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June 2010
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Saturday 5th

Who: Portsmouth Choral Union

Where: St Mary's Church Portsea, Fratton Road, Portsmouth 7.30 p.m..

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: Tel 023 9282 2227 Price £12.00

 
Saturday 5th Who: Durham Singers
Where: St James the Great, Morpeth, Northumberland 7.30 p.m.
What: "Sing Joyfully" Unaccompanied music for midsummer
Ticket/Info: £10 (£8 concessions) from info@durham-singers.org or call 0779 0148062
 

Saturday 5th

Who: Reading Bach Choir

Where: St. Nicholas Church, West Mills, Newbury RG14 5HG 7.30 p.m.

What: American Connections - music by Copland, Tippett, Britten, Ives, O'Regan, del Tredici, Anderson & Muhly

Ticket/Info: Tel 0118 947 0104 email: tickets@readingbachchoir.org.uk Wegottickets: www.wegottickets.com/f/1540 Prices £12, Concessions £10, Your Reading Passport £11, Students with NUS card and 16-18 £8, Under 16s £5.

 

Saturday 5th

Who: Prestbury Choral Society

Where: Prestbury C of E Primary School, Bollin Grove, Prestbury SK10 4JJ, at 7.30pm

What: An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan - and strawberries and cream.

Ticket/Info: £8.50 (£7.50 concessions). Available at the door or in advance from www.prestburychoral.org or phone 01625 584337

 

Saturday 5th

Who: Aylesbury Choral Society

Where: St Mary's Church, Aylesbury

What: Summer concert, including Songs from the Bavarian Highlands (Elgar) ; Four Choral Songs (Schumann) and popular songs

Ticket/Info: £10 from 01296 436970 or  tickets@aylesburychoral.org.uk or on the door.

 

Saturday 5th

Who: Watford Philharmonic Society

Where: Barbirolli Hall, St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood Please note change of venue.

What: Music for a Summer Evening.  This is the final concert in our 75th Jubilee season.  The programme features arrangements of folk songs, spirituals and operatic excerpts.  Composers included are Tippett, Rutter, Grieg and Vaughan Williams. 

Ticket/Info: Ticket Secretary ( tel. 07546 112 321 ); via the Society website  www.watfordphilharmonic.co.uk ) or on the door on the evening of the performance.  Prices £ 12.50 ( children half-price ).

 

Saturday 5th Who: Bradford Festival Choral Society
Where: Victoria Hall, Saltaire, 7.30pm
What: A Night at the Opera with soloists from the Royal Opera House
Ticket/Info: Bradford Theatres Box Office, 01274 432000 or www.bradford-theatres.co.uk .  Further information at www.bradfordfestivalchoralsociety.org.uk
 

Saturday 5th

Who: Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Where: Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - Creation

Ticket/Info: Box Office 0020 7730 4500 Price £12, £15, £18

 

Saturday 5th

Who: Lincoln Orpheus Male Voice Choir

Where: Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church

What: Concert

Ticket/Info: Mrs Simpson Tel 01522 528215

 
Saturday 12th

Who: Shrewsbury Cantata Choir & St Chad's Festival Chorus

Where: St Chad's

What: Music for Royal Occasions: Parry - I was Glad; Walton - Coronation Te Deum, etc

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Newbury Chamber Choir

Where: St John’s Church, Newbury RG14 7QB 7.30 p.m.

What: Telemann - Missa “Christ lag in Todesbanden”; Concerto for Viola; German Magnificat; Concerto for Recorder & Bassoon; Bach - Mass in G minor

Ticket/Info: Admission £10 (children free) website: www.singnewbury.co.uk

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Wingrave Singers

Where: Wingrave Parish Church, near Aylesbury, Bucks 7.30 p.m.

What: "Sing Joyfully" featuring The Teller’s Eye by Alexander Campkin plus works by Monteverdi, Farmer, Batten, Tallis and others

Ticket/Info: Available from Village Shop, Wingrave Price Adults: £8.00; Children £1 (in aid of The Karibuni Trust)

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Calton Consort

Where: Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 7.30 p.m.

