December 2021
     
Wednesday 1st Who: The Ulster Consort
Where: St Patrick´s Church, Donegall Street, Belfast 7.30 pm
What: Britten - A Ceremony of Carols - plus music by Rubbra, Poston, John Rutter and others
Ticket/Info: £12 (booking fee applies) Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-ceremony-of-carols-the-ulster-consort-tickets-208528683907
 
Thursday 2nd Who: The Ulster Consort
Where: Down Cathedral, 35 English Street, Downpatrick 7.30 pm
What: Britten - A Ceremony of Carols - plus music by Rubbra, Poston, Skempton, John Rutter and others
Ticket/Info: £12 (booking fee applies) Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-ceremony-of-carols-the-ulster-consort-tickets-208565835027?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
 
Friday 3rd Who: The Ulster Consort
Where: Sandford Church, Dublin 8.00 pm
What: Britten - A Ceremony of Carols - plus music by Rubbra, Poston, Skempton, John Rutter and others
Ticket/Info: Visit https://www.facebook.com/TheUlsterConsort/
 
Saturday 4th

Who: Amersham & Chesham Bois Choral Society (AMCHOR)
Where: St Mary´s Church, Church ST, Old Amersham HP7 0DB 7.30pm (doors 7.00 pm)
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: £16 (Students £8) available from www.amchor.com or 07702 608314, Perfect Pitch, Chesham and The Record Shop, Amersham

 
Saturday 4th Who: Burgess Hill Choral Society
Where: St Andrew’s Church, Junction Road (corner with Cants Lane), Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0LG  -  7.30pm
What: Handel - Messiah (excepts); J S Bach: Cantata no. 122 “The Newborn Infant Child”; Carols for choir and audience.
Ticket/Info: £14 (under 18s free) Tickets on the door OR from Burgess Hill Help Point OR from Jane Leng (Jane.Leng1@outlook.com or 0752 249 3966) OR from choir embers.  https://www.burgesshillchoral.org/concerts
 
Saturday 4th Who: Cardiff Bach Choir
Where: Llandaff Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2LA  7.30 pm
What: Celebration: Vivaldi Gloria & John Rutter Magnificat
Ticket/Info: £17 (Students £10) Under 16 Free Available from eventbrite.co.uk. More info www.cardiffbachchoir.org.uk
 
Saturday 4th Who: Teddington Choral Society
Where: Landmark Arts Centre. Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN 7.30 pm
What: 70th Anniversary Concert
Ticket/Info: £15 (unde 16 free) from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/526669 or from https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/events/music-events.php#how-to-book
 
Saturday 4th Who: Wellingborough Orpheus Choir with the Camerata Singers, Kettering
Where: United Reformed Church, High Street, Wellingborough NN8 4JT, 7.30pm
What: Comfort and Joy: a Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £8 (students £5, under twelves free) from maureen@thejetty.eclipse.co.uk
 
Saturday 4th Who: The York Waits
Where: Square Chapel, Halifax 12.00 noon
What: Ancient Music for the Festive Season
Ticket/Info: Tickets from £12.50. Phone 0343 208 0500, website https://squarechapel.co.uk/shows/the-york-waits-ancient-music/
 
Saturday 4th Who: The Nantwich Singers
Where: St Mary´s Church, Astbury, 7:30pm
What: Welcome, Yule! - a Seasonal Concert featuring music from the 16th to the 21st centuries
Ticket/Info: Admission free, retiring collection
 
Saturday 4th Who: Hillingdon Choral Society
Where: Ickenham United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, UB10 8BE 7.30 pm
What: Peterson - Night of Miracles; plus Carols for Choir and audience
Ticket/Info: £10 adults / £3 children - On the door or from hillingdonchoralsociety@gmail.com
 
Saturday 4th Who: Oxford Bach Choir
Where: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 7pm
What: J S Bach - Christmas Oratorio (sung in German)
Ticket/Info: Tickets for the Christmas Oratorio are available from Tickets Oxford, https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/bach-christmas-oratorio, or phone the box office on 01865 305305. For further information, contact Ian Wylie, Marketing Manager for the Oxford Bach Choir on ianwylie2210@gmail.com or phone 07894 211818.
 
