Mozart 
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April 2011
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Friday 1st

Who: Durham Singers

Where: Bede’s World, Jarrow 7.30pm

What: The Lord’s Song: Psalms by Byrd, Palestrina and de Monte, American spirituals, and settings by Richard Lloyd and Will Todd of words by Bede.

Ticket/Info: £8 / £5 on the door, www.wegottickets.com or contact 0779 0148062

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Harrow Apollo Male Choir Choir and Wycombe Orpheus Male Voice Choir

Where: Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth ,Herts 7.45 p.m.

What: "Reach for the Skies" with Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Ticket/Info: Available at Watersmeet on 01923 711063 or book online

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Various US and UK Choirs

Where: Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London 9.00 am - 12.00 pm

What: Passion for Music Festival
Ticket/Info: Free entrance

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Chandos Choir

Where: St Andrews Church, Coulsdon CR5 2DD 7.30 p.m.

What: "Renaissance to Rutter" - Palestrina - Missa Aeterna Christi Munera; Victoria; Rutter - Sprig of Thyme; Gershwin!

Ticket/Info: Just £10 which includes glass of wine/juice, and programme. Tickets available from chandoschoir@aol.com or 01737 833044 or on the door.

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Hertford Choral Society

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

What: Karl Jenkins - Stabat Mater; George Dyson - Agincourt

Ticket/Info: Reserved: £15  Unreserved: £9 Under 25s in full time education: £1 (including programme) Available from 01992 584426/420114 or Hertford Tourist Information Centre - (unreserved at All Saints only) - 01992 584322  

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Woking Choral Society

Where:  H. G. Wells Centre, Church Street East, Woking, Surrey GU21 6HJ 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: Tickets: £15 full, £8 students (£14 for parties of ten or more)  Buy online:https://express.iristickets.co.uk/k?wokingchoral Tickets are also available from: H. G. Wells Centre Box Office,  Christ Church Shop, Town Square, Woking, Surrey Music Store, Woking, Brittens Music, West Byfleet  Telephone enquiries: 01483 767852 or 01483 488175

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: The Addison Singers

Where: St Michael & All Angels, Bath Road, Chiswick W4 (map) 7.30p.m.

What: Haydn -  The Creation

Ticket/Info: £10 in advance (£8 concs / £2 under 16's), or £12 / £10 / £2 on the door. Online tickets available from http://www.wegottickets.com/f/2356. For more information see www.addison-singers.org.uk

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Royal Free Singers

Where: Windsor Parish Church 7.30 p,m.

What: Liszt Bicentenary Concert: Dvořák - Mass in D; Liszt - Missa Choralis

Ticket/Info: The Royal Windsor Information Centre,Royal Windsor Station,  Windsor Email: richard.try@btinternet.com or The Royal Free Singers’ Box Office (Personal Callers Only, Booking Fee May Be Payable) Tel: 01753 662938

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: New Renaissance Voices

Where: Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge SE1 9DA 7.30 p.m.

What: Scarlatti - Stabat Mater; Josquin - Stabat Mater - and motets by Hildegard, Compere and Willaert

Ticket/Info: Tel 0207 367 6700 Price £8.00 at the door

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: The Crown Singers

Where: St Augustine's Church, East Hendred, Oxon 7.30 p.m.

What: A Celebration of Springtime: Seasonal music, including favourites such as Stanford's The Blue Bird and Vautner's Sweet Suffolk Owl.

Ticket/Info: £6, available from Hendred stores, Derek Witts (01235 831115) or Margaret Vivian (01235 868250) Drinks and nibbles will be available in the interval.

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Weymouth Choral Society

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

What: Mozart - Requiem; Mozart - Versperae Solennes de Confessore

Ticket/Info: £10 and free to under 16s.  Available from Weymouth TIC, on the door, telephone 01305 775644 or emailing weymouthchoral@btinternet.com.

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Maidstone Choral Union

Where: Mote Hall 7.30 p.m.

What: Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Ticket/Info: Tel 0845 155 2277 /01622 726193

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir

Where: Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield 7:30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: £12 full, £10 OAP and £5 for children and unemployed.

