- Spring Concert Large Print Programme
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Date Posted: Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Please click on the attachment for a copy of the programme in large print on the day of the concert. Attachment: 
- INCLUDE Programme Celebration Event
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Date Posted: Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Wednesday, 26 March 2025 - 3:00pm
Ticket price: £Free
About the event:Join us to celebrate the INCLUDE programme! Find out what we’ve learnt about inclusion in music groups, hear real-life examples from Making Music members, and be the first to know about our brand-new set of resources.
Since 2023 we have worked closely with four Making Music member groups to explore what they can do to include more people, from more diverse demographics, in their activities. We’ve learnt alongside these groups about what works and what doesn’t and have seen the how leisure-time music groups can make a real difference in their communities.
In this event you’ll hear from the four groups about some of the actions they took, the impact they made, and their reflections on the programme. We’ll also be launching our brand-new resource: a set of toolkits that will help you build a plan for making your group more inclusive.
The INCLUDE groups:
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Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society
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Great Bowden Recital Trust
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Luton Choral Society
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OutSingCancer Choir
On our journey we have been supported by three external Critical Friends, Roger Wilson (Black Lives in Music), Rachel Wolffsohn (The OHMI Trust), and Dr. Michael Bonshor (University of Sheffield), who will be with us on the day to talk about their reflections.
We will also share what the Making Music team learnt from delivering the programme, our advice to other membership organisations, and what we’re planning to do next to support our members’ inclusive practices.
For more information, see: https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/event/celebrating-include-what-we%E2%80%99ve-learnt-about-inclusion-music-groups-online-event -
- Come and Sing Day
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Date Posted: Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Come and experience the joy of singing in a choir. It's great fun, uplifting and excellent for your physical and mental health.
Everyone is invited from all communities in and around Luton. No experience is necessary - we will provide the music and we will have fun learning a variety of pieces under the help and direction of our conductor, Crispin Lewis, Can't read music ? - that's no problem, we will seat you beside someone who can so you still enjoy the day.
The pieces selected for the day include -- Scarborough Fair
- Mendelssohm: O for the Wings of a Dove
- Handel: Nightingale Chorus
- Mozart: Sanctus and Benedictus from 'Sparrow Mass'
- Access and Inclusion Event
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Date Posted: Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Luton Choral Society are hosting an Access and Inclusion event on Friday 07th February at St Paul's church, New Town Street, Luton, LU1 3EB at 19:30, which will be led by a qualified representative from Making Music to review and discuss how music groups can reduce barriers for people to participate in joining or attending performances of their music.
This interesting topic will help local music groups broaden their appeal for people to join in, sing, and play instruments, all of which leads to enjoying the health benefits of music making.
Representatives of all music groups within reach of Luton are welcome to attend this free Event. Please contact Mike Cocke on secretary@lutonchoralsociety.org.uk if you would like to come along.
- Autumn Concert 30th Nov 2024 - Large Print Programme
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Date Posted: Mon, 11 Nov 2024
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- Crispin Lewis' Wedding
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Date Posted: Sun, 6 Oct 2024
Crispin Lewis, our conductor of Luton Choral Society got married to Emma on Saturday 05th October at St-Martins-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square.
The lovely service included 2 movements from Bach's Magnificat sung by an excellent small choir with organ accompaniment by Crispin's father, Raymond Lewis, and 3 trumpeters.
The whole service was stunning, and Emma and Crispin will start their life together with a day to remember.
After their honeymoon, Crispin will be back at work with Luton Choral Society rehearsing our autumn concert of Rheinberger and Cherubini for our concert on 30th November 2024.
- Summer Concert 06th July - Large print programme
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Date Posted: Sat, 6 Jul 2024
Please click on the attachment for a copy of the programme in large print Attachment:
- Spring Concert 13th April - Large print programme
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Date Posted: Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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- Community Come and Sing Day on Saturday 16th March
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Date Posted: Mon, 15 Jan 2024
Click on More Events above, to see the details of our Come and Sing Day in Polish, Romanian, and Hungarian
- BBC 3 Counties Radio on 24th Dec 2023
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Date Posted: Fri, 29 Dec 2023
The BBC came to our carols'rehearsal on Tuesday 05th December as we were rehearsing various carols which we had agreed to sing at community charity events before Christmas as detailed in other News Items.
The BBC recorded some of our rehearsal and also interviewed some of our members, and the piece was then broadcast on BBC 3 Counties Radio on 24th December in the Babs Michel show. The piece which was broadcast is attachedAttachment: 
- Carols at Capwell Grange Care Home - 13th December 2023
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Date Posted: Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Luton Choral Society likes to help the local community especially at Christmas time, and we were delighted to be able to perform a little carol service at the Capwell Grange Care Home on 13th December.
We sang many popular carols over the course of a little under one hour, and these were warmly appreciated by the residents, some of whom enjoyed joining in with the ones they knew and remembered.
