerts in Ballyearl Theatre, Newtownabbey and Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown.

Our first recording, 'Sing we and Chant it' was released in 1996 and in December 2000 the choir released a CD of Carols 'Love came down at Christmas'. On two occasions they have been awarded the title of RTE Lyric FM Choir for Christmas.

The choir rehearses weekly on Monday evenings in St Johns Church of Ireland on the Castlereagh Road, and are grateful to Canon Laverty and the Select Vestry for their kind permission to do so. To keep in touch with the choir as a "Friend of Grosvenor" or to enquire about membership, email us from our "contact us" section.