Saturday 4th Who: Felicitas
Where: The Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex 7.30 pm
What: Rejoice and Sing! - A Christmas Celebration
Ticket/Info: £12 available in advance via Ticketsource (£15 on the door). Children and full-time students under 25: FREE - Visit http://www.felicitas.org.uk/concerts/
 
Saturday 4th Who: Collegium Musicum of London Chamber Choir
Where: St John´s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA
What: Mozart - Requiem (K626); Mozart - Vespers (K339)
Ticket/Info: £12 - £20 (plus booking fee) Advance booking recommeneded at www.sjss.org.uk or Box Office 020 7222 1061
 
Sunday 5th

Who: Ealing Common Choir
Where: St Matthews Church, North Common Road, Ealing W5 2QA 7.00 pm>
What: Britten - A Ceremony of Carols; Poulenc - Quatre Motes pour le temps de Noel; plus seasonal pieces
Ticket/Info: £12 on the door

 
Sunday 5th Who: The York Waits
Where: Wentworth Church, Rotherham 3.30 pm
What: Ancient Music for the Festive Season
Ticket/Info: £12 (£10 concessions) available from Wentworth Post Office or by calling 01226 744084
 
Sunday 5th Who: Ensemble Amyas
Where: St Andrew’s Church, Marks Tey, Colchester 2.30 pm
What: Yuletide Revels
Ticket/Info: £12 / £9, online at www.colchesterearlymusic.org.uk or on the door
 
Sunday 5th Who: Milton Keynes Choale
Where: The Venue MK, Walton High, Fyfield Barrow, Milton Keynes, MK7 7WH 5.00 pm
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: £15 (students £5) available from www.thevenuemk.com/event/handels-messiah/
 
Wednesday 8th Who: Egham Choral
Where: St John´s Church, Manor Farm Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9HL
What: Rutter Gloria + Carols for choir and audience
Ticket/Info: £12.50 in advance (£5 students, U16s free) from www.eghamchoral.org
 
Thursday 9th Who: Reading Haydn Choir
Where: St. Joseph’s College, Upper Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5JT 7.30 pm
What: Christmas Carols
Ticket/Info: £5.00 on the door. Children free.
 
Thursday 9th Who: Barcarolle Choir
Where: St Cuthbert´s Church, 50 Philbeach Gardens, Earl´s Court, London SW5 9EB 7.30 pm
What: Christmas with Barcarolle
Ticket/Info: £12.00 email info@barcarollechoir.com or visit https://www.barcarollechoir.com/contact-us/
 
Friday 10th Who: Kendal South Choir
Where: St Thomas's Church, Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4QG 7.30 pm
What: Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Ramirez - Navidad Nuestra; carols for choir and audience
Ticket/Info: £12 (under 18s free) from choir members, at the door, or from http://www.kendalsouthchoir.org.uk/2021-concerts.html 
 
Friday 10th Who: Voxcetera
Where: St Mary Brookfield Church, Tufnell Park, NW5 7.30 pm
What: Now We May Singen: A Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £20, £14. Under 18s half price. Tickets available from voxcetera.co.uk 
 
Friday 10th Who: The Cecilian Singers
Where: St Mary´s Church, Church Lane, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3WG
What: Comfort and Tidings
Ticket/Info: £12 available from Jane Cotton, Tel: 0115 937 2993 or jane.cotton2@ntl.world.com or via the form on the 'Contact Us' page on our website. www.ceciliansingers.co.uk
 
