'New era of British 20th-century choral music' in focus thanks to Ripon Choral Society
A highly-rated and impressively large community choir is to launch its new season at Ripon Cathedral.
Ripon Choral Society, a highly-rated large community choir which performs four concerts per year in the magnificent setting of Ripon Cathedral, will launch its 2025-26 season with a piece which ushered in a new era of British 20th century choral music.
The opening concert on Saturday, November 15 showcases Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony with the Orchestra D’Amici conducted by John Dunford.
A Sea Symphony is a piece which ushered in a new era of British 20th-century choral music.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poetry and with the sea as the central theme, the composer explores humanity’s place in time and space.
The concert will feature two other Vaughan William pieces – Valiant-for-Truth and Five Mystical Songs – with Samantha Hay, soprano, and Mark Stone, baritone.
Next up on Saturday, December 13 will by a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Ripon Choral Society and Orchestra D’Amici conducted by John Dunford. with Eleonore Cockerham, soprano, Kanchana Jaishankar, alto, James Micklethwaite, tenor, and Terence Ayebare, bass.
Moving into 2026 and Saturday, March 28 will see Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality with Olivia Rose Tringham, soprano, and Sam Furness, tenor.
The 2025-26 season will conclude on Saturday, June 13, 2026 with JS Bach’s Magnificat.
All concerts in Ripon Choral Society’s new season will start at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available on the door at each concert, in person at Ripon Cathedral shop or by email: [email protected]
Book online at: https://riponchoralsociety.org.uk/