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March 2012
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Friday 2nd

Who: Brighton Festival Chorus

Where: St. Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton 9.00 p.m.

What: Tarik O’Regan - The Ecstasies Above; Osvaldo Golijov - Tenebrae; Mahler - Rückert-Lieder (arranged for a capella chorus)

Ticket/Info: £18 / £12 and are available from Brighton Dome Box Office, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UG, 01273 709709 or online at: http://www.brightonticketshop.com/.

 

Saturday 3rd

Who:  St Peter’s Singers

Where: Halifax Minster, Church Street, Halifax HX1 1QL 7.00 p.m.

What: J.S. Bach - Mass in B minor

Ticket/Info: Tickets: £12 (£8 concessions, school children free) Available from 1st December by post from The Secretary, St Peter’s Singers, c/o 5 St Peter’s House, Kirkgate, LS2 7DJ, from Halifax Minster and at the door.

 

Saturday 3rd

Who: Pelenna Male Voice Choir

Where: St Mark's, Hamilton Terrace, London NW8 9UT

What: Music for St David's Day - many of the classic Welsh repertoire

Ticket/Info: £10 (£8 concessions)

 

Saturday 3rd

Who: Newcastle Bach Choir

Where: The Sage Gateshead 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: £22, £16, £12, & £8 (£2 off for concessions - over 65s) half price students & under 18s Available from The Sage Gateshead - www.thesagegateshead.org   Tel: 0191 443 4661 J.G.Windows Ltd, Central Arcade, Newcastle    Tel: 0191 232 1356 Newcastle TIC    Tel: 0191 277 8003

 

Saturday 3rd

Who: The Arcadian Singers of Oxford

Where: Keble College Chapel, Oxford, OX1 3PG, 8:00 pm

What: A selection of contemporary works by composers with Oxford connections.

Ticket/Info: See website for more details.

 

Saturday 3rd

Who: Chesterfield Bach Choir

Where: St Michaels and All Angels Church, Birmingham 7.30 p.m.

What: Faure - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tel 01246 273038 Price £5.00 on the door.

 

Saturday 3rd

Who:  Basingstoke Choral Society

Where: Winchester Cathedral, The Close, Winchester. Hampshire, SO23 9LS

What: J.S. Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info:  £30, £24, £17, £12 (concessions) available from Winchester Cathedral Box office on 01962 857275 or online at: http://winchester-cathedral.org.uk/event/?id=201

 

Saturday 3rd

Who: Saffron Walden Choral Society, Granta Chorale, SignuptoSing

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

What: Janet Wheeler - Maze (Cantata) and works by Byrd, Holst, Sting and Vaughan Williams

Ticket/Info: Tickets from Linda Pollard - 01799-530759 - tickets@swchoral.org.uk or Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre or www.wegottickets.com Full Price - £15.00, Concessions - £12.00, Accompanied under 18 - £1.00

 

Wednesday 7th

Who: London Concert Choir & Canticum

Where: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1, 7.30pm
What: Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius
Ticket/Info: Box Office: 0844 847 9910 or online at www.southbankcentre.co.uk Price
£32, £28, £24, £20, £16, £12, £8

 

Wednesday 7th

Who: Britten Sinfonia Voices

Where: Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Elijah

Ticket/Info: £11 / 19.50 / 28 / 35 / 45

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Harrogate Choral Society

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

What: Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius

Ticket/Info: Tickets £18, concessions available.  From 01423 817885

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Cappella Novocastriensis

Where: King's Hall, Newcastle University

What: Allegri - Miserere, Scarlatti - Stabat Mater; Palestrina - Stabat Mater

Ticket/Info: £12, £10 senior citizens, £5 students & unwaged, 18 & under free. Tickets available from Windows, Central Arcade, Newcastle 0191 232 1356, at the door or from www.wegottickets.com

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Canticle Chamber Choir

Where: The Meeting House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - B Minor Mass

Ticket/Info:  £5-8 concessions, £10 standard. Booking: tickets on the door
Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/music/newsandevents/events?id=11331

 

Saturday 10th

Who: ACM Gospel Choir

Where: The Playhouse, High Street, Weston Super Mare, Somerset BS23 1HP

What: Queen Rock Gospel

Ticket/Info: £17 www.eentstickets.com

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Sinfonia Chorale

Where: St Barnabas Cathedral, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG1 5AE, 8.00 pm

What: Carl Rütti – Requiem; Eric Whitacre - Cloudburst, and When David Heard

Ticket/Info: £10.00 (£5.00 students under 21) – see website for details.

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Southampton Philharmonic Choir

Where: Southampton Guildhall 7.30 p.m.
What: Rachmaninov-The Bells (choral symphony) and Vocalise, Poulenc - Gloria.
Ticket/Info:
£9 to £20 (concessions available), now on sale.

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Commotio

Where: St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas Street, Jericho OX2 6BG 7.30pm

What: Martin - 8 Part Mass; Frank Ferko - Spiritus sanctus vivificans plus works by John Duggan, James Davey and John Sanders.

