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March 2010
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Monday 1st

Who: St Peter's Singers of Leeds

Where: St Mary the Virgin, Hunslet Leeds 7.30 p.m.

What: Festal High Mass - 650th Anniversary of Hunslet Chapelry

Ticket/Info: See website

 

Friday 5th

Who: Arcadian Singers

Where: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 7.30 p.m.

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (400th Anniversary performance)

Ticket/Info: Tickets from Tickets Oxford: Tel 01865 305305 Price £10 (adults) £7 (concessions) http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford/?event=8502

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Thanet Festival Choir

Where: Holy Trinity Church, Cliftonville, Margate Kent 7.30 p.m.

What: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Elgar - 'Great is the Lord'; Parry - 'I was glad' and 'Jerusalem'

Ticket/Info: £10 - at the door

 

Saturday 6th

Who: The Lea Singers

Where: St Nicholas Church, Church Green, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2TP 7.30 p.m.

What:  Concert for Lent - Bennett; Bach; Byrd; Casals; Gesualdo; Holst; Messiaen; Tallis

Ticket/Info: Adults £16; Concessions £14 Tel: Liz Keen 01582-761246 Email:  e.j.keen@btinternet.com

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Laudamus Choral Society

Where: St Matthew's Church, Church Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2NY 7.30 pm

What: Handel - Coronation Anthems, Zadok the Priest and The King Shall Rejoice; Monteverdi - Beatus Vir

Ticket/Info: In advance - Adults £9, Concessions £7, Under 18s £5.  On the door - £10, £8 & £6 Box Office: 01932 783343

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Aylesbury Consort of Voices

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

What: "Meditatio" Sacred Choral Music of the 16th and 20th Century

Ticket/Info: £8 (under 16s free) at the door or from Sheilagh Armitt 01844 291720. Proceeds to Utugi Street Children Kenya Project Children Kenya Project

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Meljon Singers

Where: St Barnabas Church, 127 Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green IG8 7HX 7.30 p.m.

What: "A Suitable Job for a Woman" The choral songs of Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck Schumann and Rebecca Clarke are featured alongside a sparkling selection of music by contemporary women composers, including Judith Weir’s Vertue and works by Meljon’s Musical Director Janette Ruocco.

Ticket/Info: Box Office 020 8550 7481 or www.meljon.org.uk or box.office@meljon.org.uk Price £12 | £10 concessions

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Vivace Chorus

Where: Guildford Cathedral  7.30 p.m.

What: Puccini - Preludio Sinfonico; Verdi - Four Sacred Songs; Puccini -  Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums); Puccini - Messa Di Gloria (1880)

Ticket/Info: £22, £16, £11 (Concessions £5)  Available from Michael Taylor on 07958 519741 (tickets@vivacechorus.org) or from the Guildford Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334. Tickets can also be bought online at http://www.vivacechorus.org/

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Overgate Hospice Choir

Where: Brighouse Central Methodist Church 7.30 p.m.

What: Annual Hymnsing

Ticket/Info: £6 from 01422 345414 or enquiries@overgatehopsicechoir.co.uk

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Bourne Singers

Where: St. John’s Church, Canons Lane, Old Coulsdon CR5 1HA 7.30 p.m.

What: "Song of Songs" Love poems from the Old Testament in settings from Palestrina to Duruflé

Ticket/Info: Available at the door or tel. 01883 712713 Price Adults £10; Children: £5

 

Saturday 6th

Who: Cwmbach Male Choir 

Where: St Peter's church, Black Lion Lane, Hammersmith W6

What: A selection of choir favourites 

Ticket/Info: £15 per ticket, from Alun Watkins 07789511793 or info@concertinthesquare.com. All proceeds to Leukaemia Medical Research and Action Medical Research.

 

Saturday 6th

Who: All Saints Festival Choir

Where: All take place at All Saints' Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD 7.30 pm

What: Monteverdi - Beatus Vir and Motets; Karl Jenkins - Stabat Mater

Ticket/Info: £10 adults, £8.50 concessions and in advance, £3.50 students

 

Sunday 7th

Who: Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir

Where: Hall One, The Sage Gateshead 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - Magnificat in D major; Cantata 110, Cantata 51

Ticket/Info: A:£18 B:£15 C:£12 D:£8 concs. (£2 off for Senior Citizens, half price for students and unwaged)

 

Sunday 7th

Who: The Swingle Singers

Where: The Cripps Hall Theatre, Northampton School for Boys 7.30pm

What: The Swingle Singers in Concert

Ticket/Info: The Cripps Hall Box Office (01604 258666). Tickets for the concert are going fast, priced at £12 (concessions £10). Further details of the concert and workshops can be found on Northampton School for Boys website, www.nsb.northants.sch.uk

 

Monday 8th

Who: Lymington Choral Society

Where: United Reformed Church, Lymington 12.30pm

What: Five Centuries of British Choral Music from Henry VIII to Andrew Carter

Ticket/Info: Admission Free (followed by refreshments)

 

Friday 12th

Who: Llanelli Choral Society

Where: All Saints Church Llanelli 7.30pm

What: Great Opera Choruses & Arias

Ticket/Info: £9 and available from Daryll Adams Tel 01554 752283, Cadno Music Llanelli or Llyfrau’s Ddraig, Llanelli.

