Welcome to the website of Bakewell Choral Society
We are a long-established local choir with a growing membership, sharing a passion for music from a variety of eras, performing four concerts every year and holding weekly rehearsals, from the beginning of September to after our Summer Concert in June. We rehearse on Mondays at 7.15 p.m. in Bakewell Methodist Church.
FORTHCOMING CONCERTS
See the What’s On section for forthcoming concerts, which start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
We would warmly welcome any local singers to come along and join us (guests just for this concert welcome) singing HAYDN’S CREATION in our Autumn Term. Rehearsals are at Bakewell Methodist Church on Monday evenings, 7.15p.m. - 9.30p.m. and the first rehearsal is on Monday 2nd September.
The concert will be in St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday 19th October 2024.
To download a leaflet with more information and contact details, please click here.
For further news about our future concert programme please also check this website’s What’s On page or you can visit our Facebook page by clicking here
Our performances cover a range of musical genres from Renaissance to contemporary works, often involving orchestral accompaniment. We employ professional soloists and support from other singers across the county, including local school children.
Most important to us is our enjoyment of singing and sharing that combined love of music with our warm and appreciative audiences across the county and the Peaks.
We would love to welcome you to one of our concerts; please take a moment to view our calendar of performances and we look forward to seeing you there.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals are at Bakewell Methodist Church, 1 Granby Croft, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1EZ, on Mondays from 7.15 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Whilst we always welcome new members, we would like to know in advance if anyone new would like to join us. Please e-mail: bcsmembersec@gmail.com if you want further details.
In recent years our main concerts have taken place in and close to Bakewell, but we have also performed at St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth, Thornbridge Hall for and our 2024 Summer Concert, John Rutter’s The Sprig of Thyme and other music and readings, took place at St Mary’s Church in Cromford - a first visit for us to this lovely church.
If you would like to listen in on a rehearsal, are thinking of joining us or want to learn more about our choir, please feel free to come along and try us out.
In partnership with Making Music
Since 1935, Making Music has championed leisure-time music groups across the UK with practical services, artistic development opportunities and by providing a collective voice for its members. They represent over 3,500 groups made up of around 190,000 musicians of all types, genres and abilities. Making Music help us with advice and support so that we can get on with singing!