Dulwich Choral Society
Registered Charity
Number 264764
President
Dame Emma Kirkby
Musical Director
Aidan Oliver
Chairman
Iain Saville
Membership Secretary
Jo Merry
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Photograph of Dulwich Choral Society performing Bach’s St John Passion in March 2010 with period instruments and an outstanding line-up of international soloists: Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) Thomas Walker – Evangelist Lukas Jakobski – Christus Jonathan Brown – Pilate, conducted by our Musical Director Aidan Oliver
Details of some of our recent concerts - see others here
On On Saturday 26 March, 2011 we performed Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus at St John’s Church, Goose Green, East Dulwich with a fabulous team of international soloists: Martene Grimson soprano, Catherine Hopper mezzo soprano, Tim Mead countertenor, Adrian Dwyer tenor, and Robert Winslade Anderson bass, with Sinfonia Britannica, a period-instrument ensemble led by Adrian Butterfield, one of the leading baroque violinists in the UK.
On Saturday 2 July 2011 we performed our Summer concert at the beautiful St Stephen’s Church, College Road, South Dulwich, which included:
Habanera and March of the Toreadors from Bizet's Carmen
Masterpieces by Victoria, Guerrero and Padilla
Elgar, Spanish Serenade
Javier Busto, Ave Maria
Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée
Shostakovich Spanish Songs
with David Elwin piano
Gerard Collett baritone
Directed by Aidan Oliver
Click on the pictures above for copies of the concert flyers, or go to Recent Concerts for further information.
On 3rd December 2011 we performed our December 2011 concert at All Saints which included:
Poulenc - Gloria
Finzi – In Terra Pax
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
with top soloists:
Julia Doyle soprano
Cecilia Osmond soprano
Tim Mead countertenor
Andrew Tortise tenor
George Humphreys bass
and leading period instrument orchestra:
Sinfonia Britannica
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As part of the choir's ongoing Bach cycle (begun in 2010 with the St John Passion), Dulwich Choral Society will be performing the Mass in B Minor on Saturday 28th April
2011-12 Season
BACH - MASS IN B MINOR
Join us to sing Bach's masterpiece in Christopher Wren's sensational chapel.
Dulwich Choral Society invites singers to sing with us in an extraordinary year.
In 2012, Greenwich becomes not only one of London's most prestigious Olympic venues, but also the UK's newest Royal Borough in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
If you want to be part of a thrilling occasion, please contact the membership secretary Jo Merry on 020 7737 3169 or membership@dulwichchoralsociety.org.uk
Join us!