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Weald Choir 
Where: St Mary's Church, Wakehurst Drive, Southgate, Crawley, RH10 6DL 7.30 p.m.
What: Durufle - Requiem; Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine

Ticket/Info: Prices £12 (£10 senior citizens, £6 children )   from ticket manager on 01293 439215 or via website. Free Parking in school playground off Collier Row (opposite church) See www.wealdchoir.co.uk for map and further details

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: The Ionian Singers

Where: St James’s Church Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL 7.30pm

What: "An English tableau - music from three ages' featuring the 1st performance of Timothy Salter's "Invida Aetas (Fragments from Horace)"    

Ticket/Info: £15 (£12 concessions, £6 students) at the door or in advance. Enquiries  info@ioniansingers.co.uk or 020 8693 1051 or 07950 143 916

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Cambridgeshire Choral Society

Where: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge 7.30pm and ending at 10.00pm

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: Cambridge Corn Exchange Box Office or Mr H M Cooper Tel 01763 230091 email h.cooper20@ntlworld.com Prices  £16.00 (£5.00 for children under 16 years of age)

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Richmondshire Choral Society

Where: St Mary’s church, Richmond, North Yorkshire 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Requiem; Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine; Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus

Ticket/Info: £10 from choir members, Richmond TIC or by mail, see www.richmondshirechoralsociety.org.uk or phone 01325 374112 after 1 March. School age - FREE

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: St Peters Singers of Leeds

Where: St Aidan's Parish Church, Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS8 5QD. 7.30pm

What: Music for Lent and Passiontide - In honour of the 400th anniversary of his death, music by the great Tomas Luis de Victoria featuring his Tenebrae Responsories and the double-choir motet Lauda Sion Salvatorem is at the heart of this programme of English and Continental polyphony. Also included are Palestrina’s Stabat Mater dolorosa and Tallis’ Miserere nostri.

Ticket/Info: Free admission - retiring collection

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Leeds Guild of Singers

Where: St Matthew's Church, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3QF 7.30pm

What: Brilliant Baroque - a programme of exquisite and exhilarating Baroque music featuring Handel's mighty choral tour de force Dixit Dominus plus music by Handel's Bohemian contemporary, Jan Dismas Zelenka. Also included is beautifully expressive music by Lotti (his 10 part, yes, 10 part Crucifixus) and the Estonian Arvo Part.

Ticket/Info:  £10, £8 (conc) £3 (student/under 18) Booking & Info: concerts@leedsguildofsingers.org.uk or tel: 07966 271811 or 07749 911639

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Thame Chamber Choir

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

What: Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Adults £12, Concessions £8, Children FREE
email:
info@thamechamberchoir.org

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Basingstoke Choral Society

Where: Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, GU2 7UP 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £15 and £18 Tel Box Office:  01483 547870

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Chichester Singers

Where: Chichester Cathedral, 7.30 pm

What: Handel – Dixit Dominus,  Schubert - Mass in G

Ticket/Info: www.chichestersingers.co.uk

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Oxford Harmonic Society

Where: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem; Bruch - Scottish Fantasy.

Ticket/Info: £15 / £13 / £10 (conc. £13 / £11 / £9) from Tickets Oxford at Oxford Playhouse (01865 305305 or www.oxfordplayhouse/TicketsOxford ) or on the door.

 

Saturday 2nd

Who: Northampton Philharmonic Choir

Where: Northampton High School, Newport Pagnell Road, Northampton, NN4 6UU 7.30 pm

What: Johannes Brahms - A German Requiem, Liebeslieder and Hungarian Dances

Ticket/Info: In advance - £17 reserved, £13 unreserved, on the day - £19 reserved, £15 unreserved. Available from Box Office 07958 768661

 

Sunday 3rd

Who: Felsted Choral Society

Where: Felsted School Chapel 7:30pm

What: Handel – Jephthah

Tickets/Info: www.felstedchoralsociety.co.uk

 

Sunday 3rd

Who: Coggeshall Camerata

Where: St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall 5.00 p.m.

What: Geistliche Chormusik (Music by Rheinberger, Schubert, Brahms & many more)

Ticket/Info: £10 on the door, £8 full price in advance, £5 concessions in advance. Contact Beverley on 07786125703 or Email bblockyer@aol.com

 

Sunday 3rd

Who: Sutton Valence Choral Society

Where: All Saints Church, Mill Street, Maidstone ME15 6YE. Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. Approximate finish 9.00pm.