 

Friday 12th

Who: Choir 2000

Where: Histon Baptist Church 8.00 p.m.

What: Haydn - Creation

Ticket/Info: Admission by Programme £10.00 (concessions £8.00) including refreshments from Jane's Frames Histon and The Beauty Studio Histon

 

Friday 12th

Who: Durham Singers

Where: Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Requiem (piano duet version)
Ticket/Info: £15 (£10 concessions) from info@durham-singers.org or call 0779 0148062

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Choir 2000

Where: Histon Baptist Church 8.00 p.m.

What: Haydn - Creation

Ticket/Info: Admission by Programme £10.00 (concessions £8.00) including refreshments from Jane's Frames Histon and The Beauty Studio Histon

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Durham Singers

Where: Sunderland Minster 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Requiem (piano duet version)

Ticket/Info: £15 (£10 concessions) from info@durham-singers.org or call 0779 0148062

 

Saturday 13th

Who: City of Wolverhampton Choir

Where: St. John's-in-the-Square, Central Wolverhampton 7.30 p.m.

What: Poulenc - Gloria; Langlais - Salve Regina; Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine

Ticket/Info: On the door £9.00 [£8.00 OAP - £2.50 NUS]

 

Saturday 13th

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

Where: St Chad's

What: Bernstein - Chichester Psalms; Patterson - Canterbury Psalms; Monteverdi - Beatus Vir; Bruckner - Psalm 150

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Chichester Singers

Where: Chichester Cathedral, 7.30 pm 

What: Rutter - Gloria and other works for choir and brass

Ticket/Info: Tel 01243 813599 Price £18, £15, £10, £7

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Harlow Chorus

Where: St Peter and Vincula, Coggeshall  7.30 p.m.

What: Passiotide Reflections - Bruckner, Faure, Elgar & Tippett

Ticket/Info: See website Price £14.00 (Concessions £11.00) Restricted View £6.00

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Harrogate Choral Society

Where: Ripon Cathedral, HG4 1QS.  At 7:30pm.

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610.

Ticket/Info: Tickets £15, £1 reduction for over 60s, unwaged and students, half-price under 16s, free for under 6s.  Available from 01423 817885.

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Hillingdon Choral Society

Where: St Paul's Church, Thurlestone Road, Ruislip Manor

What: Rutter - Requiem; Vivaldi - Gloria

Ticket/Info: Box office on 01895 677944

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Keele Chapel Singers

Where: Keele University Chapel, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - Missa Cellensis; Mozart - Regina Coeli and Lenten motets

Ticket/Info: At the door

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Thame Chamber Choir

Where: St Mary's Church, Thame OX9 3AJ 7.30 p.m.

What: "A Vision of Heaven" - sublime choral music for eternity

Ticket/Info: Price Adult £10, concessions £7, Under 16s free. Visit choir website for more details

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Where: Exeter Cathedral, Exeter 7.30pm

What: Elgar - The Kingdom

Ticket/Info:  Seats £9-£20  online or from Exeter Phoenix 01392 667080 or EPC tickets 01392 499211

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Commotio

Where: St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas Street, Jericho OX2 6BG

What: Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur - Le Cantique des Cantiques; Alberto Ginastera - Lamentations of Jeremiah.

Ticket/Info: £12 (£6 concessions) Tickets available on the door, via http://www.commotio.org/BuyTicket1.htm or by emailing info@commotio.org

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Rowland Singers

Where: All Saints Church, Queen's Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3BG

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info.  £7.50 adults, £2 children. From www.rowlandsingers.co.uk, or on the door.

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Colston's Choirs

Where: Colston Hall, Bristol, 7:30pm

What: Mahler - Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'; Rutter - Feel the Spirit

Ticket/Info: Tel 0117 922 3686 or visit www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event1235 Price £14, £12, £10 (concessions £11, £9, £7)

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Northampton Bach Choir

What: St Matthew's Church, Kettering Road, Kingsley, Northampton NN1 4RY 6.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Tel 01327 871973 / 01604 250905 Price £15.00 (Concessions £13.00, students £5.00)

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Highgate Choral Society

Where: All Hallows Church, Savernake Road Gospel Oak LONDON NW3 2LA 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - Mass in B Minor

Ticket/Info: Tel 07952 508234 or from www.hcschoir.com Price £23, 18, £13 (unres). Concessions £10

 

Saturday 13th

Who: University of Reading Chorus

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

What: Haydn - Creation

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 13th

Who: Watford Philharmonic Society

Where: The Colosseum, Rickmansworth Road, Watford 7.30 p.m.

What: Walton - Belshazzar's Feast; Britten - Rejoice in the Lamb; Vaughan-Williams - Five Mystical Songs 

Ticket/Info: Tickets from the Ticket Secretary ( tel. 07546 112 321 ); via the Society website or on the door on the evening of the performance.  Prices £ 12.50 and £14.00 ( children half-price ).