What: Aaron Copland  - In The Beginning; Benjamin Britten - A.M.D.G Ad majorem Dei gloriam; Heinrich Schütz - Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Ticket/Info: Prices £8.00 (£6.00 concessions), available at the door

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Bristol Choral Society

Where: Bristol Cathedral, 7pm

What: Hosanna! A journey through English sacred music

Ticket/Info: Tel 0117 962 4991 Price £20 - £8

 

Saturday 12th Who: Hill Singers
Where: St. Matthew’s Church, Durham Road, Raynes Park SW20. 8.00 p.m.
What: ‘Folk Songs from around the World’,  Matyas Seiber - Six Yugoslav Folk Songs, Daryl Runswick - American Folk Songs, plus many others
Ticket/Info: £9 & £7 (concessions), £5 (under 16’s) on the door/£8 in advance from members of the choir Box office Tel: 020 8644 3794
 

Saturday 12th

Who: Milton Keynes Chorale

Where: St Mary & St Giles Church Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1DB 6.00 p.m.
What: Jubilation! - a programme of joyous song including Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, a Jubilate Deo from both Howard Goodall and Benjamin Britten, excerpts from Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Janacek's Otcenas (Our Father).

Ticket/Info: £12 (under-16s only £1) available from www.mkchorale.org.uk  or telephone 01908 320958.

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Saffron Walden Choral Society

Where: St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JP 7.30pm

What: Summer Prom

Ticket/Info: Tel 01279 812849

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Harrogate Choral Society

Where: Royal Hall, Harrogate HG1 5LA.  At 7:30pm.

What: Haydn - Creation

Ticket/Info: Tickets £20, £18, £16 (concessions available).  From 01423 817885.

 

Saturday 12th

Who: The Bradford Chorale

Where: Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane, BD9 6RA 7.30pm

What: Summer ‘Prom’ concert including Elgar ‘Pomp and Circumstance’, Stanford ‘The Blue Bird’, Vivaldi ‘Gloria’ and selected well known opera choruses.

Ticket/Info: See website, phone 01274 594659 or email tickets@bradfordchorale.org.uk

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Wimbledon Choral Society

Where: St. John’s Church, Waterloo, SE1 6.00pm

What: NOTES FROM A BIG COUNTRY includes Includes Tippett’s Spirituals from A Child Of Our Time and music from American composers Whitacre (Sleep), Lauridsen (Sure on this shining night), Shearing (Songs & Sonnets) and Gershwin (Porgy & Bess selection)

Tickets/Info: Box Office: 020 8605 2266 Price £15, £12, £10 (Students) E-tickets: www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/tickets  Tel/Fax: 020 8605 2266

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Putney Choral Society

Where: St. Paul's Church, Augustus Road, Southfields, London SW19 6EW 7.30 p.m.

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610; Bach - Cantata No.11 “Praise our God”

Ticket/Info: Tel Box Office: 07909 091278 Price £15 (£12 concessions) to include refreshments and programme

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Ruddington & District Choral Society

Where: St Giles’ Church, West Bridgford 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - Harmonie Mass; Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine; Parry - I Was Glad; Elgar - As Torrents In Summer; Stanford - The Blue Bird; Sullivan - The Long Day Closes

Ticket/Info: Perkins Hardware, Ruddington; Tall Frog, Melton Rd, West Bridgford; Choir members (0115 921 1451) and on the door. Price £7 in advance, £8 on the door incl. refreshments

 

Saturday 12th

Who: South Devon Choir & North Devon Choral Society

Where: Torquay Town Hall Assembly Rooms 7.00 p.m.

What: 'Maritime Proms' Inlcuding VW 'A Sea Symphony', Dyson, G&S extracts and Last night of the Proms favourites

Ticket/Info: £10 in advance; £12 on the door; students under 19 free. Contact 01803 605135.

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Conchord Singers

Where: St Michael's Church, Bugle Street, Southampton 7.30 p.m.

What: Holst - Five Welsh Folksongs; Willis - Caribbean Songs; Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre - 'Le Passage de la Mer Rouge'; Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 9 'O Praise the Lord with One Consent'

Ticket/Info: £8 waged (£5.00 unwaged). Access for Wheelchairs. Concert ends about 9.30 pm

 

Saturday 12th

Who: Stoke Poges Singers

Where: St Giles Church, Church Lane, Stoke Poges 7.30 p.m.

