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Friday 15th January,
Friday 26th February
Saturday 6th March

Spring Choral Festival
Brandenburg Sinfonia, Brandenburg Baroque Soloists and friends by candelight

Venue: St. Martin-in-the-Fields,
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ

Download a pdf of the brochure here

Friday 15th January at 7.30pm
Brahms’ Requiem
Whitehall Choir.
Conductor Neil Ferris
Tickets: £22 £18 £14 £10 £6

Friday 15th January at 9.30pm
Thomas Tallis Spem in Alium by Candlelight
Concordia Chamber Choir
Conductor Graham Ross
£18 unreserved - includes glass of wine. Joint ticket for both on 15th £35

Friday 26th February at 7.30pm
Vivaldi Gloria
Vivace Chorus
Conductor Jeremy Backhouse
Tickets: £24 £20 £16 £10 £6

Friday 26th February at 9.30pm
Rachmaninov Vespers by Candlelight
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
Conductor Neil Ferris
£18 unreserved - includes glass of wine. Joint ticket for both on 26th £37

Saturday 6th March at 6.00pm
Allegri Miserere by Candlelight
Choros
Conductor Janet Lincé
£18 unreserved - includes glass of wine

Saturday 6th March at 8.00pm
Fauré Requiem by Candlelight
Harlow Chorus
Conductor Alex Chaplin
Tickets: £22 £18 £14 £10 £6. Joint ticket for both on 6th £39

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Box Office: 020 7766 1100
Online: www.smitf.org

Saturday 13th February 7.30pm
Sheffield Bach Society presents
Bach: Cantatas 30 & 147

Venue: St Mark's Church, Broomhill, Sheffield

Sheffield Bach Society conducted by Simon Lindley
Soloists include Kathryn Woodruff

Sheffield Bach Society

Monday 15th February
St Peter's Singers of Leeds presents
Bach: St John Passion
12noon (Part 1), 1.05pm (Part 2)

Venue: Leeds Town Hall.

St Peter's Singers of Leeds
Soloists include Kathryn Woodruff and Quentin Brown
Conducted by Simon Lindley

www.stpeters-singers.org.uk

Saturday 6 March 2010 - 7.30 pm
Dorking Camerata presents
'The Pilgrim's Progress'

Venue: St James's Church,
Abinger Common, Surrey RH5 6HZ

Dorking Camerata begins the year with a specially devised sequence of words and music based on Bunyan's classic morality tale. Choral music from across the centuries is interwoven with a spoken narration following the Pilgrim on his journey. All of Bunyan's most memorable creations - including Vanity Fair, the Giant Despair and the River of Death - are evoked alongside glorious sacred music to form a unique and thrilling concert presentation. The music includes movements from Fauré's ever-popular Requiem, together with works by Byrd, Tallis, Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Bruckner, culminating in the final climax of Bunyan's great hymn, 'Who would true valour see'.

Narrator - Bruce Alexander (Superintendent Mullet in the television series A Touch of Frost).
Organist - Gavin Roberts.
Conductor - Aidan Oliver

Tickets £12 or £10 (£33 for family tickets) from
Elizabeth Dobson 01306 881479 emddh7@hotmail.com
or at the door

dorkingcamerata.org

Saturday 6 March 10.30am to 6.30pm
Wingrave Singers present
A Singers’ Workshop with a difference

Venue: Wingrave Parish Church,
Church Street, Wingrave, Aylesbury, Bucks

All ages and abilities are very welcome!

You will be singing
Gloria by John Rutter
A new composition by Alexander Campkin
A Song Cycle based on poems by American poet Emily Dickinson

Cost: £10 per person (under 18s free) Hire of music £1 per copy

Free performance at the end of the day

To book your place contact: Brenda Horne : 01296 681418
or Liz Morgan : 01296 681101

The workshop will be led by their Musical Director Alexander Campkin,

Wingrave Singers

Saturday 6th March 7.30pm
Epsom Choral Society presents
Parry, Stanford & Vaughan William

Venue: St Martin's Parish Church, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PX

'I was Glad' and 'Blest Pair of Sirens' - Parry
'Te Deum' - Stanford
'Benedicite' - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Awaiting update.

www.epsomchoral.org.uk

Sunday 7th March 6.30pm
SS Peter & Paul Church (Nutfield) Music Department presents
Dunottar Chamber Choir with
the Sine Nomine String Ensemble

