Summertown Choral Society

May 2012 Concert

To purchase tickets, please send an email to tickets@summertownchoral.org.uk

For a printable version of the concert poster, please click here.

About the choir

Summertown Choral Society is a well-established, mixed-voice choir with around 150 members. Having given a splendid performance in February of Bach's challenging Mass in B Minor (click here for the Oxford Times review), the choir is now rehearsing for its summer concert. The upcoming programme is varied, including works by Vaughan Williams, Britten and Stanford, as well as a piece of music set to the poetry of Robert Frost.

This term the choir has also moved to a new Summertown rehearsal venue: the Church of St Michael and All Angels on Lonsdale Rd, which is not only bigger and therefore more accommodating to our growing numbers, but also benefits from exceptionally good acoustics.

The choir traditionally holds two concerts each year - membership is just £70 for a year or £40 for a single concert term (under 25s pay half price). New members are not required to audition and can join at the beginning of either term and are welcome to attend a rehearsal before deciding whether to do so. We aim to foster a friendly, sociable atmosphere within the society, and we welcome new members of all ages, experienced or beginner, without the need for an audition.

Since its foundation in 1961, SCS has performed a diverse range of choral music, from major works such as Brahms's German Requiem and Mozart's Great Mass in C minor to less familiar miniatures such as Britten's Five Flower Songs. Snippets from these and many other performances may be found on our concert history pages, along with photos and other memorabilia. Do dive in and have a look around!

The choir has been directed by Duncan Saunderson since 1996, with Julian Littlewood as accompanist from 1997.