Come & Sing

Vivaldi: Gloria

About The Campden

 Chorus

As a community choir, The Campden Chorus is non-auditioning and aims to provide high quality performances of great choral music. We  usually perform three concerts a year in St James' Church in Chipping Campden. If you are interested in joining us, please fill in your details below and click 'register your interest'. 

The Campden Chorus was established by Richard Stephens and the Chipping Campden Music Festival in 2013.  Our Choral Director  is Charles Matthews.  He is supported by the Chorus Music Team - Samuel Bridges, Stephen Dodsworth and Jessica May.

Typically, the Chorus consists of around 60 members. The subscription per term is  £40, which includes the cost of hiring music.  We offer a discounted rate of £10 per term for students who are U25 and in full time education.

Rehearsals

When:   Wednesday 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 pm during school term time

Where:  Chipping Campden School Hall (free parking)

Future Concert dates:

6th December 2025:  Christmas Concert in St James' Church, Chipping Campden

Repertoire:

• Dona Nobis Pacem - Vaughan Williams
• Five Mystical Songs - Vaughan Williams
• Christmas Day - Holst

If you are interested in joining the The Campden Chorus, or finding out a bit more about us, please submit your details below and we will be in contact with you shortly.

Works performed since the inception of the Chorus include:

• Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
• Brahms German Requiem
• Mozart Coronation Mass
• Handel Messiah
• Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
• Bach St. John Passion
• Mozart Requiem
• Poulenc Gloria
• Purcell Dido and Aeneas
• Finzi In Terra Pax
• Duruflé Requiem
• Gounod Messe Solennelle de Sainte-Cécile
• Mendelssohn Lauda Sion
• Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
• Mozart Solemn Vespers
• Haydn “Nelson” Mass
• Stanford The Revenge: A Battle of the Fleet
• Mendelssohn Elijah
• Fauré Requiem
• Vivaldi Gloria

Soloists include: Allan Clayton, Sophie Bevan, Benedict Nelson, Anna Patalong, Jack Holton, Maria Jagusz, Eleanor Broomfield, Suzzie Vango, Andrew Slater, Edward Grint, Tabitha Reynolds

Organists: Charles Matthews, Hugh Banton, Richard Stephens, Benjamin Sheen, Charles Francis, Colin Druce, Stephen Dodsworth

Pianists: Charles Matthews, Charlie Bennett, Lynn Arnold, Jessica May, Samuel Bridges

Orchestras: The Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra (conductor: Thomas Hull, leader: Ruth Rogers), Orchestra of the Swan, Orchestra Pro Anima (leader: Michael Bochmann), Musica Donum Dei,  Gemini Brass, The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Orchestra (guest leader: Ruth Rogers)

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