What: Jenkins - The Armed Man; Gounod - Messe Solonnelle de Sainte Cécile

Ticket/Info: £6 at door or in advance from Anthea:  01753 662355 or Naomi:07831 217575 (In Aid of Help for Heroes)

 

Sunday 13th

Who: Stoke Poges Singers

Where: St Peter’s Church, Church Street, Burnham 6.30 p.m.

What: Jenkins - The Armed Man; Gounod - Messe Solonnelle de Sainte Cécile

Ticket/Info: £6 at door or in advance from Anthea:  01753 662355 or Naomi:07831 217575 (In Aid of Help for Heroes)

 

Sunday 13th

Who: Conchord Singers

Where: St Boniface Church, Shirley High Street, Southampton 7.30 p.m.

What: Holst - Five Welsh Folksongs; Willis - Caribbean Songs; Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre - 'Le Passage de la Mer Rouge'; Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 9 'O Praise the Lord with One Consent'

Tickets £8 waged (£5.00 unwaged). Access for Wheelchairs. Concert ends about 9.30 pm

 

Sunday 13th

Who: Felsted Choral Society

Where: Barbara Karan Auditorium, Felsted School at 7 p.m.

What: Midsummer Miscellany - a concert of part–songs including works by Finzi, Shearing etc

Tickets/Info: www.felstedchoralsociety.co.uk

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Chipperfield Choral Society

Where: St Paul’s Church, The Common, Chipperfield, Hertfordshire WD4 9BS

What: Ariel Ramirez - Missa Criolla

Ticket/Info: Tel 01923 400520£10 (£5 if under age 17) Box office

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Halifax Choral Society & The City of Leeds Youth Choir

Where: Victoria Theatre, Halifax 7.30 p.m.

What: Patriotic concert with Black Dyke Band

Ticket/Info: Prices £8 to £25 with generous concessions. Tickets available from the theatre box office by telephoning 01422 351 158

 
Saturday 19th

Who: Tatton Singers

Where: St John's Parish Church, Church Hill, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6DH 7.30 p.m.

What: Music for a Summer Evening

Ticket/Info: Available at the door Price £8.00 (concession £7.00, student £2.50)

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Luton Choral Society

Where: Priory Church, Dunstable, LU5 4NA 7.30 p.m.

What: Durufle - Requiem, Vivaldi - Gloria

Ticket/Info: £10, £8 concessions, £5 children under 18

 

Saturday 19th Who: The Camden Choir
Where: Hampstead Parish Church, Church Row, London NW3 6UU; 7.30 p.m.
What: Mendelssohn - Kyrie; Mendelssohn - Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir; Josef Rheinberger - Missa in Es (Cantus Missae); Vaughan Williams - Benedicite; Verdi - Pater Noster; Morten Lauridsen - Ave Maria; Elgar - Great is the Lord
Ticket/Info:  £10.00; available in advance from www.camdenchoir.org.uk or on the door from 7.00 p.m. Onwards
 

Saturday 19th

Who: Collegium Singers

Where: St John the Baptist Church, High Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8SF 7.30 pm Pre Concert Talk 7.00 pm

What: Handel, Arne & Friends - Choral Music from early Georgian England

Ticket/Info: Adults £12; Students half price Tel:  01884-849172 or book on line at http://www.oxboffice.com/EventDetails.aspx?eid=520

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Bournemouth Bach Choir

Where: Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset 7.30 pm

What: Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man - a Mass for Peace; Bernstein - Chichester Psalms; Barber - Adagio for Strings

Ticket/Info: £15, £13, £9 (un-reserved). (NUS cardholders and school children half price) Tel: 01202 824413 email nigelspratt@aol.co.uk Christchurch Tourist Information, 49 High Street

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Bolton Choral Union

Where: Bolton Parish Church 7.30pm.

