Helen Yeomans

Choir Director and Songwriter

Helen Yeomans teaching with singing group
Helen facilitating at the Skylodge
Glorious Chorus at The Great Hall Dartington
Thula Mamas at BBC Plymouth
Helen Yeomans at Rise Up Singing

  • New music for 2025

    As the earth slowly warms up we can feel energy awaken and arise, as if from slumber. Helen’s song ‘Awaken’, although written several years ago, still captures the essence of spring – you can listen it on the right hand of this page. There are other songs honouring the land and our natural world in Helen’s repertoire – head to the Scores page where you can sample her music and buy. If you’re interested in learning about writing music for choirs, see the section about Helen’s masterclass tutorial further down this page.

  • Return

    Helen wrote ‘Return’ several years ago and it fast became a favourite with Glorious Chorus and other choirs around the country. A song about autumn, Return is a beautiful celebration of the natural cycle of the seasons, and how everything returns back to source before coming to life again in the spring. This superb rendition is by The Great Sea Choir led by Helen Brignall. The score is available on the Scores Page.

  • Singing with Helen this year

    You can sing with Helen at her London Big Sings once a term and various day workshops and weekend retreats around the country. Helen also runs her Greek singing holiday on the island of Paros every May/June, and the 2025 dates & prices are now available to see on the Camps/Holidays page. This July Helen will be teaching at Earthsong Camp in Ireland for the first time. This and all her events are listed on the Upcoming Events listings at the right of this page

  • Helen’s workshop tour of the States 2024

    In September Helen visited the United States to do a mini workshop tour of the east coast, responding to the many choir leaders who had bought her music over the years. This tour encompassed Asheville NC, the Love Song gathering in NC, Brattleboro VT & Annapolis, ML. She had a fabulous time! You can see more details on the Links Page.

    Helen teaching at the Love Song Gathering, North Carolina

  • Helen’s masterclass tutorial video is here!

    If you’ve always wanted to write a song for your choir but didn’t know where to start, this tutorial video series is for you. Award-winning songwriter Helen Yeomans has created a masterclass tutorial which is the culmination of 20 years of writing for choirs. Helen’s music is sung all around the world and this tutorial is designed to demystify the art of choral songwriting and help new writers come forward. From the initial idea to the final recording and score, Helen takes you through all the steps to bring your musical creativity to fruition.

    “I watched it all in two sittings! I loved it & found it all so inspiring”

    Lynfa Sioufi, UK

     “Very professionally done”

    Sandi E, One Heart, USA

     “Very clear, easy to follow and inspiring”

    Mari Nieves de Miguel, Spain

    “It was as if you were just chatting to me, generously sharing your long experience. Invaluable”

    Margaret Hunt

    To purchase and access the tutorial, visit the Masterclass Tutorial Page

Home Page Audio

The song playing is Helen’s song called ‘Awaken’. This is a celebration of spring and part of her Sun Cycle of songs about the seasons. All Helen’s original songs & arrangements can be found on the Scores Page.

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