Wigton Choral Society

Programme The December programme will consist of carols and Christmas pieces; the choir will be accompanied by a brass quintet. This Christmas Celebration Concert will be held in St. Mary’s Church, Wigton, on Saturday 10th December Our Summer 2023 concert is planned for Saturday, 17th June, again in St. Mary’s Church, and will consist of ... Read More

Our 2022 Summer concert was held at 7.30pm on Saturday, 18th June 2022 in St Mary’s Church, Wigton Programme The programme, consisting of pieces of reflection on the horror, waste and futility of war, was determined before the tragedy began to unfold in Ukraine. It now seems, sadly, to be a remarkably prescient choice. It was clear that ma... Read More

Visitors to our rehearsal evening, May 2022 Thursday, 26th May, Wigton Methodist Church We were pleased to welcome two visitors from Sweden to our rehearsal evening. Sue and Keren are teachers at the Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium School in Djursholm, Stockholm and were visiting the UK as part of their professional development, looking at aspects... Read More

Christmas Concert 2021 The 2021 Christmas Concert took place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 18th December in St. Mary’s Church, Wigton. The programme consisted of: Bob Chilcott’s And Peace on Earth together with a selection of Christmas Carols for Choir and Audience. Ian Wright: Conductor David T. Shingler: Organ Amanda Wright: Piano Read More

Towards Hope - a concert undertaken jointly with Cockermouth Harmonic Society This evening of Baroque Choral Music, which had been postponed from the planned date in early Summer, took place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 6th November at Christ Church, Cockermouth. Programme Pergolesi Stabat Mater Gibbons Drop, Drop Slow Tears Purcell Dido a... Read More