Crowthorne Choral Society

Crowthorne Choral Society Registered Charity 282342 Welcome to Crowthorne Choral Society. We hope you will find here all you need to know about us, and our forthcoming concerts.

If you would like more information, or are tempted to join us, please use our Contact Us page. Crowthorne Choral Society is a mixed voice choir of 80-90 singers, who enjoy preparing and performing choral concerts with both professional and amateur orchestras and soloists. We perform three concerts a year in the Chapel, Sports Hall, and Dining Hall of Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, an

d we enjoy a wide repertoire of music, including oratorio, smaller choral works and part songs. Rehearsals are held from 8pm – 10pm on Monday evenings during term time, in the Old Gym at Wellington College. New members are welcome in all voice parts, but tenors and basses especially will be greeted with open arms! Auditions are not required. Please contact us, or come along and introduce yourself, and feel free to rehearse with us for two or three weeks before committing yourself to membership subscriptions. Crowthorne Choral Society is affiliated to Making Music South and is grateful for support from Finchampstead Parish Council. We also acknowledge with gratitude the facilities and continued support we receive from Wellington College.

Happy EasterWe look forward to returning to rehearsals on 20th April for our next concert. This will be on 13 June in th...
06/04/2026

Happy Easter

We look forward to returning to rehearsals on 20th April for our next concert. This will be on 13 June in the Waterloo Hall at Wellington College. This concert will have a totally different theme of 'Birds of Paradise'. and there will be bird inspired songs from Mozart, Mendelssohn, Richard Rodney Bennett and Caroline Shaw amongst others so an interesting and hopefully fun evening ( and you don't even have to be a twitcher to attend). Tickets will be on sale from 15 April

If you would like to try out choral singing then do please come along to one of our free Taster sessions. All the available dates are shown on the Event Calendar, on our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk , from which bookings can be made. Further details can also be found by clicking on the Taster Sessions on the Home page of the website.

The choir singing Benjamin Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb' as part of our Spring concert, on Saturday night, in the stun...
23/03/2026

The choir singing Benjamin Britten's 'Rejoice in the Lamb' as part of our Spring concert, on Saturday night, in the stunning Wellington College chapel. We were pleased to welcome 8 singers from Royal Holloway College who performed beautiful solo parts in this piece. There was excellent feedback from the audience with some saying it was our best concert to date and how they enjoyed seeing Britten in a new light, in his redefining of spiritual expression for the modern age. Two other Britten pieces, 'Jubilate in C' and 'Festival Te Deum' continued this theme. Though separated by a century and shaped by very different musical contexts, Samuel Sebastian Wesley's music redefined and restored sacred music to Victorian Anglicism. This was beautifully illustrated by his moving 'Ascribe until the Lord' and 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace'. All in all a lovely evening and thank you to Simon Williamson, our musical director & to Simon Hogan who accompanied us on the organ

Our next concert will be on 13 June in the Waterloo Hall at Wellington College. This concert will have a totally different theme of 'Birds of Paradise'. and there will be bird inspired songs from Mozart, Mendelssohn, Richard Rodney Bennett and Caroline Shaw amongst others so an interesting and hopefully fun evening ( and you don't even have to be a twitcher to attend). Tickets will be on sale from 15 April

If you would like to try out choral singing then do please come along to one of our free Taster sessions. All the available dates are shown on the Event Calendar, on our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk , from which bookings can be made. Further details can also be found by clicking on the Taster Sessions on the Home page of the website.

Get ready for a musical treat! Join us on Sat, 21st March at the stunning Wellington College chapel as we present our Sp...
12/03/2026

Get ready for a musical treat! Join us on Sat, 21st March at the stunning Wellington College chapel as we present our Spring concert, featuring a beautiful contrast of the traditional 19th century music of Samuel Wesley & the more adventurous 20th century compositions of Benjamin Britten.

Tickets are available from our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk or can be purchased at the door on the night.

We are pleased to announce that tickets for our Spring concert, on 21st March, are now available from our website www.cr...
02/02/2026

We are pleased to announce that tickets for our Spring concert, on 21st March, are now available from our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk.

This will be a very enjoyable concert, featuring the contrasting music of Benjamin Britten and Samuel Sebastien Wesley. It is particularly appropriate in 2026 as this is the 50th year of Britten's death and the 150th year of Wesley's demise. The concert will include Wesley's beautiful 'Ascribe unto the Lord' and Britten's intriguing 'Rejoice in the Lamb' with its exuberant lyrics based on a poem written, in the 18th century, by the poet Christopher Smart from his asylum !

If you would like to try out choral singing then do please come along to one of our free Taster sessions. Further details can be found by clicking on the Taster Sessions link on our website’s Home page. Available dates are shown on the Event Calendar, and bookings can be made from there .