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

 

Saturday 10th

Who: Amici Chamber Choir

Where: St George’s Church, Headstone, Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4RJ 7.30 p.m.

What: 25th Anniversary Year Concert; Mendelssohn - Hear MY Prayer & Selections from 'Elijah'; Brahms - How Lovely are They Dwellings plus music by Byrd & Tallis

Ticket/Info: £12 (£10 concessions, under 19s free) available at the door, or in advance through the choir website.

 

Sunday 11th

Who: Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society and Tonbridge Grammar School Motet Choir

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

What: Orff - Carmina Burana

Ticket/Info: £5 - £18 (concessions -£1) Children half price

 

Saturday 12th

Who: York Cantores

Where: St Olave's Church, Marygate, York 8.00 p.m.

What: "Despair and Hope" Tallis, Lamentations Iⅈ Byrd, Infelix Ego and the premiere of Dick Blackford's reworked Missa Bonae Spe.

Ticket/Info: £9 (£7 concessions, £3 student standby on the door).

 
Thursday 15th

Who: The London Chorus

Where: St Alban’s, 18 Brooke Street, Holborn, EC1

What: Bach -  Magnificat; Howard Blake - ‘The Passion of Mary’
Ticket/Info: £20 £15 £10 Doors open at 6:30pm. Refreshments are served 
in the Church Hall after the performance

 
Saturday 17th

Who: Chester Music Society Youth Choir

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

What: Enjoy an early spring evening with the Youth Choir, Preludes and their special guests, St Werburgh's and St Columbas Primary School Choir.

Ticket/Info: £7; Reduced prices available. Telephone 01244 300717

 

Saturday 17th

Who: City of Birmingham Choir

Where: Birmingham Symphony Hall 7.30 p.m.

What: 'Equinox' Cultures in Harmony, an inter-cultural choral celebration with choirs representing all of Birmingham's ethnic groups performing a specially commissioned work by composer Christopher Long.

Ticket/Info: Ticket Office 0121 780 3333 Tickets from £10 concessions available.www.thsh.co.uk

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Windsor & Eton Choral Society

Where: Eton College School Hall Berkshire SL4 6DW 7.30 p.m.

What: Handel - Messiah (175th anniversary concert)

Ticket/Info: Sold Out

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Hastings Philharmonic Choir

Where: St Mary in the Castle 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Coronation Mass; Haydn - Te Deum

Ticket/Info: Tel 01424 552119 Prices £15.00 & £10.00 (£2.00 off Concessions) £3.00 (16yrs/under)

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Camden Chamber Choir

Where: St Mary-the-Virgin, Elsworthy Road, London NW3 3DJ 7.30 p.m.

What: The Luther Legacy - German music inspired by the Reformer

Ticket/Info: email info@camdenchamberchoir.org.uk Price £8.00 (unwaged £7.00)

 

Saturday 17th Who: The Farrant Singers
Where: St Martin's Church, Salisbury, SP1 2HY 7.30 p.m.
What: Choral music by Wood, Vaughan Williams, Stanford and Howells
Ticket/Info: £13.00, £5.00 under 16s/students, via www.farrantsingers.org or at the door
 

Saturday 17th

Who: Harpenden Choral Society

Where: High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden AL5 2RU

What: Faure - Pavane; Poulenc - Gloria; Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem

Ticket/Info: Will be available in due course - For full details please visit our website

 

Saturday 17th

Who: The Camden Choir
Where: Hampstead Parish Church, Church Row, London NW3 6UU, at 7.30 pm.  
What: Rachmaninov - The All-Night Vigil; works by Tchaikovsky and Dmitry Bortniansky
Tickets/Info: £12 in advance from
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/157507  (students with card £10), or on the door from 7.00 pm.

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Bournemouth Bach Choir

Where: Christchurch Priory 7.30 p.m.

What: Monteverdi - Vespers (1610)

Ticket/Info: Tel 01202 82044013 or info@bournemouthbachchoir.org

 

Saturday 17th

Who: The Cecilia Consort

Where: St Nicolas Church, Newbury 7.45 p.m.

What: Purcell - Dido & Aeneas; Carissimi - Jephte

Ticket/Info: £15.00 (school-age children £5.00) Tel 07775 734445 or choir members. Email ceciliatickets@gmail.com 

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Barnby Choir

Where: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, St. Michael's Avenue, Bramhall, Cheshire, SK7 2PG 7.30 pm, end 9.30 pm.

What: Poulenc - Gloria; Dvorak - Mass in D 

Ticket/Info: Adults £10, Concessions £8, Students £2, available on the door; or reserve in advance by telephoning Doug 01625 526065

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Cheltenham Bach Choir

Where: Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5RZ 7.30 p.m.

What: The Cheltenham Bach Choir and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts will be performing “La Serenissima – a celebration of Venetian music” .

Ticket/Info: Tickets (£20, £17.50, £15, £10. Students £8) are available from Tewkesbury Abbey Shop (01684 276655 Monday to Saturday 10.30am to 4pm), online from shop@tewkesburyabbey.org.uk, or at the door on the night.

