Ipswich Choral Society

The Ipswich Choral Society is a friendly choir of some 70 members. It was formed in 1824 and is the second oldest choral society in England.

Under the musical directorship of Stephen Rumsey for over 20 years, the Society has attracted a membership with a wide range of musical experiences and has entertained the public with performances across a wide musical repertoire.

We rehearse on Tuesday nights at St.Helens' school, Ipswich and we usually present three main concerts each year, performing in local churches, the Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich School and, occasionally, Snape Maltings.

We use our Christmas Concert, and sometimes others during the year, to raise money for a variety of charities. In addition we perform at Ipswich Music Day each year, and occasionally accept invitations for additional concerts in aid of local charities.

The Society is pleased to have as its President the Turkish conductor Cem Mansur, who has conducted the choir twice in the UK with the City of London Sinfonia and twice in Turkey when members of the choir were invited to perform at the Istanbul International Music Festival and the Izmir Festival.

In addition to our participation in these festivals in Turkey, over the last few years the Society has also performed in a number of other countries, including France (in Ipswich's twin town of Arras), Austria and Italy. These have been fantastic opportunities for choir members to experience new venues, meet and perform with other choirs and to socialise with each other.

Ipswich Choral Society is a member of Ipswich Arts Association and Making Music, the national federation of music societies.

On a more regular basis, the Society's rehearsals are usually followed by a visit to The Greyhound, Henley Road to continue the active social scene of the choir!

Mozart Requiem

Sunday 22nd April 2012
5:00pm

Mozart Requiem

Sunday 22nd April 20125:00pm

Sunday 22nd April 2012
5:00pm