The Chichester Singers

Name: Elgar – <em>The Dream of Gerontius</em>
Start: 2020-11-14T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2020-11-14T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Chichester Cathedral

One of the South's Leading Amateur Choirs

The Chichester Singers have been an established part of musical life in Chichester for over 60 years

The choir performs under the musical direction of Jonathan Willcocks, one of the UK’s foremost choral conductors and composers. We have around 140 singing members and our repertoire includes a broad range of music from the great choral classics to contemporary works, performed with first-class professional soloists and orchestras.

The choir’s accompanist is Sue Graham Smith and we currently work with the professional chamber orchestra Southern Pro Musica with most of our concerts in Chichester Cathedral.

What's Next...

Britten – Saint Nicolas

18 January 2020

Britten: Saint Nicolas
Haydn: ‘Little Organ’ Mass
Mozart: Divertimento in D

Tickets available 7 December 2019

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Vivaldi – Gloria

28 March 2020

Vivaldi: Gloria
Pehkonen: Russian Requiem
J S Bach: Suite No 1 in C

Tickets available 15 February 2020

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You can see the rest of our upcoming concerts right here.

The Critics Say...

From the opening of the Sinfonia, Southern Pro Musica established themselves as a fine ensemble in all dynamic ranges, from the sotto voce accompaniment of For behold, darkness shall cover the earth to the sparkling Hallelujah chorus.

After a noisy rendition of "Oh, When The Saints," the Cathedral doors opened and we went marching out, feeling that the Chichester Singers had put together a good programme of attractive modern music that suited the Festivities, and they had sung it well!

A packed audience in Chichester Cathedral were treated to a performance of the oratorio, given by the Chichester Singers, conducted by Jonathan Willcocks. Just as the first performance in The New Music Hall, Dublin, in 1742 was an unqualified success, so was this!