Previous concerts
In May 2025 our concert had a summery theme and included numbers from our soloists will be Angela Ashworth (soprano), Geoff Allan (tenor) and Malcolm Parr (baritone) and piano duets by Clare Sydenham and Ashley Marshfield.
In March 2025 we performed an exciting work by Alexander L’Estrange and Joanna Forbes L’Estrange: Freedom! - the Power of Song. We joined with King's School Bruton, Bruton Primary School and other local schools and choirs to perform this powerful and emotive work that celebrates the role singing has played throughout history, bringing people together in times of struggle, upheaval and change.
In 2024 we performed three concerts:
December 2024: Our Christmas concert included festive carols along with Benjamin Britten’s St Nicolas Cantata, with Arturo Serna as guest conductor.
May 2024: Some 16th century pieces, Eric Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby, Gerald Finzi’s My Spirit Sang All Day, Gershwin’s Summertime and songs performed by our own soloists. Ashley Marshfield also joined us to play some piano duets with our deputy musical director, Claire Sydenham.
March 2024: A wonderful community concert performing John Rutter's Feel the Spirit, in collaboration with King's School Bruton pupils, staff and parents, and pupils from Bruton Primary School. The performance was directed by Ashley Marshfield, Director of Music at King's.
In 2023 we performed three concerts to celebrate our 30th anniversary year:
December 2023: Seasonal music by J S Bach and Born a King by William Lloyd Webber. Featuring trumpet soloist Eliza Talman and Ashley Marshfield on the organ.
May 2023: Excerpts from Vivaldi's Gloria, operatic works by Verdi and a medley of songs from the Rogers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma.
March 2023: Fauré's Requiem and Cantique de Jean Rancine, and Panis Angelicus by Franck. Guest conducted by Arturo Serna.
Our previous concerts have included a range of traditional and modern choral music from composers such as Elgar, Handel, John Rutter, Ola Gjeilo, Eric Whitacre and George Gershwin. We have welcomed guest musicians and soloists including Cecilia De Maria, Kirsten Mulcahy, the Sir Godfrey Kneller Brass Ensemble and Faelan Sydenham.
Christmas Concert - Monday 15 December 2025
We are greatly looking forward to seeing you at our Christmas Concert – in case you haven’t already committed the details to memory, this will be in St Mary’s Church at 7.30pm on Monday 15 December, the perfect moment to enjoy some festive music in a wonderful atmosphere, with a glass of wine to add to the good cheer. As well as some well-known Christmas music and carols for all, our main piece will be Cecilia McDowall’s Christus Natus Est (a 5 movement Christmas Cantata accompanied by strings, percussion and organ), with Angela Ashworth as our soprano soloist and St Mary’s Children’s Choir and pupils from Bruton Primary School as our guests. And the occasion would not be complete without Ashley Marshfield and his now famous and virtuosic organ solos!
Advance tickets £12, £15 on the day, including a glass of wine, (children free) from Bruton Convenience Store, by ringing 01749 813161 or book online.
We will be resuming rehearsals on 14 January for a joint community performance of the Vivaldi Gloria on March 22. If you’d like to be part of this exciting ongoing programme, especially if you have some choral experience, take a look at some further information and contact Barbara.