April 2026 musical events newsletter
Cumbria Opera Group "Carmen" chorus invitation
Byrd, Britten and Beyond (inside page)
Byrd, Britten and Beyond (outside page)
Verdi Requiem information and application form
Lake District Music invitation
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Cumbria Opera Group "Carmen" chorus invitation
Byrd, Britten and Beyond (inside page)
Byrd, Britten and Beyond (outside page)
Verdi Requiem information and application form
Lake District Music invitation
(If you have a btinternet.com email address you may not receive the newsletter
(I'm spam, apparently), but I will post it here every month.)
If you change your email address, please let me know -
once an email to you bounces back to me, there's nothing I can do!
Please make sure all new events are sent to me by noon on the last day of the month.
About Us
Cumbria Festival Chorus is a large-scale, county-wide choir drawn from all communities in Cumbria and beyond. Our events are open without audition to all enthusiastic singers committed to developing the rich heritage of the British choral tradition.
Our aims are:
Our programme includes:
Our organising committee is entirely voluntary and has many years' experience of planning large choral events. We have no paid staff and our funding relies on subscriptions, sponsorship and funds from grant-making bodies.
Our aims are:
- to encourage young people to continue an interest in choral singing after leaving school
- to provide a platform for young soloists and instrumentalists to make great music
- to widen and explore the repertoire of larger-scale choral and orchestral music
- to encourage new ways of presenting choral music so that it is accessible
Our programme includes:
- choral workshops
- training days for choral singing and conducting
- a major choral performance every year
- collaboration with other music events through the sharing of resources and expertise
Our organising committee is entirely voluntary and has many years' experience of planning large choral events. We have no paid staff and our funding relies on subscriptions, sponsorship and funds from grant-making bodies.
