Joe Chalmers is a London-based Bass-Baritone from Winchester, Hampshire. Joe’s passion for singing began whilst at the Winchester Cathedral choir school, The Pilgrims' School. He continued to sing in a choral setting throughout his teenage years as part of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, before beginning his studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Joe was a Voces8 Scholar and since then has supported the Voces8 foundation both as a performer and as an educator within their outreach programmes.

Joe is currently studying on the prestigious Opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of John Evans. Masterclass highlights include work with Sarah Walker CBE, John Tomlinson, Jonathan Dove, Janis Kelly and Jonathan Lemalu. He is the recipient of The Elizabeth Sweeting Award, the Sybil Tutton Opera Award, The Dow Clewer Foundation Scholarship, and the Drake Calleja Trust Scholarship.

As a freelance singer, Joe enjoys a busy performance career. In Autumn 2021 Joe made his Colosseum debut for the English National Opera; notably stepping in for the final performance in the role of Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore. Other recent operatic performances include Nettuno (la liberazione di ruggiero dall’isola d’alcina, Longborough Festival Opera), Narratore (I Due Timidi, Guildhall School Opera), Death (Savitri, Guildhall Opera), Martino (L’occasione fa il Ladro, British Youth Opera), Bass Shepherd and cover Plutone and Caronte (L’Orfeo, Garsington Opera), Chorus and Waiter (Der Rosenkavalier, Garsington Opera), Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro, Guildhall), Nick Shadow (A Rake’s Progress, Guildhall Scenes), La Roche (Capriccio, Guildhall Scenes), Talbot (Maria Stuarda, GUildhall Scenes), Lorenzo (I Capuleti e Montecchi, Guildhall Scenes), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore, Guildhall Scenes), Sid (Albert Herring, Guildhall Scenes) and Escamillo (Carmen, Guildhall Scenes).

Concert credits include recitals with Giles Terera MBE and Jamael Westman, the original West End cast of Hamilton and Debut Ltd., as well as work with conductors including Yshani Perinpapayagam, Laurence Cummings and Jordan de Souza. Recently on the concert platform, Joe has sung with orchestras including Luminosa and the Guildhall Studio Orchestra. Other engagements include performing the National Anthem at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final, and supporting Kylie Minogue at The Royal Albert Hall.

Joe has also been a vocal coach for the national youth arts charity, RicNic. For three years, Joe coached singers and performers with ranging experiences on musicals such as West Side Story, The Pajama Game and Guys & Dolls, whilst acting as producer for the latter.