Wellington Choral Society

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.

03/12/2025

Another seasonal offering, this time from our friends at the University of Exeter Chapel Choir.

Some of their Scholars were soloists at our recent Messiah (part 1) and Britten concert.

Now hear the full work in the University of Exeter Chapel in just a few days time.

02/12/2025

We've now finished our choir "term" for 2025, which means no Christmas concert for us.

However, there are a few coming up that we'd love to share.

Taunton Choral Society: 13th December, St James' Church, Taunton Handel "Messiah"

Collegium Singers, exploring beautiful music.: 15th December, St John's Parish Church Wellington, "Joy to the world" (with Guest Director, and Music Director of Wellington Choral Society Laurence Blyth)

Amici Choir Taunton (directed by Laurence Blyth) with the Salamanca Band & Bugles of the Rifles: 20th December, Taunton Minster

Wellington Choral Society will return in the New Year!

30/11/2025

First photo from last night’s concert In a just-about full St John’s Church.

Congratulations and thanks to all our choir members, soloists, instrumentalists and Music Director Laurence Blyth.

Congratulations to scholars Holly, Izzy, Nellie, Libby, Cora, and Lizzie on their outstanding solo performances with the Wellington Choral Society last night. They appeared as the semi-chorus in Britten’s Saint Nicolas and also covered the solo movements in Part I of Handel’s Messiah.

Congratulations also to our Organ Scholar, David, who joined as the organist in Saint Nicolas and covered solo movements of the Messiah.

Finally, congratulations to our Director of Music, Michael, who performed as the tenor soloist in Saint Nicolas. A truly exceptional evening showcasing an inspiring group of talented musicians.

27/11/2025

It's the final countdown to our concert this coming Saturday. It starts at 7pm so it's perfect timing for people thinking of going along to the Christmas lights switch-on in Wellington town centre.

And who are the chaps in the photo? Our composers, Benjamin Britten and Georg F Handel!

St John's Parish Church Wellington