65th Anniversary performance: soloists announced
It’s the 65th anniversary of the official founding of Tyndale Choral Society and, to celebrate, our November concert will feature the same music as our very first – the ever-popular Messiah.Handel’s best-known choral work also featured in our 50th anniversary concert, and was last performed by the choir in 2017.
Soloists for this year's performance will include old friends of the choir - alto Elisabeth Fleming and tenor Tim Burton, who both featured in Rossini's Messe Solenelle in 2023 with Tyndale. They will be joined by Gloucester-born soprano Catriona Holsgrove, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, and bass William Stevens, a fomer choral scholar at Bristol Cathedral.
Rehearsals for the concert resume on Monday 8th September, and the performance takes place at St James’s Church, Dursley on Saturday 15th November.
Meanwhile, our repertoire for 2026 has been announced, and focuses on two more major oratorios. The summer concert, in June, consists of Haydn’s Creation, and the winter concert is the Brahms Requiem.
Picture:
Music Director Ben Sawyer (right) and accompanist Christopher Guild (left) with members of Tyndale Choral Society. Photo by Alan G. Law.
