Passionate about great choral music!
Our next concert…
Essentially English
Saturday 18th May 2013 at 7.00 pm,
Tewkesbury Abbey
Indulge yourself in an evening of truly glorious English choral music, with works by Elgar, Howells, Byrd, Finzi and Leighton.
‘thrilling with intensity and sparkling commitment’ Birmingham Post
Elgar: Great is the Lord
Howells: Requiem
Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis
Finzi: Magnificat
Leighton: Crucifixus pro nobis
Elgar: Give unto the Lord
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Latest news…
Equinox is EPIC!
6th February 2013, by Mark LawrenceThe Government Culture Ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were unanimous in their praise for the outstanding amateur arts groups honoured this week by the 2013 EPIC Awards.
Congratulations and thanks to everyone who made the City of Birmingham Choir Equinox Project such a huge success and to EPIC for awarding it England Runner Up. Feedback from both audience and performers was brilliant:
“Multicultural Birmingham at its best”;
“I felt as excited as if I had been singing myself”;
“Fabulous concert, really blew me away”;
“Still coming down to earth after the buzz of Saturday, the final piece still ringing in my ears”;
“Hugely enjoyed it and was thrilled to see how everyone else felt the same”.
The concert received a 4 star review in the Birmingham Post.
EPIC Awards press release: HERE
Celebrating 90+ years…
Read about the 90th anniversary of the first concert by the City of Birmingham Choir.
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March 2012 – our spectacular Equinox concert, uniting world cultures in Birmingham through music. Read MORE.
Premiere of Koinonia in the Equinox concert
Adrian Lucas made the most of the Requiem’s devotional moments…ravishingly sung by the CBC— Birmingham Post, May 2012
Members of the choir pre-concert
Directed by our inspirational conductor, Adrian Lucas, our concerts draw consistent praise from both critics and audience. Read a recent REVIEW. Listen to us SINGING.
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This season’s concerts…
Saturday 10th November at 7.30 pm, Symphony Hall
Rautavaara: On the Last Frontier
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Friday 7th December at 7.00 pm, Symphony Hall
Handel: Messiah
Sunday 16th December at 2.30 pm, Town Hall
Christmas Treats
Saturday 18th May 2013 at 7.00 pm, Tewkesbury Abbey
Essentially English
(Choral classics by Elgar, Finzi, Howells, Leighton)
Want a choir for your wedding or party?…
We can provide a choir for weddings, parties or other events. Voices from the City of Birmingham Choir have been enthusiastically received at weddings. Read MORE.
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Join us…
A choir of over 150 singers, we are always looking for new members to join us. We’re a friendly choir with a manageable commitment for busy people, rehearsing on Tuesdays in central Birmingham with our conductor on Tuesdays from 6.30 to 8.30pm. As well as performing in Symphony Hall and Town Hall Birmingham, we have sung in Worcester Cathedral, NIA Birmingham, Colston Hall Bristol and Tewkesbury Abbey in recent seasons, with smaller groups going to a whole host of other venues for weddings, parties, exhibitions and carol-singing. Read MORE.