Past Choral Society Singing Days and Civic Services

Singing Days and Civic Services since 2021

Congleton Choral Society organises a number of Singing Days for anyone to experience the thrill of singing. We have also been involved in a number of Civic Services. Here is a record of them since December 2021.

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Singing Day: Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

Tom Newall, Conductor wrote: "A glorious day of music with Congleton Choral Society at their singing day on Karl Jenkins Armed Man. 116 singers making a super sound and our superb accompanist Rachel Fright - Pianist
Thanks everyone for a wonderful day!"

Pati: What an amazing day we had yesterday singing Karl Jenkins Armed Man! So lovely to meet singers from all over the country - and some from abroad!
Thanks to our Music Team Tom Newall Conductor & Rachel Fright - Pianist!

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Booking Form

Booking Form (413.2kb)

Civic Service for Congleton Town Mayor, Cllr Kay Wesley

Sun, 2 Jun 2024

Music sung by the Choral Society
It's all I have to bring today - Jamie Cumming-Wesley
From a distance - Julie Gold [everyone invited to sing]
The Music Makers (excerpt) - Edward Elgar
Bridge over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel [everyone invited to sing]
Hometown - Kieran Wesley [Played by the Wesley Boys with the Choral Society backing]
Up where we belong - Nitzsche, Sainte-Marie & Jennings, arr. Jo Beesley {everyone invited to sing]
The National Anthem [everyone invited to sing]

Musical Director: Tom Newall
Pianist: Simon Russell

Cllr Kay Wesley

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Order of service

Order of service (1.4Mb)

'Messa di Gloria' Singing Day

Sat, 16 Sep 2023

A fantastic day singing Puccini’s Messa di Gloria with Tom Newall, Conductor and Rachel Fright, Pianist.
A whirlwind of a day (and we just about sang every note!) Our season has got off to a flying start.