Past concerts

Details of concerts we’ve performed in the past can be found below.

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Music@Stansted

Saturday 23 March 2024 • 7.30 pm

St John’s Church, Stansted Mountfitchet

Join us for a uplifting spring programme of madrigals and music inspired by the natural world by invitation of Music@Stansted.

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A Garland of Madrigals

A Garland of Madrigals

Saturday 9 March 2024 • 7.30 pm

Queens’ College Chapel, Cambridge

Come and enjoy a selection of the finest English and Italian renaissance madrigals, featuring works by Monteverdi, Weelkes, Aleotti and Gesualdo.

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The Very Best Time of Year

The Very Best Time of Year

Saturday 9 December 2023 • 6.00 pm

St Giles’ Church, Cambridge

Come with us on a festive musical journey from the Renaissance through to the present day, featuring works from our new Christmas recording.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 9 December 2023 • 11.00 am

St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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Take Him, Earth

Take Him, Earth

Saturday 11 November 2023 • 7.30 pm

The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge

Music for Remembrance Day featuring Howells Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing and Howells Requiem.

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In the Beginning

In the Beginning

Saturday 8 July 2023 • 7.30 pm

Queens’ College Chapel, Cambridge

A programme exploring 20th century and contemporary choral works that evoke the natural world and our place within it - featuring Aaron Copland, Jonathan Dove, Caroline Shaw and Sarah Rimkus.

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Beauty in Darkness

Beauty in Darkness

Saturday 25 March 2023 • 7.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Join us for a programme of sacred and secular nocturnes, including the Tallis Lamentations and Rheinberger’s Abendlied.

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The very best time of year

The very best time of year

Saturday 3 December 2022 • 6.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Join us as we reflect on the magic of Christmas with a festive programme featuring works by Byrd, Chilcott, Rutter and Park.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 3 December 2022 • 10.30 am

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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Te Deum by John Featherstone

Te Deum by John Featherstone

Friday 14 October 2022 • 8.00 pm

St Paul’s Church, Hills Road, Cambridge

Join us for a trilingual classical, jazz, gospel setting of the Te Deum.

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Last Songs of Summer

Last Songs of Summer

Saturday 10 September 2022 • 7.00 pm

St Vigor’s Church, Fulbourn

A celebration of seasonal choral music featuring pieces by Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Britten.

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POSTPONED - The Summer is Coming

POSTPONED - The Summer is Coming

Saturday 18 June 2022 • 7.00 pm

St Vigor’s Church, Fulbourn

It is with regret that we have to postpone today’s concert due to Covid cases in the choir.

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Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Saturday 2 April 2022 • 7.30 pm

Ely Cathedral

This compelling and profoundly beautiful setting of the St John Passion is one of Pärt’s most popular works and employs his truly original tintinnabuli style.

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Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Friday 1 April 2022 • 8.00 pm

Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge

This compelling and profoundly beautiful setting of the St John Passion is one of Pärt’s most popular works and employs his truly original tintinnabuli style.

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A Sense of the Divine: Music for Choir and Violin

A Sense of the Divine: Music for Choir and Violin

Saturday 5 March 2022 • 7.30 pm

The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge

Cambridge Chorale joins forces with prize-winning violinist Hatty Haynes to perform a programme of music for choir and violin including works by J.S. Bach, James MacMillan, Alec Roth and Owain Park.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 18 December 2021

Downing Place URC, Cambridge

Very sadly, Cambridge Chorale’s Christmas concerts will not be going ahead this year.

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A Renaissance Christmas

A Renaissance Christmas

Saturday 18 December 2021

Downing Place URC, Cambridge

Very sadly, Cambridge Chorale’s Christmas concerts will not be going ahead this year.

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English Choral Gems

English Choral Gems

Saturday 9 October 2021 • 6.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Join us for an uplifting evening of English choral masterpieces as we celebrate our first concert since the lifting of Covid restrictions.

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Carols for Christmas Eve

Carols for Christmas Eve

Thursday 24 December 2020

We have recorded a recital of festive music for Christmas Eve, raising money for the Trussell Trust. Featuring traditional carols, contemporary classics and renaissance masterpieces.

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POSTPONED - Passio with The Gesualdo Six

POSTPONED - Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Friday 3 April 2020 • 8.00 pm

St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge

We have, with regret, decided to postpone our Passio concerts with the Gesualdo Six which were due to take place in April. We will reschedule for later in the year and details will be announced as soon as we have them.

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POSTPONED - Passio with The Gesualdo Six

POSTPONED - Passio with The Gesualdo Six

Thursday 2 April 2020 • 8.00 pm

St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds

We have, with regret, decided to postpone our Passio concerts with the Gesualdo Six which were due to take place in April. We will reschedule for later in the year and details will be announced as soon as we have them.

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Music for a Leap Year

Music for a Leap Year

Saturday 29 February 2020 • 7.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Featuring works by Morten Lauridsen, Pärt Uusberg, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Alonso Lobo and Judith Weir, alongside the launch of our new album, ‘Hymns to the Mother of God’.

