Wokingham Choral Society

 

A warm welcome awaits you at Wokingham Choral Society

We are a large, friendly and dedicated mixed voice amateur choir with a reputation for staging excellent concerts

Two major concerts a season with professional orchestras and soloists plus a carol and lighter summer concerts

Much reduced subscription for those 25 and under

Free one year bursaries for singers still attending secondary school

Opportunities for sopranos, altos and especially tenors and basses

Social events including concert visits, quizzes and a major summer event

We are looking forward to welcoming potential new members on Thursday September 16th at 7pm at Emmbrook Senior School Hall, Emmbrook Road, RG41 1JP

For more information please call Jos Bowyer on 0118 978 1918 or click here to email.

Learn to Sing Course Singers

Some of the 200 singers who enthusiastically completed the Making Music Learn to Sing Course, hosted by Wokingham Choral Society this Spring.
Photos courtesy of Alex Rumford - www.alexrumford.com

Wokingham Choral Academy

Wokingham Choral Academy is being launched in September. It will be a non-auditioned, mixed, training choir for anyone over 18 years who wants to start singing from scratch, keep on learning to sing or revisit existing singing skills. It will be limited to approximately 110 singers and is currently fully subscribed.
If you would like to be added to the waiting list please email the Academy membership secretary Maggie Pye.

Join WCS Newsletter Mailing List

If you would like to receive information about WCS concerts and other activities then please join our Newsletter Mailing List. You will only be emailed ahead of each concert and occasionally at other times if there is a significant WCS news item.
Click here to join the Newsletter Mailing List.
Should you wish to be removed from the Mailing List at any time please click here.

Recent Press Comments

Great Choral Classics "Back on stage the Society cast off its classical clothing to give polished performances of songs by Jerome Kern and George Shearing, ending with an exhilarating medley from Loewe's My Fair Lady."
Tippett and Elgar "..... in the final bars Spooner brought out Elgar's feelings of anger and helplessness. It was an impressive, gripping performance. The second part of the concert was a very powerful performance of Tippett's A Child of our Time"
Messiah "Whenever Handel's Messiah is performed, it is always a great event and this evening was no exception. The members of Wokingham Choral Society, under their conductor, Alexander Chaplin, rose to the occasion with some well-rehearsed and beautiful singing."

Friends, Patrons and Corporate Patrons

Staging concerts involves a big team effort and you can join the team without singing in the choir. If you enjoy our concerts, can help to support our activities, and would like a closer relationship with WCS, we invite you to join one of our support schemes for the 2010-11 season.

Our Friends and Patrons schemes are designed for individuals. For more information please click on the Friends and Patrons button below.

Businesses and organisations, both large and small, are invited to join our Corporate Patrons scheme for the season or an individual concert. Please click on the Corporate Patrons button below

Alternatively email Anne for details.

   

2010 - 2011 Programme

NEXT CONCERT

Saturday 20th November 2010

Haydn: Creation
The Brandenburg Sinfonia
Conductor :  Alexander Chaplin
Wellington College Newsome Sports Hall at 7.30pm
Details from Sue Bryant
0118 934 0283

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Saturday 11th December 2010
Child in a Manger
A Family Christmas celebration
All Saints Church, Wokingham
7.30pm

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Sunday 10th April 2011
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (piano duet)
Cecilia McDowall: On Angel's Wing
David Fanshawe: African Sanctus
Bearwood College Theatre
7.30pm

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Saturday 18th June 2011
A Night at the Opera
All Saints Church, Wokingham
7.30pm

In the Members Area

Summer Notes 2010
Forms for 2010-2011
Threefold
AGM Minutes
2009-2010 Accounts
Guidelines for Members
Documents from Alex as discussed at the AGM

WCS Chamber Choir

Wokingham Choral Society Chamber Choir performs at wedding ceremonies or receptions, parties or any other special event. We can help to select suitable works to enhance that special occasion.
It depends on the number of singers and your choice of music, but the suggested donation can be as little as £150.
To see WCS Chamber Choir click here.
To discuss your requirements or for more information please email Kate or call Marilyn on 01344 777125.

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Staging Hire

WCS have staging that can be hired by other organisations. For details click here or email our Concert Manager.