Wellington Choral Society

13/06/2026

Save the date! Our concerts for the next season will be:

Mozart Mass in C Minor
​Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart Agnus Dei from the Coronation Mass
Saturday 28 November 2026 at 7.00pm at St John the Baptist Church

Dvorak: Stabat Mater
Saturday 20 March 2027 at 7.00pm at St John the Baptist Church

Both concerts will be accompanied by orchestra, and conducted by our Music Director Laurence Blyth

28/05/2026

Accompanist for Wellington Choral Society (Somerset)

Wellington Choral Society is looking to appoint an accompanist for the beginning of the September 2026 season. The choir normally rehearses on Wednesday evenings, 7.30-9.30pm in Wellington, Somerset. There are typically 10-12 rehearsals in each of the Autumn and Spring terms (September to end November then January to end March), as well as occasional one-off rehearsals in the Summer (currently 1-2).

We currently pay £60 per rehearsal, and will consider candidates who are interested in working on a freelance/job share basis.

Expressions of interest will be considered until 30 June 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to work with the choir in the autumn.

About you
We’re looking to work with a collaborative accompanist to work with our Music Director. You will be confident in accompanying the choir from the orchestral reduction in the vocal score (see below for typical works), with the need to be able to read the chorus parts from open score as required.

There may also be opportunities for additional paid work for the right candidate including leading full/sectional rehearsals, and playing in the concert on continuo/piano/organ as appropriate. We’re happy for you to arrange deputies as required (by agreement with the Music Director).

About the choir

Wellington Choral Society is usually made up of between 50 and 80 members, and performs a range of works, usually drawn from the core oratorio repertoire.The choir has been directed by Laurence Blyth since 2011. Recent performances have included Mozart Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah, Bach St John Passion, Britten St Nicolas and part 1 of Handel Messiah.

For further information please message us!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! We’re back in action on Wednesday 7th January from 7.30pm at Wellington School.

Join us as we start to tackle Brahms “Ein Deutsches Requiem”

26/12/2025

Full Brahms Requiem album on Spotify for your Boxing Day listening. ⬇️

Johannes Brahms · album · 2007 · 7 songs

18/12/2025

Some listening for our singing members (and anyone tempted to join us in January for the start of our Brahms journey)

Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker returns to the 19th-century Germanic repertoire on which the orchestras heritage has been based since its format...

14/12/2025

Don’t forget that our Music Director Laurence Blyth is in action tomorrow night at St John's Parish Church Wellington with Collegium Singers, exploring beautiful music.

It looks like a lovely Christmas programme.

See you there?

08/12/2025

After the success of our sold out Britten/Handel concert last month we now look forward to rehearsals for Brahms German Requiem which we will be performing on Saturday 28 March 2026 at St John's Parish Church Wellington.

Rehearsals start on Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 7.30pm at Wellington School Prep School Hall TA21 8NT.

We are a friendly choir and welcome new singers.

07/12/2025

Back in 2016 we performed J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio in English to an almost full house, with Julia Featherstone (soprano), Olivia Jane Gomez (mezzo-soprano), Samuel Jenkins (tenor), Julian Rippon (bass) and Wellington Sinfonia, conducted by Laurence Blyth.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the sort of music we sing then check out our concert history:

https://www.wellingtonchoralsociety.org.uk/past-concerts.html

04/12/2025

A throwback to the old Sing For Somerset services at Wells Cathedral.

Members of WCS, Taunton Choral Society and others used to join with the The Mid-Somerset Orchestra for a fundraising carol service in aid of Somerset community Foundation, and then NSPCC.

It was many people’s “start of Christmas” and wa a rare chance to hear all the Christmas favourites by Willcocks, Rutter et al with their orchestral accompaniment.

Picture: Laurence Blyth with members of the massed orchestra and choirs.