Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society


Welcome!

Welcome to the Warwick and Kenilworth Choral Society (WKCS) web site. We are a friendly non-auditioned choir over 100 strong. We are always pleased to see new members, and perform four concerts each year.

Many thanks to those brave souls who braved unseasonably trying weather to sit in a freezing church (it was partially heated – honest!) on March 23rd to hear our performance of Bach’s b Minor mass. We were particularly delighted to welcome the family of our first musical director, the late Thomas Tunnard, who battled down from Yorkshire to attend the concert. We very much hope our performance was worth the discomfort. We were certainly pleased with the outcome of our often taxing rehearsals of this most challenging piece. Many thanks too to the members of All Saints’ choir who joined us.

And so to the last performance of the season, the summer concert on June 15th. Rehearsals have started well on the three works: Vivaldi’s Gloria, a well-known and popular piece; Rutter’s lovely Requiem and Vaughan William’s Five Mystical Songs. Let’s hope a warm and sunny summer really does arrive to compliment a veritable musical picnic!

Please click here for details of forthcoming concerts and how to purchase tickets.

The WKCS was formed in 1953 following the joint Messiah concert held by the two separate choirs of the Warwick and Kenilworth societies in May of that year. The newly formed choir gave its first concert, a performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio under the baton of 'Tim' Tunnard, on New Year's Day 1954 at St Mary's, Warwick, which remained the choir's main venue for many years.

We are a registered charity and are grateful to our subscribers and sponsors for their continued support. The Society is affiliated to the National Federation of Music Societies (now known as Making Music), which represents and supports amateur vocal, instrumental and promoting societies throughout the United Kingdom.


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