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New Season
13/09/2015 16:04
No sooner is one season over than another starts.
We have some new treats coming up as well as the usual favourites.
First up is the Grand Organ Gala at the Bridgewater Hall, followed by our Autumn Concert at St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow. For Christmas we have our Readings and Carols...
New engagements
07/02/2013 15:47
On the 2nd March we will be singing at "The 50+ Show" at Manchester Central (formerly GMEX).
Our appearance in the Didsbury Arts festival is also confirmed for Saturday 22nd June
Navidad Nuestra – what are we singing?
19/10/2018 12:29
Navidad Nuestra and other Christmas songs from around the world
Didsbury Baptist Church, 8th December 2018,7:30pm
The centrepiece of our concert is Navidad Nuestra (Our Nativity) composed by Ariel Ramirez in 1964. The music in the six episodes is based on dances and songs of Argentinean musical...
Musical Directors
21/12/2012 13:34
Jill Henderson-Wild 2006-Present
Born in Oldham in 1966, Jill Henderson-Wild studied the ‘cello with Joan Dickson, a professor at the Royal College of Music, before becoming a Choral Scholar at Girton College, Cambridge, where she read Music. After graduating, she won a two year...
Music for a summer evening in Hawkshead
14/07/2014 21:31
Saturday, 5th July saw us all travelling up to the Lake District to take part in Music for a summer evening. This is an annual programme of events put on in the Parish Church of St Michael & All Angels, Hawkshead during July and August. This was The Chorale's sixth visit.
Hawkshead is one of...
Michael Carter
18/05/2016 14:01
Michael Carter (2nd Bass)
The perfect gentleman, superb 2nd bass, ex-Royal Naval Commander and long-time member of the Chorale, Michael Carter passed away recently following a stroke.
Because of a previous stroke, he had stopped singing with the Chorale as a full member at...
Masterful Singing in Cawthorne
11/05/2025 17:53
Yesterday we were blessed with warm sunshine for our joint concert in Cawthorne with the Mastersingers. The very appreciative audience was treated to a varied programme of music, with two items perfomed by both choirs together.
Marvellous Music at Bolton Abbey
14/05/2023 15:17
What a wonderful venue for an evening of choral music. The weather was with us, and we loved being back after a break of five years. We'll be back again much sooner (pandemics permitting!)
Manchester bombing
24/05/2017 14:27
The recent atrocity at the Manchester Arena has touched the Manchester Chorale members deeply. As performers, we identify ourselves with the audience who went to what was a joyous occasion that turned into a horrendously unforgettable experience.
At our rehearsal on the day after the...
Lovely day out at Cawthorne
26/06/2014 14:19
We had a terrific day out in Cawthorne, Yorkshire. last Saturday. The ladies of the parish provided a typical Yorkshire tea - sandwiches, sausage rolls etc, with tea and scones (butter, cream and jam) and cake and more tea. Absolutely disgusting!
The concert, organised locally by John Walker, was...
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