24th September
WFCS announces exciting 24-25 season of choral greats!
24th September
The region’s leading large classical choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society, has announced it will be bringing some of the world’s most popular... read more
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2024
‘Come & Sing’ workshop led by Eton College choirmaster is a sell-out success
15th April
More than 170 amateur singers from across the UK were in fine voice at an annual ‘Come & Sing’... read more
CHOIR’S BEETHOVEN & BLACKFORD CONCERT IS A REVELATION OF OLD AND NEW
17th March
Two choral classics – one old, one new – were warmly received when the region’s leading large classical choir, Worcester... read more
2023
Handel's Messiah 2023 is a sell-out!
11th December
A record 700 music-lovers flocked to Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 9 September to hear Handel’s glittering oratorio, Messiah, sung by 140 voices and renowned soloists.
The specially candlelit concert, which included choral favourites such as the... read more
Top County choir brings Brahms to Cathedral
17th September
The region’s leading large classical choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society, earned a standing ovation from a near-capacity audience for its thrilling... read more
Announcing our exciting 2023-24 concert season!
17th July
The region’s leading large classical choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society, has announced three... read more
WFCS ‘Come & Sing’ Verdi workshop is a sell-out success
23rd April
More than 160 amateur singers from around the UK convened in Worcester on Saturday 22nd April, for Worcester Festival Choral Society’s biggest ever... read more
Elgar's masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius returns in March
20th January
Sir Edward Elgar’s much-loved choral work, The Dream of Gerontius, is returning to Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 18 March at... read more
WFCS Beethoven & Blackford concert is a revelation of old and new
1st January
Two choral classics - one old, one new - received a very warm reception when they were presented by the region's leading large classical... read more
2022
Tenors & Basses wanted from January 2023!
27th December
Amateur tenor and bass singers from across Worcestershire are being invited to join one of the County’s most prestigious classical choirs, starting from 9 January.
Worcester Festival Choral Society, which was established in 1861 and was often conducted by Sir Edward Elgar in its... read more
Hallelujah! Messiah concert thrills a packed Worcester Cathedral
11th December
Almost 600 music lovers packed a candlelit Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 10th December to hear one of the best-loved of all choral works, Handel’s glittering oratorio Messiah, sung by 140 voices and renowned soloists.
The concert was staged by the... read more
Behold, the sea! WFCS markes Vaughan Williams’s 150th anniversary with major concert at Worcester Cathedral
9th October
Hundreds of music lovers dove into a special, sea-themed concert at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 26 November at 7.30pm, when a 130-strong chorus from Worcester Festival Choral Society – one of the region’s most respected choirs – performed one of Ralph Vaughan... read more
WFCS raises the roof at Proms Spectaculars!
1st September
Following an invitation earlier this year from outdoor events organisers BelEvents, a chorus of 30 singers from Worcester Festival Choral Society raised the roof... read more
WFCS sings in the Three Choirs Festival Chorus
5th August
Continuing the annual tradition that has been part of Worcester Festival Choral Society’s raison d’être since its inception in 1861, a contingent of... read more
Double Gloria! Come & Sing choral workshop attracts 100+ singers
25th April
More than 100 amateur singers from across the country descended on Worcester on Saturday 23 April, for a special... read more
Gloria! Amateur singers invited to 1-day choral workshop
7th February
Amateur singers of all kinds can learn not one, but two, much-loved choral works at a special ‘Come &... read more
Bach choral Passion returns to Worcester - with BBC Proms tenor Nicholas Mulroy
7th February
One of the most significant classical choral works ever written is to be performed by 150 voices and a star soloist cast, at a major... read more
2021
Hallelujah! WFCS is back on song after Covid and Storm Arwen
12th December
Worcester Cathedral rang out to the sound of 150 choral voices for the first time in two years on Saturday 11 December 2021, when... read more
Faure Requiem concert (27 Nov) cancelled due to storm damage
27th November
CONCERT CANCELLATION - Saturday 27 November Worcester Festival Choral Society’s comeback concert cancelled after... read more
Mozart and Fauré return to Worcester!