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Hill Singers

Where: St Matthew's Church, Durham Road, Raynes Park SW20 7:30 p.m.

What: "Springtime in Love" music by Palestrina, William Walton, John Ireland, E J Moeran, Orlando Gibbons and the wonderful "Rise up, my love" by Howard Skelton.

Ticket/Info: In advance from the choir are £9.00 on the door he price is £10.00 with £8.00 concessions. for under 16s the price is only £5.00. Box Office Tel 020 8644 3794.

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Calton Consort

Where: Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, EH8 8BN 7.30 p.m.

What: "In the Midst of Life" Brahms - Warum ist das Licht gegeben?, Whitacre -When David Heard; Mendelssohn-  Ave Maria; Mitten wir im Leben sind; Scarlatti - Stabat Mater.
Ticket/Info: £8 (£6 concessions), available at the door or by emailing  caltonconsort@gmail.com

 

Saturday 17th

Who: East of England Singers

Where: St Mary’s Church, Clifton Village, NG11 8NE 7.30 p.m.

What: Mendelssohn - Hear my Prayer; Vaughan Williams - Mass in G minor; Tucapsky - Five Lenten Motets; Stanford - Motets; Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia
Ticket/Info: Full £8; Child/Student £4 Visit
http://www.music-for-everyone.org/17-mar-music-in-quiet-places.html 

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Henley Choral Society  

Where: The Concert Hall, Reading, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QH    

What: Haydn - The Creation

Ticket/Info: £15.00 (under 18’s 12.00) from Ticket Secretary 01491 572795 or Reading Box office 0118 960 6060 www.readingarts.com

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Vivaldi Singers

Where: St Andrew's Parish Church, Farnham 7.30 pm 

What: Vivaldi - Gloria; Bach - Motet O Praise the Lord; Handel - Zadok the Priest.

Ticket/Info: £12 in advance, £15 on the door, Students £5, Children under 12 FREE.  Telephone: 01252 850272

 

Saturday 17th Who: Thames Philharmonic Choir
Where: Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
What:
Mozart - 'Great' Mass in C Minor, Solemn Vespers, Divertimento in B flat
Ticket/Info: Cadogan Hall Box Office Tel: 020 7730 4500. Price: £25, £22, £18, £12 www.cadoganhall.com
 

Saturday 17th

Who: Bourne Singers

Where: St. John's Church, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 1HA 7.30 p.m.

What: Baroque Fireworks

Ticket/Info: £12 including interval refreshments (children half price) Tel 01737 558732 or at the door

 

Saturday 17th

Who: London Forest Choir

Where: Church of St Michael & All Angels, Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, E17 6PQ 7.30 p.m.

What: Britten - Festival Te Deum; Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens and I Was Glad; Finzi - Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice; Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs

Ticket/Info: Price £10, concessions £8, (students £5) available online at www.londonforestchoir.org from the ticket secretary 0208 531 4837 or on the door.

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Collegium Singers

Where: Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5DQ 7.30 pm Pre Concert Talk 7.00 pm

What: " The Genius of the Bach family" - Concert of Choral music of three Bach generations

Ticket/Info: Adults £10; Students £5; Under 12s free. Tel: 01884-849172 or 018823-336344 or on line at http://www.oxboffice.com/EventDetails.aspx?eid=1459

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Nottingham Harmonic Choir

Where: Albert Hall, Nottingham, NG1 5AA 7.30 p.m.

What: Walton's - Belshazzar's Feast; Vaughan Williams - Toward the Unknown Region; Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens; Delius Two Aquarelles; Bax - Tintagel

Ticket/Info: Adults £12.00 - £15.00; Concessions £10.50 - £13.50; Students & Disabled £5.00.  Accompanied children FREE.

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Renaissance Choir

Where: St Faith's Church, Lee on the Solent 7.30 p.m.

What: 'For Mum With Love' - music by Rutter, Britten, Tavener, Guerrero

Ticket/Info: www.renaissancechoir.org.uk

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Watford Philharmonic Society

Where: Watford Colosseum 7.30 p.m.

What: Verdi - Requiem

Ticket/Info: Tickets available from WPS Ticket Secretary, 07546-112321; via the Society’s website or from Watford Colosseum Box Office 0845 075 3993, or at the door on the evening of the concert. Price £6.75 to £15

 

Saturday 17th

Who: Pinsuti (Ilkley Chamber Choir)  
Where: Church of St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham, BD23 4BS
What: Choral Music for Lent: The programme includes Morten Lauriden 'O Nata Lux', Allegri 'Miserere' and Byrd 'Mass for 4 voices'.

Ticket/Info: £10 including refreshments (£8 concessions)

 

Sunday 18th

Who: St Peter’s Singers

Where: Leeds Parish Church, Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DJ 6.30 p.m.