Saturday 11th Who: Wakefield Festival Chorus
Where: St Johns Church, Wentworth Street, Wakefield WF1 2QU 7.00 pm
What: Carol Concert for Choir and Audience
Ticket/Info: £10.00 (accompanied under 16s free) Purchase tickets or buy online Tel 01942 382846 or visit www.wakefieldfestivalchorus.org
 
Saturday 11th Who: Pinsuti Chamber Choir (Ilkley and Skipton)
Where: Church of St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham, BD23 4BS 7.00 pm
What: Heav´n’s Moving Light: A delight of Christmas music from the US and the UK
Ticket/Info: £10 (under-16s free), on the door or via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heavns-moving-light-a-delight-of-christmas-music-from-the-us-and-the-uk-tickets-191940458077
 
Saturday 11th Who: The Downland Chorale
Where:St John´s Church, Canon´s Hill, Old Coulson, Surrey CR5 1HA 7.30 pm
What: Karl Jenkins- The Armed man
Ticket/Info: £12 Adults; £5 Children - Available from Downland Choral Tel 07729 618226 or visit www.downlandchorale.org.uk
 
Saturday 11th Who: Fordingbridge Choral Society
Where: St Mary´s Church, Fordingbridge SP6 1BB
What: "Christmas Celebration" with excerpts from Heinrich Sch?tz' Christmas Story and carols for all.
Ticket/Info: £10 in advance Fordingbridge Bookshop/FCS Sec 01425 656348/www.fordingbridgechoral.ticketsource.co.uk £12 at the door, £5 age 16 and under.
 
Saturday 11th Who: Harrogate Choral Society
Where: Royal Hall, Harrogate 7.00pm
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: £25 with £5 ticket for under 16s, students and IBA from the Harrogate Box Office https://www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/Handel-Messiah-Harrogate-Choral-Society-2021
 
Saturday 11th

Who: Salford Choral Society
Where: The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1DA. 7.30 pm
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: £18, Conc. £15, Under 12s £6 (booking fee of £1 applies) Visit https://stollerhall.com/shows/salford-choral-society/

 
Saturday 11th Who: Rushmoor Male Voice Choir
Where: Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey 7.30 pm
What: Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £12.50 available from Farnham Maltings Box Office and online at https://farnhammaltings.ticketsolve.com/shows/20378
 
Saturday 11th Who: Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir
Where: All Saints’ Church, Leamington Spa, CV31 1AA 3pm
What: A Bach Choir Christmas for all the family, with carols by former musical directors including Stanley Vann, Malcolm Goldring, Paul Trepte and Janet Lincé
Ticket/Info: Adults £12, children FoC with accompanying adult from https://www.rlsbc.org
 
Saturday 11th Who: Eastcote and Ruislip Choral Society
Where: St Edmund´s Church, Pinner Road, Northwood HA6 1QS 3.30 pm
What: Christmas Concert (followed by Refreshments)
Ticket/Info: £15 on the door, or from choir members. Under 12´s free. Visit https://www.eastcote-ruislip-choral.org/
 
Saturday 11th Who: Worcester Festival Choral Society
Where: Worcester Cathedral 7.30 pm
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: Concert tickets are available from £15 - £25 and can be booked at www.wfcs.online or by calling TicketSource on 0333 666 3366.
 
Saturday 11th Who: Wantage Choral Society & Wantage Silver Band
Where: Wantage Parish Church 7.30 pm
What: Bob Chilcott - Christmas Oratorio; plus selection of Carols for Choirs
Ticket/Info: £12 on the door (£10 if purchased in advance from any member of the choir); under 16s free)
 
Saturday 11th Who: Hertford Choral Society
Where: All Saints´ Church, Hertford SG13 8AY 7.30pm
What: Christmas Magic - Rutter - Gloria; Gabrieli - O Magnum Mysterium; plus Carols for Choir and Audience
Ticket/Info: £13 reserved, £10 unreservered £4 students under 25. Email tickets@hertfordchoral.org.uk Tel: 07936 719498 or Visit Hertford Town & Tourism Information Centre, 10-12 the Wash, Hertford SG14 1PX
 
