On 17th August in Sudbury Arts Centre from 10:30 until 12:30 – come and experience the joy of singing. Whether you are a complete newbie or already an experienced singer – come and join us on the morning of Saturday 17th August.
And if you are not sure – well just come for a listen. The Sudbury Arts Centre cafe will be open so you can always just have a nice tea or coffee and see how we do things. And afterwards if you have any questions – just come up to any one of us and ask.
Sunday 23 June at 3 pm in St Gregory’s Church, Sudbury
Another lovely songfest took place in St Gregory’s Church on the 23rd June with a connecting theme of Planet Earth. The main event was the enchanting Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo by Flanders and Horovitz with Acton Primary School choir joining us for that never to be missed cuteness factor. At the time anything Noah’s Ark related seemed to be very appropriate but pleased to say that by mid-July the weather has finally improved. We also sang Singing in the Rain, Bring me Sunshine and many other great weather related favourites.
Seen and Heard International is a live review site for concerts, operas, theatres and other performances. They review concerts at the Wigmore Hall and the Barbican, concerts with performers such as the Hallé Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. And they have reviewed our Messiah concert in Sudbury Arts Centre. So click here and see what other people thought of our concert.
This was a fantastic sell out concert. The soloists, all from the Royal Academy of Music, were breathtaking. They they had such beautiful voices and were so enthusiastic that you could mot fail to be moved by their singing. The small orchestra which included a very large harpsichord played superbly and though we say it ourselves – the choir sang very very well. We sang with conviction and pure enjoyment and the audience had a wonderful night of top class music.
And when the Allelujah Chorus came, the audience stood and the choir took aim and lifted the roof off St Peter’s. It was something to behold and hear. We finished the evening with the beautifully gentle aria, Worthy is the Lamb. Glorious is not the word for this work and for the evening.
Our next concert is at 2:30 pm on Sunday December 17th in St Gregory’s, Sudbury. We will be singing a very fine selection of traditional Christmas Carols, a sung Peace Poem specially composed by our music director John Chillingworth and we will be joined by the children of Stoke by Nayland Primary School Choir. Festive drinks and nibbles finish off the afternoon.
Its a lovely way to start your Christmas celebrations.
Tickets are £12 (£2 for students and children) from Sudbury Tourist Office in the Town Hall, Juniper Flowers in North Street and Ticketsource – please scan the qr code on the poster.
So – please put the date in your diary and we look forward to seeing you in December.
If you are looking for the Come and Sing on August 17th 2024 then please click here.
We are having an open rehearsal on Monday 8th January at 7:30 when we will be singing Handel’s Messiah.
If you are interested in singing and maybe thinking of joining a choir please do come and try it out.
Handel’s Messiah is a GREAT work to get your teeth and your vocal chords into and we are a lovely friendly choir to sing with.
So do come to our open rehearsal at Friars Hall, Hive Community Hub (aka the church hall attached to the old URC church) in School Street, Sudbury CO10 2HA.
Our Come and Sing rehearsals are specially set up to make sure new people coming get an extra special welcome – we make sure you have a “buddy” so if you have any questions there is someone next to you to ask. We also have a break half way through for refreshments and to have a good ole natter and chat plus any important announcements for the choir. The rehearsals are at the Hive Community Hub in School Street, Sudbury CO10 2HA. Which in old money is the church hall attached to the old United Reform Church at the top of School Street.
Can’t read music – not everyone in the choir can read music, its easier if you can but its not an absolute requirement. If you want to be able to read music, even if its just to know when to start singing and when to stop we are happy to help you with this.
The Messiah – our next concert – we will be singing this fantastic work in our next concert on Sunday April 14. We will have some great young soloists from the London music schools coming up to sing with us (its worth joining the choir just to sing with them) and we will have a fantastically good orchestra courtesy of our conductor. What is not to like?
Singing is really good for you – you owe it to yourself to come and sing. It makes you feel better, it helps your lungs function better, it helps anxiety, improves memory, builds a sense of community, it lets you express yourself, it can help pain relief, it boosts confidence. Don’t believe us, check it out here.
Good turn out by the choir today at Sudbury library bringing Christmas cheer and carols on what was quite a mucky day. Many thanks to the Friends of Sudbury Library for arranging this and for the tea and biscuits afterwards.
Town Mayor Jan Osborne came along for the Christmas cheer which was much appreciated.
Seen and Heard International is a live review site for concerts, operas, theatres and other performances. They review concerts at the Wigmore Hall and the Barbican, concerts with performers such as the Hallé Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. And they have reviewed our Mozart Requiem concert in St Gregory’s Church. So click here and see what other people thought of our concert.
Our last concert was at 7:30 pm on Sunday November 19th in St Gregory’s, Sudbury. We sang the fabulous Mozart Requiem and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine. Both works are georgeous and we had fantastic soloists from the Royal Academy of Music and an orchestra made up of local professionals who really did the music justice.
In addition to these great works the soloists entertained us with operatic arias from Handel to Mozart. The lovely setting and acoustics of St Gregory’s made this a wonderful musical experience enjoyed by all.
Click here for a youtube version of the Jean Racine, it was originally composed in 1864-5 for voices and piano when Fauré was just 19 – some people just have too much talent.
Sudbury Choral Society was honoured to be asked to sing at Andrew Phillips’ memorial service in Lavenham on Saturday 5th of August 2023. Andrew had been our President for many many years and was very active in Sudbury on behalf of the community. His obituary published in The Times reminded us of his very significant contribution not just to Sudbury but to many people throughout Britain.
Sudbury Choral Society 