Sing we and Chant it

Light Music for Early Summer

June 2025 

We sang a wonderful programme of light Summer Music enjoyed by a packed Rotherwick Village Hall, followed by a delicious afternoon tea! What wasn't to love!

St George's, Windsor

February 2025 

We sang works by Stanford, Coleridge Taylor, Daley, and Tarney. We also had the distinction of singing for His Majesty The King who attended Mattins. Read more here.

Christmas Tidings!

Farnham, December 2024 

Our Christmas concert was full of variety and joy as we sang classics new and old from Medieval Basque traditional Carols through to newly-written carols. A real hit of Christmas magic! 

Remembrance Concert

All Saints', Crondall

November 2024 

The Wessex Chamber choir sang a great programme to a full and appreciative audience in Crondall, which explored the theme of Remembrance. The programme included Howells Requiem, Purcell Thou knowest, Lord & Hear my Prayer, Lucy Walker My Heart, O God Daley Upon your Heart,  along with works by Wesley, McKie, Bach, and Brahms.

Bury St Edmunds

Singing services at

St Edmundsbury Cathedral 

August 2024 

Including: Howells St Paul's Service, Bairstow Blessed City, Heavenly Salem, Lucy Walker My Heart, O God along with other works by Tarney, Alleoti, and Wesley amongst others.

 Winchester Cathedral

Singing services at

Winchester Cathedral

17th and 18th of February 2024

Harting

Fundraising Concert

November 2023

The choir sang to help raise funds for South Harting Church.

Christchurch Priory

October 2023

The choir sang Evensong and Eucharist

Worcester Cathedral

August 2023

The choir spent a very pleasant five days singing all the services from Wednesday through to Sunday. 

Services at
Chichester Cathedral

18th and 19th February 2023

The Choir sang Evensong on the Saturday and Eucharist and Evensong on the Sunday

Supper and Song

28th January 2023

Singing and cheffing at our annual concert at
Cross Barn in Odiham

Love Came Down at Christmas

10th December 2022
 

The Choir presented their much-loved annual Christmas concert at The Spire Church in Farnham.  The well-constructed and varied musical programme included 16 pieces sung by the choir and three rousing carols for the audience to sing as well.  Accomplished organist Oliver MacFarlane treated them to two short but interesting organ solos by Bach and Dupre.  The readings were chosen and delivered with warmth, humour and skill by William Whymper.  Richard Stevens hosted the evening, his energetic and expressive conducting of the singers adding much to the experience.  All of this and a jolly reception afterwards with drinks and nibbles made for a wonderful festive evening.

St George's Chapel Windsor

22nd and 23rd October 2022

St George's Chapel, Windsor
A wonderful sunset after singing Evensong on Sunday

Come & Sing

9th March 2019

More than 50 singers gathered at the Spire (URC) Church in Farnham in the afternoon to rehearse Parry’s I Was Glad, Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Vivaldi’s Gloria with a break for tea and home-made biscuits.  The evening performance was greatly appreciated by the audience.  The organist, Simon Earl played a beautiful arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune and The Wessex Chamber Choir sang Morley’s Nolo Mortem Peccatoris from the gallery.  Soloists for Vivali’s Gloria came from the Choir:  Emily Hart, Lesley Tuson and Elizabeth Collins could have been professional singers and were applauded enthusiastically by the choir and the audience at the end of the performance.  It was a relaxed and friendly event making music together and making new friends.

Hereford Cathedral

22nd to 26th August 2018

The Wessex Chamber Choir has recently returned from singing the services at Hereford Cathedral – five evensongs, Sunday Matins and Cathedral Eucharist.   The Dean, the Very Rev. Michael Tavinor, hosted a drinks reception for the choir that was much appreciated and the whole cathedral community was most warm, friendly and helpful.   The repertoire included cathedral fare by Herbert Brewer, S S Wesley, Henry Purcell, John Blow, Charles Wood, Kenneth Leighton, Herbert Sumsion, John Stainer and Charles Villiers Stanford.  Two works new to the choir were also performed.  Timothy Parsons, a former organ scholar at Hereford and now assistant organist at Exeter Cathedral, composed a special introit for the Eucharist and Alan Thurlow, former organist at Chichester Cathedral, donated copies of his Lord’s Supper for the motet at Sunday Eucharist.  Simon Earl, Director of Music at Christchurch priory, was our accompanist and played a stunning Toccata by the French-Canadian composer Dennis Bedard at Sunday evensong.  All in all we had a thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile five days in delightful surroundings.  The Three Counties Hotel is recommended to anyone looking for somewhere to stay in Hereford.