BBC Singers: decision to scrap choir reversed after public outcry

Nicholas Chalmers conducting the BBC Singers during the First Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2020. Photograph: Chris Christodoulou/BBC/PA

The BBC has U-turned on its decision to scrap the BBC Singers chamber choir after pressure from musicians, the public and politicians.

The decision to close the BBC Singers, announced in March, was expected to result in the loss of 20 posts but was met with fierce opposition from conductors, choirmasters and senior members of government and the opposition.