South West Essex Choir (SWEC for short!) is a large, friendly, non-auditioned choir, with a membership of over 100 people mainly from Redbridge, Waltham Forest and South Essex. We sing a largely classical repertoire along with some jazz-style pieces.
Celebrating 60 years of music-making!
SWEC is celebrating 60 years since the choir was established in our 2023-24 season. To mark this special year, we have put together a concert programme of some of our favourites culminating this December with a performance of Handel’s Messiah. We hope you will join us for one or all of our concerts!
Tickets for our concert on Saturday 7 December, 6.30pm at Chingford Parish Church are now available to purchase here.
Sing with us
If you enjoy singing – even if you’ve not been in a choir for a while – why not come and sing with us? We are always looking for new members, particularly in the male sections.
Come along and try us out, with no obligation to join. Visit the Join Us page to find out more about what we sing, where and when we rehearse, and what to expect at a rehearsal.
We’re a friendly group with singers ranging from complete beginners to the very experienced. There is no audition but reading music is an advantage and you need to be able to sing in tune.