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Starting with Purcell and through to big Romantic classics, before moving onto Gilbert and Sullivan, then finishing with modern stage music. Ipswich Choral Society will be charting the history of the chorus on stage for their autumn concert on 17 November at Ipswich School. Music Director Robin Walker conducts the choir through a programme incorporating […]

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Ipswich Choral Society round off their 2018-19 season with a delightful evening of choral favourites at St Margaret’s Church in Ipswich on Saturday 15 June. Conducted by ICS Music Director, Robin Walker, the concert programme features pieces performed on the recent ICS trip to Todi in Umbria, Italy and will culminate with ‘Gloria’ by Vivaldi. […]

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Ipswich Choral Society with Music Director Robin Walker return to Snape following their hugely successful performance of Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’ in 2017. The concert on 6 April features a mostly Mozart programme including his famous ‘Requiem’ and a world première of ‘The Affirming Flame’ by Tom Randle. Shrouded in mystery, the commissioning of the unfinished Requiem […]

Remembrance Day 2018

Members of Ipswich Choral Society took part in the Remembrance Sunday service at the Ipswich Cenotaph, 11 November 2018. Despite rain earlier in the day, there was glorious sunshine for the service in Christchurch Park. Ipswich Choral Society were proud to be involved, providing the musical accompaniment for the laying of the wreaths. For the […]

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Following on from their First World War Centenary concerts earlier in the year, Ipswich Choral Society mark another centenary, the birth of Leonard Bernstein. The Bernstein Centenary Celebration will be held on 20 October at St Mary-le-Tower church. Leonard Bernstein (25 August 1918 – 14 October 1990) was a world renowned musician, conductor and composer. […]

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Ipswich Choral Society is keen to support local charities, both financially with fund-raising events and by raising awareness amongst ICS members and concert audiences. Our chosen charity for 2018 is the Ipswich and District Support Group, Diabetes UK and we will be helping raise awareness at our Bernstein Centenary concert on 20 October. The Diabetes […]

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In collaboration with creative groups from Ipswich and across the region, Ipswich Choral Society will remember the town’s part in the Great War of 1914-18 with a very special event. To mark the centenary of the end of that conflict, music, dance, poetry and animation combine to create an immersive, thought-provoking and moving performance.  We […]

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Ipswich Choral Society will mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, in collaboration with creative groups from Ipswich, combining music, dance, poetry and animation to create an immersive, thought-provoking and moving performance on Saturday 17 March 2018 in the iconic Ipswich Town Hall. We will learn about the personal stories of […]

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“Ipswich Remembers” is an exciting new collaborative project between Ipswich Choral Society and independent Dance Artist Mary Davies, supported by DanceEast. It will bring together a local cast of 200 dancers, singers, musicians and digital artists for two monumental performances within Ipswich’s iconic Town Hall to commemorate the First World War and celebrate Ipswich’s history; […]