Useful references for singers.
Finding music in London
bachtrack is a concert listings site
Charities and promoters
Nordoff Robbins is a charity which uses music in music therapy and community building. Their UK centre is at 2 Lissenden Gardens, NW5 1PQ — just round the corner from the school where we rehearse. They run concerts a few times a year.
music&friends run choir festivals and international meetings.
RunBySingers set up musical holidays.
The London Sangerstevne is a series of choral festivals.
Philip Norman Music Services do a lot of internet/email promotion of amateur music events.
Web indexes
British Choirs on the Net – over 4,000 choirs listed nationwide, including of course, the North Camden Chorus
Small Choirs Website claims 200+ free pieces of music for church choirs, and occasional festivals
Free scores
The IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library is an excellent place to find free downloadable music scores.
ChoralWiki (formerly the Choral Public Domain Library) has a large collection of free downloadable material, mostly choral scores. Some scores are of very good quality, with excellent volunteer editors, some are rougher.
Train your voice
Vocalist – exercises for singers