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Under our musical director, Keith Orrell, the past two seasons have seen, amongst many other concerts, memorable performances of Bach’s B Minor Mass and of Venetian music for voices and baroque instruments at the Royal Northern College of Music.
The highlight of the 2011/12 season of concerts will be the performance of Mozart’s great Mass in C minor at the RNCM in March 2012. But at other concerts you can hear great works such as Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, Parry’s Songs of Farewell and wonderful (but rarely-heard) choral music by Brahms, Pizzetti, Howells and Holst.
The Byrds will also be giving a concert at Great Witley parish church in Worcestershire on Sunday 3 June 2012.
From time to time we have room for new singers. At the moment we have vacancies in tenor and bass for the current season; rehearsals start on Sunday 18 September. Please contact our secretary Mary Halloran immediately if you would like to arrange an audition.
We are a special choir with a long-standing reputation. Do join us – whether as performers or audience.