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Dear Harmonic Supporters

Singing – good for the heart and soul! – This is how the whole choir feels about singing, whether performing at the Royal Concert Hall with nearly 200 voices or gathering in small groups to experience the sheer joy of singing.

Under the guidance of our Music Director, Richard Laing, the Choir is now enjoying its 169th Season. Following our successful Autumn programme we’re now looking forward to our annual ‘Come and Sing’ day on 1 March, this year featuring works by Elgar and Vaughan Williams.

Our next major concert is Herbert Howells’ powerfully moving Hymnus Paradisi on 22 March at Nottingham’s Albert Hall. Coupled with the ever-popular Elgar Cello Concerto, we are confident that it will be a very special evening and we really hope you can join us. As a bonus we have a pre-concert talk given by Harmonic Choir member Garard Cawthorne, who remembers Herbert Howells from his studies at the Royal College of Music. We are grateful to the Herbert Howells Trust for their generous grant in support of this concert.

To round off the season we make something of a departure from our more usual repertoire as we delve into the rich world of 16th and 17th century Venetian music in our ‘Glories of Venice’ concert at Southwell Minster on 17 May. We are delighted to be working with the virtuoso English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble to give an authentic period flavour to our performance.

Thank you as always for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Dave Pitt
Chair of the General Committee
Next Concert

Come and Sing 2025
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Elgar Spanish Serenade Op. 23
Elgar Serenade Op. 73

Saturday 1st Mar 2025 9:30AM

Nottingham Harmonic Choir
Conductor Richard Laing
Accompanist Michael Dutton

Join us to experience choral singing in a relaxed and informal way. We’ll be rehearsing and performing three lovely serenades: Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, Elgar's Spanish Serenade and Serenade Op. 73. All in one day!

Venue:
The Becket School

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Welcome

Welcome to Nottingham Harmonic Choir

The Choir has a long and rich history as a leading choral centre in Nottingham and the East Midlands. We perform in various venues, including Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall, Albert Hall and the Minster at Southwell.

Rütti Requiem & Vivaldi Gloria May 2024

What an extraordinary night we had! Beautiful singing and so emotional. We loved the Vivaldi, and the Rütti was absolutely incredible.
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Spring Fantasia, March 2023

The Choir performed a range of styles in a single concert which was a formidable challenge, yet one that they met with great assurance.
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Handel’s Messiah, Dec 2019

‘Vivid storytelling’
‘stylish musicianship….technically assured’
‘exciting…magnificent’
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Mozart Requiem, November 2019

The choir was ‘outstandingly prepared’ and achieved ‘thrillingly dramatic effects’ with ‘narrative urgency, crisp diction, passion and precision’

‘Sinners amongst the audience must surely have considered repentance.’
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Haydn The Creation, March 2019

‘A fine performance. The choir was faultless.’

Come & Sing, February 2019

‘Everyone was so friendly and helpful, especially the choir volunteers who put in a lot of effort (especially the cakes!) to make the day an enjoyable one. I felt I learned a lot from the conductor and was amazed at the progress we made in just a few hours’

Armistice Centenary Concert

‘terrifyingly impressive… a musical triumph…. heart meltingly moving’
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Poulenc Gloria with The Hallé, May 18

‘the music was in their bloodstream’
‘high energy and rock-solid accuracy’
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Bach St Matthew Passion Southwell Minster, March 18

‘Powerful and dramatic’
Performed with ‘exquisite tone and quality’
For the full review and other concerts, see the concert page.

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