24th October
Classical music lovers are in for a treat this autumn, when the 150 voices of the region’s leading... read more
WFCS is back on song, with double cause for celebration!
19th July
Singers from one of the region’s leading choirs, Worcester Festival Choral... read more
2020
WFCS marks 160 years with landmark book
20th December
One of the leading Choral Societies in England, Worcester Festival Choral Society, has marked its 160th anniversary in 2021 with the... read more
Concert cancellations: 14 & 28 November
26th October
In light of the ongoing limitations surrounding large gatherings and live performances due to Covid-19, Worcester Festival Choral Society confirms that both of its planned concerts for autumn 2020 have had to be cancelled (14 November - Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius and 28 November... read more
Covid-19: Latest concert update from Worcester Festival Choral Society
15th July
WHAT'S IN STORE?? LATEST 2020-21 CONCERT UPDATE
If you're a music lover wondering what concerts WFCS is bringing to Worcester Cathedral in the coming months... watch... read more
Cancellation due to Covid-19: A Sea Symphony (21 March) & Come & Sing workshop (4 April)
18th March
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19):
CONCERT CANCELLATION - A Sea Symphony – Worcester Cathedral, Saturday 21 March 7.30pm COME & SING CANCELLATION - The Music Makers -... read moreBehold, the sea! WFCS marks Mayflower 2020 with sea-themed concert
8th March
Celebrating ‘Mayflower 2020’ in grand choral and orchestral style,... read more
2019
Hallelujah! Handel’s Messiah returns to Worcester Cathedral
20th November
If you’ve always wanted to stand up for the thrilling Hallelujah chorus, as... read more
Standing ovation for Choral society's Mozart Requiem at Worcester Cathedral
17th November
The region’s leading large classical choir, Worcester Festival Choral Society, attracted more than 500 music-lovers to its performance of Mozart's mighty Requiem at Worcester... read more
Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' comes to Cathedral for first time in 16 years
7th April
There was a rapturous reception when one of the region’s most accomplished choirs, Worcester Festival Choral Society, performed Mendelssohn’s masterwork Elijah in the imposing surroundings of Worcester Cathedral for the first time in 16 years.
... read more
2018
Messiah concert at Worcester Cathedral opens the Christmas season
9th December
Worcester Cathedral was packed on the evening of Saturday 8th December for a thrilling performance of one of the world’s most popular choral... read more
160 voices and 50-piece orchestra bring epic choral concert to Worcester Cathedral
18th November
More than 300 music lovers enjoyed two, thrilling 20th century choral works at Worcester Cathedral on 17 November, in Worcester... read more
Dr Donald Hunt OBE MA (1930-2018)
4th August
Worcester Festival Choral Society has been deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of our former conductors, and a major figure in the local and national music world, Dr... read more
Come & Sing! 150 singers learn Verdi's Requiem in a day at WFCS workshop
8th April
More than 150 amateur singers from across the country flocked to Worcester on Saturday 7 April to learn choral blockbuster Verdi's Requiem... read more
Haydn's masterpiece The Creation celebrates spring in style
18th March
Worcester Festival Choral Society replaced winter chill with a breath of spring at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 17th... read more
2017
Handel’s Messiah is choral concert of the Christmas season
10th December
More than 550 classical music lovers from across the region visited Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 9th December to hear Worcester Festival Choral Society's performance of Handel's Messiah, one of the world’s best-loved choral works.