 

Saturday 13th

Who: New Essex Choral Society

Where: The Drive Methodist Church, Ilford, Essex IG1 3PP

What: The Glories of French Music, including Durufle Requiem

Ticket/info: £10, £8(concessions), under 18 free.  Box office 020 850 8677, www.newessexchoral.org.uk

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Chester Music Society Choir

Where: Chester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Dvořák - Stabat Mater

Ticket/Info: Telephone 01244 380347 Price £16, £12 (Nave: numbered, reserved): £6 (Aisles: unreserved, restricted view) Reduced prices available

 

Saturday 13th

Who: Yeovil Chamber Choir

Where: United Reformed Church, Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: Ray Drewett (Treasurer) tel. 01935 873719

 

Tuesday 16th

Who: Oxford Bach Choir

Where: Cadogan Hall

What: Beethoven - Mass in C; Bob Cilcott - (London premiere)

Ticket/Info:

 

Wednesday 17th

Who: Rowland Singers

Where: Goring United Reformed Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, Worthing BN12 4EA

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: £7.50 adults, £2 children.   From www.rowlandsingers.co.uk, or on the door.

 

Thursday 18th

Who: Rowland Singers

Where: Christ Church, Grafton Road, Worthing BN11 1QY

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info:  £7.50 adults, £2 children. From www.rowlandsingers.co.uk, or on the door

 

Thursday 18th

Who: Orlando Chamber Choir

Where: St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AB, 7:30 pm

What: Two Fathers of Musick – Tallis and Byrd in Elizabeth’s England

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

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs

Where: All Saints Church, Hoole Road, Chester 7.30 p.m.

What: Spring Concert - Folk songs and scared songs from Benjamin Britten

Ticket/Info: Telephone 01244 300717 Price £7.00 Reduced prices available

 

Saturday 20th

Who: St Matthew’s Choir

Where: St Matthew’s Church, North Common Road, Ealing W5 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - The Creation

Ticket/Info: Box office 020 8961 1804 / book online at www.smce.org.uk Prices £12 (unreserved seating), under-11s free, programmes £1.

 

Saturday 20th

WhoGloucester Choral Society

Where: Gloucester Cathedral 5:30 p.m.

What: Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £5 to £25 from www.gloucesterchoral.com, Tel 07729 912 876 or at the door

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Questors Choir

Where: St Peters Church. Mount Park Rd, Ealing W5 2RU 7.30 p.m.

What: Howard Goodall - Requiem (Eternal Light); Antegnati - Missa Brevis

Ticket/Info: £12 door £10 advance  from 0208 5601005, by email info@questorschoir.org.uk or online www.questorschoir.org.uk

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Chipperfield Choral Society

Where: The Chapel of the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 4HF 7.45 p.m.

What: Elgar - The Music Makers; Beethoven - Choral Fantasia; Borodin -  Polovtsian Dances

Ticket/Info: Box Office 01923 400520 Prices £10 (£5 under 17)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Potters Bar Choral Society

Where: St Mary's Church, The Walk, Potters Bar, Herts 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Hymn of Praise; Bruckner - Motets

Ticket/Info: Tel 01707 642393 Prices £12.00 & £10.00 (£1.00 less in advance)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Hill Singers

Where: St. Matthew’s Church, Durham Road, Raynes Park SW20. 8.00 p.m.

What: ‘Reflections’ - Pergolesi - Stabat Mater; William Schuman - 3 Carols of Death plus works by Bach & Victoria

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 Web site: www.hillsingers.co.uk

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Ionian Singers

Where: Douai Abbey, Upperwoolhampton, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5TQ 7.45pm

What: Works for chorus by Byrd, Tomkins, Mathias, Martin (Messe (excerpts) Kyrie and Gloria), Salter, Brahms, Stanford and Harris

Ticket/Info: £8 (£5 concessions) from Newbury Corn Exchange 01635 522733

boxoffice@cornexchangenew.co.uk

 

Saturday 20th

Who: St Peter's Singers
When: Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 pm
Where: Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Road, London W6 0UB 7.30 p.m.

What:  Polychoral Venice: A Celebration of Gabrieli's 500th Anniversary
Ticket/Info: £10 / £8 concessions in advance; add £1 at the door. Under 12s: £1 email tickets@saitnpeterssingers.org or telephone 020 8979 8414

 

Saturday 20th Who: Lincoln Choral Society
Where: Lincoln Cathedral 7.30 pm
What: J S Bach - Mass in B minor
Ticket/Info: £17.50 / £15 / £12 / £10
 

Saturday 20th

Who: Ensemble Electa

Where: Saint Francis Xavier Church, Hereford 7.30 p.m.

What: 'Lamentation: Music for Easter' featuring Allegri - Miserere and Sanders - Reproaches 

Ticket/Info: £8, £4 concessions (on the door)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Calton Consort

Where: Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 7.30pm

What: Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor; Poulenc - Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence; Schütz - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen; Pärt - Magnificat Antiphons; Tallis - Salvator mundi

Ticket/Info: £8 (£6 concessions), available at the door

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Paddock Wood Choral Society

Where: St Andrews Church, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6DZ 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Mass in C (Coronation); Bruckner - Motets; Mozart - Ave verum Corpus

Ticket/Info: Tel 01892 822448 or email spring10@paddockwood-choral.org.uk or on the door (if available). Price Adults £10 (£2 under 19)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Weymouth Choral Society

Where: Holy Trinity Church, Weymouth 7.30 p.m.

