Symphony Chorus
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus is a busy and vibrant choir of approximately 120 members which gives singers the fantastic opportunity to perform some of the most dramatic and passionate choral music ever written. The chance to sing mass works such as Verdi Requiem, Mendelssohn Elijah and Mahler Symphony No.8 and other large-scale repertoire rarely performed in College Choirs, is part of what makes the Symphony Chorus so special.
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus has truly flourished over the past 30 years, delivering exceptional performances of choral classics. A guest conductor is invited for one term each year. The Chorus also enjoys trips and performances abroad for example Florence, Prague, Tallinn, Paris, Lisbon and, most recently, Rome. If you’re passionate about singing and looking for the chance to perform some of the grandest vocal repertory, CU Symphony Chorus is the place for you.
The Creation – Easter Term Concert
Saturday 18 June, 8:00pm
KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE
HAYDN The Creation (Die Schöpfung)
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
East Anglia Chamber Orchestra
Richard Wilberforce conductor
TBC Gabriel/Eve soprano
TBC Uriel tenor
George Humphreys Raphael/Adam bass
The Cambridge University Symphony Chorus return to King’s College Chapel with a performance of Haydn’s oratorial masterpiece The Creation.
Sung in German.
TICKETS: available here.
£38, £35, £25 | Students: £34, £31, £21, or £5 on the door, subject to availability
Come & Sing
The university’s “big choir”, the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus, invites you to attend an open rehearsal in St Paul’s Church, Hills Road. Whether you’re a choral scholar or an instrumentalist, a composer or a musicologist, nothing quite compares to singing large-scale symphonic choral repertoire with a hundred others, and if you don’t believe us, why not dust off your vocal chords and give it a try! If you’d like more information, email manager@camchorus.uk. CUSC: we sing big works in big buildings
After a unique year of lockdown-zoom singing, we are looking forward to welcoming back everyone to another year of fabulous music. Join us as a singer as we embark on an exciting year of epic creations by signing up for an audition here, or note down the below dates into your diary and come support us at our termly concerts! Programme 2021-22Michaelmas TermConcert Date: Friday, 26 November 2021 Concert venue: Our Lady of the English Martyrs Programme: “A Very English Coronation”: Mass in G Minor – Ralph Vaughan Williams with coronation music by Howells, Stanford, Elgar, Walton and Parry
Lent TermConcert Date: Friday, 11 March 2022, 7.30pm Concert venue: West Road Concert Hall Programme: Bruckner Mass in E minor; Stravinsky Messe
Easter TermConcert Date: Saturday, 18 June 202 Concert venue: King’s College Chapel Programme: Haydn’s The Creation Tickets for this concert are available here.
Auditions are open for our 2021-22 season! Sign up for an audition.
2019-2020 highlights:
|
Review: June 2019: CUMS May Week Concert at King’s College Chapel. Read here.
Review: March 2016: Cambridge University Symphony Chorus helps to resurrect Spohr’s ‘The Last Judgement’. Read here.
Review: 16th May 2015, Choral Workshop with David Hill (Wesley Methodist Church). Click here for a review.
Interview: Jessica Scaife talks about life as a Chorus member and the exciting programmes in the 2013-14 Season. Read here.
Review: Ralph Woodward conducts Handel, Rameau and Bach 23/2/14, Varsity. Read here.
Chorus Committee 2021-22
Richard Wilberforce (Musical Director),
Liesbeth Blom (President),
Civia Chen (Student President),
Chris Ford (Treasurer),
Liz Morris (Registrar),
Bridget Ford (Registrar),
Kingsley Reavell (Development Officer),
Lea Hibou (Communications Officer),
Olivia Ward (Social/Events Officer),
Miranda Zwalf (Fundraising Officer),
Lizzie Hale (Chorus Manager)