Saturday 11th Who: Questors Choir
Where: St Martin’s Church, Hale Gardens, London W3 9SQ 7.30pm
What: Christmas Unmuted with Questors Choir - A concert of music and carols to celebrate the Christmas season
Ticket/Info: £12 / £10 concessions. Accompanied children under12 free BUT MUST BE BOOKED. Book here at https://www.questorschoir.org/xmas or contact us at more@questorschoir.org
 
Saturday 11th Who: Luton Choral Society
Where: St Augustine´s Church, Icknield Way, Limbury, Luton, LU3 2JR 7.30pm
What: A Christmas Celebration - Choruses from Handel´s Messiah, Vaughan Williams "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" and "Manchester Carols"
Ticket/Info: £12 (concessions £10.00) Children £5. from www.lutonchoralsociety.org.uk
 
Sunday 12th - Cancelled Who: Glass Ensemble
Where: Queen Anne's School, Caversham RG4 6DX 4pm
What: Christmas Together Again
Ticket/Info: £10 (under 18s free) Tickets from Glass Ensemble 0118 947 8097 or billetto.co.uk/e/christmas-together-again-tickets-583386 Retiring collection for charity
Sunday 12th Who: Fairhaven Singers
Where: Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge 8.00 pm (By kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College)
What: Music by Palestrina and Warlock, and carols for audience participation
Ticket/Info: Tickets from https://fairhavensingers.org.uk/ £19, £10 (studentrs): under-18s free 
Sunday 12th Who: The Nantwich Singers
Where: St Mary´s Church, Nantwich 3pm
What: Welcome, Yule! - a Seasonal Concert featuring music from the 16th to the 21st centuries
Ticket/Info: £12:50 including refreshments (U18s free) available from www.wegottickets.com/event/531240 or from 07852 197640 or on the door
 
Sunday 12th Who: Knebworth Community Chorus
Where: Knebworth Village Hall 6.30 pm
What: Annual Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £10 adults, £5 children from Village News, Station Road, Knebworth or go to www.knebworthchorus.org.uk for details
 
Sunday 12th Who: Brighton Festival Chorus & Brighton Festival Youth Choir
Where: Brighton Dome, Sussex 4.00 pm
What: Annual Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £12.50; £19.00; £27.00; £33.00 Visit https://brightondome.org/event/28776/brighton_festival_chorus/
 
Monday 13th Who: Collegium Singers
Where: St John’s Church, 5 Church Fields, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8QY 7.30pm
What: Collegium Singers Christmas Celebration ? a Christmas Programme full of seasonable favourites; some old, some new and some to sing as well!
Ticket/Info: Adults £15 (Under 18’s and Students £8) on line at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/collegium-singers
 
Tuesday 14th Who: Solent Male Voice Choir
Where: The Pallant Centre, The Pallant, Havant 7.30 pm
What: Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: Visit https://www.solentmalevoicechoir.org/forthcoming-concerts
 
Wednesday 15th Who: The York Waits
Where: The Dream Factory, Warwick (Warwick for Leamington Early Music) 7.30 pm
What: Ancient Music for the Festive Season
Ticket/Info: £20 including mulled wine and mince pies. Phone 01926 334418, website https://www.leamingtonmusic.org/event/the-york-waits-3/
 
Thursday 16th (Cancelled) Who: Whitehall Choir
Where: St Peter’s Eaton Square, SW1W 9AL. 7.30pm
What: Carol Concert including pieces by Lillie Harris and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Ticket/Info: £20, £15, £10 (booking fee applies) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carol-concert-tickets-215005827217
 
