Over
50 years the Society has grown progressively under the leadership
of seven Music Directors, with Patrick McCarthy joining us in 1995.
Each has contributed enthusiastically to the Society’s musical life
and development and together with the warmth and passion for singing
of the members, the Society has developed and maintained an integrity
which has kept it in the fore of choral tradition in the area.
One of our recent notable choral events
was a much praised performance of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius at
the renowned Snape Maltings Concert Hall, when we combined with
the Ipswich and Colchester Bach Choirs and the Colchester Philharmonic.
In 2007 we celebrated our 50th
Anniversary year with a full programme of choral works. These
included performances of the Verdi and Brahms Requiems, the
Mozart Te Deum and later in the year, in our exchange with
The Evangelische
Singgemeinde of Weinheim, two performances of Beethoven's
Mass in C and his Christ on the Mt. of Olives.
We will again be visiting Snape Maltings
Concert Hall in 2008 to perform Handel's Zadok the Priest and Solomon,
combining with The Ipswich Bach Choir and Dovercourt Choral Society
we bring together some 170 singers to perform these two memorable
works.
We rehearse at the
Witham United Reformed Church from 7.45pm until 9.45pm every Tuesday.
