Brighton Chamber Choir is a Brighton-based choir of around 45 SATB voices singing a wide range of sacred and secular works from Gregorian chant to Broadway musicals. The choir has charitable status. Register of Charities and is a member of Making Music, formerly the National Federation of Music Societies National Federation of Music Societies.
History In 1990 Brighton Chamber Choir Brief History of Brighton Chamber Choir was founded by Guy RichardsonGuy Richardson who also directed the Brighton Youth Choir. Originally Brighton Chamber Choir sang alongside the Brighton Youth Choir, and it was not until 1991 that Brighton Chamber Choir gave its first solo performance.
From 1995 until 2001, renowned tenor, Neil JenkinsNeil Jenkins. Neil Jenkins. assumed the mantle of music director and reinforced the choir's aim "to develop, improve and promote choral music to the widest possible audience".
Paul Brough took up the baton from 2001 until 2004 and under Brough's guidance, the choir commissioned and gave the first performance of Sir John Tavener's Butterfly DreamsSir John Tavener . Johntavener.com.
For a short time Christopher Larley followed Paul Brough as music director and Jane Money held the post from 2005 to 2019.
Ruth Kerr is the current music director, and Claire Williams is the choir accompanist.
Sir Simon Rattle is president of the choir. Choir chairman is Jo Oldham.
Repertoire and highlights Brighton Chamber Choir performs both unaccompanied and with organ, piano or chamber orchestra. Their repertoire of sacred and secular music ranges from the Renaissance to present day.here.. (PDF) .
Brighton Chamber Choir has performed live on Classic FM and each May takes part in the Brighton Festival Fringe and the Clifton, Montpelier, Powis Festival (CMP).Jones, Adam. (18 May 2011) CMP Festival . Cmpcaonline.org.uk.
The choir also has performed at the Brighton Early Music Festival at Danny House, Hurstpierpoint, at Nymans Gardens for the National Trust and in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton for the Lord Mayor's Music Evening.
In 2010 the choir gave another first performance – Requiem, by composer A T Nail,Requiem, Composer A T Nail. Brightonchamberchoir.org.uk (13 November 2010). and in 2011 Requiem was recorded professionally by the choir.
Brighton Chamber Choir celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2010 with a performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brighton with London's Linden Baroque Orchestra.London's Linden Baroque Orchestra. Lindenbaroque.org.
The choir has given support to charities, notably The Martlets Hospice,The Martlets Hospice . Themartlets.org.uk (19 November 2011). Diabetes UK and St Dunstans.
Premieres 1997 Neil Jenkins'Conductor. Neil Jenkins. new editions of the Schütz Christmas Story and Resurrection Story. 2004 Sir John Tavener's Butterfly Dreams.Butterfly Dreams . Johntavener.com. 2010 Requiem, composer A T NailRequiem composer A T Nail. Brightonchamberchoir.org.uk (13 November 2010). 2010 Guy Richardson's setting of There Be None of Beauty's Daughters (Lord Byron)
Concert venues Brighton Chamber Choir performs regularly at the following venues: St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton Brighton Friends Meeting House Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brighton St Nicholas' Church, Brighton St Paul's Church, Brighton St Margaret's Church, Rottingdean
Funding and administration Brighton Chamber Choir is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable status. Choir funding has two main sources, members' subscriptions (payable quarterly) and ticket revenue from choir concerts.
In accordance with the Brighton Chamber Choir constitution, Brighton Chamber Choir Constitution management of the choir is undertaken by an executive committee of six choir members. The officers and committee members are elected by and out of the choir members each year at the Annual General Meeting. No person to whom the choir pays fees is eligible to serve on the committee.
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External links Brighton Chamber Choir