Friday 17th Who: Valentine Singers
Where: The Church of the Assumption, 98 Manford Way, Hainault IG7 4DF 7.30 pm
What: A Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: In advance £11 ( £5 students/benefit holders) - On the door £13 (£7 students and benefit holders) - under 16s free. Book Tickets online at https://valentinesingers.org.uk/tickets/ or Tel 020 8550 4654
 
Friday 17th Who: The Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Inverclyde Voices, Inverclyde Schools Senior & Junior Choirs
Where: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 7.30 pm
What: A Christmas Celebration - A Fest of Seasonal Music
Ticket/Info: £11 / £13 / £15 / £17 / £20 Box Office 0141 353 8000
 
Saturday 18th Who: Oxford Bach Choir
Where: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 7pm
What: Carols for All
Ticket/Info: Tickets for Carols for All are available from Tickets Oxford, https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/carols-for-all, or phone the box office on 01865 305305. For further information, contact Ian Wylie, Marketing Manager for the Oxford Bach Choir on ianwylie2210@gmail.com or phone 07894 211818
 
Saturday 18th Who: Musica Vera
Where: St Marys Church, Mill Street Prestbury GL52 3BQ 3.00 pm
What: Christmas concert including carols and other sacred music
Ticket/Info: £8 to include a glass of mulled wine and mince pie. Tickets available from the Playhouse Theatre, Bath Road, Cheltemham www.cheltplayhouse.org.uk
 
Saturday 18th Who: Milton Keynes Chorale
Where: St Mary and St Giles Church, Stony Stratford, MK11 1BD 5.00 pm
What: Christmas with the Chorale
Ticket/Info: Visit https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mkchorale/t-epzmnq
 
Saturday 18th Who: Salford Choral Society
Where: St Thomas' Church, Ford Lane, Salford, M6 6PE. 6.30 pm
What: Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £10, 12-18s £3 Under 12s free Visit https://www.wegottickets.com/event/529610
 
Saturday 18th Who: Nantwich Choral Society & Nantwich Young Voices
Where: St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Nantwich, CW5 5RQ 6.30 pm
What: Family Christmas Concert including the first performance of a new carol written by Andrew Mildenhall
Ticket/Info: £10, students £5 , Accompanied children under 16 free. Tickets available from Nantwich Civic Hall, all choir members and on the door. Also available here http://www.nantwichchoral.org.uk/box-office/
 
Saturday 18th Who: Kingston Choral Society
Where: St Andrew´s Church, Surbiton 7.30 pm
What: David Bednall - Make We Merry; plus a selection of favourite carols.
Ticket/Info: Adults £14 Concessions £12 Under 18s £7 - For tickets go to www.kingstonchoralsociety.org.uk
 
Saturday 18th Who: Liverpool Phoenix Voices
Where: St Stephen´s Church, Gateacre, Liverpool 3.00 pm
What: A Christmas Gift
Ticket/Info: £5, available only by pre-booking from liverpoolphoenixvoices@gmail.com
 
Saturday 18th Who: Wooburn Singers
Where: St Mary & All Saints, Beaconsfield HP9 2JW 7.30 pm
What: From Darkness into Light
Ticket/Info: For enquiries about tickets, please call 01494 726 263, or email to tickets@wooburnsingers.org.uk
 
Saturday 18th Who: Havering Singers
Where: All Saints Church, Ardleigh Green Riad, Hornchurch RM11 2LU 7.30 pm
What: Christmas Carol Concert
Ticket/Info: Free : Tel 01708341265 or email tickets@haverinsingers.org.uk
 
Monday 20th Who: Bournemouth Bach Choir
Where: Wimborne Minster 7.30 pm
What: Handel - Messiah
Ticket/Info: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bournemouth-bach-choir
 
Thursday 23rd Who: Lea Singers
Where: Eric Morecambe Centre, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, AL5 2FR 7.30 pmWimborne Minster 7.30 pm
What: FestiveLea - Charity Christmas Concert
Ticket/Info: £15 (£5 child/student) from https://www.leasingers.co.uk/