Come & Sing

Vivaldi: Gloria

Saturday 21st June 2025

9.30am – 5.30pm

St James’ Church, Chipping Campden

Vivaldi: Gloria plus other works from the same period.

Open to all choral singers – not just Campden Chorus members –  this is a fabulous opportunity to sing glorious music in a beautiful Cotswold setting.

• Relaxed, enjoyable singing sessions led by Charles Matthews, Choral Director
• Vocal skills workshop with Alison Chamberlain, CBSO Chorus Vocal Coach to refine and improve your vocal skills
• Organ accompaniment and soloists, with oboe and ‘cello continuo
• Informal run-through performance at the end, open to friends and visitors
• Hired scores included, plus a take-away booklet containing additional repertoire and notes from the vocal skills workshop
• Tea, coffee and cakes provided; bring your own picnic lunch or visit a local pub or cafe

Cost £35 (U25s in full time education £10)

Concession available for TCC members

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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:  Benjamin Britten's St Nicolas with the Longborough Festival Opera Youth Chorus.

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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