What: Hummel - Mass in C Major; Haydn - Insanae et Vanae Curae, Mozart - Ave Verum

Ticket/Info: Tel 01305 775644, by email info@weymouthchoralsociety.org.uk or on the door. Price £8 (free to under 16s) 

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Bournemouth Bach Choir

Where: Christchurch Priory 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St. Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Nigel Spratt tel. (01202) 82 44 13, nigelspratt@aol.co.uk Christchurch Tourist Information, 49 High St or on the door. Tickets: £15, £13, £9 (un-reserved) (N.U.S. cardholders & school children half price)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Oxford Harmonic Society

Where: Oxford Town Hall 7.30 p.m.

What: J.S. Bach - St. Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Tickets Oxford 01865 305305 or on the door. Price £12, £14 (concessions £11, £12)

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Portsmouth Choral Union

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

What: Brahms - Requiem; Mendelssohn - Hymn of Praise; Elgar - The Spirit of the Lords; Bairstow - Blessed City

Ticket/Info: Tel 023 9282 2227 Price £12.00

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Amici Chamber Choir

Where: St John the Baptist Church, Pinner, HA5 3AA 7.30pm

What: Dvorak - Mass in D Major plus sacred works by Polish composers from the sixteenth to the twenty first century.

Ticket/Info: Tickets £12 (£10 concessions under 19s free) available on the door or in advance from Herga Music, Wealdstone, HA3 7AA enquiries@amicichamberchoir.org.uk

 

Saturday 20th
Where: The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester
What: Monteverdi - 'Vespers of 1610'
Ticket/Info: £16, £12 concessions, £2 students/children
 
Saturday 20th Who: Milton Keynes Chorale
Where: Church of Christ the Cornerstone, 300 Saxon Gate West, Central Milton Keynes MK9 2ES. 8.00 p.m.
What: Bach - St John Passion.
Ticket/Info: £15 and £12, concessions (students and senior citizens) £2 off, under-16s £1 only. Available from choir website
www.mkchorale.org.uk or telephone Box Office at 01908 320958.
 

Saturday 20th

Who: Billingshurst Choral Society

Where: Billingshurst Leisure Centre, Billingshurst, West Sussex 7.30pm

What: Howard Goodall - Eternal Light; Morten Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna; Vivaldi - Gloria 

Ticket/Info: £10.00; £6.00 [under 16].  Available from the BCS Ticket Secretary on 01798 813748; by emailing tickets@billingshurstchoralsociety.org or available on the door.  Full details visit www.billingshurstchoralsociety.org

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Northampton Chamber Choir

Where: St. Michael’s Church, Northampton 7.30 p.m.

What: Stephen Lloyd Meakins - Requiem (Premiere); Monteverdi - Beatus Vir; Vivaldi - Gloria

Ticket/Info: Tel 01604 622372 or from St Giles Music Shop, 16 St Giles Terrace, Northampton. Tel 01604 250905 Price £10.00 including refreshments.

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Collegium Singers 

Where: Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1HS 8.00 pm

What: Concert of choral polyphony from Treviso & Venice - 'Books have their Destiny.

Ticket/Info: Adults £12; Students half price Tel:  01884-849172 or book on line.

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Maidstone Choral Union

Where: Mote Hall, Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent 7.30 p.m.

What: Poulenc - Gloria; Puccini - Messe di Gloria; Vivaldi - Gloria

Ticket/Info: Tel 0845 155 2277 / 01622 726193

 
Saturday 20th

Who: Tatton Singers

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

What: Finzi - Lo, the full, final sacrifice; Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor; Duruflé - Requiem

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

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Reading Festival Chorus

Where: Highdown School Concert Hall, Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading RG4 8LR 7.30 p.m.

What: Poulenc - Gloria; Bizet - Te Deum; Faure - Dolly Suite Op 56

Ticket/Info: £15, £13 concessions (Senior Citizens, under 16s, YRP holders) from Alison Mackay tel 0118 962 6214 or www.readingfestivalchorus.org.uk

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Weald Choir of Crawley

Where: St Marys Church, Wakehurst Drive, Southgate, Crawley 7.30 p.m.

