Ben England BEM
@benenglandbem.bsky.social
Musical Director of Choir of the Earth, Founder of Homechoir and Gamechoir, Principal of Earth Choir Academy, Conductor of Bristol Cabot Choir. Award-winning educator and conductor. Proud Dad, gamer and massive sci-fi geek.
We had huge fun recording this episode - hope you enjoy everyone! 😊
Hooray! Friday's here & episode 5 of Moving Notes, created & hosted by our very own @benenglandbem.bsky.social & @somersetcool.bsky.social is out! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or here: bit.ly/MovingNotes This episode is all about happiness & humour in music, with stories to make you smile✨
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
We had huge fun recording this episode - hope you enjoy everyone! 😊
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Did you miss out on a place on our September 2026 Leipzig trip? The October second call is now OPEN! 🎶
Join Ben England BEM for a 5 day Bach singing experience in Leipzig and secure your place here, by the end of January:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
It will be a truly unforgettable sing!
Join Ben England BEM for a 5 day Bach singing experience in Leipzig and secure your place here, by the end of January:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
It will be a truly unforgettable sing!
Come And Sing Bach In Leipzig 2 — Choir of the Earth
From 26th-30th October 2026 , a second chance to join Choir of the Earth Events on our incredible Come and Sing Bach in Leipzig trip! This will be a truly unforgettable journey, walking in the foo...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Did you miss out on a place on our September 2026 Leipzig trip? The October second call is now OPEN! 🎶
Join Ben England BEM for a 5 day Bach singing experience in Leipzig and secure your place here, by the end of January:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
It will be a truly unforgettable sing!
Join Ben England BEM for a 5 day Bach singing experience in Leipzig and secure your place here, by the end of January:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
It will be a truly unforgettable sing!
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Classic FM’s Hall of Fame, the world's biggest classical music chart is open for your votes:
halloffame.classicfm.com/2026/
For inspiration, how about Patrick Hawes Quanta Qualia? We’ve performed some beautiful versions. Dame Louise Casey chose this one for Desert Island Discs! youtu.be/Miy_S3o-L7Q
halloffame.classicfm.com/2026/
For inspiration, how about Patrick Hawes Quanta Qualia? We’ve performed some beautiful versions. Dame Louise Casey chose this one for Desert Island Discs! youtu.be/Miy_S3o-L7Q
Quanta Qualia - Patrick Hawes | performed by Choir of the Earth & Sophie Burrows
YouTube video by Radio Choral
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January 19, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Classic FM’s Hall of Fame, the world's biggest classical music chart is open for your votes:
halloffame.classicfm.com/2026/
For inspiration, how about Patrick Hawes Quanta Qualia? We’ve performed some beautiful versions. Dame Louise Casey chose this one for Desert Island Discs! youtu.be/Miy_S3o-L7Q
halloffame.classicfm.com/2026/
For inspiration, how about Patrick Hawes Quanta Qualia? We’ve performed some beautiful versions. Dame Louise Casey chose this one for Desert Island Discs! youtu.be/Miy_S3o-L7Q
Moving Notes is a fun new podcast featuring fascinating guests and chat about music, history and more. Check it out, available for free on an internet near you.
We've got some wonderful things for you to listen to this festive season. As well as a playlist of Choir of the Earth favourites on Radio Choral ( just search Radio Choral on YouTube), Ben England BEM & Jenna Myles have created a brand new music podcast - Moving Notes 🎶
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Moving Notes is a fun new podcast featuring fascinating guests and chat about music, history and more. Check it out, available for free on an internet near you.
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2026 starts with an amazing opportunity! 🎶
Launching on 5 January, join Choir of the Earth & The Gesualdo Six to learn William Byrd’s Mass For Five Voices with one of the world’s leading Renaissance vocal ensembles:
choiroftheearth.com/courses/byrd...
Director, Owain Park has a message for us!✨
Launching on 5 January, join Choir of the Earth & The Gesualdo Six to learn William Byrd’s Mass For Five Voices with one of the world’s leading Renaissance vocal ensembles:
choiroftheearth.com/courses/byrd...
