Warwickshire Singers is a mixed voice choir of between 30 and 40 singers.
Our first concert was in 1969, and we have performed regularly since then enjoying a very varied repertoire.
We rehearse on a weekly basis, and welcome enquiries from any experienced singer who is prepared to offer a firm commitment to our activities.
A repertoire to suit all tastes
The choir's repertoire is wide, ranging from the 16th to 21st Century, including sacred and secular music, madrigals, partsongs of Britain and other nations, music of the great composers as well as lesser-known ones, sometimes sung "a capella".
Here are some examples of our repertoire in recent years:
Britten - Choral Dances from “Gloriana”; Hymn to St. Cecilia; St. Nicholas
Copland - In the Beginning
Dvorak - Mass in D
Fauré – Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine
Handel - Messiah
Haydn - Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo; Te Deum for Empress Marie-Therese
Janacek - Yugoslav Folk Songs
Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man; Adiemus
Kodaly - Missa Brevis
Mendelssohn - Hymn of Praise
Monteverdi - Beatus Vir
Mozart - Missa Brevis in D
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Pergolesi - Magnificat
Poulenc - Christmas Motets
Purcell - Dido and Aeneas; Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Rossini - Petite Messe Solennelle
Rutter – Requiem; The Sprig of Thyme
Schubert - Mass in G Major
Heinrich Schutz - The Christmas Story
George Shearing - Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare
Stainer - Crucifixion
Tippett - Negro Spirituals from “A child of our time”
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodie; Toward the Unknown Region
Vivaldi - Gloria
Anthems by Purcell, William Croft, Handel, César Franck, Victoria, Tallis and others
Part songs by many different composers including Mendelssohn, Debussy, Elgar, Finzi, Stanford, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Sudlow
We also sing a wide variety of madrigals, Christmas carols, folk songs and arrangements of modern classics e.g Gershwin, Cole Porter, Beatles, Rutter etc
International connections
We have toured in Malta, France, Czech Republic and Italy.
We also regularly combine with the Villanelle de Sceaux, a French choir based in Leamington's twin town.
Our last concert with them was 2010 here in the UK when Leamington Spa was celebrating its twinning connections.
Previous to that, we were in France to celebrate the Villanelle's 50th Birthday.
Our weekly meetings
We meet on Mondays from 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm at Kenilworth Methodist Church, Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LQ.
Socialising
It would be remiss not to mention the strong bond between choir members, and the fairly regular get togethers we have. We are very much like a family and enjoy social occasions. But this does not preclude new members, visitors and guests - we are all very open and you will always get a very warm welcome at any of our events.