What: Faure - Requiem; Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs

Ticket/Info: Price £10 adult, £8 senior citizen, £5 school age Tel: 01293 439213 or www.wealdchoir.co.uk Free Parking is available in the school playground, off Collier Row, opposite the church

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Marple Choral Society

Where: Marple United Reformed Church, Hibbert Lane, Marple, Cheshire

What: Mozart - Coronation Mass; Cherubini - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tel 0161 494 8410 Price £7.50

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Sinfonia Chorale

What: Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610

Where: Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Ticket/info: Visit http://www.sinfoniachorale.co.uk/futureevents/monteverdi/

 

Saturday 20th

Who: Saffron Walden Choral Society
Where: St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JP at 7.30pm

What: Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610

Ticket/Info: Tel 01279 812849

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Cambridge Philharmonic Society

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

What: J S Bach - B Minor Mass

Ticket/Info: Box Office; 01223 503333 (Cambridge Arts Theatre) Online; www.cam-phil.org.uk Price (reserved) £12, £18, £24

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Inspiration

Where: The Sage Gateshead 3.00 pm & 7.30 pm

What: Celebration – an uplifting choral concert of sacred and secular masterpieces. Mozart (Dies Irae, Ave Verum), Rutter (Gaelic Blessing) and Mascagni (Easter Hymn) alongside Paul McCartney (Celebration) and Labi Siffre (Something Inside So Strong).

Ticket/Info: Box Office 0191 443 4661 or online at www.thesagegateshead.org Price £7 - £16.00

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir
Where: Plymouth Guildhall

What: Haydn - Maria Theresa Mass; Mozart - Requiem
Ticket/Info: £15 in advance. www.wegottickets.com or (01364) 72429.

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Cappella Novocastriensis

Where: King’s Hall, Newcastle University 7.30 p.m.

What: Via Dolorosa - German choral music for Passiontide, including Graun’s Der Tod Jesu, and motets by Schutz.

Ticket/Info: £15, OAPs £13, students & unwaged £8, 18 & under free. www.wegottickets.com

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Wokingham Chora Society

Where:   Great Hall, University of Reading, Reading RG1 5AQ  at 7.30pm.  Free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm 'From Shadow to Light' : the musical journeys of Elgar and Tippett

What: Parry: I was glad, Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Tickets/Info:  Tickets  £14  (concessions £12 ) available from Sue Bryant 0118 934 0283 or tickets@wokingham-choral-society.org.uk Full details at www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk .

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Audley Male Voice Choir

Where: Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke on Trent 7.30 p.m.

What: Celebrity Concert

Ticket/Info: Price £12 £10 £9 £6  Box Office Victoria Hall or visit www.admvc.co.uk

 

Sunday 21st

Who: Britten-Pears Chamber Choir

Where: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk 7.00 p.m.

What: Fauré - Requiem, Duruflé - Requiem, Britten - Te Deum in C

Ticket/Info: £18, £15, £12, from Aldeburgh Music Box Office: 01728 687110

 

Tuesday 23rd

Who: Voices in Partnership with Choir of Burdett Coutts School, Westminster

Where: Cadogan Hall London 7.00 p.m.

What: Orff - Carmina Burana

Ticket/Info: Priced £7 are available from Cadogan Hall Box Office www.cadoganhall.com or 020 7730 4500.

 

Wednesday 24th

Who: Temple Singers

Where: The Temple Church 6.45 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solonnelle

Ticket/Info: Visit http://www.templemusic.org/ or 020 7427 5641. Box office hours 10.00am – 2.00pm Monday to Friday (messages can be left out of hours) Price £20, £15, £10

 

Friday 26th

Who: Kelvin Choir

Where: New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden Cross, Bearsden G61 7.30 p.m.

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: £8, school children £2, on the door or on line from our website

 

Friday 26th

Who: Blackbird Leys Choir

Where: Holy Family Church, Blackbird Leys, Oxford @ 7.30pm

What: Vivaldi - Gloria

Ticket/Info: Free admission, see http://www.blackbirdleyschoir.org/ for details

 

Friday 26th

Who: City Chorus

Where: St. Alban the Martyr Church, 18 Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC1N 7RD 7.30 p.m.

What: A Spring Evening of Music by Haydns, Mozarts and Mendelssohns' 

Ticket/Info: Price: £13. Tickets can be purchased in advance from our website www.citychorus.info , or by ordering by email tickets@citychorus.info Remaining tickets are on sale on the door on the night.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Choral Society
Where: St James’ Church, Thurland Road, Bermondsey, London
SE16 4SQ 7.00 pm
What: 
Cherubini - Requiem in C Minor; Ives - Name That Tune; Sullivan - The Lost Chord  

Ticket/Info: Tickets £5 (concessions £3.50) on the door

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Ely Choral Society

Where: Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire 7.00 pm

What: J S Bach - St. Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Ely Cathedral Box Office 01353 660349, online www.elycathedral.org and on the door

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Coggeshall Camerata

Where: St. Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall 7.30 p.m.

Who: Musica Dei Donum - Sacred and secular music from the 20th and 21st centuries including works by Britten, Stanford, Parry & Rutter

Ticket/Info: For reservations 07786 125 703 or tickets available on the door. Free entrance for under 18s & over 70s Price £10 / £8 Concessions

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Lancaster & District Choral Society

Where: The Great Hall, Lancaster University 7.30 p.m.

What: Orff - Carmina Burana plus other operatic pieces

Ticket/Info: Great Hall Ticket Office: 01524 594151, Lancaster Tourism office: 01524 582394, Morecambe Tourism office: 01524 582808 Price £11.00 (£12.00 on the door) £6.00 (students and benefits) includes free programme

 
Saturday 27th

Who: Carshalton Choral Society

Where: Carshalton All Saints Church, Carlshalton, Surrey

What: Mozart - Coronation Mass; Handel - Four Coronation Anthems

Ticket/Info: TBC

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Cantemus Choir

Where: St James' Church, 20 Church Path, Emsworth, Hants PO10 7DP 7.30 p.m.