What: Maunder - Olivet to Calvary

Ticket/Info: Free admission (Retiring Collection)

 

Sunday 18th

Who: Wellington Chorus and Crowthorne Choral Society

Where: Newsome Hall, Wellington College

What: Handel - Israel in Egypt; Handel - Zadok the Priest

Ticket/Info: Adults £10, Sudents £2 through Wellington College Reception Tel 01344 444000

 

Tuesday 20th

Who: Canticum

Where: St Martin-in -the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JH 7.30 p.m.

What: Allegri - Miserere; Lotti - Crucifixus; Palestrina - Stabat Mater and  Howells' motet "Take him, Earth, for Cherishing", dedicated to the memory of John F Kennedy.

Ticket/Info: Tickets £18, 315, £10 Box office 020 7766 1100 www.smitf.org

 

Tuesday 20th

Who: Lewisham Choral Society and Hackney Singers

Where: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre SE1 8XX 7.30 p.m.

What: Handel - Messiah

Ticket/Info: £15 - £27 from www.southbankcentre.co.uk or Box Office:0844 875 0073 http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/music/classical/tickets/two-choirs-one-messiah-63665

 

Thursday 22nd

Who: Orlando Chamber Choir
Where: St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AB, 7:30 p.m.
What: William Byrd - Mass for Four Voices; Philippe de Monte - Super flumina Babylonis
Ticket/Info:
£12, concessions £8, from www.orlandochoir.org.uk, 01223 247 027 (Karen) or on the door

 

Friday 23rd

Who: BBC Symphony Chorus

Where: Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre 7.30 p.m.

What: Michael Tippett - A Child of Our Time

Ticket/Info: £10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Liverpool Welsh Choral

Where: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Tribute to Titanic - An experience

Ticket/Info: 1st Class £20, 2nd Class £15, Steerage £10, Children and Student Card £5, available from Mavis Owens and the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

 
Saturday 24th

Who: Canterbury Choral Society

Where: Canterbury Choral Society 7.30 p.m.

What: "The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert"; Mozart - Mass in C, 'Coronation' K 317; Handel - Coronation Anthems HWV258-61

Ticket/Info: Tel 01227 787787 Prices £25, £20, £16, £12, £8

 
Saturday 24th

Who: Wimbledon Choral Society with Farnham Youth Choir

Where: Guildford Cathedral 7.00 pm

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: Box Office: 01483 444789 E-tickets: www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/tickets Price  £22 (Front Nave), £17.50 (Rear Nave & West Gallery), £10 (Students)

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Walton & Oatlands Choral Society

Where: Walton Methodist Church, Terrace Road, Walton-on-Thames. KT12 2SR 7.30 p.m.

What: Faure - Requiem; Maunder - Olivet to Calvary

Ticket/Info: £10  Tel: 01932 229658

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Altrincham Choral Society

Where: RNCM, Oxford Road Manchester 7.30 pm

What: Orff - Carmina Burana, Jenkins - Adiemus:Songs of Sanctuary, Tippett - Five spirituals

Ticket/Info: £12.50 E Taylor 0161 928 0375 www.rncm.ac.uk

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Surrey Heath Choral Society

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

What: J S Bach - St John Passion (Theatrical presentation with theatrical lighting and screen projection.

Ticket/Info: £12 Full Time Students £5 Tel: 01276 25348

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Portsmouth Festival Choir

Where: Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: Mozart - Mass in C minor; Haydn - Insanae et vanae curae; Mozart - Exsultate Jubilate; Haydn - Te Deum

Ticket/Info: See website

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Stamford Bridge Singers

Where: St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple, Northallerton, North Yorkshire 7.45 p.m.

What: John Stainer - The Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: Price £6 from 01609 771031 or on the door

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Croydon Bach Choir

Where: St Mary Magdalene with St Martin’s Church, Canning Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 6JU 7:00 p.m.

What: Mozart - Requiem; Mozart - Solemn Vespers

Ticket/Info: £10, Family Tickets £25 available on the door or in advance from 020 8405 2172.

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Cantemus Choir

Where: St James’s Church, Emsworth. PO10 7DP 7.30 p.m.

What: Faure - Requiem; Leighton - Solus ad Victimam

Ticket/Info: £8.00 from choir secretary 023 9246 3531 or on the door. More info:  www.cantemushavant.moonfruit.com  

 

Saturday 24th

Who: The Ionian Singers

Where: St James's Church Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL 7.30 p.m.

What: Music for chorus and harps by Brahms, Schubert, Tom Peterson and Timothy Salter.  Unaccompanied choral music by Hindemith, Howells and Howard Skempton.

Ticket/Info: £15 (£8 students) at the door or in advance.  Enquiries info@ioniansingers.co.uk, Tel 020 8693 1051 or 07950 143 916.

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Uttoxeter Choral Society

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

What: John Stainer - The Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: Available from The Musicians Centre, Uttoxeter, on the door or at www.uttoxeterchoralsociety.co.uk and are priced at £10 (free for under 16s).

