Vaughan Williams at 150
Sunday 18th September 2022, 7.30pm
Kendal Leisure Centre
Following the enforced cancellation of our 9th July concert, we are hugely relieved to have been able to reschedule, with the two soloists able to accommodate this new date.
Tickets bought for the original date (9th July) will be honoured.
If you have a ticket for the original date and can't attend the new date, please see the Contact Us page to request a refund.
Tickets bought for the original date (9th July) will be honoured.
If you have a ticket for the original date and can't attend the new date, please see the Contact Us page to request a refund.
About Us
Cumbria Festival Chorus is a large-scale, county-wide choir drawn from all communities in Cumbria and beyond. Our events are open without audition to all enthusiastic singers committed to developing the rich heritage of the British choral tradition.
Our aims are:
Our programme includes:
Our organising committee is entirely voluntary and has many years' experience of planning large choral events. We have no paid staff and our funding relies on subscriptions, sponsorship and funds from grant-making bodies.
Our aims are:
- to encourage young people to continue an interest in choral singing after leaving school
- to provide a platform for young soloists and instrumentalists to make great music
- to widen and explore the repertoire of larger-scale choral and orchestral music
- to encourage new ways of presenting choral music so that it is accessible
Our programme includes:
- choral workshops
- training days for choral singing and conducting
- a major choral festival weekend in the same year as the historic Mary Wakefield Festival
- collaboration with other music events through the sharing of resources and expertise
Our organising committee is entirely voluntary and has many years' experience of planning large choral events. We have no paid staff and our funding relies on subscriptions, sponsorship and funds from grant-making bodies.