What: J Stainer - The Crucifixion; Faure: Messe Basse; plus songs & motets by Faure, Franck & Bruckner together with organ solos

Ticket/Info:  £8.00 (no concessions) from parish office 20, Church Path or on the door. Enquiries:  023 9246 3531  cantemus_havant@yahoo.co.uk

 

Saturday 27th

Who: London Forest Choir

Where: Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E.4. 5.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion (60th Anniversary Concert).

Ticket/Info: Available from the Ticket Secretary – 0208 531 4837. Prices £13.00, concessions £10.00, Students £6.50, accompanied children £2.00

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Adoramus Choir

Where: Watford Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX 7.30 p.m.

What: The Glory of Easter - highlights from Faure’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s B Minor Mass, the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni, as well as inspirational gospel numbers and traditional and contemporary Easter hymns.

Ticket/Info: £15, £13 and £9.50 (Children 16 years and under £7) available from the Christians Across Watford website: www.christiansacrosswatford.org (A handling fee of £1.00 will be charged to cover the administrative cost.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Wellington Choral Society

Where: St John's Church, Wellington, 7.30. p.m.

What: Brahms - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tel Martin Stockley 0796 430 4216 for information

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Huddersfield Singers

Where: St. Paul’s Hall, University Campus, Huddersfield. 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - C minor Mass, K.427; Faure - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £10 (£9 concessions) 01484 315064 or denis-murphy@btconnect.com

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Writtle Singers

What: Chelmsford Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Roxanna Panufnik - Westminster Mass; Bernstein - Chichester Psalms; Janacek - Otčenáš.

Ticket/Info: £12. Book by phone on 01277 658183, buy from James Dace & Son, Chelmsford, or book online via www.writtlesingers.org

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Prestbury Choral Society

Where: St. Peter's Church, Prestbury, Macclesfield, SK10 4XY 7.30pm

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

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

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Collegium Laureatum

Where: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge 7.00 p.m.

What: Bach - St. Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Corn Exchange Box Office (01223 357851) or tickets@collegium.org.uk. They can also be purchased on the door if still available. Price  £13 (£10 concessions)

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Sheffield Oratorio Chorus

Where: Sheffield Cathedral 7.30pm

What: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis

Ticket/Info: £16 (conc. £13) 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 27th

Who: Hinckley Choral Union

Where: St Mary's Church, HInckley, Leicestershire

What: Faure - Requiem; Pergolesi - Magnificat; Williamson - Procession of Palms.

Ticket/Info: Available at the door or reserve in advance hinckleychoralunion@btconnect.com Price £8.00

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Ashton Singers

Where: St Luke's Church, Mildmay Street, Winchester, Hants SO22 4BX, 7.30pm 

What: Lamentations by Victoria and Melgas, with motets by Alonso Lobo, Duarte Lobo, Cardoso and Padilla. 

Ticket/info: £7.50, (concessions £5), from Jan Brook, 01962 714030 or jan.brook@brookfamily.org

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Cambridge Chorale

Where: Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (OLEM), Cambridge 7.45pm

What: Salvator Mundi: Frank Martin - Mass, Herbert Howells -Requiem, Alonso Lobo - Lamentations.

Ticket/info: £13, £11 concessions, £6 students/under 16 on the door, £1 discount for advance booking from http://www.oxboffice.com/EventDetails.aspx?eid=247 or 0845 680 1926. Group discounts available from tickets@cambridgechorale.org.uk

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Cumnor Choral Society
Where: St. Michael's Church, Cumnor, Oxon. 7.30 p.m.
What: Bach, St. John Passion.  Sung in English
Ticket/Info: £7.50 in advance, available from chairman@cumnorchoral.co.uk.  £8 on the door.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: City of Bath Bach Choir

Where: Bath Abbey BA1 1LT 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Stabat Mater; J S Bach - Cantata BWV 182 Himmelskonig, sei willkommen: Monteverdi - Beatus vir

Ticket/Info: Prices £25, £20, £17.50, £12, £8, Concessions for children under 18.  Advance Sales CBBC 07967 444079 until 22 February then Bath Festivals Box Office Tel 01225 463362.  For further details visit http://www.bathbachchoir.org.uk/

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Hertford Choral Society

Where: All Saints Church, Hertford (nearest postcode SG13 8AX) 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

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

 

Saturday 27th

Who: English Arts Chorale

Where: St Mark’s Church, Purley 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Price £18, £15 and £12 from tickets@englisharts.org or telephone 01737 762097. For further details visit http://www.englisharts.org/

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Coggeshall Camerata

Where: St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall 7.30 p.m.

What: "Musica Dei Donum" - Sacred and secular music from the 20th & 21st centuries including works by Britten, Whitacre, Stanford, Parry & Rutter.

