News

Recent events and news updates from Wadebridge Choral Society

Note upcoming Dates:

Thursday 5th February 2026 – Soup & Sweet! Rock Institute – 12 noon to 2.30 pm

Saturday 7th March 2026 – Helen Porter Workshop – 10 am – 1 pm – Wadebridge Primary School

Saturday 25^th April 2026 – Anniversary Concert – 7 pm – St Endellion Church

Saturday 25^th July 2026 – Summer Concert – 6.30pm – Wadebridge Town Hall

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Carols by Candlelight at Egloshayle Church

“The time draws near the birth of Christ” is the opening line of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, In Memoriam AHH. This Christmas-themed section describes a misty night with distant church bells, reflecting on the passage of time with themes of hope and remembrance, concluding with the famous lines, “Peace and goodwill, goodwill and peace, peace and goodwill, to all mankind”. Wadebridge Choral Society’s accompanist, Stephen Tyrrell set these beautiful words to his own composition and the choir really enjoyed learning his beautiful music. Thanks to all who came to our ‘Carols by Candlelight’ Concert at Egloshayle Church on the 20th of December, the church was full with a great festive atmosphere and we enjoyed singing to such an appreciative audience.

Autumn concert at Wadebridge Town Hall on Saturday 15 November – Mozart

Thank you to everyone who came on Saturday, including orchestra, soloists, choir, Stephen Tyrell, Musical Director Nick Danks, and of course, our audience. What a pleasure to perform and listen to a glorious evening of Mozart. A particularly big thank you to our bass soloist Charlie Murray who stepped in at the last moment to cover for Jacob Dennison who was unwell.

Spring concert at St Endellion Church on Saturday 26^th April – Messiah!

Did you know of the unexplained tradition for audiences to stand for the “Hallelujah Chorus? There is an apocryphal story of King George II attending a royal performance of Messiah and supposedly rising to his feet during the Hallelujah Chorus, so could be a possible reason! To the delight of us all at WCS and The South West Baroque Orchestra, the audience rose to their feet as the choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus! It was a wonderful moment! Grateful thanks to all who attended and helped with the organisation of this amazing concert.