- Carols at the Hat Gardens - 09th December 2023
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Date Posted: Wed, 13 Dec 2023
The Hat Gardens was opened in May 2023 and provides a focus near the Mall for people to get together and for events to be performed.
As part of Luton Council's Christmas at the Hat Gardens event on 09th December, Luton Choral Society sang a number of Christmas carols for the community to join in with, ending with We Wish You A Merry Christmas.
- Christmas in Venice Concert on 02nd December 2023
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Date Posted: Sun, 3 Dec 2023
We performed our autumn concert on Saturday 02nd December 2023 at St Augustine's church. It was a Christmas in Venice themed programme including 3 pieces by Monteverdi, and works by Palestrina, Marenzio, and Schütz in the first half, and then after mulled wine and hot drinks in the interval, the second half was Vivaldi's Magnificat.
The church was cool, but the atmosphere was warm, and we were expertly accompanied by Sam Prouse on the organ continuo and 2 violinists.
The excerpt below is from the Magnificat - Sicut Locutus Est, Movement 8
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- Luton Choral Society Future Concerts in 2023/24
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Date Posted: Sat, 15 Jul 2023
September 2023 marks the start of Luton Choral Society's 152nd season, and the programme of major concerts in the autumn of 2023 and spring and summer of 2024 is shown in the image above.
Tickets are available on-line on this website for the autumn concert on 02nd December - Christmas in Venice.
- Summer Concert 2023 on 01st July
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Date Posted: Fri, 14 Jul 2023
Luton Choral Society performed our summer concert on Saturday 01st July 2023 at St Augustine's church.
The works were Chichester Psalms and Choral Suite from West Side Story both by Leonard Bernstein, which were hugely enjoyed by our audience, and the Coronation Gloria by Charles Stanford in commemoration of the recent coronation of King Charles.
The photo shows the choir enjoying the afternoon rehearsal before the concert.
- Luton Choral Society New President
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Date Posted: Sun, 11 Jun 2023
Sir Graham Bright has been the President of Luton Choral Society since 1995, but has now decided to step down owing to poor health. We thank him very much for his support and help over the 28 years of his presidency.
We are delighted that Kelvin Hopkins has accepted our invitation to be our next President. Kelvin has been a tremendous supporter of the Society for over 40 years, regularly attending our many concerts, and we look forward to his continued support and advice as our new President.
- Carols at Rosalyn Care Home
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Date Posted: Thu, 15 Dec 2022
Luton Choral Society gave a carol concert to the residents of Rosalyn Care Home on Thursday 15th December which was very well received. Some residents joined in the singing and applauded the carols which was uplifting and helped the Christmas spirit.
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- Light Up A Life Service at Keech Hospice
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Date Posted: Sat, 8 Oct 2022
Luton Choral Society performed Christmas carols at Keech Hospice on Sunday 04th December from 4pm as part of LCS's desire to provide community service music to Luton charities.
As part of their Light Up a Life Service, we sang Panis Angelicus by C Franck, and the carol Ding Dong Merrily on High.
Clare Burden from Keech Hospice said -"I just wanted to say a big thank you for last Sunday. You and the choir were amazing and sang beautifully. The feedback we received from people while they were waiting for the bus back was very positive, so thank you for your support and voices."
- Luton Today 31st August 2022
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Date Posted: Wed, 31 Aug 2022
Sara Kelby, chair of the society, said: “We have just celebrated our 150th season and both performed Haydn’s Creation which was the first piece ever performed by the choir in public in 1871 and also commissioned a celebratory work from Cecilia MacDowall.
"We often perform in churches but in recent years have also sung in the Carnival Arts Centre, the Mall and outdoors in the town centre. We took part in the celebrations at the town hall for the lighting of the beacon to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
"We were not allowed to meet up during the pandemic but rehearsed weekly on zoom which meant we were unable to hear one another. We are very glad to be back rehearsing and making music together.
“However in common with many other choirs our numbers have fallen since the pandemic and we are keen to recruit new members in every part but especially men!”
The first term’s membership is free and there is no audition to join the choir. You do not need to be an experienced singer but do need to be able to sing in tune and blend with others.
It is also useful to be able to read music but not essential as the conductor and other members of the choir can offer assistance.
Said Sara: “Singing is good for your physical and mental health and being part of a community of singers who become friends is an enjoyable, relaxing and moving experience. Please contact Rosemary on 01582 579748 and look at our website www.lutonchoralsociety.org.uk to find out more information. We are waiting to hear from you.”
For more information, see: https://www.lutonchoralsociety.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=visit
- Spring Term 2022
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Date Posted: Tue, 19 Jul 2022
Our programme for 2023 starts with rehearsals on Tuesday 10th January 2023 at 19:30, working on Hummel Mass in Bb and Fauré Requiem
If you would like to come along, click here
