Wigton Choral Society

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

March 2020 Concert - CANCELLED due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Cumbria Rural Choirs Concert at 7.30 pm on Saturday March 21st 2020 in Carlisle Cathedral, accompanied by the British Sinfonietta and conducted by our Musical Director, Ian Wright, was cancelled. Some of the specially-commissioned pieces from the concert are to be performed by C... Read More

Christmas 2019 Concert The 2019 Christmas Concert, consisting of a performance of Handel’s Messiah, was held on Saturday, 14th December at 7.30pm, in St Mary’s Church in Wigton and conducted by our Musical Director, Ian Wright. It’s hard to believe that Handel’s Messiah only received a luke-warm reception at its world première in Dublin on... Read More

Summer Concert 2019 22nd June 2019 in St Mary’s Church, Wigton Last Saturday’s concert by Wigton Choral Society was imbued with the same magical midsummer light that filled the evening sky outside. The choir of thirty singers gave a rousing start to the performance, confidently conveying the joy and hope of the unaccompanied opening piece, ... Read More

Cumbria Rural Choirs 2019 Concert: 23rd March 2019 Carlisle Cathedral Mozart - Requiem Haydn - Seven Last Words Directed by John Butt The Cumbria Rural Choirs 2019 Concert took place in Carlisle Cathedral on 23rd March, when Wigton Choral Society joined with Keswick Choral Society, Ullswater Choir (Penrith) and independent singers i... Read More