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WELCOME TO LUTON CHORAL SOCIETY
(Founded 1870)
Website last updated: 15th May 2012 |
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Musical Director: Crispin Lewis.
Rehearsal Pianist: Linden Innes-Hopkins
The Luton Choral Society, started from an idea in 1866, was eventually
founded in 1870, giving its first performance in 1871.
Photographs and a brief historical account of the Society's eight former conductors are reproduced from archive materials.
Today, the Society has over 50 members, mostly drawn from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, performing
works from both the traditional repertoire and also from more contemporary composers.
The Luton Choral Society is registered by the Charity Commissioners
(Reg. No. 290450) and is affiliated to Making Music Eastern Region which represents, supports and promotes
amateur vocal and instrumental groups and music clubs throughout the United Kingdom.
If you would like to support the
African Sanctus community initiative
and the work of Luton Choral Society
please consider making a donation.
For more information on Localgiving
please follow this link to their website:
Localgiving.com
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Message to all members:
Dear all,
I’m delighted to be able to tell you that we heard today that the Arts Council have awarded us a grant of £5,000 towards our production of African Sanctus. This takes the total amount we have raised to fund this concert to over £8,000. We are particularly grateful to Anne White who has worked tirelessly on the funding bids. This means that we will be able to put on a spectacular performance of African Sanctus in June.
On Tuesday we have a reporter and photographer coming to the rehearsal in order to produce a feature article on the project for the local paper. The photographer has to leave soon after 7pm so I would like to request all those who are able to do so to arrive at the church just before 7pm for the photograph (Hilary is coming to open up at 6:50pm). Bev Creagh, the reporter will stay until the interval in order to talk to members of the choir about the performance and what it means to you to take part.
At committee this week we decided on the concert dress. We will all be wearing black (ladies black tops and trousers or long skirts, men black shirts without ties and black trousers). In addition, in order to give this concert an African theme, we will all have a brightly coloured African kikoy (a piece of cloth) which we will wear as a narrow sash diagonally from our left shoulder to our right hip. I would be most grateful if as many people as possible could come to the church on Tuesday for the photo dressed all in black and we will provide as many kikoys as we can find at 3 days notice! If anyone has any we can borrow for the concert that would also be useful.
Thanks to all of you as ever for your support.
Best wishes, Sara
Concert, Priory Church, Dunstable 16/04/11.
| Crispin Lewis rehearsing the Chiltern
Symphony Orchestra, St. Andrew's, Luton,
27/11/10.
| This concert was funded by
the Bedfordshire and Luton Community
Foundation's Grassroots Grants fund.
| LCS rehearsing at St. Luke's Church, Leagrave
17/04/10
| Luton Choral Society at the Priory Church,
Dunstable 19/06/10
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In Harmony
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Luton Choral Society and Luton Youth
Cantores
at the Priory Church,
Dunstable 21/03/09
| Luton Choral Society rehearsing at St. Luke's
Church, Leagrave 17/04/10
| Crispin Lewis during rehearsal
with members of Luton Choral Society
| Concert, Priory Church, Dunstable
16/04/11.
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The Society has recently performed jointly with Welwyn Garden City Orchestra & Chorus and Luton Youth Cantores
Concerts have been given in venues in Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Garden City.
A Chamber Choir performs, by invitation, at smaller venues in the surrounding area. To book the Chamber Choir for a local event email us at
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