... read more
Duruflé's Requiem and Dove's For An Unknown Soldier make a memorable Remembrance concert
19th November
A rare performance of Duruflé’s much-loved choral Requiem with both orchestral and organ accompaniment, together with one of the first public performances of Dove's For An Unknown Soldier - attended by the composer himself - attracted around 350 people... read more
110 singers learn Elgar classic in a day at WFCS workshop
2nd April
More than 100 keen amateur singers from across the County and beyond joined members of Worcester Festival Choral Society at Worcester... read more
Brahms Requiem concert applauded as a real classic
26th March
More than 350 music lovers attended a major spring classical concert at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 25th March, to enjoy one of the... read more
2016
'Messiah' concert raises the roof at Worcester Cathedral
11th December
The 150-strong Worcester Festival Choral Society performed Handel's hugely popular masterwork,... read more
Auction couple’s Cathedral concert joy
25th November
A Worcester couple who won tickets to a major concert in a charity auction held by... read more
Concert highlights Lord Nelson’s Worcester connections
10th November
The performance of Haydn’s... read more
2016-17 concert season announced
2nd August
Worcester Festival Choral Society is thrilled to announce its new season of great choral music: three, exceptional evening concerts, held in the atmospheric surroundings of Worcester Cathedral this November, December and... read more
160 voices learn oratorio in a day
22nd April
More than 160 amateur singers from across the County and beyond joined Worcester Festival Choral Society to learn an oratorio in a day at The... read more
Singers invited to ‘Come & Sing’ Elijah workshop
16th March
Amateur singers of all kinds are invited to join Worcester... read more
Spectacular spring concert gets a rousing reception
14th March
Worcestershire music-lovers enjoyed an evening of musical emotion and excitement Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 12th March, when Worcester Festival Choral Society... read more
2015
Handel's complete Messiah sung in Worcester Cathedral
15th December
One of the world’s best-known choral works, Handel’s Messiah – which has the much-loved ‘Hallelujah’ chorus at its heart – was performed in full to an audience of 630 music... read more
In Memoriam: Sir David Willcocks CBE MC (1919-2015)
4th November
Worcester Festival Choral Society pays its thanks and deepest respects to Sir David Willcocks, former Worcester Cathedral organist and a Vice President of Worcester Festival Choral Society, who died at his home in Cambridge on 17th September 2015, age... read more
Star mezzo-soprano to sing Elgar in Worcester
28th September
Internationally acclaimed opera singer Sarah Connolly CBE, an award-winning concert and recording artist and Rule Britannia soloist at the 2009 Last Night of the BBC Proms, is to perform with Worcester Festival Choral Society at its Worcester Cathedral concert on 14th... read more
Worcester Festival Choral Society pays respects to Worcester Cathedral Lay Clerk Ian Bell
22nd April
Worcester Festival Choral Society was sad to learn of the death on Sunday 19 April of Ian Bell, who was for many years a bass Lay Clerk of Worcester Cathedral. He also sang alongside Worcester Festival Choral Society in last December’s Christmas Concert Extravaganza, memorably... read more
Choral Society to perform Bach’s masterpiece B minor Mass in Worcester Cathedral
2nd March
One of the region’s most accomplished classical choirs, Worcester Festival Choral Society, will be bringing J.S.Bach’s celebrated Mass in B minor to the magnificent surroundings of Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 21st March.
The Mass in B... read more
2014
150 voices and period orchestra to perform Handel’s Messiah in Worcester Cathedral
24th November
One of the best-loved choral works, Handel’s Messiah, is to be performed by the 150-strong Worcester Festival Choral Society at Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 6th December.
The perfect musical treat in the run-up to Christmas, the concert... read more
Moving choral works come to Worcester Cathedral in memory of Bishop’s late wife Denise Inge
3rd November
Worcester Festival Choral Society is teaming up with a full symphony orchestra, nationally acclaimed soloists and choristers of Worcester Cathedral Choirs, to perform two inspirational choral works in Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 15th November.
The choir is... read more
Next Concert
BACH - ST MATTHEW PASSION
Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspirational 1727 oratorio St Matthew Passion is both a musical icon for the Christian world and an expression of feelings common to the whole of humanity.
Known as the ‘Great Passion’, it presents a powerful setting of Jesus's final days, drawing on parts of St Matthew’s Gospel.
From intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes, the work’s richly scored arias, chorales and choruses sculpt the story into a gripping drama, told with a vivid sense of theatre by double chorus, ... read more
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