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O magnum mysterium

O magnum mysterium

Saturday 14 December 2019 • 7.30 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Celebrating the wonder of Advent and Christmas with music by Praetorius, Chilcott, Rutter, McDowall, and many more.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 14 December 2019 • 11.00 am

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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Even You Song

Even You Song

Saturday 2 November 2019 • 6.30 pm

Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge

An immersive work based on Choral Evensong by Bettina Furnée and Lucy Sheerman, set to music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad.

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Even You Song

Even You Song

Sunday 13 October 2019 • 6.30 pm

All Saints and St Andrew’s, Kingston, Cambridgeshire

An immersive work based on Choral Evensong by Bettina Furnée and Lucy Sheerman, set to music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad.

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Sung Eucharist, Mattins and Evensong

Sung Eucharist, Mattins and Evensong

Sunday 1 September 2019

St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol

Music by Howells, Byrd, Stanford and Arvo Pärt.

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All Saints Clifton, Bristol

All Saints Clifton, Bristol

Saturday 31 August 2019 • 7.30 pm

All Saints Clifton, Bristol

Music by John Tavener, Judith Weir, David Bednall, Rautavaara and Hildegard.

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St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells

St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells

Friday 30 August 2019 • 7.30 pm

St Cuthbert’s Church, Wells

Music by John Tavener, Judith Weir, David Bednall, Rautavaara and Hildegard.

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Evensong at Wells Cathedral

Evensong at Wells Cathedral

Thursday 29 August 2019 • 5.15 pm

Wells Cathedral

Music by Gibbons and Palestrina.

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Muswell Hill Music Festival

Muswell Hill Music Festival

Saturday 13 July 2019 • 7.30 pm

St Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park

Featuring The Passing of the Year by Jonathan Dove, a glorious cycle focusing on the changing seasons. The concert will also feature works by John Rutter, Thea Musgrave, Bob Chilcott, and Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir.

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The Passing of the Year

The Passing of the Year

Thursday 11 July 2019 • 8.00 pm

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge

Featuring The Passing of the Year by Jonathan Dove, Park’s Shakespeare Love Songs, Chilcott’s Aesop’s Fables and piano works by Thea Musgrave and Judith Weir.

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Bach: B Minor Mass

Bach: B Minor Mass

Saturday 18 May 2019 • 7.30 pm

Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge

Celebrating Cambridge Chorale’s 25th anniversary in the stunning surroundings of Trinity College with Bach’s epic mass, completed only a year before his death.

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A Sense of the Divine

A Sense of the Divine

Saturday 2 March 2019 • 7.30 pm

Ely Cathedral Lady Chapel

Some of the most beautiful choral music ever written, including Harris’s Faire is the Heaven and Stanford's Beati quorum via, alongside works by Tallis, Parry, Weir and Whitacre.

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Welcome All Wonders

Welcome All Wonders

Saturday 15 December 2018 • 5.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A Christmas cantata by David Bednall for choir, organ and trumpet. Using poetry and liturgical texts, the piece celebrates the Christmas story.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 15 December 2018 • 11.00 am

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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O Little Rose

O Little Rose

Saturday 13 October 2018 • 7.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Works by female composers, including Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir and Cambridge composer Joanna Ward.

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As darkness falls

As darkness falls

Saturday 7 July 2018 • 8.00 pm

Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge

Works by Park, Marsh and Rautavaara, for the time when day fades into dusk.

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Songs of Contemplation: Music for Lent

Songs of Contemplation: Music for Lent

Saturday 24 March 2018 • 7.30 pm

St Michael’s Church, Bishop’s Stortford

Music reflecting the lenten atmosphere from Gesualdo, MacMillan and Tormis.

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Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert

Saturday 9 December 2017 • 5.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Showcasing music written for Christmas, from the 16th century to the present day.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 9 December 2017 • 11.00 am

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Our fun-filled family Christmas concert – come prepared to sing, and to jingle all the way!

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From the Rising of the Sun

From the Rising of the Sun

Saturday 14 October 2017 • 1.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A diverse programme of contemporary choral and organ works by living composers. Pre-concert talk on the Old Hispanic Office Project at 1pm.

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Lux aeterna

Lux aeterna

Saturday 24 June 2017 • 7.30 pm

St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge

Choral music on the theme of ‘light’, including works by Ēriks Ešenvalds, György Ligeti, Eric Whitacre and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.

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Hymns to the Mother of Christ

Hymns to the Mother of Christ

Saturday 25 March 2017 • 7.30 pm

Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge

From the Renaissance to the modern day, featuring works by Byrd and Britten, alongside world premières by Sarah Rimkus and Joanna Ward.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 10 December 2016 • 11.00 am

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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Parry: Songs of Farewell & Bach: Three Motets

Parry: Songs of Farewell & Bach: Three Motets

Saturday 22 October 2016 • 7.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge

Bach Singet dem Herrn, Komm, Jesu, komm, Der Geist hilft, and Parry Songs of Farewell.

