Didcot Choral Society

The Society is a non-auditioning mixed voice choir of around 70 singers, drawn from Didcot and surrounding towns and villages. It encourages participation in choral singing for all ages and abilities, including those who have never sung in choirs before and many very experienced singers. The choir works closely with a number of local groups and orchestras, performing a wide range of music throughout the year and is committed to contributing to the musical and cultural life of the area. Our musical director is Rupert Gill.

The choir performs three concerts a year in and around Didcot, performing a wide variety of choral music. In recent years, the choir has performed several concerts outside Didcot. Such concerts have included: an open-air concert of The Fairy Queen (Purcell) in Blewbury (including performances from other community groups and ensembles); a performance of Haydn Creation in Dorchester Abbey (with the Headington Singers); a concert of Verdi Requiem in the Silk Hall, Radley College (with the Abingdon and District Musical Society).

The choir has also ventured further afield, forming international links and promoting the town across Europe. In 2008 (the choir’s 50th anniversary year) the choir performed in three concerts in Paris and Picardie in Northern France. For the 2009 tour the choir took the name of Didcot to Flanders, with concerts in the landmark Bruges Church of Onze Lieve Vreuvekerk, and Sint Paul’s Church in Ghent.

The Summer Tour 2011 took us to Dublin, where we toured various venues in and around Dublin, including St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral.

The Society continues to support local community events, including the organization of the Didcot Town Carol Concert, an event that brings together a variety of community groups in festive harmony. This annual event raises several hundred pounds for the Mayor’s charity, as well as bringing great joy and delight to the standing-room-only audience.

If you would like to join us then please contact Alison Lane on 01235 810349 or chair@didcot-choral-society.org.uk, or just come along to a rehearsal on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Newlands Avenue, Didcot.

New members are always welcome – especially tenors – and there is no audition.

OUR NEXT CONCERTS:

And All the People Rejoiced
including Zadok the Priest and organ interludes
Saturday 23rd March 2013, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Church, East Hagbourne

To listen to some of our programme for this term, please follow the links below
Zadok the Priest - Handel
Beati Quorum Via - Stanford
Blessed be the God and Father - Wesley

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