Venue: SS Peter & Paul Church, Nutfield, Surrey 

Pergolesi Stabat Mater

More from Organist and Master of the Choristers: Charles Thompson BA MTC        Telephone: 01737 822956

Saturday 13 March 7.30pm
The Martineau Singers and Brass present
The Springtime of the Year

Venue: St. Mary Magdalene Church,
South Holmwood, Dorking Surrey

The Martineau Singers and Martineau Brass are pleased to be performing at
St. Mary Magdalene Church in South Holmwood for the first time. The programme includes British and American folk songs, John Rutter's exciting Winchester Te Deum, music by Charles Wood, Morten Lauridsen and Ralph Vaughan Williams and a piece by a new young composer, Alexander Campkin.

Profits from this concert will go to St. Mary Magdalene Church.

Organ: Ian Twentyman
Conductor: Philip White

Tickets £10 (to include a glass of wine) from 01306 877393/884656

Sunday 14th March 7.00pm
Leith Hill Music Festival
Join the Leith Hill Choirs as a singer, or in the audience, for the annual Bach Passion performance

Venue: Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1SG

Bach’s St John Passion
Combined Leith Hill Festival choirs with visiting singers.
Soloists: Huw Rhys-Evans (Evangelist), Samuel Evans (Christus),
Rhona McKail, David Gould, Daniel Auchincloss, and Derek Welton
Canzona.
Conductor - Brian Kay

Festival conductor Brian Kay enthuses, "Glorious music, of course, with the opportunity to work with Theresa Caudle's wonderful baroque ensemble Canzona. The sounds her hand-picked musicians make are always exquisite and their determination to listen and to follow so closely what the soloists - and indeed the choir - are doing always makes this a real musical and spiritual treat. If you've never experienced the unique magic of the Leith Hill Passion performance, then let this be the first time: it really is that special."

The rehearsal schedule is as follows:

• Sun Jan 17, 3:00 pm
• Sun Jan 24, 3:00 pm
• Fri Jan 29, 7:45 pm
• Sun Feb 7, 3:00 pm
• Fri Feb 12, 7:45 pm
• Sun Feb 21, 3:00 pm
• Fri Feb 26, 7:45 pm
• Sun Mar 7, 3:00 pm

All at the United Reformed Church Hall, Dorking

• Sat Mar 13, 2:00 pm at the Dorking Halls

A singer's entry form can be found at www.lhmf.co.uk
or ‘phone Liz May on 01372 458811
or you can just turn up at rehearsal and register.

Tickets available from Dorking Halls Box Office 01306 881717 or LHMF 01403 240093

Tuesday 16th March 7.30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and
Oxford Bach Choir present
Chilcott Requiem and Beethoven Mass in C

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Oxford Bach Choir
Elizabeth Atherton - Soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson - Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Kennedy - Tenor
Derek Welton - Baritone
Nicholas Cleobury Conductor

EXCLUSIVE OFFER: £5 OFF TOP 2 TICKET PRICES

Box Office: 020 7730 4500
To obtain the exclusive offer, please call the Box Office and quote ‘Chilcott’.
Applies to new bookings only
Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £10
 

Thursday 18th March 7.30pm
Orlando Chamber choir present
Two Fathers of Musick in Elizbeth’s England

Venue: St Andrew, Holborn
5 St. Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AB

Thomas Tallis and William Byrd

Orlando Chamber Choir
Clare Wilkinson- soprano
James Weeks - Director

Tickets £12 concessions £8
Box office 020 8893 4322 or
www.orlandochoir.org.uk
 

Thursday 18th March 7.30pm
Brandenburg Baroque Soloists and English Baroque Choir present
Handel’s Messiah

Venue: St. Martin-in-the-Fields,
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ

Handel Messiah by Candlelight
Conductor Jeremy Jackman

Tickets: £24 £20 £16 £10 £6
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Box Office: 020 7766 1100
Online: www.smitf.org

Saturday 20th March 20th
2010 CLIC Sargent Gala Charity Concert,

CLIC Sargent and the CLIC Sargent Symphony Orchestra (CSSO) are in need of singers from to join them in singing Brahms’ Requiem at the Gala concert for CLIC Sargent.

Venue: St. Paul’s Church, Onslow Square

“The concert will raise money that will go towards training specialist nurses. As it stands, these amazing and highly trained health carers save two in every three children with cancer. That leaves one in three that aren't so lucky, HOWEVER most of them die, simply because there aren't enough CLIC nurses to get them in time. Help wipe out this tragedy by singing with us in March and raising the money we need to train more...”

