THE STORY OF ERIMUS
Erimus Singers are a 16-piece chamber choir made up of singers from the Tees Valley area. The choir was set up in 2018 by John Dixon and Rebecca Johnson, who both have a passion for choral music and have a history of involvement and leadership of several choirs and vocal groups in the area. You can read more about John and Rebecca below.
Erimus Singers are a group that is not afraid to tackle challenging music, and to present pieces that may not be standard on the usual choral concert programme list, as well as performing the more well-known choral pieces that we all know and love!
We are very lucky to be able to rehearse and have our home at Middlesbrough Town Hall, where most of our concerts are held. In fact, the name for the group comes from the Middlesbrough Council emblem 'Erimus' meaning 'We Shall Be'.
You can also find us performing in other venues across the Tees Valley. Check out the Home Page for our upcoming concerts.
The easiest way to stay updated with our upcoming performances is to sign up to our email list, and through this you will receive 'early bird' ticket offers for our concerts.
Sign up to the email list at the bottom of our home page!
You can also get in touch with us by clicking the button below and leaving us a message, or emailing erimussingers@gmail.com
MEET THE CHOIR
Doing What They Love
Erimus is comprised of dynamic voices, some young and some with years of experience. As a choir, their main goal is to inspire with their performances and provide their audience with an enjoyable musical experience. Meet the team ...
JOHN DIXON
Founder and Musical Director
John Dixon, a graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, was subsequently awarded further degrees from Leeds University, Goldsmiths College, London, and Durham University. After a long career, first teaching privately, then in schools and later as Senior Lecturer at Longlands College and Teesside University, he retired in 2014 but has continued to share his deep love of music with us and other local choirs.
REBECCA JOHNSON
Founder, Alto and Choir Secretary
Rebecca was born and bred on Teesside, taking up piano and cello at an early age. Rebecca received training at the Royal Northern College of Music Junior Dept, Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Bmus) before returning to Teesside. She currently has a varied portfolio of choral directing, accompanying, leading workshops, teaching and project management. Rebecca managed the Musinc programme, which is the musical inclusion and engagement arm of Middlesbrough Town Hall, between 2019 and 2023 and has recently taken up a new role at The Sage Gateshead as Senior Producer for the Make Music programme.