Welcome to the new-look University of Manchester Chorus website!
The University Chorus is a non-auditioning choir with a membership of over 250 students, staff and alumni of the University of Manchester as well as members from the wider community of Manchester and beyond.
In this, our 74th season, we have exciting plans to continue from our success from last season. Our 2008/09 season included two nights of performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah as well as near sell-out performance of Britten’s War Requiem at the Bridgewater Hall. Our first concert of the 2009/10 season is once again in the Whitworth Hall and we look forward to welcoming back baritone Roderick Williams for our two concert evenings of Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony and Tavener’s Svyati. This will be a new venture for Chorus featuring a solo cello performing alongside the Chorus.
The season will culminate in the summer with Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass, again for two nights in the University’s Whitworth Hall.
We would also like to take this opportunity to introduce our new conductor, Robert Houssart, who takes over from Marcus Farnsworth. We would like to thank Marcus for all his hard work and wish him well in the future.
The committee and myself look forward to you joining us for our forthcoming season, be it as a singer or an audience member. If you have any questions or queries about Chorus or our concerts, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Imogen Hurst
Chorus President 2009-2010
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