Vocalis

Dedicated to providing the highest quality of choral chamber music that is beautiful, uplifting and

The choir sings mainly a capella and is equally at home in churches, concert halls, private dinners or homes. We raise funds for charitable organisations either by direct donations from concert receipts or by providing music for fund raising events.

09/10/2026

If you are in Harrogate on Saturday 10th October, do pop in to Vocalis’ fundraising pop up cafe in St Peter’s Church, Cambridge Road, Harrogate. 10am - 3pm. Delicious cakes, soup, light lunches, tea and coffee will be on offer! 🎂 🍰 🧁 🥣 ☕️

28/09/2026

🎶 VOCALIS — HAYDN’S ST NICHOLAS MASS 🎶

📅 Saturday 17 October 2026 | 7.00pm
📍 Wesley Centre, Harrogate

For their autumn concert, Harrogate’s popular chamber choir Vocalis, directed by James Savage-Hanford, welcomes back the Dales Ensemble and pianist Tim Harper for a performance of Joseph Haydn’s joyful and energetic Missa Sancti Nicolai (St Nicholas Mass).

Composed in 1772, the Mass is thought to have been written for the Feast of St Nicholas, the nameday of Haydn’s employer, Prince Nicolaus Esterházy. Scored for SATB soloists and choir, strings and piano, it is quintessentially tuneful, vibrant and joyous Haydn!

The programme also includes beautiful unaccompanied music by Brahms, Bruckner and Clara Schumann, including:

🎵 Brahms — Geistliches Lied
🎵 Bruckner — Christus Factus Est, Locus Iste and Os Justi
🎵 Clara Schumann — Abendfeier and Gondoliera

The Dales Ensemble string quartet will perform three movements from Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, while pianist Tim Harper performs the Largo-Allegro from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor.

A wonderfully varied programme spanning the Classical and Romantic periods, all in the welcoming surroundings of the Wesley Centre.

☕ Refreshments will be available during the interval.

🎟️ Tickets:
Adults £15 | Students £7 | Carers/companions and under-19s FREE

Tickets are available online at www.harrogatevocalis.org.uk, from choir members or on the door.

We hope you can join us for an evening of wonderful choral and instrumental music! 🎶

31/08/2026

Vocalis, the Harrogate-based chamber choir, is recruiting tenors - if you are interested in finding out more about singing with our chamber choir please get in touch with Christine via [email protected]

20/04/2026

Vocalis summer concert ‘Deep River’
📍 St Wilfrid’s Church, Duchy Road, Harrogate HG1 2EY
🕰️ Sunday 12th July 2026 at 4.00pm

Vocalis are delighted to welcome you to their summer afternoon concert, offering a programme filled with joyful, uplifting and at times deeply moving choral music, all enhanced by the beautiful acoustics of St Wilfrid’s Church. Under the direction of Musical Director James SavageHanford, the choir will present a rich selection of American spirituals, folk songs and timeless favourites from the Great American Songbook.

The programme features a number of wellknown spirituals and Gospel songs, including Michael Tippett’s powerful set of Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time — Steal Away; Nobody Knows the Trouble I See; Go Down, Moses; O, By and By and Deep River. You’ll also hear Moses Hogan’s thrilling arrangement of The Battle of Jericho.

The concert continues with a set of Appalachian folk music, including a beautifully crafted arrangement of Shenandoah and the traditional Shaker tune Simple Gifts.

To bring the afternoon to a warm and memorable close, Vocalis will send you on your way with a selection of beloved Great American Songbook classics such as George Gershwin’s Summertime, Cole Porter’s Let’s Do It, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks.

Tickets: Adults £15, Students £7, under 19s and carers/companions free.
Online tickets via: www.harrogatevocalis.org.uk or available from Vocalis members and on the door.

Refreshments will be available during the interval.

Address

Harrogate
HG14AP

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Website

http://www.harrogatevocalis.org.uk/

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