In music, we tend to remember the highlights of a piece. The big climax, the final cadence. However, these moments are meaningless without the gathering of energy that comes before them. All music is tension and release, arsis and thesis. CBS forty-ninth season promises to be one of great energy and full of music that expresses these ideas.
Our October concert will give us the chance to revisit works that CBS has performed in the past that have become part of their signature repertoire, enjoyed by both singers and audience members. This programme includes Bach's Komm Jesus Komm and Stanford's beloved motets alongside new works by Judith Bingham, Samuel Barber, Kevin Siegfried, and others.
We also look forward to welcoming audiences once again to our December concert which gives our community the chance to not only hear some seasonal classics, but to join us in singing traditional Christmas carols. The December concert will feature music by Will Todd in anticipation of his workshop with us come 2026. We hope that you will not miss the chance to come sing many of the composer's works under his direction on January 31st!
Following what promises to be a very exciting workshop, March gives us a moment to pause and reflect as CBS performs Bruckner’s Mass in E minor with a 15-piece wind band. This work is new to the choir and we look forward to working with our MD Joesph Judge on this exciting piece.
The concert in May will look quite different to what has come before it. While CBS remains deeply committed to performing works of what is generally recognised as part of the "standard" choral canon to the highest standard, we are also interested in other styles of music and forms of performance. In May we will present some modern works by Will Todd and be adding some jazz influence to the concert.
Dates for your diary:
AUTUMN CONCERT
CBS Favourites Past & Present
Saturday 18th October 2025, 4:00 pm
Wesley Church Centre
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Make We Joy
Saturday 20th December 2025, 3:00 pm
St. Werburgh's Church
CHORAL WORKSHOP with Will Todd
Saturday 31st January 2026
Workshop: 11:30 am to 6:00 pm
Performance: Approx. 5:00 pm
Saint Mary Without-the-Walls
SPRING CONCERT
Bruckner's Mass in E minor
Saturday 14th March 2026, 3:00 pm
St. Werburgh's Church
SUMMER CONCERT
Saturday 16th May 2026, 4:00 pm
Wesley Church Centre