Rehearsals on WEDNESDAY evenings (7-9pm), start on January 27th at St Augustines, Queens Gate on

Full information here

Friday 26th March 27 7.30pm
City Chorus presents
A celebration of Music by Haydns, Mozarts and Mendelssohns

Venue: St. Alban the Martyr Church,
18 Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC1N 7RD

A celebration of musical genius shared by members of the same families, with works for solo soprano, choir and string ensemble by the Haydn brothers (Franz Joseph and Johann Michael); father and son (Leopold and Wolfgang) Mozart; and brother and sister (Felix and Fanny) Mendelssohn.

Includes choral classics such as Mendelssohn’s Hear my Prayer and Mozart’s Ave Verum and Laudate Dominum, together with a rare chance to hear beautiful music by historically overshadowed, yet extremely talented, composers.

In recognition of City Chorus’s commitment to exploring interesting and lesser-known repertoire, this concert has generously been supported by the Music Reprieval Trust.

Rebecca Outram - soprano
Orchestra Saraband Ensemble
Philip Shannon - Organ

Conductor - Paul Ayres

Tickets £13.

Box Office Tickets can be purchased in advance from www.citychorus.info
or by e-mail tickets@citychorus.info
or by phone 020 8367 3517
or by post from City Chorus, 39 Balcombe Street, London NW1 6HH. (Cheques payable to ‘City Chorus’ please.)

Remaining tickets are on sale on the door on the night.

Saturday 27th March 27 7.00pm
English Arts Chorale presents
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Venue: St. Mark's Church, Purley

In celebration of St Mark’s centenary year, a candlelit concert performed by
the English Arts Chorale and the Camerata of London.
Soloists include Pascal Charbonneau (Evangelist), Matthew Hargreaves (Christus), Jonathan Saunders (Bass), Jay Britton (Soprano), Tim Garrard (Counter-tenor).
Conducted by Leslie Olive.

Tickets £18, £15 and £12 from tickets@englisharts.org
or telephone 01737 762097.

For further details visit englisharts.org

Saturday 27 March 7.30pm
Brockham Choral presents
Brahms Symphony No.4 in E
A German Requiem

Venue: St Martin's Church. Dorking

Naomi Harvey - soprano Julien Debreuil - bass Chameleon Arts Orchestra
Andrew Phillips - conductor

Tickets £15, students £10, children under 11 £7.50

Tickets available from Maria Chadwick
c/o Michael Frith, 40 South Street, Dorking RH4 2HQ tel: 01306 882728

Palm Sunday 28th March 7.00pm
Oxted & Limpsfield Choral Society presents
Easter Charity Concert
in aid of St Catherine's Hospice (Tandridge area)

Venue: Oxted United Reformed Church, Bluehouse Lane, Oxted

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Sarah moule - soprano
Alice De Ville - mezzo
Daniel Joy - tenor
Edmund Connolly - bass
with piano and organ

Musical Director - Michael Burbidge

Tickets £10 on the door or pre-book on 01959 563996 or from any choir member.

www.olcs.org.uk

Saturday 13th March 6.30pm
SS Peter & Paul Church (Nutfield) Music Department presents
SONGS AND SONATAS

Venue: SS Peter & Paul, Nutfield, Surrey

Retiring collection

Sunday 18th April 7.30pm
Arun Choral Society presents
Handel’s Messiah.

Charity performance for orchestra & Cathedral funds

Venue: Arundel Cathedral

Arun Choral Society with West Sussex County Youth Orchestra
Soloists Aiofe Miskelly, Kate Symonds-Joy, Peter Davoren & Fredercik L:ong
Organist: John Henville
Conductor: Chris Gayford

Tickets £15 (£7.50 students & under 18s) Main Nave
£12 (£6) restricted view.

Arun Choral Society Box Office 01798 831234 or online at www wegottickets.co.uk

Saturday 22 May 10.00am to 12.30pm
Choral Workshop
The Song of Songs

Venue: The Institute, 67 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8AH

Composer Ian Assersohn will be leading the group in extracts from his new cantata and other songs. Soloists Heather Caddick and Rhys Bowden. Pianist Jan Assersohn.

