Holst Birthday Concert

Last term we said a sad goodbye to our accompanist, Jane Ward-Watts, who wishes to cut down on her professional commitments. Jane has ably supported us for 18 years and she will be missed. We welcome our new accompanist, Alison Howell and hope that she will enjoy making music with us.

by Alexandra Brooke In March 2020, while we were looking forward to our forthcoming St John Passion concert, Covid-19 raised its ugly head and the landscape of live music underwent a major change. Tutti suddenly became solo and singing in the shower seemed to be the only option for our vocal output. Not to be…

Save the Date! Our next concert is our first with our new conductor, Alexander Thacker. It takes place on 16 November 2019 at Christ Church, Cheltenham. We shall be singing Mozart ‘Coronation Mass’, Vivaldi ‘Gloria’ and Cherubini ‘Requiem’. More details to follow.

Cheltenham Choral Society Goes Global! Yes it was us! Members of Cheltenham Choral Society seen and heard all over the world at the Rugby World Cup 2015 from Kingsholm Stadium Gloucester at the Tonga v Georgia game on Saturday 19th September – an amazing experience!  

Update: 14/04/2020 Due to the Covid-19 outbreak we have sadly made the decision to cancel our concerts on 4th April and 4th July. We hope and plan to perform Handel’s Messiah in November, our Christmas concert in December, and the Bach St John Passion next spring. Please keep an eye on the website for further updates. Thank you for…

Cheltenham Choral Society was founded in 1938 by Morgan Islwyn Jones who remained the principal conductor until 1973. In 2018 we celebrate our 80th Anniversary with a series of special concerts: On 28th April 2018 our President Dame Felicity Lott will join us at a Gala Concert at the Pittville Pump Rooms. ‘The Peacemakers’ Karl…