 

Saturday 26th

Who: The North Downs Consort

Where: St Pauls Church, Woldingham, Surrey 7.30pm

What: 'The English Romantics'  Elgar, SS Wesley G Dyson, Benjamin Britten, Stanford, Holst, Vaighan Williams Finzi, Howells

Ticket/Info: £12 from 01342 834317 or www.northdownsconsort.org.uk

 

Saturday 24th

Who: The Octavian Singers

Where: All Saints Church, Woodham Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5SH 7.30 p.m.

What: "The Italian Renaissance" -  exploring choral music of the Italian Renaissance. Key works include a mass by Monteverdi, a motet by Gabrielli and the ever-popular, ethereal "Miserere" by Allegri.

Ticket/Info: Box Office Tel 01483 232232. Price £10 on the door and include refreshments (under 16s go free).

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Finchley Choral Society

Where: Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church, Central Square, London NW11 7AG  7.45pm 

What: Stanford - The Blue Bird; Parry - I was Glad, Blest Pair of Sirens; MacMillan -  The Gallant Weaver; Vaughan Williams - Three Elizabethan Songs; Elgar - As Torrents in Summer; Britten - Old Joe has gone Fishing; Finzi - Seven part-songs

Ticket/Info: £13.00 / £7.00 students/ £1.00 children. Available from the FCS box office 020 7263 3358, FCS members, on the door, or from Les Aldrich Music, 98 Fortis Green Road, N10 3HN.

 

Saturday 24th Who: Festival Chorus
Where: St Luke's Church, Ramsden Road/Thurleigh Road, SW12 8RQ 7.30pm (pre-concert talk by Cecilia McDowell at 6.30pm)
What: 2
21st Century Masterworks2 by Bob Chilcott, Jonathan Dove, Cecilia McDowall, David Fawcett
Ticket/Info: £10 (concessions £6) on the door or from Northcote Music, 155 Northcote Road, SW11 or from St Luke's Music Society box office 07951 791619
www.slms.org.uk
 

Saturday 24th

Who: Gloucester Choral Society and Bristol Choral Society

Where: Gloucester Cathedral 7.00pm

What: Faure – Requiem, Berlioz – Te Deum

Ticket/Info: Box Office: Internet:  http://www.gloucesterchoral.com/box-office/ Phone: 01242-691190 £27.50, £22.50, £15, £10, £6 (Under 16 half price in unreserved seating)

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Chester Music Society Choir

Where: Chester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: "The Lion and the Red Priest" Music from Venice by Gabrieli, Vivaldi and Monteverdi

Ticket/Info: £17, £12 (Nave: numbered, reserved): £6 (Aisles, unreserved, restricted view). Reduced prices available. Telephone 0845 241 7868

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Prestbury Choral Society

Where: St Peter's Church, Prestbury, Cheshire, SK10 4DG, 7.30pm

What: Haydn - Nelson Mass; Mozart - Requiem (50th Anniversary Concert)

Ticket/Info: £9.50 (concessions £8.50) available at the door, or call 01625 829353 or 01625 583337, or go to www.prestburychoral.org

 

Saturday 24th

Who: The Chichester Singers

Where: Chichester Cathedral, 7.30 pm

What: Dobrogosz – Mass; Purcell – My heart is inditing; Elgar – Part songs; Barber – Adagio

Ticket/info: Visit www.chichestersingers.co.uk

 

Saturday 24th

Who: The Meljon Singers

Where:  Holy Trinity Church, 185 Hermon Hill, South Woodford E18 1QQ

What: "Northern Lights" - including Uģis Prauliņš' Missa Rigensis and songs written by Nils Lindberg, Carl Nielsen, Per Nørgård, Knut Nystedt, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Rihards Dubra and Arvo Pärt. 

Ticket/Info: £12 Adults | £10 Concessions | Free for Under 18s | Early Bird Offer Buy one get one free for all tickets booked on or before Saturday 10 March 2012 Tel 07709 177981 | www.meljon.ticketsource.co.uk | www.meljon.org.uk  Tube - South Woodford (Central Line), Buses - 179, W12, W13 and W14

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Village Voices Choir

Where: St Nicholas Church Warwick 7.30 p.m.

What: Songs and music with a ‘Watery’ theme will be the basis of a concert in support of Water Aid

Ticket/Info: £5 each available at the door. Children accompanied by adults will be admitted free 

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Uttoxeter Choral Society

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

What: Stainer - The Crucifixion

Ticket/Info: £10, free to children 16 and under and are available on the door or from www.uttoxeterchoralsociety.co.uk

 
Saturday 24th

Who: East London Chorus

Where: St Mary's, High Road, Woodford E18 2PA 7.30 p.m.

What: Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

Ticket/Info: See choir website for details

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Heritage Chorale

Where: Halifax Minster 7.30 p.m.

What: Masterworks 11 - Music by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Jackson, Knight & Liddle

Ticket/Info: See website

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Durham Singers 

Where: St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth, Co Durham. 7.30pm

What: Victoria - Requiem, Duruflé - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £12 (£10 concessions) from Gala Theatre Durham (0191 332 4041 or online www.galadurham.co.uk). Contact info@durham-singers.org or Tel 0779 0148062.