Cost: Attendance £5.00. Scores: £2.00 to hire or £8.50 to buy. Refreshments available

For more information, or to reserve your place, ‘phone 01372 457989
or e-mail ian@instantdynamics.co.uk by 17 May.

Saturday 26th June 6.30pm
SS Peter & Paul Church (Nutfield) Music Department presents
CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL
Dr ROY MASSEY formerly Organist of Hereford Cathedral

Venue: SS Peter & Paul, Nutfield, Surrey

Admission by Programme £10.00. Concessions £7.00. School Pupils Free

Thursday 1st July 7.30pm
An evening of Opera and Wine at Denbies Vineyard with Lucy Crowe.

Friday 2nd July 7.30pm
Piano Duo Concert: Wu Qian and Tessa Grobel Venue: Guildhall, Guildford

Saturday 3rd July 7.30pm
Gala Chamber Concert: Nicola Benedetti and the Sitkovetsky Trio.
Venue: St Teresa's School, Effingham Surrey

Sunday 4th July 5.00pm
Picnic Concert Crispian Steele-Perkins, Alexander Sitkovetsky. Programme includes Stradella Trumpet Sonata in D,
Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Gloria

Venue: St Teresa's School, Effingham Surrey

WORLD CLASS MASTER CLASSES

Saturday July 3rd from 11.00am

NICOLA BENEDETTI (Violin), SITKOVETSKY TRIO, Alexander Sitkovestky (Violin), Wu Qian (Piano), Leonard Elschenberg (Cello)

Saturday July 3rd from 11.00am

CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS (Trumpet)

Sunday 4th July 11am to 1pm
'Singing with Suzi' Workshop Suzi Digby OBE

Venue: St Teresa's School, Effingham Surrey

Participating performers fee: £30
Audience admission £10 on the door.

If you wish to participate in the Violin, Cello, Piano or Trumpet Master Classes please
e-mail: Tim Caister t.caister@stteresas.surrey.sch.uk with details of your pupils.
Please note that places will be limited.

Patricia Boardman 01372 452037 (10am-1pm) www.stteresassiool.com
Suzi's Workshop - £30.
Festival Pass (4 concerts) - £50 Reservations: tessa@liberationmusicagency.co.uk
Audience tickets on door - £10 / Concert - £15 (£5 Student)

Reservations: surreyhillsfestivaltickets@stteresas.surrey.sch.uk

Saturday 10th July 7.30pm
Surrey Festival Choir presents an open concert for all singers.

Venue: Guildford Cathedral

Parry Blest Pair of Sirens Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise

Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
Rehearsal Accompanist: Jean Douglas Tutt

Rehearsals: St Nicolas Church, Bury Street, Guildford GU2 4AW
When: 7.45pm on 20 & 27 May; 10, 17 & 24 June; 1 & 8 July

Cost: Singing fee £20, including loan of score

How to apply? Download the application form here or go to the web-site.

For more information contact your choir Secretary, visit our website
www.surreyfestivalchoir.com
or ‘phone Pat Ives on 01483 282442

25th to 29th July 2010
The Association “Les Amis de Jean Langlais”
La Fontenelle presents a SUMMER CHORAL COURSE

Venue: La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

AIMS OF THE COURSE

• to study and perform choral works by Jean Langlais, his contemporaries and those who influenced him
• to bring experienced singers together in the Breton village where Langlais was born
• to work intensively with professionals of the highest calibre

Directed by MALCOLM ARCHER with DAVID BEDNALL (organ)

For full details and and application form, visit www.brittanymusicworkshops.eu

or ‘phone (UK) +44 (0)1296 688976 (France) +33 (2) 99 98 39 61

7th–10th October 2010 Salzburg – Austria
4th Mozart Festival Salzburg

Come along and sing with us – together with singers from all over the world – Mozart´s Great Mass in C-Minor, with the choir and orchestra of the Salzburg Cathedral.

Conductor: Janos Czifra, Director of Music of the Cathedral.

Individual singers, small choirs and choirs are welcome to form together the “World Mozart Project Choir”.

For 2010 singers are registered per Feb, 17, 2010: Netherland, France, Germany, South America, Switzerland.

Registration # per Feb. 17: 148
Registration closes: 15.09.2010 or earlier when max.of 300 is reached.
More information: Karin Pfliegler, President
Cultours Europe
Höglwörthweg 10/B
A-5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43 (0) 662 821310 -16, Fax.: 821310-40
office@cultours.at www.cultours-europe.com