St John the Baptist Church, Wellington

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

Wellington Choral Society will be performing a programme of Italian Baroque Music under the baton of our Musical Director Laurence Blyth. The programme includes Italian Baroque Monteverdi Cantate Domino 5 Caldera Missa Doloro Isabella Leonardo Dixit Dominus Vivaldi Gloria

Double choir Vespers of 1623 by Ignatio Donati with accompanying sackbuts, violins, organ and maybe even a cornetto or two! MD Gawain Glenton, assistant director Emily White, continuo Masumi Yamamoto.

Four hundred years after the death of William Byrd, we still delight in singing a huge number of his works. For him music was an entire language, telling of the religious changes through his lifetime as well as describing the lighter side of life. 1623 saw the passing of two other notable composers: Thomas Weelkes,… Read More »Blackdowns Early Music Projects – A Choral Feast from 1623

Wellington Choral Society will be performing: Mozart: Ave verum and Laudate Dominum (from Vespers) Haydn: Nelson Mass Schubert: Mass in G Under the baton of Laurence Blyth Musical Director with orchestra and soloists

A Christmas music celebration in support of St Margaret's Hospice Adults £15; Students £8; Under 12's free First half Es ist ein Ros entsprungen – Michael Praetorius There is no rose – Anon c.1420 ed. John Stevens O magnum mysterium - Tomás Luis de Victoria In dulci jubilo – German traditional arr. Robert Lucas Pearsall… Read More »Collegium Singers – Christmas Charity Concert