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Weald Choir of Crawley

Where: St Mary’s Church, Southgate, Crawley 7.30 p.m.

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

Ticket/Info: £12 (£10 seniors, £6 school age) from ticket manager on 01293 439213, Ackerman Music, Crawley Art Shop or online via the choir website. Free parking is available in the school playground off Collier Row, opposite the venue

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Masterworks Chorale

Where: Halifax Minster, Church Street, Halifax HX1 1QL, at 7.30pm

What:  2011/12 Minsters and Abbeys Tour - celebratory choral music by Handel, Haydn, Jackson, Mendelssohn, Dyson, Knight and others

Ticket/Info: £7 available from http://www.heritagechorale.org.uk/ , the Yorkshire College of Music & Drama 0113 2431605 or on the door

 

Saturday 24th Who: Shepshed Singers
Where: Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire
What: Spring Concert by this established and popular choir. 
Ticket/Info: £7/£6 from the website, from choir members or at the door.
 

Saturday 24th

Who: Wimbledon Choral Society and Farnham Youth Choir.

Where: Guildford Cathedral 7.00 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion c and the

Ticket/Info: Prices £22 (Front Nave), £17.50 (Rear Nave & West Gallery), £10 (Students) Tel Box Office: 01483 444789 E-tickets: www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/tickets

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Chigwell Choir with Theydon Bois Primary School

Where: Loughton Methodist Church, IG10 1RB  7.30 p.m.

What: "Drumbeat Africa" Alexander L’Estrange - Zimbe, Alexander Campkin - Mass for Life,  Michael Tippett - Spirituals, The Lion King - medley of songs.

Ticket/Info: Tickets on the door, in advance from 020 8504 8443 or on line from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/144425 £12 Adults, £8 Concessions, £5 under 16

 

Saturday 24th

Who: Musica Vera

Where: St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham. 7.30 p.m.

What: Schubert - Mass in G plus works by Mozart.

Ticket/Info: £9.00 at the door or from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre, 77 Promenade, Cheltenham.  Free Admission to children under 16.  Proceeds to The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts.

 

Saturday 24th

Who: The Lea Singers

Where: The Methodist Church, High Street, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2RU 7.30 p.m. 

What:  Spring Concert under new conductor Ben Goodson - Spring Harmony

Ticket/Info:  Adults £13; Concessions £12; Under-18's £5 Tel: Frances Brown 01582-793845 or Email: francesbrown25@yahoo.com - on line  http://www.wegottickets.com/searchresults/promoter/8227/promoter

 

Sunday 25th

Who: Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Where: The Menuhin Hall, Stoke d'Abernon 3.00 p.m.

What "Light and Hope" Chilcott - Canticles of Light; Rutter - Requiem, plus music by Bax

Ticket/Info: Box office:  www.menuhinhall.info or Tel: 08700 842020 Price £18

 

Sunday 25th

Who: All Saints' Singers

Where: All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay 7.30 p.m.

What: Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle

Ticket/Info: Available from The Bookshop in Abingdon, Vickery's Hardware shop in Drayton, or tel 01235 522978 / 01235 848205 £10.00

 

Sunday 25th

Who: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir with the Junior Choir of Plymouth High School for Girls.
Where: Guildhall, Royal Parade Plymouth, PL1 1HA 7.30 p.m.

What: Kark Jenkins - Requiem; Andrew Carter - Benedicite.
Ticket/Info: Available online. www.wegottickets.com. Prices £15 in advance. £17 on the door. Children under 16 £5. Tel: (01364) 72429.

 

Wednesday 28th

Who: The Rowland Singers
Where: St Margaret's Church, Arundel Road, Angmering, BN16 4JS 7.30 p.m.
What: Easter Concert - Sacred music from 16th to 20th centuries, by Rutter, Mozart, Victoria, Byrd, Parry and Goodall
Ticket/Info: Adults £10, Children under 16 £3 - contact
mail@rowlandsingers.co.uk

 

Thursday 29th

Who: The Rowland Singers
Where: Emmanuel United Reformed Church, St Michael's Road, Worthing BN11 4SD 7.30 p.m.
What: Easter Concert - Sacred music from 16th to 20th centuries, by Rutter, Mozart, Victoria, Byrd, Parry and Goodall
Ticket/Info: Adults £10, Children under 16 £3 - contact
mail@rowlandsingers.co.uk

 

Thursday 29th

Who: London Concord Singers

Where: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield 7.30 p.m.

What: Ildebrando Pizzetti - Messa di Requiem; Paul Reade - Seascapes; Hindemith - Six Chansons; Cipriani de Rore - Descendi in Hortum Meum.
Ticket/Info: Price £10 (concessions £8) are available on the door or in advance from Islington Music, telephone 020 7354 3195. Ticket prices include a glass of wine.

