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From Pub to Pulpit, Saturday 17th June

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 We're delighted to be hosting the much-praised From Pub to Pulpit concert tour, marking the 150th birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
 
In the concert, we all turn folk songs into hymns with Cumbria Festival Chorus, an a capella folk group – Broomdasher; a folk chamber trio – Coracle; and the whole audience, in a rousing tribute.
 
You probably know that Vaughan Williams was an avid collector of folk songs, who used the tunes of some of the most popular folk songs for hymn tunes in the Hymnal he edited in 1906.

We recreate that musical journey from pub folk song to church hymn, with folk group Broomdasher singing the folk song; instrumental trio Coracle, led by Belshazzar’s Feast’s Paul Hutchinson picking up the tune from them and then all of us singing the hymns.
 
We have such a strong musical tradition here and it will be wonderful to hear as many voices as possible sing songs such as “The Keeper”; “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”; “’Tis Winter Now the Fallen Snow” and “He Who Would Valiant Be”, to make this concert very special.

​Tickets are available from our Bookings page or from 01539 733944.


Matthew Coleridge's Requiem

Cumbria Festival Chorus invites you to come and sing Matthew Coleridge's Requiem on 30th September in St Thomas's Church, Kendal, 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

Royal connections ... !

We are excited to learn that our Patron, Roderick Williams, has been invited to sing at the Coronation of His Majesty
​King Charles III, and has also been commissioned to write a new piece of music for the Coronation.

About Us

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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:
  • 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.

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  • About Us
    • Home
    • Support
    • Our Patron
    • Our Trustees
  • Calendar
  • Events
    • 2023 >
      • June: From Pub to Pulpit
      • September: Requiem in a Day
      • March: Beethoven's 9th Symphony
    • Past Events >
      • 2022
      • 2021 >
        • Wordsworth 250
        • New Year's Eve 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019 >
        • Berlioz Te Deum
        • Early Music Day
        • New Year's Eve 2019
      • 2018 >
        • Parry Centenary Concert
        • New Year's Eve
      • 2017 >
        • Mozart: Requiem
        • Choral Day
        • Elijah
      • 2016 - More Haydn Messe-Fest events
      • 2016 - Dream of Gerontius
      • 2015
  • Bookings
  • Staging for Hire
  • CCI archive
    • 2014 - WWI Centenary >
      • Britten: War Requiem >
        • Acknowledgement of grants
      • New Year's Eve
    • 2013
    • 2012 >
      • July 2012 - The Song of Hiawatha >
        • Hiawatha - Pre-Concert Activities
        • Hiawatha - Concert Photographs
      • New Year's Eve 2012 - Cartmel Priory
    • 2011 - Sing Out for Marie Curie >
      • 2011 - New Year's Eve photographs
    • 2010 - 10th Anniversary Concert - Out of Darkness >
      • "Out of Darkness" - Photographs
    • 2009 - New Year's Eve in Cartmel Priory >
      • New Year's Eve 2009 Photographs
    • 2008 - Vaughan Williams Festival >
      • Vaughan Williams Festival Events
    • 2007 - July - Poulenc Gloria and Berlioz Messe Solennelle
    • 2005 - November - Britten's War Requiem
    • 2004 - Voices Raised and Carmina Burana >
      • Voices Raised
      • Carmina Burana
    • 2002 - July - Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
    • 2000 - March - Beethoven Missa Solemnis
  • Safeguarding
  • Contact Us