The William Byrd Singers

A very warm welcome to our many long time supporters, indeed to anyone interested in excellent chamber choir singing and choice repertoire.

If we’re strangers to you, let us introduce ourselves. We are a chamber choir of 8.6.6.8 voices about to launch our 39th season, under our new musical director Keith Orrell.

Our aim is to inspire and engage both musicians and listeners in performances that have been carefully and lovingly prepared. Our rehearsals are characterised by illuminating imagery, humour, and a deep understanding of words and music. We want to offer vibrant, meaningful interpretations, and a repertoire that reflects a literary, dramatic and spiritual approach to performance, honed by a lifetime of rich experience.

We give a season of three concerts in Manchester and sometimes go further afield; this has taken us widely around both the UK and Europe. We have recorded a number of CDs (details on our website) and made occasional broadcasts, both bodies on Radio 3 in recent months.

From time to time we have room for new singers, and at the moment we are especially on the lookout for another tenor. If you are interested in joining us, please contact our secretary Mary Halloran. You’ll find us every bit as friendly as we are committed.

We rehearse in the excellent hall of Sale United Reformed Church in Montague Road, Sale, M33 3BU, close to Sale Metrolink station, on Sundays, from 2.15-5.15. There is good parking there. Rehearsals begin in September.

The first and third of our seasonal concerts are at Christ Church, West Didsbury, close to the intersection of Barlow Moor Road and Princess Parkway, and the middle concert is at the RNCM. We also give a Christmas concert at St Peter’s, Hale.

We are a special choir with a long-standing reputation. Do join us – whether as performers or audience.