 

Friday 30th

Who: City Chorus

Where: St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, Holborn Viaduct and Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DE (nearest station City Thameslink, nearest tube St Paul's) 7.30 p.m.

What: Vivaldi - Gloria; Johann David Heinichen - Mass in F (London Premiere)

Ticket/Info:  Ticket Price: £10. Tickets can be purchased in advance from our website  or by ordering by email tickets@londoncitychorus.com  or by post City Chorus, 53 Carpenters Wood Drive, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 5RP. (Cheques need to be made payable to City Chorus.) The remaining tickets will be on sale on the door on the night.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Oxford Harmonic Society.

Where: Oxford Town Hall 7.30 p.m.

What: Loewe - Passion Oratorio (UK Premiere).

Ticket/Info: £15 / £13 (OAPs £13 / £11, U18s & students £7.50 / £6.50) from Tickets Oxford 01865 305305 or www.oxfordplayhouse.com/TicketsOxford, Wegottickets www.wegottickets.com or on the door.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Maidstone Choral Union

Where: All Saints Church, Maidstone 7.30 p,m.

What: Mozart - Requiem + Concert Arias & Sacred pieces

Ticket/Info: (Unreserved): £10 (Child / Student:Half price.) Available in advance from the Ticket Secretary: Freda Crispin (01622 726 193) (from 3 weeks before concert) or Leisure Centre Booking Office: (0845 155 2277) Visitor Information Centre: Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s Street. (01622 602169)

 
Saturday 31st

Who: Salford Choral Society

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

What: Rossini – Petite Messe Solennelle

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

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Luton Choral Society

Where: St Augustine's Church, Icknield Way, Limbury, Luton, LU3 2JR 7.30 p.m.

What: Hummel - Mass in D; Folk songs by Rutter;

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

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Vasari Singers

Where: Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London

What David Fanshawe - African Sanctus

Ticket/Info: Southbank Centre box office: 0844 847 9910wwww.southbankcentre.co.ukww.southbankcentre.co.uk Prices start at £15.00

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Suffolk Singers

Where: St. Michael's, Framlingham 7.30 p.m.

What: "An Easter Offering" ,works by Purcell, Bach, Mendelssohn, Stainer and Rutter

Ticket/Info: £8, with under 14's free) are available from 01728 621082 and 01728 746441.

 

Saturday 31st

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

What: Holy Trinity Church, Broadstairs, Kent. 7.30pm

What: Mozart - Requiem; Mozart - Kronungsmesse

Ticket/Info: £12, or £10 in advance from 01304 620560

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Overgate Hospice Choir

Where: Brighouse Central Methodist Church 7.30 p.m.

What: Annual Hymnsing

Ticket/Info: £8 from 01422 345414 or enquiries@overgatehospicechoir.co.uk

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Fairford & District Choral Society

Where: St Mary’s Church, Fairford, Glos  7.30 p.m

What: Mozart - Coronation Mass; Handel - Coronation Anthems

Ticket/Info: Visit website or Tel 01285713681. Also available on the door 

 

Saturday 31st

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: Faure - Requiem Haydn - Nelson Mass; Schubert - Mass in G

Ticket/Info: £10.00 (£5.00 concessions) Contact boxoffice@rowantreechoir.org.uk There is free parking in the streets surrounding the venue, and refreshments and a programme are included in the ticket price.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Addison Singers

Where: St Peter's Church, Notting Hill  90 Kensington Park Road, London W11 3DB 7.30pm (Nearest tube:Notting Hill)

What: Gabriel Jackson - Hymn to St Petroc of Cornwall (World premiere); Ireland -Greater Love Hath No Man; Jonathan Dove - Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars Peteris Vasks - Dona Nobis Pacem plus works by Parry, Brahms, Laaus and Palestrina   

Ticket/Info: £10, Concessions £8, under 16's £2 available via http://www.addison-singers.org.uk/   or £12 / £10 / £2 on the door

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Collegium Laureatum

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

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: £16 (£12 concessions) Corn Exchange Box Office (01223 357851) or tickets@collegium.org.uk. They can also be purchased on the door if still available. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/154876 Parking: There is free on-road parking on West Road and some surrounding streets in the evenings.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Chester Bach Singers

Where: Chester Cathedral 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: Prices £18, £12 & £6 (concessions available) Tel from 0845 241 7868 or  visit www.chesterbachsingers.org.uk 

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Wokingham Choral Society

Where: Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5AQ at 7.30pm (free pre-concert talk 6.30pm)

What: Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610

Ticket/Info: £16 (£10 under 18s) online via our website or http://www.wegottickets.com/event/152312

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Weymouth Choral Society

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

What: Choral Classics (popular sacred choruses and tenor arias)

Tickets/Info: £10 (free for under 16s).  Available from Weymouth TIC, Dorchester TIC. Telephone: 01305 775644 or on the door

 

Saturday 31st

Who: English Baroque Choir

Where: St John's, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA 7:30 p.m.

