Since 2019, the ORA Singers Young Composers’ scheme has mentored over 200 students from state schools across the UK. 2025 sees the sixth scheme develop another 50 composers, closing out with the Showcase concert at Kings Place, London. Join the award-winning ORA Singers as they perform and record each new piece in concert in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts.
ORA Singers is recognised for its modern take on the centuries-long choral tradition, born out of a belief that we are in a second golden age of choral music, matching that of the Renaissance. It is one of the world’s foremost commissioners of contemporary choral music, which it often performs alongside Renaissance masterpieces in its celebrated concerts and recordings.
Directed by internationally renowned choral conductor and music educator Suzi Digby OBE, the group was named Ensemble of the Year at the 2018 Opus Klassik awards, and their latest disc, Sanctissima, won the prestigious Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 2024.
This event will last approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including an interval.
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Reviews
On Ora:
‘The most mellifluous vocal group this side of Heaven’ – The Times
‘ORA does something else, something invaluable: by commissioning new works from new composers, they initiate a conversation between the past and the present, enlivening and informing both’ – Stephen Fry
On the Young Composers’ scheme:
‘This programme is phenomenal. If you think of the amount of time all of these composers get to work – for free – with top class tutors, with top class singers; it doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world.’ – Paul Mealor LVO
‘ORA Singers’ Young Composers Showcase is a really unique project that shows what a wealth of composing talent there is in our state school system. It gives the special opportunity for these young composers to be nurtured, mentored and encouraged. It’s absolutely brilliant.’- Bob Chilcott