We are a friendly, enthusiastic and thriving choir of over 100 singers, based in Wallingford in South Oxfordshire. Although we are a non-auditioned choir, we set ourselves high musical standards and are ambitious to improve to the full extent of our potential.
We are delighted that Jonathon Cole-Swinard, Head of Music and Chorus Director at Garsington Opera will be joining us for the Spring Term to rehearse and perform a very exciting mixture of new and familiar works (see right).
While the standard classics of the choral repertoire remain at our core, with recent performances of the great works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi and Elgar, we always enjoy the challenges of less well-known music. Concerts in recent years have highlighted both the new - Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo, Mirror of Perfection by Richard Blackford - and the unusual - Rio Grande by Constant Lambert, Misa Criola by Ramirez and Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams.
We rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 - 9.30 pm in St Mary's Church, Market Place, Wallingford, OX10 0EG, with a refreshment break at half time.
New members will always be welcome and can come and try us without obligation - you won't regret it!
Our 2023/24 EVENTS
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Our Winter concert was in honour of Stephanie Martin, our much-loved Tickets and Front of House secretary who did so much to support the society until her tragically early death in March this year. At her wish we performed Bach's Mass in B Minor, accompanied by the celebrated period-instrument orchestra – Instruments of Time and Truth |
Our Spring concert will be conducted by Jonathon Cole-Swinard, Head of Music and Chorus Director at Garsington Opera. The very popular Requiem by Fauré will be coupled with a recent work by local composer Richard Blackford, Pietà - a dramatic setting of the Stabat Mater interspersed by the heart-breaking poetry of Anna Akhmatova. Benson Choral Society is greatly looking forward to interpreting this wonderful work with Jonathon.Read more
LATEST NEWS
Choral Workshop - Bach B Minor Mass
On 4th November, we are holding a choral workshop on the Bach B Minor Mass. Choral ... Read moreSummer Concert 2023
Our Summer concert was a tremendous success. A large audience in Dorchester Abbey thrilled to an ... Read more
