The Bradford Chorale is a leading Bradford choir. It started life as The James Ashworth Singers giving its first concert in Thornton Parish Church in April 1976. After some years the base moved to the Unitarian Church near St Luke’s Hospital to be more ce...  moreThe Bradford Chorale is a leading Bradford choir. It started life as The James Ashworth Singers giving its first concert in Thornton Parish Church in April 1976. After some years the base moved to the Unitarian Church near St Luke’s Hospital to be more central for members coming from all parts of Bradford and the surrounding area. In 1979 James Ashworth moved on to projects new and was succeeded by Douglas Robinson who had recently retired as Chorus Master at Covent Garden and who held the post until ill health forced his retirement. During this period the name was changed first to The Ashworth Singers and later to The Bradford Chorale. John Coates took over as Musical Director in 1984 and was followed by Tricia Platts in 1991. Since Tricia’s departure the Chorale has been led by several Musical Directors including Carleton Etherington, Andrew Dibb, Elizabeth Altman, John Griffiths and Christopher Rathbone. Our new Musical Director, Paul Dewhurst took us into the second quarter century of musical life and ...    less

Grand Prix performance at the Lurea Mundi Meeting Music Competition in Budapest 2016

3 May 2014: Spring Songs with Albion, Holy Trinity Church Bernard Lee Heard three times, this was not a concert to be at if you had an aversion to Parry’s Jerusalem. Holy Trinity is not a big Church, neither is it a small one and was packed, t...

S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir, with the conductor Gary Graden, performs regularly at concerts and services in S:t Jacobs Church and the Stockholm Cathedral. Located in the in the heart of Stockholm, these two churches are a renowned center for church music in ...  moreS:t Jacobs Chamber Choir, with the conductor Gary Graden, performs regularly at concerts and services in S:t Jacobs Church and the Stockholm Cathedral. Located in the in the heart of Stockholm, these two churches are a renowned center for church music in Sweden. The choir´s repertoire consists of a cappella works from a wide range of national styles and periods, as well as larger works for choir and orchestra. The choir has won several of Europe´s most important competitions including the European Grand Prize for choral music. The choir has also participated in a wide array of national and international festivals such as the Conference for Swedish Choral Conductors, the Scandinavian Symposium for Sacred Music, the Tolosa Festival in Spain, the IFCM World Symposium in Minneapolis, Sagra Musicale Umbra in Italy, Musica Sacra in Germany, Polyfollia in France, Debrecen Festival in Hungary, and De Internationale Koorbiënnale Haarlem in Holland. In 2009 S:t Jacobs Chamber choir and Gary Graden were awarded the ...    less

This simple, but wonderfully emotive piece, was our free gift to those on our mailing list at the beginning of 2021, and we are delighted to have a recording now of 'Prayer of St Teresa of Avila' by the Masterworks Chorale on their recent tour to East A...

Abusua Chorale-Gh was established in 2016 with help of some members of St Paul's Anglican Church and the Parish Priest Rev Canon Samuel Kojo Nyame.This is our five anniversary. We have organised series of concerts and being nominated thrice in Chorale ...  moreAbusua Chorale-Gh was established in 2016 with help of some members of St Paul's Anglican Church and the Parish Priest Rev Canon Samuel Kojo Nyame.This is our five anniversary. We have organised series of concerts and being nominated thrice in Chorale Easter concerts of the year.The Choir is base in North Suntreso in Kumasi.  

The Old Church - Stephen Paulus The Ancora Chorale begins reading through The Old Church.