A Season To Sing

7.30 pm on Saturday 17th May 2025 in St. Mary’s Church, Wigton

Wigton Choral Society have co-commissioned a new work - A Season to Sing by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange - to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first publication of Vivaldi’s popular set of violin concertos The Four Seasons. Arranged in this version for mixed voices and string quintet, A Season to Sing weaves texts from poetry and the Bible into the familiar melodies from Vivaldi’s work complemented by a new setting by Forbes L’Estrange of Ecclesiastes 3.2 – “To everything there is a season”.

Wigton Choral Society is one of a small number of choirs world-wide who have signed up to premiere this work in their area. This is your opportunity to experience this new and exciting re-imagining of a much-loved work.

A Season to Sing

Other songs in the programme, following the theme of the four seasons, are an eclectic mix from composers including Brahms, Elgar and Eva Cassidy.

The concert will be conducted by our Music Director, Ian Wright, and accompanied by The Throstle Ensemble.

Tickets

Tickets can be ordered in advance for £13 from Gillian Wilson, [email protected]. Tickets will also be available on the door at £15. Under-16s are free of charge.

Concert flyer and poster

A pdf copy of our flyer can be downloaded here.

Support

We appreciate offers of support and sponsorship for our Summer concert. Please contact our secretary, Cathy Rooney, using the contact form.

Postscript

A Season to Sing is also being performed on the same night in London by one of the capital’s leading choirs. It’s your choice - but we look forward to seeing you on 17th May here in Wigton!