The Malmesbury Singers
A Classical Choral Society for Malmesbury (Wiltshire, UK) and environs.
About the choir
Thomas began conducting the Malmesbury Singers in June 2023, following the retirement of their previous conductor Iain Duffin, who had been involved with the choir for 32 years.
The Malmesbury Singers is a very friendly, mixed choir, which has been performing in Malmesbury since 1961. The choir are privileged to rehearse and give concerts in Malmesbury Abbey, a beautiful, inspiring 12th Century abbey in the heart of Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The choir sing a wide variety of choral music to suit all tastes and perform regularly with full orchestra and professional soloists. Read about the choir’s history here.
The Malmesbury Singers originally held rehearsals in Malmesbury Upper School, but they are now held in Malmesbury Abbey. Approximately 60 – 70 singers make up the Malmesbury Singers, coming from about a 25 mile radius of Malmesbury. We usually put on at least two concerts a year, although we do occasionally put on a light summer concert.
Past concerts include many varied works, including home grown creations Hannah and the Tyger and Eilmer, to major choral works such as Verdi’s Requiem and Haydn’s Creation.
New members are always welcome – there is usually a short voice appraisal, however this is very informal and you just need to bring a short piece to sing.
Previous and Upcoming Concerts
For the choir's next concert, the choir will perform a concert of Vaughan Williams and Brahms. Accompanied by the Bristol Ensemble, the repertoire will include Vaughan Williams' Toward the Unknown Region and Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Tickets for the concert will be released soon.
Our previous concert was on Saturday 22nd June 2024, where the choir performed a light summer concert of 'Folk, Fancy and Faith' - consisting of Cecilia McDowall's A Fancy of Folksongs, Gustav Holst's Six Choral Folksongs and Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass.
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