Director, Owain Park has a message for us!✨
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
2026 starts with an amazing opportunity! 🎶
Launching on 5 January, join Choir of the Earth & The Gesualdo Six to learn William Byrd’s Mass For Five Voices with one of the world’s leading Renaissance vocal ensembles:
choiroftheearth.com/courses/byrd...
Director, Owain Park has a message for us!✨
Launching on 5 January, join Choir of the Earth & The Gesualdo Six to learn William Byrd’s Mass For Five Voices with one of the world’s leading Renaissance vocal ensembles:
choiroftheearth.com/courses/byrd...
Director, Owain Park has a message for us!✨
These living scores are an amazing way to experience the great choral works - and a fantastic learning tool.
To discover more about Soundslice, and how it can help you master singing wonderful works, check out this Soundslice walkthrough with our Musical Director @benenglandbem.bsky.social :
youtu.be/BDrcWJowrk0?...
#ChoralSky
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#ChoralSky
Soundslice Walkthrough with Ben England BEM
YouTube video by Choir of the Earth
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
These living scores are an amazing way to experience the great choral works - and a fantastic learning tool.
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As well as learning and singing incredible works, Choir of the Earth is about friendship. Vanessa is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in this clip she shares what it means to her to sing with people from all across the world, online and at the in-person events we create 🎶
#choralsky #choir #sing
#choralsky #choir #sing
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As well as learning and singing incredible works, Choir of the Earth is about friendship. Vanessa is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in this clip she shares what it means to her to sing with people from all across the world, online and at the in-person events we create 🎶
#choralsky #choir #sing
#choralsky #choir #sing
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A real treat for us this weekend! Patrick Hawes has been chatting about The Wedding at Cana & his feelings about Choir of the Earth learning & recording a new version of his beautiful work. Patrick shares stories of his career highlights too. Listen to the conversation here: youtu.be/BUYw96Ge5qU?...
Composer Patrick Hawes chats with Jenna Myles about The Wedding at Cana and his music
YouTube video by Choir of the Earth
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October 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A real treat for us this weekend! Patrick Hawes has been chatting about The Wedding at Cana & his feelings about Choir of the Earth learning & recording a new version of his beautiful work. Patrick shares stories of his career highlights too. Listen to the conversation here: youtu.be/BUYw96Ge5qU?...
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The premiere will be live-conducted by @benenglandbem.bsky.social, the online concert is free to attend and for more information on this incredible collaboration and the concert performance, just head here:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
#ChoralSky #Choir #ChoiroftheEarth
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
#ChoralSky #Choir #ChoiroftheEarth
Choir of the Earth and the Bergen Philharmonic present: Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms — Choir of the Earth
Join us for the world premiere of a remarkable new recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem , created through a ground-breaking collaboration between Choir of the Earth and the Bergen Phil...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The premiere will be live-conducted by @benenglandbem.bsky.social, the online concert is free to attend and for more information on this incredible collaboration and the concert performance, just head here:
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
#ChoralSky #Choir #ChoiroftheEarth
choiroftheearth.com/upcoming-con...
#ChoralSky #Choir #ChoiroftheEarth
So my 11 year old has been pestering me to watch Hitchcock’s Vertigo ever since I played him the amazing Herrmann soundtrack. Watched it last night and his mind was utterly blown. Walked him to the bus stop this morning and he was still processing how amazing it was. What should we show him next? 🤔
a movie poster for vertigo special edition with james stewart and kim novak
ALT: a movie poster for vertigo special edition with james stewart and kim novak
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October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
So my 11 year old has been pestering me to watch Hitchcock’s Vertigo ever since I played him the amazing Herrmann soundtrack. Watched it last night and his mind was utterly blown. Walked him to the bus stop this morning and he was still processing how amazing it was. What should we show him next? 🤔
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We’re honoured that Ralph Allwood MBE DMus has been appointed as Earth Choir Academy’s first Patron.
Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:
youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...
#ChoralSky
Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:
youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...
#ChoralSky
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re honoured that Ralph Allwood MBE DMus has been appointed as Earth Choir Academy’s first Patron.
Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:
youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...
#ChoralSky
Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:
youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...