What: Handel - Zadok the Priest; My Heart is Inditing; Let Thy Hand be Strengthened; The King Shall Rejoice; J.S. Bach - Cantata 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147; Mozart - Solemn Vespers of a Confessor K339

Ticket/Info: £25 / £20 / £15 / £10 (concessions 10% discount), online at www.sjss.org.uk, +44 20 7222 1061

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Billingshurst Choral Society

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

What: Haydn - Creation

Ticket/Info: £12; £6 [students] – available by ringing 01403 741576;  by emailing tickets@billingshurstchoralsociety.org and are also available from Henry Adams, Billingshurst and on the door.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: London Dockland Singers

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

What: J S Bach - St Matthew Passion

Ticket/Info: £10 or £8 concessions available from 020 7538 3176 or ldsingers@gmail.com

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Bearsted Choral Society

Where: Holy Cross Church, Church Lane, Bearsted, Kent ME14 4EE 7.30 p.m.

What: Stainer - Crucifixion; Britten - Te Deum; Handel - O Praise the Lord with one consent.

Ticket/Info: £8 (£4 students) from website or 01634 666730 or Choral members or Music Matters 114 Week Street(end near ME Station) or at the door on the night.

 

Saturday 31st

Who: A Cappella Singers

Where: St Peter’s Parish Church Church Street, Darwen 7.30 p.m.

What: Stainer - Crucifixion and other seasonal works

Ticket/Info: £6 including programme, accompanied children under 16 – free. Tickets and details from David Bent on 01254 705367 or Philip Johnson on 07841 457524 or philipjohnson012@googlemail.com.  Full details on www.acappellasingers.co.uk

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Bristol Choral Society and Gloucester Choral Society

Where: Colston Hall, Bristol, 7:30pm

What: Berlioz - Te Deum; Fauré - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £10-£23 (under 25s £5) Tel: 0117 922 3686 or online: http://www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event2587

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Hertford Choral Society

Where: All Saints Church, Hertford, SG13 8AE, 7:30

What: Handel’s Israel in Egypt

Ticket/Info: £16.50-10 (under 25s £5) Tel: 01992 584426 or online at http://www.choral-society.com/concerts.html

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Writtle Singers

Where: St John's Chruch, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0JD 7.30 p.m.

What: J S Bach - St John Passion

Ticket/Info: £14, full-time students £5, u16s free; from www.writtlesingers.org, James Dace & Son (Chelmsford), tel: 01277 658183or at the door (£2 surcharge) 

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Fulham & Hammersmith Choral Society

Where:  St Paul's Church, Wimbledon Park, Augustus Road, Southfields, London, SW19 6EW

What:  Rheinberger - Stabat Mater; Bach  – Christ lag in Todesbanden; Purcell - Hear My Prayer O Lord; Elgar - Spirit of the Lord; Purcell  –  Pavanne & Chaconne in G Minor; Wesley - Blessed be God the Father; Alexander Campkin – Wesley, Heaven-Haven

Ticket/Info: £12 advance, £14 on the door, £5 under16s Tel: 020 7384 3169 or online http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fhcs

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Bristol Choral Society and Gloucester Choral Society

Where: Colston Hall, Bristol, 7:30pm

What: Berlioz - Te Deum; Fauré - Requiem

Ticket/Info: £10-£23 (under 25s £5) Tel: 0117 922 3686 or online: http://www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event2587

 

Saturday 31st

Who: The London Chorus, Vasari Singers, Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir, The Elgar Chorale, UWE Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Youth Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus

Where: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 7.30 p.m.

What: The Music of David Fanshawe (1942 - 2010) 

Ticket/Info: Contact the Box Office

 

Saturday 31st Who: The Bradford Chorale
Where: Bradford Cathedral, 7:30pm
What: Handel - Messiah (arranged for choir and brass band)
Ticket/Info: £14 on the door, or £12 in advance from members of the choir, 01274 59465, or tickets@bradfordchorale.org.uk, or online at:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/150738
 

Saturday 31st

Who: Questors Choir

Where: St John's church, Mattock Lane, West Ealing, London W13 9LA 7.30 p.m.

What: ‘Viva L'Amore’ - Opera Choruses from Carmen,  Pagliacci, Idomeneo, Trovatore, Nabucco, Lohengrin & Tannhauser

Ticket/Info: £12 (door), Under 12s free; £10 (concessions/advance booking) Free glass of wine or soft drink. Enquiries: info@questorschoir.org.uk  and  Tel 020 8816 7734 Online Box Office: www.questorschoir.org.uk     

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Cathures

Where: Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, Glasgow G12 9AD 7.45pm

What: Earth Songs - choral works by Baltic composers and music and readings celebrating the natural world. International Earth Hour will be marked at 8.30pm
Ticket/Info: Free entry, donations welcome

 

Saturday 31st

Who: Chandos Chamber Choir

Where: St Gabriels Church, Pimlico 30 Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD 7.30 p.m. (nearest tube Pimlico)

What: Music for Holy Week - Gesualdo, Schutz, Barber, Bairstow, Matthew Sharrock and Andrew Gant

Ticket/Info: £10 on the door