Music - Choral

Collegium Singers are looking forward to seeing you in St John’s Church, Wellington for our traditional Christmas Concert – seasonal refreshments, music old and new, and some for you to sing too! Listen as the Nativity story unfolds through music and words written across the ages from Renaissance to the present day. The programme features… Read More »Winter Concert with Collegium Singers – A Christmas Story

West Somerset Singers present a selection for the Christmas Season. The concert is at 7.45pm Saturday 16th December in St Georges Church, Taunton. Tickets £10 contact Chris Knapman on 01823 335303 or e-mail secretary@westsomersetsingers.org.uk. More details to follow.

In the ambient atmosphere of candlelight, the Choir of Queen's College, Taunton will be singing Choral Evenson, to celebrate the Feast of Candlemass, Otherwise known as the Presentation of Christ in The Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Candlemass marks the end of the the Forty Days from Christmas. It was the… Read More »Candlelit Evensong for Candlemass

The Wilbye Quartet have waited a long time to have the opportunity to present their programme designed to prepare us for Lent. Their programme is to include Chorales from Bach St Matthew Passion and works by Victoria, Byrd, Morley, Tchaikovsky and Bruckner. The four voices formed into The Wilbye Quartet during Covid restrictions when larger… Read More »Musical Meditations for Lent

Winter Concert with Somerset Chamber ChoirWe are thrilled that our Patron, Dame Emma Kirkby, will join us for this concert, to perform a small selection of works from the golden age of English Lute Song. Programme to include: BYRD Four-Part Mass TALLIS Lamentations of Jeremiah I DOWLAND Lute Songs Emma Kirkby soprano Andrea Brown conductor… Read More »Winter Concert entitled The Private Music

A Singing Day is planned for Saturday 9th March 2024 from 10.00 until 4.00, and anyone who is interested will be made very welcome. The repertoire will include John Rutter’s Feel The Spirit, Cantique de Jean Racine by Fauré and secular song arrangements. There will be vocal coaching, and help with music reading for those… Read More »Harmonia – Bridgwater Choral Society – Singing Day

West Somerset Singers present the 'Road to Calvary'. Music for Holy Week including 'Olivet to Calvary' by J. H. Maunder, 'God so loved the World' by Stainer, 'Il fervido desiderio' by Bellini and Bizet's 'Angus Dei'. The soloists are Gregory Steward, tenor and Liam Atherton, baritone. Organist Miles Quick.