#ChoralSky
Today’s the day the @choiroftheearth.com perform Haydn’s incredible Nelson Mass at Esterházy. It’s a huge honour to be here walking in the footsteps of the great man himself, singing his music with a global choir and raising €1000s for local charity.
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Today’s the day the @choiroftheearth.com perform Haydn’s incredible Nelson Mass at Esterházy. It’s a huge honour to be here walking in the footsteps of the great man himself, singing his music with a global choir and raising €1000s for local charity.
Morning all! After an excellent dinner of schnitzel and beer last night, Papa Haydn is ready on the podium for @choiroftheearth.com’s full day of rehearsals. #crotchetedhaydn
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Morning all! After an excellent dinner of schnitzel and beer last night, Papa Haydn is ready on the podium for @choiroftheearth.com’s full day of rehearsals. #crotchetedhaydn
Today’s the day that @choiroftheearth.com begin their epic Haydn Nelson Mass tour in wonderful Vienna! Papa Haydn has been up since 6:30am preparing for nearly 150 singers - time for a strong coffee… ☕️ #crochetedhaydn
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Today’s the day that @choiroftheearth.com begin their epic Haydn Nelson Mass tour in wonderful Vienna! Papa Haydn has been up since 6:30am preparing for nearly 150 singers - time for a strong coffee… ☕️ #crochetedhaydn
When he was a youngster, Papa Haydn was fired from the choir at St Stephen’s Cathedral in part for cutting off the pigtail of one of his fellow choristers 😬. Now he’s back in his new crocheted form as a tourist! @choiroftheearth.com #crochetedhaydn
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
When he was a youngster, Papa Haydn was fired from the choir at St Stephen’s Cathedral in part for cutting off the pigtail of one of his fellow choristers 😬. Now he’s back in his new crocheted form as a tourist! @choiroftheearth.com #crochetedhaydn
This week Papa Haydn makes a triumphant return to the Esterhazy palace along with nearly 150 global members of @choiroftheearth.com to sing his iconic Nelson Mass! In these troubled times, the joy of shared music is the most precious and profoundly important gift we can bring to our world 🌍 ❤️ 🎶
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This week Papa Haydn makes a triumphant return to the Esterhazy palace along with nearly 150 global members of @choiroftheearth.com to sing his iconic Nelson Mass! In these troubled times, the joy of shared music is the most precious and profoundly important gift we can bring to our world 🌍 ❤️ 🎶
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“World class”
It’s fantastic to hear chorister Suellen choosing these words to describe Choir of the Earth. Take a listen...
We’re looking forward to singing more world class music together & if you'd like to join us, head here to discover more:
choiroftheearth.com/how-cote-works
#ChoralSky
It’s fantastic to hear chorister Suellen choosing these words to describe Choir of the Earth. Take a listen...
We’re looking forward to singing more world class music together & if you'd like to join us, head here to discover more:
choiroftheearth.com/how-cote-works
#ChoralSky
September 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“World class”
It’s fantastic to hear chorister Suellen choosing these words to describe Choir of the Earth. Take a listen...
We’re looking forward to singing more world class music together & if you'd like to join us, head here to discover more:
choiroftheearth.com/how-cote-works
#ChoralSky
It’s fantastic to hear chorister Suellen choosing these words to describe Choir of the Earth. Take a listen...
We’re looking forward to singing more world class music together & if you'd like to join us, head here to discover more:
choiroftheearth.com/how-cote-works
#ChoralSky
For anyone in the Midlands who loves baroque music and fancies a great day of singing, do join me for the Vivaldi Gloria with baroque strings on 18th October in Dorridge, near Solihull. Score and teaching all available before you attend, details here: memf.org.uk/event/vivald...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
For anyone in the Midlands who loves baroque music and fancies a great day of singing, do join me for the Vivaldi Gloria with baroque strings on 18th October in Dorridge, near Solihull. Score and teaching all available before you attend, details here: memf.org.uk/event/vivald...
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Here's a completely new way to interact with choral music - Soundslice. If you have a digital device (phone, tablet, computer) & a web browser, the music comes to life on your screen & in your hand. Join @benenglandbem.bsky.social to explore Soundslice in detail:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDrc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDrc...
