Elmbridge Ladies Choir was born in 2009 from the roots of the highly successful Elmbridge Choir founded in 2005 by Cliff Van Tonder.
Over 12 years together Cliff took both choirs on an amazing musical journey of concerts, international music festivals and competitions and raised more than £14,000 in grants for music activities and more than £200,000 for charitable purposes.
For 6 years we were very fortunate to be led by the talented Dale Thomas, a former alto in our choir, who returned to her native Texas in 2017 and our current leader took over the reins.
Touring and Music Festivals
- 2011 – Krakow music festival, where ELC won a bronze diploma.
- 2013 – Veneto Canta Festival in Italy, one of the highlights was singing together in St Mark’s Square, Venice
- 2014 – Bratislava, another bronze award.
- 2016 – Croatia, a non-competitive international choral festival.
- 2017 – Malta, 195 members (including the Elmbridge Choir) travelled to the Malta International Choir Festival. Privileged to sing in the most beautiful churches and cathedrals in Malta and parade through the capital, Valletta.
Moving on
As we move forward into 2025 with a new name, we are very pleased to be embarking, on our first solo overseas tour in May to Blankenberge, Belgium, where we are privileged to be singing at the Menin Gate, Ypres, some poignant and very moving acapella songs in memory of those who sacrificed so much in past years so that we could enjoy our freedoms today.