What: Palestrina - Stabat Mater; Stainer - Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: £10 p.p. available from choir members and from Sharon Music, 65 High Street, Maidstone. Tel Jeremy on (01622) 842269

 

Sunday 3rd

Who: St Matthew's Concert Choir

What: Rossini - Stabat Mater; Opera Choruses and Arias

Where: St Matthew's Church, North Common Road, London  W5 7.30 p.m.

Ticket/Info: £13; £10 concessions; under 11s free. Tickets include a glass of wine and a programme 

 

Tuesday 5th

Who: Collegium Regale of Cambridge

Where: Leeds Parish Church 7.00pm.

What: Concert in aid of the Choral Foundation. The first half of the concert will comprise of sacred music and the second half of the concert will feature close harmony songs — for which the group is best known.

Ticket/Info: Free Admission – retiring collection

 

Wednesday 6th

Who: The Rowland Singers

Where: Goring United Reformed Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, Worthing BN12 4EA 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - Te Deum; John Rutter - Magnificat; Faure - Cantique de Jean Racine’; Poulenc - Gloria

Ticket/Info: Adult cost: £8 Child cost: £2 (16 or under, accompanied by an adult) Tickets can be ordered in advance by contacting Helen Emery as above. Any unsold tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Refreshments will be available

 

Thursday 7th

Who: Vasari Singers

Where: Eaton Square, London 7.30 p.m.

What: Frances Potts - The Cloud of Unknowing plus pices by Gabriel Jackson & Gerald Finzi 

Ticket/Info: £15/£10 are available now from the Box Office 020 8144 3656 or online: www.EatonSquareConcerts.org.uk 

 

Thursday 7th Who: Leith Hill Musical Festival Choirs

Where: Dorking Halls 7.30 p.m.

What: Beethoven - Mass in C; Vaughan Williams - In Windsor Forest; Brahms - Alto Rhapsody

Ticket/Info: Visit www.lhmf.co.uk Tel  01403 2430093 or www.dorkinghalls.co.uk Tel 01306 881717

 
Friday 8th Who: Leith Hill Musical Festival Choirs

Where: Dorking Halls 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Vesperae de Dominica; Ledger - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Visit www.lhmf.co.uk Tel  01403 2430093 or www.dorkinghalls.co.uk Tel 01306 881717

 

Friday 8th

Who: Goldsmiths Choral Union

Where: Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, London SW1 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £29 - £16. Full details of concert at www.gcuchoir.org.uk/gcunext.html

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Fairford & District Choral Society with choir of Fairford Primary School

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

What: Dvorak – Stabat Mater preceded by contributions from the choir of Fairford Primary School

Ticket/Info: www.fairford.org/choralsociety or 01285713681;  will be available on the door

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Hampstead Chamber Choir
Where: St. Savour's Church, Eton Road, London NW3 4SU
What: Palestrina - Stabat Mater; Victoria - Super flumina Babylonis; Poulenc - Four Penitential Motets; Byrd, Tallis, Guerrero, Lotti
Ticket/info: At door £10, concessions £9, students £5, or ring 7794 9322

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Rochester Choral Society

Where: Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX 7.00 p.m.

What: Bach – B Minor Mass

Ticket/Info: £15; £13; £11; £7; students and children £3 Tel 01634 401049         

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Manchester Chamber Choir

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

What: "Seven Last Words from the Cross" featuring Bach, Vivaldi, Anerio and James MacMillan's Seven Last Words from the Cross

Ticket/Info: £10 / £8 on the door or call 07538 138231

 

Saturday 9th

Who: South Bucks Choral Society

Where: The Great Hall, Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth,WD3 4HF. 7.00 pm

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Prices £20, £16 from Steve Wilcock, Tel 01494 722122

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Counterpoint

Where: Exeter Cathedral 7.30 p.m

What: Bach - St John Passion (in German)

Ticket/Info: £18, £14, £12. Available from Exeter Phoenix Ticket Agency, Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS Tel 01392 667 080. On-line , with card payment, from: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/ticket-agency (Early booking advised)

 

Saturday 9th

Who: The Bradford Chorale

Where: Bradford Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: The Glories of Venice ~ Monteverdi ~ Gabrieli ~ Vivaldi ~ Lotti

Ticket/Info: £12 in advance, £14 on the door

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Peterborough Male Voice Choir with Southfields Primary School

Where: Oakham Parish Church 7.30 p.m.