Ticket/Info: £10 & £8 concessions.  Under 18s & over 70s - free entry. To reserve tickets, phone Beverley on 07786 125 703 or tickets are available on the door.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Thanet Festival Choir

Where: Holy Trinity Church, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent 7.30 p.m.

What: Maunder - 'Olivet to Calvary'

Ticket/Info: £10

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Isle of Axholme Choral Society

Where: St Nicholas Parish Church, Haxey 7.00 p.m.

What: "Classical Lollipops" including Handel p- Zadok the Priest and other works by well known classical composers

Ticket/Info: Tel 01427 873898 or email linnie.burnham@homecall.co.uk

 
Saturday 27th

Who: Frodsham & District Choral Society

Where: St Laurence's Church, Frodsham, Cheshire 7.00 p.m.

What: "At The Foot of the Cross" Stainer's Crucifixion and Passiontide Anthems. Come and Sing Charity Concert in aid of Frodsham District Guides

Ticket/Info: Singers pay £10 to sing. Audience tickets £5 (under 16s free) at the door. For more information go to www.fdcs.org.uk

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Bearsted Choral Society

Where: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent (SatNav.ME14 4EF) 7.30 p.m.

What: Beethoven – Mass in C; Charpentier – Te Deum; Jenkins – Agnus Dei (from The Armed Man);  JS Bach – Now thank we all our God; Rutter – The Lord bless you and keep you and other works

Ticket/Info: £7 & £4 (students) from the website, or Ticket Secretary 01634 666730, or Sharon Music 65 High St Maidstone, or on the door on the night.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: London Docklands Singers

Where: All Saints Church, Poplar, Newby Place, London, E14 0EY (All Saints DLR station) 7.30 p.m.

What: Schubert - Mass in G; Brahms - German Requiem

Ticket/Info: Available from 020 7538 3176 or lds.info@virgin.net Price  £12 or £9 concessions

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Royal Free Singers

Where: Windsor Parish Church 7.30 pm

What: Bach - B minor Mass

Ticket/Info: Royal Free Singers Box Office, c/o Honey Cottage, Green Lane, Farnham Common, SL2 3SR Tel: 01753 643971, Email: richard.try@btinternet.com or The Royal Windsor Information Centre, Royal Windsor Station, Windsor (personal callers only) Price £15, accompanied children: – £1 for under 12s, £5 for 12-16 year olds limited to one accompanied child ticket per adult ticket bought.

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Fairford & District Choral Society           

Where: St Mary’s Church, Fairford, Glos 7.00 p.m.

What: Stainer - Crucifixion; John Read - Pilgrimage (a cantata written as a result of a pilgrimage made to Santiago de Compostella over three years, 2000-03)

Ticket/Info: £7 (on the door); from Blenheim Antiques, Market Place Fairford or by ringing 01285 713681

 

Saturday 27th

Who: North Cotswold Chamber Choir

Where: St Nicholas Church, Chadlington, Chipping Norton, OX7 3LY, 7.30pm

What: Music for Passiontide and Easter: Allegri Miserere, Sanders The Reproaches, Gibbons O Clap Your Hands and Hosanna to the Son of David, Weelkes When David Heard, Josquin Absolom mi Fili, Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah

Ticket/Info: Price £15, £12 concessions, £4 under 18s, available online from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71521 Box Office: Jaffe & Neale Books & Cafe, Chipping Norton tel: 01608 641033

 

Saturday 27th

Who: St Cecilia Chorus

Where: Andrews Church, Northey Ave, Cheam SM2 7HF 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - Mass in B Minor

Ticket/Info: Adults £13, Students £7 from 020 8669 3472 or at the door on the day

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Phoenix Singers

Where: Church of the Holy Cross, Church Street, Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NF 7.30 p.m.

What:  Youth & Tradition - a Concert of contemporary sacred and secular music by composers in their youth

Ticket/Info: Adults £7 (Friends £6) under 16's free - Tickets from 01934-713929 or order on-line at website

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Barbara Walton Singers

Where: St John the Baptist Church, Barlaston, nr Stoke on Trent, Staffs 7.30 pm

What: Stainer - Crucifixion and Lenten sacred motets

Ticket/Info: Website or 01889 502377

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Bury Bach Choir

Where: St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1RT

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Prices £20 (reserved), £14 (unreserved), from Theatre Royal Box Office, Bury St Edmunds 01284 769505. For further details visit www.burybachchoir.co.uk

 

Saturday 27th

Who: English Baroque Choir

Where: St John’s Smith Square, London SW1 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Box Office: 020 7222 1061; www.sjss.org.uk; EBC Box Office: 020 8560 3758; boxoffice@ebc.org.uk Price £26, £22, £18, £14 (concessions 10%)

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Swansea Philharmonic Choir

Where: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
What: Brahms - Requiem
Ticket/Info: £15 £12 £10 Available on line www.swansea-phil-choir.ik.com or the Grand Theatre booking office 01792 475715

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Bristol Choral Society

Where: Colston Hall, Bristol, 7:30pm

What: Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Tel 0117 962 4991 or www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event959 Price £21 - £9 (under 25s £5)

 

Saturday 27th

Who: The Northern Praeclassica

Where: St George’s Church, Jesmond 7.30 p.m. (presented as part of the 2010 Jesmond Festival)

What: Byrd - Mass for four voices; Bruckner - Three Graduals; Gorecki - Totus tuus; Barber - Agnus Dei; plus other  'a capella' choral items

Ticket/Info: Admission Free  

 

Saturday 27th

Who: North Herts Guild of Singers

Where: St Mary’s Church, Church Yard, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HP 7.30 p.m.