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Flower Songs

Flower Songs

Saturday 16 July 2016 • 7.00 pm

Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge

Music for a summer’s evening from Britten, Whitacre, Tavener, Monteverdi, Pearsall and Lauridsen.

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The Little Match Girl Passion

The Little Match Girl Passion

Saturday 19 March 2016 • 7.30 pm

Little St Mary’s Church, Trumpington Street, Cambridge

Beautiful music for Lent, including Allegri’s Miserere, Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater and MacMillan’s Miserere.

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An Edwardian Christmas

An Edwardian Christmas

Saturday 12 December 2015 • 7.30 pm

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge

Join us for an Edwardian Christmas concert, including traditional carols by Elgar, Parry and Stanford.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 12 December 2015 • 3.00 pm

Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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A Festival of Folk Song

A Festival of Folk Song

Saturday 18 July 2015 • 7.30 pm

St Paul’s Church, Hills Road, Cambridge

Join Cambridge Chorale on a summer’s evening for a vibrant programme of choral music inspired by folk songs from around the world.

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Masterpieces for choir and organ

Masterpieces for choir and organ

Saturday 28 March 2015 • 7.30 pm

Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge

Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer and Langlais’ imposing Messe Solennelle, plus works by Finzi, Kodaly and Tavener.

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A Christmas Cracker

A Christmas Cracker

Saturday 13 December 2014 • 7.30 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Seasonal music and readings to get you in the Christmas spirit, supporting the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

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Jingle all the way!

Jingle all the way!

Saturday 13 December 2014 • 3.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A fun-filled concert for all the family, with plenty of audience participation!

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Songs and Sonnets

Saturday 11 October 2014 • 7.00 pm

St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London

Cambridge Chorale returns to the Brandenburg Choral Festival with a programme inspired by texts from Shakespeare.

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20th Anniversary Gala Concert

20th Anniversary Gala Concert

Saturday 12 July 2014 • 7.30 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

The finale of Cambridge Chorale’s 20th Anniversary Season, featuring Tallis Spem in alium and J S Bach Singet dem Herrn.

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Messiah

Messiah

Saturday 5 April 2014 • 7.00 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Cambridge Chorale, with EAChO, present Handel’s Messiah as part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations.

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Music@Stansted Christmas Concert

Sunday 15 December 2013 • 3.00 pm

St John’s Church, Stansted Mountfitchet

A programme of seasonal favourites by invitation of Music@Stansted.

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Braughing Music Christmas Concert

Saturday 7 December 2013 • 7.30 pm

St Mary’s Church, Braughing

A programme of seasonal favourites by invitation of Braughing Music Society.

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Duruflé Requiem

Duruflé Requiem

Saturday 9 November 2013 • 7.30 pm

Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge

A concert of remembrance, with East Anglia Chamber Orchestra.

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The Ecstasies Above

The Ecstasies Above

Saturday 13 July 2013 • 7.30 pm

St Andrew’s Church, Chesterton

Music for choir and string quartet by Beethoven, Gjeilo, Gibbons, Monteverdi, Mozart, O’Regan and Whitacre.

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Feel the Spirit!

Feel the Spirit!

Saturday 27 April 2013 • 7.30 pm

St Vigor’s Church, Fulbourn

A concert with music that tells a story, featuring Shakespearean text and heartfelt spirituals. As part of this concert we raised £500 for Evelina Children’s Hospital at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.

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Christmas is coming...

Christmas is coming...

Saturday 8 December 2012 • 7.30 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

Seasonal choral favourites and festive readings to get you into the Christmas spirit!

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A Festival of Britten

A Festival of Britten

Saturday 24 November 2012 • 7.30 pm

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge

A choral celebration marking next year’s centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth.

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Songs and Sonnets

Songs and Sonnets

Saturday 14 July 2012 • 7.30 pm

Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge

Beautiful choral settings of Shakespeare’s writing by Mäntyjärvi, Martin, Mealor, Shearing, Vaughan Williams and others.

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Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610

Saturday 28 April 2012 • 7.00 pm

St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Cambridge Chorale returns to the Brandenburg Choral Festival for one of their three closing concerts.

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Salvator Mundi

Saturday 17 March 2012 • 7.00 pm

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Edenbridge, Kent

A programme of choral works for Passiontide.

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A merry Christmas

A merry Christmas

Saturday 10 December 2011 • 7.30 pm

St Vigor’s Church, Fulbourn

Featuring excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, plus Bob Chilcott’s The Twelve Days Of Christmas, world carols and festive family favourites.

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Ein deutsches Requiem

Ein deutsches Requiem

Sunday 6 November 2011 • 7.00 pm

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge

Brahms’ choral masterwork and Parry’s Songs of Farewell, with works by Saint-Saëns, Bizet and Gershwin arranged for two pianos.

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Cathedral Classics

Cathedral Classics

Saturday 9 July 2011 • 7.30 pm

St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden

Featuring Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, William Walton’s The Twelve, and sacred choral masterpieces from around Europe.

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