What: Spring Concert

Ticket/Info: £8.00 available on the door

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Aanna Colls Singers

Where: All Saints Church, Grange Road, Eastbourne

What: A Feast of English Music - a programme of music by Tavener, Elgar, Gibbons, Byrd, Parry and Finzi

Tickets/Info: £12.50 from Counterpoint Arts, Ash Cottage, West End, Herstmonceux, BN27 4NH. Cheques to 'Counterpoint Arts'. Please send an sae.

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Altrincham Choral Society

Where: RNCM,Oxford Road, Manchester, 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Requiem, Bach - Magnificat in D, Bach - Motet 'Sing ye to the Lord'

Ticket/Info: www.altrincham-choral.co.uk Tel 0161 928 0375 E Taylor.

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Leith Hill Musical Festival Choirs

Where: Dorking Halls 7.30 p.m.

What: Finzi - For St Cecilia; Verdi - Sacred Pieces - Stabat Mater and Te Deum

Ticket/Info: Visit www.lhmf.co.uk Tel  01403 2430093 or www.dorkinghalls.co.uk Tel 01306 881717

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Surrey Heath Choral Society

Where: High Cross Church, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3S 7.30 p.m.

What: Musique pour le Temps de Pénitence - Duruflé: Motets sur des thèmes Grégoriens; Poulenc: Litanies à la Vierge Noire; Fauré: Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tel 01276 25348 or visit www.surreyheathchoral.co.uk Price £10 Full Time Students £5

 

Saturday 9th

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

Where: St Chad's

What: Bach - St Matthew Passion

 
Saturday 9th

Who: The Sixteen

Where: Birmingham Oratory 7.30 p.m.

What: “Hail, Mother of the Redeemer” marking the 400th anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria's death.

Ticket/Info: £10-£22 from Town Hall Box Office 0121 780 3333 National Box Office: NCEM 01904 651 485 

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Renaissance Choir

Where: St Faiths, Lee-on-the-Solent 7.30 p.m.

What: Music of the Spanish Pilgrims - - Juan de Montes, Guerrero, Aliseda, Victoria, Byrd, Mouton, Busto

Ticket/Info: Visit www.renaissancechoir.org.uk

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Barbara Walton Singers
Where: Stoke Minster (St Peter ad Vincula) Glebe St Stoke on Trent 7.30 p.m.

What: 'The Other Haydn' -choral and orchestral music from Michael Haydn and his contemporaries (including JF Haydn Little Organ Mass, Michael Haydn Missa Sancti Gabrielis.
Ticket/Info: £10/£2 (young students) from 01889 502377 or 01782 634634 or website

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Swindon Choral Society

Where: Marlborough College Chapel, Marlborough, Wiltshire (by kind permission of the Master) 7.30 pm (Doors open 6.45 pm).

What: Beethoven - Missa Solemnis

Ticket/Info: £15 available from Swindon Information Centre 01793 466545; White Horse Bookshop, High Street Marlborough 01672 512071; Brian Taylor Music, Wootton Bassett 01793 840445. This concert is given on behalf of BUILD (Building Understanding through International Links for Development).

 

Saturday 9th

Who: Arun Choral Society with Dorset House School Choir

Where: Arundel Cathedral 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £15 and £12 from  ACS box office 01798  831234 and online at www.wegottickets.co.uk

 

Sunday 10th

Who: St Peters Singers of Leeds

Where: Leeds Parish Church, Kirgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ. 6.30pm

What: William Lloyd Webber - The Saviour

Ticket/Info: Free

 

Sunday 10th

Who: Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society

Where: The Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2LU 3.00 p.m.

What: Dvorak - Stabat Mater

Ticket/Info: Tickets from £5 from The Assembly Hall Box Office, Tel: 01892 530613.

