Click HERE to see the September 2023 musical events newsletter.
'Requiem in a Day'
Matthew Coleridge's Requiem
Saturday 30th September 2023
at St Thomas's Church, Kendal
Cumbria Festival Chorus invites you to come and sing
Matthew Coleridge's Requiem
conducted by Matthew Coleridge
with cellist Vivienne Pooley, organist Ian Pattinson and percussionist Doug Dawson.
Dorset-based composer Matthew has made his Classic FM Hall of Fame debut in 2023,
entering at no 86 on this year's chart.
Click HERE for a flyer and application form
Matthew Coleridge's Requiem
conducted by Matthew Coleridge
with cellist Vivienne Pooley, organist Ian Pattinson and percussionist Doug Dawson.
Dorset-based composer Matthew has made his Classic FM Hall of Fame debut in 2023,
entering at no 86 on this year's chart.
Click HERE for a flyer and application form
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 festival weekend in the same year as the historic Mary Wakefield Festival
- 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.