Soundslice Walkthrough with Ben England BEM
YouTube video by Choir of the Earth
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September 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Here's a completely new way to interact with choral music - Soundslice. If you have a digital device (phone, tablet, computer) & a web browser, the music comes to life on your screen & in your hand. Join @benenglandbem.bsky.social to explore Soundslice in detail:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDrc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDrc...
Having a fab day with legendary Finnish musicians Satu Sopanen and Susanna Heinonen and the largest collection of kanteles in the UK! We are at St Bonadventures school in Bristol today running workshops for year 4 students. Huge thanks to @bristolbeacon.bsky.social for their help organising this!
June 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Having a fab day with legendary Finnish musicians Satu Sopanen and Susanna Heinonen and the largest collection of kanteles in the UK! We are at St Bonadventures school in Bristol today running workshops for year 4 students. Huge thanks to @bristolbeacon.bsky.social for their help organising this!
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Loneliness Awareness Week starts tomorrow - come along to Homechoir for special themed programmes starting at 11am on Monday. We're a friendly online singing community led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social
Next week, we’re proud to be singing in support of Marmalade Trust’s Loneliness Awareness Week—a cause close to all our hearts. 💛 marmaladetrust.org/law
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
Homechoir is free and open to all so come and experience the joy of singing and community. Sing with us on Monday 11am, Wednesday and Friday 2pm and Sunday 11am - find us at
www.youtube.com/@homechoir or visit
homechoir.org
www.youtube.com/@homechoir or visit
homechoir.org
June 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Loneliness Awareness Week starts tomorrow - come along to Homechoir for special themed programmes starting at 11am on Monday. We're a friendly online singing community led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social
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Absolutely gorgeous programme with @benenglandbem.bsky.social at @homechoir.bsky.social today to kick off #LonelinessAwarenessWeek - and powerful messages about loneliness too. Do check it out and do like and share it - you never know who it might reach who really needs it. youtu.be/5Y7DhdguzCg
Carrickfergus sing this and lovely Folk songs with Homechoir for Loneliness Awareness Week
YouTube video by homechoir
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June 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Absolutely gorgeous programme with @benenglandbem.bsky.social at @homechoir.bsky.social today to kick off #LonelinessAwarenessWeek - and powerful messages about loneliness too. Do check it out and do like and share it - you never know who it might reach who really needs it. youtu.be/5Y7DhdguzCg
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Next week, we’re proud to be singing in support of Marmalade Trust’s Loneliness Awareness Week—a cause close to all our hearts. 💛 marmaladetrust.org/law
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
Homechoir is free and open to all so come and experience the joy of singing and community. Sing with us on Monday 11am, Wednesday and Friday 2pm and Sunday 11am - find us at
www.youtube.com/@homechoir or visit
homechoir.org
www.youtube.com/@homechoir or visit
homechoir.org
June 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Next week, we’re proud to be singing in support of Marmalade Trust’s Loneliness Awareness Week—a cause close to all our hearts. 💛 marmaladetrust.org/law
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
We’ve curated a full week of uplifting and heartfelt music themed around friendship, connection, and belonging. www.youtube.com/@homechoir
It’s a fabulous programme, and one that we are really excited to bring to fruition. Thanks for all your support Rob!
The most ambitious program of music I have ever seen launched by @choiroftheearth.com today, to be directed by @benenglandbem.bsky.social looking forward to every note #singing
June 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It’s a fabulous programme, and one that we are really excited to bring to fruition. Thanks for all your support Rob!
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We're proud to release our recording of Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis in support of @talkclubcharity.bsky.social.
Homechoir is a community of singers led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social who meet regularly online to share their love of singing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AenA...
Homechoir is a community of singers led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social who meet regularly online to share their love of singing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AenA...
HOMECHOIR X TALK CLUB: STOP CRYING YOUR HEART OUT
YouTube video by Talk Club
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May 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We're proud to release our recording of Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis in support of @talkclubcharity.bsky.social.
Homechoir is a community of singers led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social who meet regularly online to share their love of singing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AenA...
Homechoir is a community of singers led by @benenglandbem.bsky.social who meet regularly online to share their love of singing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AenA...