 

Sunday 10th

Who: Audley Male Voice Choir

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

What: Celebrity Concert

Ticket/Info: Tel 01782720568 Prices £14, £12, £11 & £8

 

Sunday 10th

Who: Wokingham Choral Society

Where: Bearwood College Theatre, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5BGat 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem,  Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs,  Brahms: Four Hungarian Dances (piano duet), Cecilia McDowall: On Angel's Wing

Tickets/Info: £15, under 18's and those in full time education £10 from Sue Bryant on 0118 934 0283 or at tickets@wokingham-choral-society.org.uk, details at www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk

 

Sunday 10th

Who: Blackheath Choir

Where: Blackheath Halls, Blackheath, SE3  7.30pm

What: Brahms - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £13, £18 from Blackheath Halls Phone Box Office 020 84630100

 

Sunday 10th

Who: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir
Where: Plymouth Guildhall 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Mass in C Minor; Haydn - Creation Mass

Ticket/Info: Prices £15 in advance. Under 16's £5. www.wegottickets.com
or Tel : 01364 72429.

 

Thursday 14th

 

Who: Canticum

Where: Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, London SW1X 9BZ 7:45 pm

What: Bach and the Double Choir Tradition: Bach Motets: Singet dem Herrn, Der Geist hilft, Furchte dich nicht, Komm, Jesu, komm; Gabrieli: O magnum mysterium; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir

Ticket/Info: £12, £10 concessions Box Office 020 7681 1046 or via website www.canticum.org.uk

 

Friday 15th

Who: Whitehall Choir

Where: Holy Trinity Sloane Square, Sloane Street, London SW1X 9BZ 7.30 p.m.

Where: Britten - Rejoice in the lamb; Finzi - Lo, the full, final sacrifice;

Parry - Songs of Farewell, and I was glad.

Ticket/Info: Tickets £15 (£10, under 18s and full-time students) From www.whitehallchoir.org.uk, a member of the Whitehall Choir, 020 8452 6905, or on the door.

 

Friday 15th

Who: The Sixteen

Where:  Old Royal Naval Chapel, Greenwich 7.30 p.m.

What: “Hail, Mother of the Redeemer” marking the 400th anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria's death.

Ticket/Info: £15-£35 from Greenwich Tourist Information 0870 608 2000 National Box Office: NCEM 01904 651 485 

 
Saturday 16th

Who: The Sixteen

Where: Winchester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: “Hail, Mother of the Redeemer” marking the 400th anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria's death.

Ticket/Info: tickets £12-£26 from Cathedral Box Office: 01962 857 275 National Box Office: NCEM 01904 651 485 

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Musica Vera

Where: St Peter's Church, Leckhampton 7.30 p.m.

What: J C F Bach - The Childhood of Christ; Friedrich Funke - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £9.00 (to include refreshments) at the door, or from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre, 77 Promenade, Cheltenham.  Free admission to children under 16.  Proceeds to Cheltenham Citizens Advice Bureau.

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Derby Choral Union

Where: Derby Cathedral 7:30pm

What: Malcolm: Williamson - Procession of Palms; Howard Goodall - Love Divine; Bernstein - Chichester Psalms; Fauré - Requiem.

Ticket/Info: Price £10 & £15 from www.dcu.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: The Essex Chordsmen (Barbershop Chorus)

Where: Emmanuel Church, Laindon Road, Billericay, Essex CM12 9LD 6.45 for 7.30 p.m.

What: Samaritans Concert

Ticket/Info: £8.50

 

Saturday 16th

Who: The English Arts Chorale

Where: St Mary’s Church, Chart Lane, Reigate RH2 7RN 7.30pm

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: Tel 01737 762097 or at the door

 

Saturday 16th

Who: The Rowantree Choir

Where: St John the Evangelist Church, Corner of Green Lanes and Bourne Hill, Palmers Green, London N13 4DA 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Requiem
Ticket/Info: £10 adults, £5 children - email
boxoffice@rowantreechoir.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Collegium Laureatum with the Girl Choristers of Great St Mary's Church

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

What: Mendelssohn - Elijah

Ticket/Info: £16 (£12 concessions) Corn Exchange Box Office (01223 - 357 851) http://www.wegottickets.com/event/105144 tickets@collegium.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Lancaster and District Choral Society

Where: The Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancaster, 7:30pm

What: Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Ticket/Info:  Tickets available from Lancaster and Morecambe Tourist Info Centres, Lancaster University Ticket office (01524 594151) or choir members. For more information, please see www.ldcs-choral.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: The Darent Valley Choir

Where: St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent.

What: Dido & Aeneas and other English Music.