What: John Rutter - 'Feel the Spirit', Elgar - 'From the Bavarian Highlands', Kodaly - 'Pange Lingua' and Purcell - 'Thou Knowest Lord'

Ticket/Info: Prices £10, £9 for concessions. Available from Sweetens Bookshop, Booth's Music, The Albert Halls Ticket Unit and from 01204 844776. Also on the door. Further information can be got by contacting sandmlb@sky.com or on our website www.boltonchoral.org.uk

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Cecilian Singers of Leicester

Where: All Saints' Church, All Saints Place, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2AB 7.30 p.m.

What: "A God, Good Fortune, Love and a Ring" - sacred and secular music from Byrd to Rutter

Ticket/Info: £12 (£9 for aged under 16)

 

Saturday 19th
Who: Saffron Walden Choral Society

Where: St John’s Church, Stansted, CM24 8JP 7.30pm

What: Summer Prom

Ticket/Info: Tel 01279 812849

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Callington Singers

Where: Saint Mary’s Church in Launceston 7.00 p.m.

What: Charity Concert  in aid of www.shelterbox.org.uk

Ticket/Info: Audience admission £5 Tel 01579 370323 for details and tickets

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Beccles Choral Society

Where: St Michael's Church, Beccles, 6.30pm

What: Elgar, - From the Bavarian Highlands; Stanford - Songs of the Sea (Picnic concert, bring your own for the extended interval)

Ticket/Info: £10 Children to age 16 free, enquiries  01502 713465 or stellamurg@googlemail.com

 

Saturday 19th

Who: University of Reading Chorus and Chamber Choir

Where: Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, RG1 5AQ 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Hear My Prayer; Stanford - Heraclitus; Sullivan - The Long Day Closes; Genee - Italian Salad; Will Todd - Mass in Blue

Ticket/Info: £10/£6 concessions available in advance from Alex Richardson, a.t.richardson@reading.ac.uk, 0118 378 5256 or on the door

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Bourne Singers

Where: St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Hill Caterham, Surrey , CR3 5RA. 7.30 p.m..

What: “Summertime and the Singing is Easy”

Ticket/Info: Available at the door or tel. 020 8643 1084 Price £10  Children : £5

See: http://www.bournesingers.org.uk for information about the Choir

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Crouch End Festival Chorus

Where: St James Church, St James Lane, London N10 3DB 4pm & 8pm

What: Music by Palestrina, Bruckner, Bedford, MacMillan and Gough

Ticket/Info: £21, £15, £9. CEFC Friends: 20% off. Crouch End Card holders: 20% off. Groups of 10 or more: 10% off. Child tickets (18 or under): half price with each full price adult. Student Standby: £5 (usually £9) on the door subject to availability. 0844 736 5220 tickets@cefc.org.uk

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Vasari Singers

Where: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London 7.30 p.m.

What: J.S. Bach - Mass in B Minor

Ticket/Info: Priced £28, £24, £20, £14, £6 are selling fast (over 200 sold by end April) and are available from the St Martin ’s Box Office: 020 7766 1100   http://www.smitf.org/  

 
Saturday 19th

Who: Reading Bach Choir

Where: All Saints, Downshire Square, Reading RG1 6NN 7.30 p.m.

What: American Connections - music by Copland, Tippett, Britten, Ives, O'Regan, del Tredici, Anderson & Muhly

Ticket/Info: Tel 0118 947 0104 email: tickets@readingbachchoir.org.uk Wegottickets: www.wegottickets.com/f/1540 Prices £12, Concessions £10, Your Reading Passport £11, Students with NUS card and 16-18 £8, Under 16s £5.

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Sheffield Oratorio Chorus

Where: Sheffield Cathedral 7.30pm

What: Renaissance music

Ticket/Info: £12 (conc. £9) Students and under 16 £5 From Calow Classics, 721 Abbeydale Rd Sheffield, S7 2BE 0114 255 3440 The Blue Moon Café, 2 St James Row, Sheffield Tel 0114 2763443

 

Saturday 19th

Who: West Devon Chorale

Where: St Andrews Church, Royal Parade, Plymouth 7.30pm      

What: Vivaldi - Gloria; Pizzetti - Requiem; Cherubini - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tickets £8 at the door (children and students £3)
Advance sales discount. Contact Concert Administrator on 01752 776479

