Welcome to Ely Choral Society
Ely Choral Society is a flourishing mixed voice choir conducted by Andrew Parnell, one of the UK’s foremost choral conductors.
Concerts are held in Ely Cathedral and other venues locally with professional soloists and orchestras, together with musicians from the Ely and Cambridge area.
The Ely Youth Choir for Secondary-age students was launched with great success in 2010 and is aimed at young people who want to experience the fun and excitement of choral singing to public audiences.
Our most recent concert was ‘Great Choral Classics’ held on 13th July 2024. Concerts for the 2024-25 concert season are outlined below.
2024-25 CONCERT SEASON
We are excitedly looking forward to performing four concerts in Ely during the 2024-25 concert season.
At St. Mary’s Church, Ely on Saturday 26th October 2024 at 7:30 pm we will perform Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and the John Rutter’s Requiem. Both works will be heard in versions accompanied by an instrumental ensemble to include harp, percussion and organ with Jeremy Lloyd organ and the Ely Youth Choir. The concert will be conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Our Christmas Concert, ‘A Ceremony of Carols’, will be in St. Mary’s Church, Ely on Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7:30 pm. We will sing a traditional programme of music for the festive season with its familiar mixture of carols for choirs and audience. The central work will be Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with Bonnie Scott harp, Jeremy Lloyd organ and Ely Youth Choir conducted by Andrew Parnell.
On Saturday 29th March 2025 we will sing Verdi’s Requiem in Ely Cathedral at 7:30 pm. Ely Choral Society will be joined by Grantham Choral Society and four operatic soloists, and will be accompanied by Wymondham Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Our Summer Concert will be on Saturday 5th July 2025 at 7.00 pm in St. Mary’s Church, Ely when we will sing show stopping songs in ‘Broadway comes to Ely’ with Ely Youth Choir conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Tickets for concerts in Ely Cathedral will be on sale from the Ely Cathedral Box Office and at www.elycathedral.org/events and on the Concerts page for concerts at St Mary’s Church, Ely.
The Covid pandemic now seems well in the past but it did give us the opportunity to do some innovative thinking to keep the choir singing! We created a small Ely Choral Society Virtual Choir by making video recordings on our mobile phones. Before it all becomes a history you can still hear our virtual choir by clicking on the following YouTube links:
Welcome to Ely Choral Society
Ely Choral Society is a flourishing mixed voice choir conducted by Andrew Parnell, one of the UK’s foremost choral conductors.
Concerts are held in Ely Cathedral and other venues locally with professional soloists and orchestras, together with musicians from the Ely and Cambridge area.
The Ely Youth Choir for Secondary-age students was launched with great success in 2010 and is aimed at young people who want to experience the fun and excitement of choral singing to public audiences.
Our most recent concert was ‘Great Choral Classics’ held on 13th July 2024. Concerts for the 2024-25 concert season are outlined below.
2024-25 CONCERT SEASON
We are excitedly looking forward to performing four concerts in Ely during the 2024-25 concert season.
At St. Mary’s Church, Ely on Saturday 26th October 2024 at 7:30 pm we will perform Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and the John Rutter’s Requiem. Both works will be heard in versions accompanied by an instrumental ensemble to include harp, percussion and organ with Jeremy Lloyd organ and the Ely Youth Choir. The concert will be conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Our Christmas Concert, ‘A Ceremony of Carols’, will be in St. Mary’s Church, Ely on Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7:30 pm. We will sing a traditional programme of music for the festive season with its familiar mixture of carols for choirs and audience. The central work will be Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with Bonnie Scott harp, Jeremy Lloyd organ and Ely Youth Choir conducted by Andrew Parnell.
On Saturday 29th March 2025 we will sing Verdi’s Requiem in Ely Cathedral at 7:30 pm. Ely Choral Society will be joined by Grantham Choral Society and four operatic soloists, and will be accompanied by Wymondham Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Our Summer Concert will be on Saturday 5th July 2025 at 7.00 pm in St. Mary’s Church, Ely when we will sing show stopping songs in ‘Broadway comes to Ely’ with Ely Youth Choir conducted by Andrew Parnell.
Tickets for concerts in Ely Cathedral will be on sale from the Ely Cathedral Box Office and at www.elycathedral.org/events and on the Concerts page for concerts at St Mary’s Church, Ely.
The Covid pandemic now seems well in the past but it did give us the opportunity to do some innovative thinking to keep the choir singing! We created a small Ely Choral Society Virtual Choir by making video recordings on our mobile phones. Before it all becomes a history you can still hear our virtual choir by clicking on the following YouTube links:
