Our Society is a real opportunity for people to get the most from singing. We have a great musical director, immensely skilled and fun to sing for. Every rehearsal gives us something to discover about the music of all kinds of different styles, how to sin...  moreOur Society is a real opportunity for people to get the most from singing. We have a great musical director, immensely skilled and fun to sing for. Every rehearsal gives us something to discover about the music of all kinds of different styles, how to sing, communication with the audience , keeping time, tuning, rhythm etc. The choir works with musically trained people and singers entirely new to singing; some read music and some not. We give great concerts, sometimes of classics such as Elijah (Nov 2012), madrigals, anthems, and lighter music such as the delightful Noah and his Floating Zoo. Like all choirs however we need more singers to keep the choir progressing. We are therefore expanding the ways we reach out to people who might like to give singing a try, or who would like to return to singing after a break, perhaps to have a family or because of a house move. Everyone is welcome (tenors are especially celebrated!!) You will now find the choir has a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/wombourneChoral)on which...    less

Words by James Iwasuk. Commissioned by the Choral Arts Initiative. A restless, energetic SATB piece suitable for collegiate choirs. A driving piano part--influenced by minimalism and rock music--provides a rhythmic impetus for more expansive, colorful ...  moreWords by James Iwasuk. Commissioned by the Choral Arts Initiative. A restless, energetic SATB piece suitable for collegiate choirs. A driving piano part--influenced by minimalism and rock music--provides a rhythmic impetus for more expansive, colorful vocal lines. At turns frenzied, lyrical, and visceral, this piece pays disillusioned tribute to that not-so-glamorous icon of the open road, the Greyhound bus.  

More than 400 performers will come together to perform two great French Choral masterpieces - Berlioz Te Deum and Fauré Requiem - at the Colston Hall, Bristol on Saturday 31 March at 7.30pm.     Bristol Choral Society joins forces wi...

Mozart 'Requiem'. Saturday 9th of June, Carlow Cathedral A Classical Spectacular of 100 Singers from "Carlow Choral Society" and the visiting "Watford Philharmonic Society", accompanied by 28 piece "Orchestra of St.Cecilia", under the direction of B...  moreMozart 'Requiem'. Saturday 9th of June, Carlow Cathedral A Classical Spectacular of 100 Singers from "Carlow Choral Society" and the visiting "Watford Philharmonic Society", accompanied by 28 piece "Orchestra of St.Cecilia", under the direction of Blánaid Murphy. Four amazingly talented soloists; Grace Birmingham, Soprano Raphaela Mangan, Mezzo Brian Gilligan, Tenor Ben Russell, Bass  

In 2011-12, the Rochester Oratorio Society celebrates 66 years of Choral excellence in Western New York. Our subscription series offers innovative, collaborative concerts of classical masterworks, modern American repertoire and seasonal music. Having made...  moreIn 2011-12, the Rochester Oratorio Society celebrates 66 years of Choral excellence in Western New York. Our subscription series offers innovative, collaborative concerts of classical masterworks, modern American repertoire and seasonal music. Having made several successful concert tours to Europe and the U.K., in 2008 the ROS made award-winning appearances in the Olympic Cultural Festival with concerts in Beijing and Shanghai. The ROS is a frequent guest of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. We welcome advanced singers for weekly rehearsals in Rochester, New York, USA. Eric Townell is Artistic Director and conductor.  less