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Chichester Singers

What: Chichester Cathedral, 7.30 pm 

What: Bach - Mass in B minor

Ticket/Info: Tel 01243 813599 Price £20, £15, £10, £7

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Wokingham Choral Society

Where:   All Saints Church, Wokingham, RG40 1UE

What: Great Choral Classics  - Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father, Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my Prayer, Hubert Parry: Blest pair of sirens, Loewe arr Stromer: My Fair Lady medley, Jerome Kern: A Choral Portrait, George Shearing: Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare

Tickets/Info:  Tickets  £13 (concessions £11) available from Sue Bryant 0118 934 0283 or tickets@wokingham-choral-society.org.uk

 

Saturday 19th

Who: South Devon Choir with the North Devon Choral Society

Where: Torquay Town Hall Assembly Rooms 7.00 p.m.

What: 'Maritime Proms' Including VW 'A Sea Symphony', Dyson, G&S extracts and Last night of the Proms favourites

Ticket/Info: Tel 01803 605135. Price £10 in advance; £12 on the door; students under 19 free.

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Epsom Choral Society

Where: St. Martins Parish Church, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PX 7.30 p.m.

What: Will Todd - Mass in Blue; Cecilia McDowall - A Fancy of Folksongs; Morten Lauridsen - Nocturnes

Ticket/Info: Adult £12.00, students and those under 18 half price.  From box office (Tel: 01372 744198) or website www.epsomchoral.org.uk

 

Saturday 19th

Who: The Farrant Singers
Where: Wilton Parish Church, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 7.30 p.m.
What: 'All the ends of the earth' - sacred choral music by Hieronymus Praetorius, Orlande de Lassus, Judith Weir, Roxanna Panufnik and William Walton
Ticket/Info: £12.50 (£5.00 u16s/students) from Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320333 or at the door

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Weald Choir of Crawley

Where: The Hawth Theatre, Crawley RH10 6YZ  7.30pm

What:  Carmina Burana - Weald Choir 40th Anniversary Concert

Ticket/Info:  01293 439213 or www.wealdchoir.co.uk £14 adult, £10 seniors, £6 child

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Oxford Harmonic Society

Where: All Saints’ Church, Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: Tickets Oxford 01865 305305 or on the door. Price £13 (concessions £12)

 

Saturday 19th

Who: City of Bath Bach Choir with Junior Choir

Where: Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ 7.30 p.m.

What: Horovitz - Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo; Brahms - German Requiem

Ticket/Info: £17. Concessions for children under 18: £13. Available from The Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon  01225 860100 http://www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Overgate Hospice Choir

Where:  All Saints’ Parish Church, Elland 7.00 p.m.

What: German - Merrie England

Ticket/Info: Tel 01422 345414 or www.overgatehospicechoir.co.uk or at the door. Price £10.00

 

Saturday 19th

Who: The Lea Singers

Where: Rothamsted Manor House, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2BG 7.30 p.m.

What:  Midsummer Music - Madrigals & Spirituals

Ticket/Info:  Adults £15; Concessions £12; under 16's £6 Tel: Liz Keen 01582-761246 Email:  e.j.keen@btinternet.com

 

Saturday 19th

Who: Sing Live Northern

Where: St Batholomews Church, Armley, Leeds 4pm and 8pm

What: Sing Gospel - A fantastic evening of traditional and contemporary uplifting music in Gospel style

Ticket/Info: Adults £12 child £5 carers of the disabled free. Available from Sing Live 01609 780315 or on the door www.singliveuk.com 

 

Sunday 20th

Who: Sing Live Northern Ireland

Where: The Ulster Hall, Belfast 7.30 p.m.

What: Sing Gospel - A fantastic evening of traditional and contemporary uplifting music in Gospel style

Ticket/Info: Available from the Ulster Hall Box Office 028 9033 4455 Prices Adults £15.00 child £9.00 carers of the disabled free www.singliveuk.com

 

Sunday 20th

Who: The Lea Singers

Where: Lady Marian Alford Room, Ashridge Business School, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1NS 6.00 p.m.