What: Monteverdi 1610 Vespers with period-instrument band and seven soloists

Ticket/Info: £15, £12 concessions, £8 under-16.  More information is available at www.nhgs.org.uk/index from where tickets can be purchased online via secure website or by contacting the ticket manager on 01462 433393

 

Saturday 27th

Who: Bolton Choral Union, Blackburn Music Society & Bolton Youth Choir

Where: Victoria Hall, Knowsley St, Bolton BL1 2AF, 7.30pm (Wheelchair access and local parking available).

What: Carl Orff - Carmina Burana (new version arranged for brass band by Roy Newsome).

Ticket/Info: £13 & £11, free for students. Available from Sweetens Bookshop, Booths Music, Albert Halls Ticket Unit and from 01204 696423. On the door from 7.00

 

Saturday 27th Who: Festival Chorus
Where: St Luke's Church, Thurleigh Road, Balham, London SW12 8RQ 7.00 pm
What: 
St Matthew Passion by JS Bach.  Concert is part of St Luke's Music Society season.
Ticket/Info: Tickets £10 (concessions £6) on the door or from Northcote Music, 155 Northcote Road, SW1 6QB also box office www.slms.org.uk
 

Saturday 27th

Who: Snaith & District Choral Society

Where: Snaith Methodist Chapel 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: Admission £7 on the door. See www.snaithchoralsociety.co.uk for more details.

 

Sunday 28th

Who: Sevenoaks Philharmonic Society

Where: Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks 7.30 p.m.

What: Karl Jenkins - Requiem

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

 

Sunday 28th

Who: Inspiration

Where: Leeds Town Hall 7.30 pm

What: Celebration - A thrilling and powerful evening of sacred and uplifting music – Mozart, Sir Paul McCartney, Karl Jenkins, John Rutter and more.

Ticket/Info: £10 - £20 from the box office 0113 224 3801 or online at www.leedsconcertseason.com

 

Sunday 28th

Who: Louth Choral Society
Where: St. James's Church, Louth, Lincolnshire

What: "For the Wings of a Dove": a truly uplifting programme of 19th century English cathedral anthems including works by Elgar, Parry, Wesley, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

Ticket/Info: Centre Seats £10 (under 18s £4), Aisle Seats £7 (under 18s free). Available from Eve & Ranshaw, Market Place, Louth. Alternatively, telephone 01507 463410 or email tickets@louthchoral.co.uk

 

Sunday 28th

Who: New Renaissance Voices

Where: Southwark Cathedral london SE1 9DA 8.00 p.m.

What: Stabat Mater - A musical sequence of Renaissance masterpieces from Palm Sunday to the Cross. Music by Josquin, Dufay, Victoria, Cornysh, Browne, Guerrero, Brumel, Lassus

Ticket/Info: Programmes £8 at the door (In aid of the Southwark Cathedral Zimbabwe Link)

 

Sunday 28th Who: Halifax Choral Society with the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union
Where: The Victoria Theatre, Wards End, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1BU 7.30pm
What: Verdi - Requiem; Holst - Hymn of Jesus
Ticket/Info: Tickets £8 to £25 with concessions.  Available from the Theatre box office 01422 351158 or on the door on the night.
 

Sunday 28th

Who: Twyford Singers

Where: St Mary’s Twyford 7.00 p.m.

What: Charles Wood - St Mark Passion

Ticket/Info: Available on the door or by telephoning 0118 934 2406 or 0118 934 5985. Cost £5 including refreshments

Tickets for the concert at 7.00pm , and are The choir’s website is at twyford-singers.org.uk.

 

Sunday 28th

Who: Newbury Chamber Choir with St Mary's Church Choir, Thatcham

Where: St Mary's Church, Thatcham 7.00 p.m.

What: Allegri - Miserere; Fauré - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Retiring Collection

 

Tuesday 30th

Who: Hereford Cathedral Choir

Where: Hereford Cathedral  7.30 p.m. (doors open 6.45 p.m.)

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: From the Cathedral Shop, Outback Records or from Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust (01432 374261 credit card sales) Prices £18 & £14

 

Tuesday 30th

Who: Downham Market Choral Society

Where: Denver Church 7.30 p.m.

What: Stainer - Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: Admission £5.

 

Wednesday 31st

Who: London Concert Choir with Finchley Children's Music Group

Where: Barbican Hall, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS 8.00 p.m.

What: Benjamin Britten - War Requiem.  (Part of London Concert Choir's 50th Anniversary season).

Ticket/Info: Box office: 020 7638 8891, reduced booking fee online: http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=9919 Prices £26, £22, £18, £13, £7