Wigton Choral Society

Visitors to our rehearsal evening, May 2022 Thursday, 26th May, Wigton Methodist Church We were pleased to welcome two visitors from Sweden to our rehearsal evening. Sue and Keren are teachers at the Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium School in Djursholm, Stockholm and were visiting the UK as part of their professional development, looking at aspects... Read More

Christmas Concert 2021 The 2021 Christmas Concert took place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 18th December in St. Mary’s Church, Wigton. The programme consisted of: Bob Chilcott’s And Peace on Earth together with a selection of Christmas Carols for Choir and Audience. Ian Wright: Conductor David T. Shingler: Organ Amanda Wright: Piano Read More

Towards Hope - a concert undertaken jointly with Cockermouth Harmonic Society This evening of Baroque Choral Music, which had been postponed from the planned date in early Summer, took place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 6th November at Christ Church, Cockermouth. Programme Pergolesi Stabat Mater Gibbons Drop, Drop Slow Tears Purcell Dido a... Read More

To Daffodils Music by E.J.Moeran Text by Robert Herrick Performed by members of Cockermouth Harmonic Society and Wigton Choral Society Directed by Ian Wright This “virtual performance” was created during the Covid-19 period of lockdown in March 2021, when it was not possible to meet together as a choir. Following a number of practice s... Read More

Summer Concert 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we had to cancel our Summer Concert on Sat 20th June 7.30pm in St Mary’s, Wigton. The concert, titled “The Cumbrian Minstrel”, was planned to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Wigton poet and fiddler John Stagg (1770 - 1823), featuring new work based on Stagg’s poems and the music and poetry of... Read More