Farewell to Arms review
Bristol Cathedral was the venue for a most imaginative and satisfying programme to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Comments from audience and soloists on Farewell to Arms concert, 27th October 2018
“It was all very good, but Dona Nobis Pacem was something special, as you could probably tell from the long silence at the end when no-one wanted to be the first to break the spell.” “The Dona Nobis was a revelation! Never heard of it, a wonderful work, and a magnificent performance: the pace …
York Minster letter of thanks
Click here York Minster to read letter of thanks received from the officials at the minster.
Choir in Residence at York Minster 10th& 11th August
Another fantastic opportunity for us members of the choral society – this time to sing at York Minster. We shared the weekend with Hilary Campbell’s other Choral Society – Chiswick, so that BCS did Friday and Saturday evensong, with just 6 of us staying on for Sunday services to supplement the Chiswick singers. BCS’s Justin McInroy …
Singing Mahler 8 at the Proms 22nd July 2018
A large group of BCS singers sang with the BBC National Chorus of Wales in the spectacular 8th Symphony by Mahler last Sunday. There is a great following for this mighty work and it was the first Prom to have sold out this year. “The forces required to perform this vast symphony are almost without parallel …
Berlioz at Gloucester Cathedral 14th July 2018
Twenty nine present and past members of Bristol Choral Society were amongst the 185 singers who took part in a sold-out performance of the Grande Messe des Morts by Hector Berlioz at the Cheltenham Festival on Saturday 14 July. Prepared and conducted by the Choral Society’s former conductor of 17 years, Adrian Partington, the South Cotswold Big Sing Group …
Review of concert: Bristol Choral Society, Bristol Cathedral, Saturday 16th June, 2018
This was just the right venue for this music, and Bristol Choral Society are to be congratulated for bringing this music, which is so seldom heard, to this fine building.
Bristol Choral Society seeks Choral Scholars for 2018-19
These scholarships are ideal for aspiring professional singers wishing to develop their choral singing and sight-reading, or in preparation for university choral scholarships, and as a means of broadening repertoire knowledge. The scholarships will run from the October 2018 until June 2019 and are worth £750 each.
Hammer Sänger in Bristol
Recently a group of singers from the city choir (Städtischer Musikverein) performed Orff’s Carmina Burana in Bristol.
Come and sing Messiah
About 150 of us had a terrific day on 21st April, rehearsing and then performing 9 of the choruses from Messiah. About 50 Bristol Choral Society members were joined by singers from other choirs, as far away as Ireland and including nearly 20 visitors from “Chorège”, a choir from Seine et Marne east of Paris.