The Manchester Chorale is a busy, high-quality, auditioned, mixed SATB choir based in Manchester, UK

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www.manchesterchorale.com 

Looking for a choir to join? We're especially looking for tenors and a 2nd bass at the moment, and of course upper voices are always welcome to apply!

 

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In 2020, to celebrate our 40th anniversary, we commissioned a Choral Composition Competition. We were finally able to perform the top three at St Ann's Church, Manchester on 2 July 2022. Here are the Winners

 

 

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Have you seen our YouTube channel? Listen to some of the songs we sang at recent concerts:

Coming next:

Our first concert of hte 2025/6 season is at St Bernadette's Church, Whitefield, M45 7SX at 3:00pm on Saturday 18 October. We will be performing with our guests, Meltham & Meltham Mills Band,  and you can buy tickets here: 
 
 
We completed the 2024/5 concert season on 5 July at the Bridge church, Otley:
 
 
Previously we performed on 10 May with the Mastersingers in Cawthorne:
 
 
We thoroughly enjoyed performing with Bury Youth Big Band on 15 March in Bury Parish Church: 
 

 

 
We celebrated Christmas with our deliciously festive concert at Didsbury Baptist Church, and then in the the annual Christmas Carol Singalong at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on Christmas Eve afternoon:
 
 
On Saturday 29 July 2024 we were at Emmanuel Church, Didsbury 
 
 
On Saturday 18 May wesang at Wilmslow United reformed Church.
We had a great time singing with Sir Karl Jenkins in the Bridgewater Hall for the final concert of his 80th birthday tour
 
On Saturday 2 March 2024 we were at the church of St Mary the Virgin in a joint concert with Bowdon School Choir. 

 

We had a blast at the Bridgewater Hall on Christmas Eve with Jonathan Cohen and Louise Dearman. 
 

Our Christmas concert was a joint event with Besses o'th' Barn Band, at St Bernadette's Whitefield

 
We launched our 2023/24 season with an evening of Simply Sublime Music at the Bridge Church, Otley
 
 
 

 

 

News

A wet evening at St Paul's Withington

31/07/2023 15:30
Our 2022/23 season finale was a concert of music from around the world, sung at St Paul's Withington. The weather was best described as "unseasonal", but that only added to the atmosphere and...

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!)

A Glorious Evening in Macclesfield

01/05/2023 11:10
What a time we had in Macclesfield, in concert with Silk Brass and Macclesfield Youth Brass Band at St Michael's and All Angels. 

Knick Knack Paddy Whack

15/03/2023 13:15
We loved sharing this concert with the children of Springfield Primary School - recent winners of a prestigious choral singing competition!

Rhythm of Life

21/11/2022 10:57
It was wonderful to be back in Cawthorne to perform to such an appreciative audience. An excellent afternoon tea too. We'll return soon!

St Ann's Concert

02/07/2022 19:30
A wonderful concert with much anticipated world premieres of our 40th anniversary choral composition competition winner and runners up.

St Bernadette's Concert

14/03/2022 12:44
£500 raised from a fabulous audience!

Singing to Support Community Projects

28/01/2022 16:18
A group of volunteers are organising many different activities in order to renovate and modernise St Bernadette’s social centre.  The Chorale is very happy to be supporting their...

Christmas at The Bridgewater Hall

08/11/2021 12:15
We're involved in two Raymond Gubbay Christmas Concerts this year! First, it's Grand Christmas Classics with Alan Titchmarsh, scheduled for Monday 20th December at 7.30pm. Then it's the wonderful...

"It was a lovely day", said Will Todd

05/03/2020 12:36
"It was a lovely day", said Will Todd, after having rehearsed his Mass in Blue with us.
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Our Musical Director

 

Jill Henderson-Wild has been with us since 2006.

Her biographical notes are here.

Our Assistant Musical Director

Dave Robinson

See his biographical notes here.

2025/6 Concert Dates:

 

  • 18 October 2025, 3:00pm, at St Bernadette's Church, Whitefield, with Meltham Brass Band
  • 6 December 2025, 3:00pm, at Christ Church, Didsbury
  • 24 December 2025, 3:00pm, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
  • 14 March 2026, 3:00pm, St Anne's Church, Sale
  • 16 May 2026, 7:30pm, Didsbury Baptist Church
  • 20 June 2026, 7:30pm, Eccles Town Hall
  • 4 July 2026, St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead
  • 26 September 2026, 3:00pm, Bridgewater Hall, with Sir Karl Jenkins
Tickets can be purchased h ere

 

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