What:  Midsummer Music - Madrigals & Spirituals

Ticket/Info:  Adults £15; Concessions £12; under 16's £6 Tel: Liz Keen 01582-761246 Email e.j.keen@btinternet.com

 

Sunday 20th

Who: Sevenoaks Philharmonic Society

Where: Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks 7.30 p.m.

What: Beethoven - Symphony No 9; Schubert - Mass in G; Handel - Zadok the Priest

Ticket/Info: Tel 01732 450175 email enquiries@stagtheatre.co.uk Price £12.59, £11.50 concessions

 

Sunday 20th

Who: Manchester Chamber Choir

Where: Christ Church, Darley Ave, Didsbury, Manchester M21

What: "Star of the Sea" an evening of music inspired by Mary, Queen of Heaven, Stella Maris

Ticket/Info: £10 (£8 concessions inc over 60s, Under 18s and Students with NUS). Available at the door or in advance by phoning 07538 138231

 

Sunday 20th Who: Durham Singers
Where: Brancepeth Castle, Brancepeth, County Durham
7pm (with picnics from 5:30pm)
What: "Sing Joyfully" Unaccompanied music for midsummer
Ticket/Info: £10 (£8 concessions) from info@durham-singers.org or call 0779 0148062
 

Tuesday 22nd

Who: Coro Nostro Chamber Choir

Where: Church of St John the Baptist, Clarendon Park Rd, Leicester 7.30 p.m.

What: 'Musica Sacra'; Victoria - Missa O quam gloriosum; Elgar - Motets

Ticket/Info: Available From: Richard Attenborough Centre, Tel 0116 252 2455 Price £10 (£9)

 

Thursday 24th

Who: Orlando Chamber Choir

Where: St Mary Aldermary, Watling Street, London EC4M 9BW, 7:30 p.m.

What: Fête Champêtre – a French concert pique-nique with chansons by Janequin, Lassus, Arcadelt, De Monte, Gombert and Je Leune, airs de cour by Mauduit, and Poulenc’s Sept Chansons

Ticket/Info: Tickets £12, concessions £8, available from 020 8893 4322 (Robin), on the Orlando Chamber Choir website or at the door

 

Friday 25th

Who: The London Gay Men's Chorus

Where: Roundhouse, Camden 8.00 p.m.

What: "Seven Deadly Sins"

Ticket/Info: Tel 0844 482 8008. Prices from £10 - £60. http://www.lgmc.org.uk/sevendeadlysins

 

Friday 25th

Who: Medici Choir

Where: St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3JX (nearest tube: Westminster) 7.30 p.m.

What: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice (scenes); Mendelssohn - Elijah (extracts); Bernstein - Choral Suite from West Side Story

Ticket/Info: £10 available on the door. In aid of the Elizabeth Finn Care (www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk), the Childhood Bereavement Network (www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk), the Research Council for Complementary Medicine (www.rccm.org.uk) and the Society for Relief of Distress.

 

Friday 25th

Who: Goldsmiths Choral Union

Where: Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, 7.30pm
What: Haydn - Maria Theresa Mass, Mozart - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £27.50, £22, £15 from Cadogan Hall box office 020 7730 4500 or online

 

Friday 25th

Who: St John's Wood Church Choir

Where: St John's Wood Church, (opposite Lord's Cricket Ground)  London NW8 8.00 pm.

What: Music for a Summers's Evening

Ticket/Info: No charge for the concert but a  retiring collection will be made in aid of St John's Hospice

 

Saturday 26th

Who: The London Gay Men's Chorus

Where: Roundhouse, Camden 5.00 p.m. & 8.00 p.m.

What: "Seven Deadly Sins"

Ticket/Info: Tel 0844 482 8008. Prices from £10 - £60. http://www.lgmc.org.uk/sevendeadlysins

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Paddock Wood Choral Society with school choirs from Paddock Wood Primary, Matfield & Brenchley Primary, Frant Primary & Mascalls

Where: Khan Theatre, Mascalls School, Paddock Wood

What: "Voices of Africa" Music from & inspired by Africa (Missa Luba (Haazen), Negro Spirituals (Tippett), Jesu Tawa Pano. Gumboot Dancing, Ghanaian drumming. Massed choirs &n ensembles .

