Kings Lynn
Festival Chorus
is a dynamic and engaging choir drawing members from across Norfolk and neighbouring counties.
We enjoy collaborating with distinguished soloists and ensembles to perform from a wide-ranging repertoire. Recent highlights include Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor, and a gala concert of Gilbert and Sullivan including a semi-staged performance of the one-act comic opera Trial by Jury.
Our next concert
From pathos to ecstasy and packed with all the musical drama of the theatrical stage, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle is where church meets opera house and transports us to the lavishly furnished salons of Paris, for where the work was intended. With a life and career dedicated to the opera stage, this last of Rossini’s serious works — from the collection Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of old age) — intended to serve as something as a passport to what lies beyond earthly life. Although setting some of the most exalted texts, Rossini remains theatrical to the end and the work comprises an extraordinary variety of outrageous movements, from the melancholy and desolation of the ‘Crucifixus’ to the hair-raising ecstasy of the ‘Et resurrexit’ with love duets, trios, and thrilling fugues between.
The work is performed with chorus, four soloists, two pianos, and accordion (as it was originally intended and rather than with harmonium as it is so often heard). As has become our wont, we are delighted to be joined by a starry team of guest artists: soprano Hilary Cronin, alto Emma Roberts, tenor Zahid Siddiqui, bass Dan D’Souza, pianists Ian Tindale and Ella O’Niell, and accordionist Ben de Souza. The performance is under the direction of Music Director, Ben Horden.
Join us
We are always pleased to hear from anyone with a love of choral music who would like to share in our commitment and passion to learn and perform. We rehearse weekly during term time and perform three or four concerts a year. We are a friendly, vibrant, experienced chorus who bring energy and enthusiasm to our performances. If you are considering joining us and would like to know more, please get in touch.