Ticket/Info' Sevenoaks Bookshop or 01474 815591 or 01959 523279

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Lytham St Annes Choral Society 

Where: Kirkham Grammar School, 7.30

What: Orff - Carmina Burana; Elgar - Songs from the Bavarian Highlands.

Ticket/Info: Tel 01253 733665 or pay on door

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Sheffield Bach Society

Where: Sheffield Cathedral 6.30[m

What: J S Bach - Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £15 (£12 concessions) from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/92450

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Snaith and District Choral Society 

Where: Snaith Methodist Chapel 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - German Requiem

Ticket/Info: Admission is £7 at the door on the night

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Isle District Choral Society

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

What: Faure - Requiem; Handel - Zadok the Priest

Ticket/Info:  £5.00 to include refreshments. Accompanied children f.o.c. Enquiries  telephone 01427 873898

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Mansfield Choral Society

Where: Southwell Minster, NG25 0JP

What: John Rutter - Requiem; Choral Music from Tallis to Taverner

Ticket/Info: £12.50 (conc. 12-18 £6.00; U12 free) on the door or 01623 239485.

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Genesis Chorale

Where: St Johns Church, Camphill Rd, West Byfleet, KT14 6EH 7.30 p.m.

What: A Royal Celebration - Spring Concert with Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Schubert.

Ticket/Info: Adults £10, Students £6, for more details and tickets please see http://www.genesischorale.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Thanet Festival Choir and The Seventy Chamber Choir of Thanet

Where: Holy Trinity Church Broadstairs, Kent 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £10 in advance or £12 at door (provisional prices), Visit www.thanetfestivalchoir.org.uk or call 01843 602332

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Farnham Youth Choir

Where: Canongate Kirk, Royal Mile, Edinburgh 7.30 pm

What: Concert in aid of The Sandpiper Trust

Ticket/Info: £15, £10, children £5 from alydickson@lanrick.co.uk

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Chew Valley Choral Society

Where: St John the Baptist Church, High Street, Keynsham 7.30 p.m.

What: J.S. Bach, St John Passion (in English)

Ticket/Info: £10 (students/children £5) from the Parish Office, 1, The Park, Keynsham (0117 986 3354), from CVCS members, on the door, or telephone 01275 333014

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Northern Praeclassica

Where: King's Hall, Armstrong Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle NE1 7RU  7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem plus other choral works by Brahms and Bruckner
Ticket/Info:
Full £12, Senior Citizen £9, Student (card) £6  Tickets available at the door or in advance from JG Windows Ltd Tel: 0191 232 1356
Email:
info@northernpraeclassica.org.uk

 

Saturday 16th Who: South West London Choral Society
Where: St Anne's Church, St Ann's Hill, Wandsworth SW18 at 7.30pm
What: Mozart - Vesperae solennes de confessore & Johann Michael Haydn - Requiem in C
Ticket/Info: Tickets on the door £10, conc. £8 more info
www.swlcs.org.uk
 
Saturday 16th

Who: Luton Choral Society

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

What: Haydn - Seven Last Words

Ticket/Info: Price £10 (£8 concessions) £5 children under 18

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Essex Young Singers, Coggeshall Camerata, The Meljon Singers

Where: Chelmsford Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Brahms Requiem

Ticket/Info: £7.50 Full price, £5 concessions or £15 Family ticket (2 Adults & 2 Concessions) Contact Beverley on 07786125703 or Email bblockyer@aol.com

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Crouch End Festival Chorus

Where: Barbican, London 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Prices  £24/£21/£19/£15/£12.50/£9 Half price for age 18 & under
20% discount for CEFC Friends, Crouch End Card holders and Barbican members
http://www.cefc.org.uk/concert-calendar/bach-st-john-passion/

http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=11562 

 

Saturday 16th

Who: Renaissance Choir

Where: Chichester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Music of the Spanish Pilgrims - Juan de Montes, Guerrero, Aliseda, Victoria, Byrd, Mouton, Busto

Ticket/Info: Visit www.renaissancechoir.org.uk

 

Sunday 17th

Who: Salford Choral Society

Where: Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester 7.30 p.m.

