On 29th March, GCS joined forces with Ely Choral Society and Wymondham Symphony Orchestra for a bravura performance of Verdi’s Requiem.  Here are some photos of the event, and some reviews from local newspapers in Grantham and Ely.

 

If you’d like to be part of an event like this, why not join us?  Our informal summer season, practising some of the great opera choruses, runs every Tuesday evening for 6 weeks from 6th May 2025.  Please contact our secretary by emailing granthamchoralsociety@outlook.com if you’d like more details.  All are welcome, no audition!

 

Informal Summer Season – May-June 2025
GCS will be running an informal 6-week summer season in May and early June, exploring a different opera chorus each week.  All are welcome to attend – we will be asking for £5 per session to cover our costs, and you can come to as many as you wish.  We’ll end with a very informal performance at our summer social on Saturday 14th June, which you are also warmly invited to join (at the church in Manthorpe, from 5pm – details to follow).

 

These are the details:

Venue – Grantham Prep School, Gorse Lane, Grantham, NG31 7UF – this is                 a new venue for us, with lots of off-street parking!

Dates –  Tuesdays 6th to 27th May and 3-10th June

Times – 7:30pm start, running till around 9pm each week

Music – we’ll be using the OUP red opera chorus book, so do bring your                    own, or we will have copies available for you to hire

 

If you’d like to come, please send an email to granthamchoralsociety@outlook.com so that we have an idea of numbers.

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Our autumn season is themed around Peace and Remembrance, with a concert in ChristChurch, Finkin Street on Saturday 15th November at 7:30pm.

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Please take time to read the reviews from both the Ely Standard and the Grantham Journal:

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Ely Choral Society perform Verdi's Requiem in Ely Cathedral | Ely Standard

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Grantham Choral Society performance of Verdi’s Requiem at Ely Cathedral