About Us: Bristol Choral Society is one of the premier symphony choruses in the South West, staging concerts of a very high standard and regularly working with top professional orchestras such as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, CBS... moreBristol Choral Society is one of the premier symphony choruses in the South West, staging concerts of a very high standard and regularly working with top professional orchestras such as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, CBSO and distinguished baroque ensembles, under the baton of inspirational Musical Director Adrian Partington. The choir's size allows it to concentrate on performing the larger major choral works to great effect.
The choir has also been invited to collaborate with the Philharmonia Chorus and the BBC National Chorus of Wales on many occasions in recent years to tackle some of the choral pieces requiring
even greater choral forces such as Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, the Dvorak Stabat Mater and La Damnation de Faust by Berlioz. Many of these performances were under the batons of the choir's late Presidents Richard Hickox and Sir Charles Mackerras, and included concerts at the BBC Proms, broadcasts on BBC radio 3, BBC 4, and studio CD recordings for the Chandos label.
The recording of the choir singing Janacek's Galgolitic Mass with BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales under Richard Hickox was also issued as a BBC Music Magazine cover CD.
Bristol Choral Society was founded in 1889 and has performed at the Colston Hall since its formation. In the early days, the choir frequently exceeded 500 singers: these days the choir doesn't quite match those forces but is still one of the biggest choirs in Bristol with nearly 200 auditioned singers.
For more information about the choir, upcoming concerts, the choir's apprentice scheme for young singers and educational outreach work, please visit the website: http://www.bristolchoral.co.uk
Bristol Choral Society is a Registered Charity No.266472 less
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