Messiah from memory PLUS Mini Messiah concert for children

Added December 17, 2012 - 1166 views - 0 comments

Most singers know Messiah pretty well, but how would you feel having to walk out on stage for a complete Messiah performance without your score?   That's exactly what the members of Bristol Choral Society will be doing this Saturday 22 December at Colston Hall Bristol at 7.30pm.At about 10pm ...

Choirs unite for choral spectacular

Added March 29, 2012 - 971 views - 0 comments

More than 400 performers will come together to perform two great French choral masterpieces - Berlioz Te Deum and Fauré Requiem - at the Colston Hall, Bristol on Saturday 31 March at 7.30pm.     Bristol Choral Society joins forces with Gloucester Choral Society and the choriste...

Mark Padmore announced as President of Bristol Choral Society

Added December 1, 2011 - 972 views - 0 comments

The internationally acclaimed tenor Mark Padmore has been announced as a new President of Bristol Choral Society and will sing Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the choir later this month. He becomes a joint President alongside the Lord Mayor of Bristol and the first appointment since the passing of t...

Introducing children to classical concerts – less doesn’t have

Added November 14, 2011 - 1020 views - 0 comments

This is an extract from our full blog on classical concerts for children:   It’s one of the perennial questions asked by those involved in promoting classical concerts: how do we get more young people (and indeed children) coming to hear how wonderful classical music is live, and to ins...