What: Fauré – Requiem; Howard Goodall – Eternal Light

Ticket/Info: Available from: Royal Northern College of Music Box Office (0161 907 5555) or SCS Ticket Secretary, 0161-881 4318, email Morville13@aol.com More information: www.salfordchoral.org.uk
 

Sunday 17th

Who: Prestbury Choral Society

Where: Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport, SK3 8BQ, 7.30pm.

What: Handel - Messiah

Tickets/Info: £9.50 (concessions £8.50) at the door or in advance by calling 01625 829353 or 01625 584337 or through our website www.prestburychoral.org

 

Sunday 17th

Who: The Twyford Singers

Where: St Mary’s Twyford, Berkshire. 7.00 p.m.

What: Stainer - Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: £5 including refreshments, and are available on the door or by telephoning 0118 934 2406 or 0118 934 5985.

 

Sunday 17th

Who: Halifax Choral Society

Where:  Halifax Minster, Halifax 7.30 p.m.

What: J.S. Bach - St.John Passion

Ticket/Info: Available from the Victoria Theatre Box Office on 01422 351158 or online at www.victoriatheatre.co.uk - prices £12 and £10 with concessions.

 

Monday 18th

Who: Boy Choristers, Choral Scholars and Lay Clerks of the Choir of Leeds Parish Church

Where: Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD 1.05pm

What: Maunder - Olivet to Calvary

Ticket/Info: Admission free. Call 0113 247 8336 for more details or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com

 

Tuesday 19th

Who: St George’s Singers

Where: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 7.30 p.m.

What: Bach – St John Passion

Ticket/Info: £9 to £34, children £5 all seats. Group discounts and concessions available. Tel: 0161 907 9000 Email: tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk. Online: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

 

Tuesday 19th

Who: Hereford Cathedral Choir

Where: Hereford Cathedral 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £22.00 & £16.00 Tel 01432 374261 or on the door

 

Friday 22nd (Good Friday)

Who: St Peters Singers of Leeds

Where: Leeds Parish Church, Kirgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ. 7.00pm

What: Dvořák - Stabat Mater and Parry - Blest pair of Sirens

Ticket/Info: Tickets (£12, £8 concessions) available at the Church on the night or from March 1st from City Centre Box Office, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD (0113 224 3801)

 

Monday 25th (Easter Monday)

Who: Vox Holloway Choir

Where: St Luke’s Church, Hillmarton Rd, Holloway N7 9RE 8.00 p.m.

What: Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil

Ticket/Info: £12 and £8 students/concessions & to reserve a seat please contact voxholloway@gmail.com Tel 07970 785 641 The nearest tube is Caledonian Road or Bus routes 17,91,259, 29, 253. www.saintlukeschurch.org.uk

 

Monday 25th (Easter Monday)

Who: Blackdowns Early Music

Where: Parish Church of St John, Wellington TA21 8QY 6.30 pm

What: "Contemplations at Easter" Tomás Luis de Victoria - Lamentations and Responsories for Easter Saturday; Philippe Rogier - Missa Domine Dominus Noster à 12; Domenico Scarlatti  - Stabat mater à 10

Ticket/Info: From www.blackdownsearlymusic.co.uk,  Wellington Book Shop, Taunton TIC and at the door. £12, students £6, under 12s free. Excellent wheelchair access. Further information, call 01884 849172 Ticket URL http://www.oxboffice.com/EventDetails.aspx?eid=851 Website URL http://blackdownsearlymusic.co.uk/?page_id=370

 

Saturday 30th

Who: Crickhowell Choral Society

Where: St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell NP8 1AU 7.30 p.m.

What: Haydn - Nelson Mass (Missa in Angustiis); Purcell - Celebrate this Festival (1693 Birthday Ode for Queen Mary);  J S Bach - Gott ist mein König Cantata BWV 71; Handel - Eternal Source of Light Divine (from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne) 

Ticket/Info: £15.00 (students free), available from Pip Hassall 01873 857392  

 
Saturday 30th Who: Chorate Chamber Choir
Where: St Mary's Church Slough, Berks. 12 Noon
What: Songs from Five Centuries
Ticket/Info: Free entry with retiring collection
 

Saturday 30th

Who: City of Birmingham Choir

Where:  Worcester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - Mass in B Minor

Ticket/Info: From www.malvern-theatres.co.uk Tel 01684 892277. Ticket prices from £8 - £29 Concessions available.