Welcome to 2026 and, before the first snowdrops appear, we look forward to resuming rehearsals on 12th January, ready fo...
10/01/2026

Welcome to 2026 and, before the first snowdrops appear, we look forward to resuming rehearsals on 12th January, ready for our Spring concert, which will be on 21st March. It will be an enjoyable concert, featuring the contrasting music of Benjamin Britten and Samuel Sebastien Wesley and tickets will be on sale, from the end of January, on our website crowthornechoral.org.uk

If one of your New Year resolutions is to join a choir then please do come along to one of our free Taster sessions. They are available from 19th January and more details are shown in the Taster Sessions of the website. All available dates are shown on the Event Calendar, on the website, & bookings can be made from this. We look forward to welcoming you.

Our final concert of 2025 , the Family Carol Concert, was held at St John the Baptist church in Crowthorne . It was a g...
09/12/2025

Our final concert of 2025 , the Family Carol Concert, was held at St John the Baptist church in Crowthorne . It was a great evening , much enjoyed by our enthusiastic audience ( who knew there were so many competent whistlers able to participate in ‘ I Saw 3 Ships’ 😉😄)

Thank you to all who came & to the very efficient team at St John’s. Also thank you to Simon Williamson, our musical director, who led the fun & to Simon Dinsdale, our accompanist, who had to step in at the last minute as poor Jack Thompson, our usual accompanist, was ill.

We resume rehearsals on 12th January, with Taster sessions available from 19th January. Further details can be found on our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk

Wishing a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to one and all & here’s to peace, health & happiness in 2026 🥂🎄🙏🏻

Looking forward to the Christmas cheer this evening with the late night shopping in Crowthorne High St. Wishing much suc...
05/12/2025

Looking forward to the Christmas cheer this evening with the late night shopping in Crowthorne High St. Wishing much success to everyone taking part 🎄🎅🏻🎄
The festivities continue tomorrow evening with our Family Carol service at St John the Baptist church. Come & join in the fun & it is not too late to buy tickets on line or at the door on the night. We look forward to seeing you there (& don’t forget your Christmas jumper)🎄🎶🎄

18/11/2025

We are sad to announce that Ron Matthews, Chairman of Crowthorne Choral Society from 2019 to 2022 and a former stalwart of the Bass section, passed away peacefully on 10th November. We would like to acknowledge Ron’s contribution to the choir and pass our condolences on to his wife, family and friends.

Ron’s funeral service will take place on 2nd December at 11 a.m. at Easthampstead Crematorium.

We would like to thank the enthusiastic audience who attended our Autumn Choral & Concerto concert, in Wellington Colleg...
16/11/2025

We would like to thank the enthusiastic audience who attended our Autumn Choral & Concerto concert, in Wellington College's lovely GW Annenberg theatre, on a damp November evening.

We would also like to thank our Musical Director, Simon Williamson, who put together a beautiful repertoire that included the Durufle Requiem and Vaughan Williams '5 Mystical Songs'. The choir were joined by the Wellington College Parent Singers & Wellington College Chapel Choir and there was a full orchestra, with two impressive soloists - mezzo soprano Lara Rebekah Harvey and baritone Thomas Humphreys. Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 mvt.1 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 mvt.1 were beautifully performed by talented Wellington pupils, Stephanie O and Marcus Y, respectively.

Our final concert of 2025 will be a Family Carol Concert at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne RG45 7NT, on Saturday 6th December. The concert starts at 6pm and we would love to welcome you there to listen to Christmas music and readings and of course join us in singing carols, with refreshments available afterwards. NB The sparklier the Christmas jumpers the better 🎄

Tickets will be available on the door or can be bought online from our website Crowthornechoral.org.uk Prices are £10 per adult & free for Under 18’s. and we look forward to seeing you there.

It is now under a fortnight to our fabulous next big concert, on Friday 14th November, in the GW Annenberg theatre at ...
03/11/2025

It is now under a fortnight to our fabulous next big concert, on Friday 14th November, in the GW Annenberg theatre at Wellington College, Crowthorne.

This will be a Choral & Concerto concert in conjunction with the Wellington College Parent Singers & Wellington College Chapel Choir and orchestra. The repertoire includes the beautiful Durufle Requiem and Vaughan Williams '5 Mystical Songs' with mezzo soprano Lara Rebekah Harvey and baritone Thomas Humphreys. Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 mvt.1 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 mvt.1 will also be performed by talented Wellington pupils.
It should be a wonderful evening & we look forward to seeing you there.

Tickets are on sale at £15, either online from http://wellingtoncollege.org.uk/events or from the door at the day.

It is never too early to start off Christmas celebrations, so Crowthorne Choral Society would love to welcome you to ou...
03/11/2025

It is never too early to start off Christmas celebrations, so Crowthorne Choral Society would love to welcome you to our Family Carol Concert on Saturday 6th December, from 6pm, at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Waterloo Road, Crowthorne RG45 7NT

This will be a short concert of Christmas music, carols and readings with refreshments available afterwards.

Tickets are £10 per adult & free for Under 18’s. They will be available on the door or can be bought online from our website www.crowthornechoral.org.uk or by clicking on the link below

https://crowthornechoralsociety.ticketlight.co.uk/order/gateway/13378950

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