Ticket/Info: £8 (£6 under 19), £10 tiered seats. From Box office 01892 822448 or on the door if available, or email summer10@paddockwood-choral.org.uk (for details see our website www.paddockwood-choral.org.uk)

 

Saturday 26th

Who: The Chiltern Choir

Where: St Paul's Church,  Chipperfield 7.30pm

What: English Anthems

Ticket/Info: £12.00 (£6.00 under 16s) from the door, Chorley Wood Book Shop or telephone 01923 774816   

 

Saturday 26th

Who: New Renaissance Voices

Where: Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge SE1 7.00pm

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610

Ticket/Info: £15 at the door or from Southwark Cathedral Shop or 0207 367 6700

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Polyphony

Where: Wadhurst Parish Church, East Sussex TN5 6AA 7:30pm

What: Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610

Ticket/Info: £10 in advance £12 on the door; under 16 free. Further details from www.wadhurstmusicfestival.info

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Cantemus

Where:  S Hayling United Reformed Church, Mengham, Hayling Island  PO11 9EY 7.30 p.m.

What: "On a Wing and a Prayer": Mozart - 'Sparrow' Mass; songs/choruses by Handel, Rutter, Bennet, Bartlet and others, flute and organ solos.

Ticket/Info:  £8.00,  including refreshments,  from:  Eleanor Taylor 023 9246 2245 or Bridget Docwra 023 9246 3531 or on the door.

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Portsmouth Festival Choir

Where: Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Bruckner - Mass in E minor; Mendelssohn - Hear My Prayer, Stainer - The Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: £12/£10/£8 children free 

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Collegium Laureatum

Where: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge 7.30 p.m.

What: Salieri - La Grotta di Trofonio; Mozart - Mass in C (Credo Mass); Hummel - Te Deum; Haydn - Missa Cellensis (Mariazellermesse)

Ticket/Info: Price £12 (£9 concessions) You are advised to get tickets for this in advance from choir members, the Corn Exchange Box Office (01223 357851) or tickets@collegium.org.uk. They can also be purchased on the door if still available.

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Uttoxeter Choral Society

Where: St. Mary's Church, Uttoxeter. 7.30 p.m.

What: Concert including readings and solos from members of the choir.  Music will include 'I do like to be beside the seaside', 'S'Wonderful' and 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' along with a host of other well known items which will make you smile.

Ticket/Info: £8 (£6 concessions) from Musician's Centre, Uttoxeter or on 01889 562564. Website www.uttoxeterchoralsociety.co.uk

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Carshalton Choral Society

Where: Carshalton Methodist Church,  Ruskin Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DE 7.30 p.m.

What: Chilcott - Little Jazz Mass; Will Todd - Mass in Blue

Ticket/Info: £12.00 (children £6.00) available at the door or in advance from 0208 643 8317

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Cranleigh Choral Society

Where: Cranleigh Village Hall, Cranleigh, Surrey 7.30. p.m

What: Chilcott - A Little Jazz Mass; Rutter - Feels the Spirit; Horovitz - Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo

Ticket/Info: Tel 01483 274455. Price £12 available on the door.

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Hinckley Choral Union

Where: St Mary's Church, Atherstone, Warwickshire 7.30 p.m.

What: Songs & Sonnets - music by George Shearing, words by Shakespeare. Also a medley from "West Side Story"

Ticket/Info: Price £6. available at the door or reserve in advance hinckleychoralunion@btconnect.com

 

Saturday 26th
Where: St George's Church, Stockport
What: German Masterworks - works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Brahms
Ticket/Info: £12, £10 concessions, £2 students/children
 

Saturday 26th

Who: Billingshurst Choral Society

Where: Billingshurst Leisure Centre, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 9RY 7.30 p.m.

What: Songs From the Shows:- popular music, melodies, medleys and songs from Broadway Musicals, Films / Movies and Shows from the 1920’s to date.

