Rock Choir Hits Guildford High Street

Published on: 19 May, 2026
Updated on: 19 May, 2026

Guildford Rock Choir with Tom George conducting.

The Guildford Rock Choir hit the High Street again over the weekend to help raise money for the mental health charity Oakleaf.

Under their leader Tom George, they put on two performances outside Holy Trinity Church on Saturday (May 16), going through a set of songs that included: Sweet Child of Mine, The Power of Love, Someone You Love, Green, Green Grass of Home and A Little Respect.

The Dragon spoke to two of the choir members, Diana and Barbara, who were full of praise for their choir leader. “Tom is fantastic,” they said, “so enthusiastic. It’s infectious.

“We get a real sense of well-being from taking part and we’ve made friends. There’s a real sense of teamwork and camaraderie – and it get’s us out of the house!”

Choir members pay £300 per annum to take part which allows them to go to as many rehearsals and meet up with fellow members as they wish. The Guildford Choir meets at Emmanuel Church in Stoughton on Monday evenings and Rydes Hill School on Wednesday evenings

According to the Rock Choir website, Tom George has been teaching since 2004 and has graduated from the Academy of Contemporary Music.

He has been a featured vocalist on top 40 hits around Europe and brings a wealth of performance experience and energy to the Rock Choir team.

In his career with Rock Choir Tom has led choirs at the Hammersmith Apollo, Liverpool Echo Arena, Wembley Arena, the O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium.

He has coached many members to continue their development with music into in some cases to further education and beyond in a professional capacity.

Tom is also often responsible for leading training for the other Rock Choir leaders up and down the UK, calling upon his experience and expertise having been involved in Rock Choir from a very early stage.