CANTON CHORUS
Joy through Singing
Established in 1990, Canton Chorus is a community choir based in the Canton area of Cardiff. Singing in four-part harmony it has performed works by many of the world's most famous composers both historic and modern, The choir prides itself in being grounded in the community and committed to diversity and inclusion.
SUMMER CONCERT
Our Summer Concert is scheduled for Saturday 28th June. The programme will include short works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Frank, Beach, Rossini and Teague plus Stanford's "Songs of the Fleet". Further details will be available here shortly.
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JOHN ABRAHAM
Much to our regret our Founder and Musical Director since 1990 announced his retirement earlier this year. The Chorus is immensely grateful to John for his outstanding leadership, hard work, musical direction and commitment over the 35 years he has led the choir. Our Summer Concert will be dedicated to him.
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BEN TEAGUE
The Chorus is very pleased to announce that Ben Teague, our erstwhile Principal Accompanist who stood in for John during his recent illness, has agreed to take on the role of Musical Director for the forseeable future.
OUR LATEST PERFORMANCE
On Saturday 8th February at St. John Evangelist Church, Canton, Cardiff, we performed Johannes Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" (A German Requiem) and Benjamin Britten's "Rejoice in the Lamb" to a full house. We are most grateful to our Musical Director, Ben Teague, our accompanists: Chris Glynn and John Cheer and to our soloists: Soprano, Ali Shone; Alto, Ben Pinnow; Tenor, Paul Rothwell and Bass, Simon Pratt.
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Choir in rehearsal on the afternoon of the concert
Photo: Gordon Plant​
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REHEARSAL TIMES
Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings commencing at 7.15pm and finishing at 9.00pm. They are held at Canton Uniting Church, Cowbridge Road East, CF5 1LQ (next door to the Co-operative Supermarket).
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JOIN CANTON CHORUS
Do you love singing classical choral music? Canton Chorus is looking to welcome new members. We're a friendly, inclusive, ambitious choir and no audition is required. Prospective new members are welcome at any time. Simply turn up at any rehearsal and make yourself known before the rehearsal starts. Alternatively, email our Chair, Steve Bowkett, for further information (chair@cantonchorus.org.uk). Have a look too at our "About Us" page which tells you more about the choir and details of our annual subscriptions.
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