Ticket/Info: Available from the Ticket Secretary on 01798 813748; by emailing tickets@billingshurstchoralsociety.org and available on the door. Price £10.00

 

Saturday 26th Who: Festival Chorus
Where: St Luke's Church, Thurleigh Road, Balham, London SW12 8RQ 7.30 p.m.
What:
Brahms - Liebeslieder
Ticket/info: Tickets £10 (concessions £6) on the door or from Northcote Music, 155 Northcote Road, SW1 6QB 
 

Saturday 26th

Who: Leeds Festival Chorus

Where: Ripon Cathedral 7.30pm

What: Handel – Zadok the Priest and other Coronation Anthems; Water Music; Rachmaninov – Movements from Vespers

Ticket/Info: Nave £20, unreserved sides £15. £2 reduction for under 16s or over 60s. From: LFC, 3 Mansfield Place, Leeds, LS6 4BL. Cheques payable to RCDC. Please enclose SAE. Or from Cathedral Shop.

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Hertford Choral Society

Where: TBC 7.30 p.m.

What: A Summer Concert with a difference - Steel Band and Voices Together!

Ticket/Info: Prices: (including programme) Reserved: £15  Unreserved: £9  Under 25s: £1  Tel 01992 584426 / 420114 Hertford Tourist Information Centre - (unreserved only) - 01992 584322 

 

Saturday 26th

Who: London Docklands Singers

Where: Christ Church Isle of Dogs, Manchester Road, London, E14 3BN Transport links: 2 minutes from Island Gardens DLR 7.30 p.m.

What: "Viva la Musica"  Vivaldi - Beatus Vir; Pergolesi - Magnificat; Handel - Zadok the Priest

Tickets/Info: Available from: lds.info@virgin.net 020 7538 3176 or on the door £10 (£8 concessions)

 

Saturday 26th

Who: St Cecilia Chorus

Where: The Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ 7.30 p.m.

What: Music for a Summer’s Evening including Brahms, Francis Jackson and music for flute and harp, together with some madrigals and part-songs

Ticket/Info: £15 from 020 8669 3472 or the Menuhin Hall Box Office 08700 842020 

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Marple Choral Society

Where: Marple Methodist Church, Marple, Cheshire

What: A Concert of contemporary music

Ticket/Info: Pay at door

 

Saturday 26th

Who: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir
Where: Plymouth Roman Catholic Cathedral

What: Haydn - Little Organ Mass; Elgar - From the Bavarian Highlands
Ticket/Info: (Ticket prices TBA). www.wegottickets.com
or (01364) 72429.

 

Sunday 27th

Who: Reading Festival Chorus

Where: Reading University Great Hall, London Road, Reading RG1 5AQ 4.00 p.m.

What: Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme; Copland - Old American Songs; Grainger - Folk-Song Arrangements

Ticket/Info: Tel Alison Mackay 0118 962 6214 or visit www.readingfestivalchorus.org.uk Price £10, £7 concessions (Senior Citizens, YRP holders), £2 children

 

Sunday 27th

Who: Cambridge Chorale and Phoenix Chorale

Where: Comberton Arts & Leisure Centre, Cambridge CB23 7DU at 6.30pm

What: Carl Orff - Carmina Burana.

Ticket/info: £13, £11 seniors, £6 students/U16 on the door or from 0845 680 1926 or www.oxboffice.com (£1 discount for advance booking). Group discounts available from tickets@cambridgechorale.org.uk

 

Sunday 27th

Who: Sing Live Merseyside

Where: The Royal Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool 7.30pm

What: The Beatles Story

Tickets/Info: £19.00 child £9.00 carers of the disabled free available from Liverpool Phil Box Office 0151 709 3789 or www.liverpoolphil.com or Sing Live 01609 780315 www.singliveuk.com

 

Sunday 27th

Who: Blackheath Choir & Eltham Choral Society

Where: Blackheath Halls, 7.30 p.m.

What: Stanford - Songs of the Fleet; Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony 

Ticket/Info: Tel 020 8463 010 Prices £20.00, £16.00, £12.00     

 

Wednesday 30th

Who: The Swingle Singers

Where: Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, London SE22 8SU 7.30 p.m.

What: "Ferris Wheels"

Ticket/Info: £12 (£6 concessions) from 020 8557 1500