Our Choral Scholar Scheme ‘Voices of the Future’ is in full swing for the 2026 season. The scholarships are open to singers aged 18-30, or students in full or part time music education. They are ideal for aspiring professional singers looking to further develop their choral singing and sight-reading capabilities and broaden their experience and… Read more »
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Join Henley’s leading choir for young singers!
Get 2026 off to a great start by joining Henley’s leading choir for young singers ages 7-11 and 12-17. Learn new music and develop your skills with music professionals Gain confidence in your singing with performance opportunities Make new friends along the way and have fun! No auditions – all are welcome Thursdays in term… Read more »
Are you a voice of the the future? Join us now as a paid Choral Scholar
Our Choral Scholar Scheme ‘Voices of the Future’ is in full swing for the 2025-2026 season. The scholarships are open to singers aged 18-30, or students in full or part time music education. They are ideal for aspiring professional singers looking to further develop their choral singing and sight-reading capabilities and broaden their experience and… Read more »
Showcasing the talents of our homegrown soloists
Our summer concert was a perfect opportunity to showcase some of our talented choir members singing solos, some for the very first time. The Mozart Coronation Mass is peppered with quartets and a beautiful Agnus Dei soprano solo and Pergolesi’s Magnificat has a movement with a tenor and bass duet. All our homegrown soloists put… Read more »
Join us to sing a gorgeous choral fantasia – concert on June 21st
Fresh from a wonderful performance of Bach Mass in B minor to a capacity audience (pictures here) we’re now cracking on with rehearsals on Monday evening for our Summer concert in Henley on Saturday June 21st. And YOU can join us! No auditions. We are singing the glorious Mozart Coronation Mass, Beethoven Choral Fantasia, Haydn… Read more »
‘Stellar sopranos had superb pitch’…whatever your voice part – join us!
…read the headline of the review of our Christmas performance of Handel Messiah in the Henley Standard – and we couldn’t agree more. You can read the full review here Make 2025 the year YOU come back to singing. Join us! NO AUDITIONS. Many of our members have sung previously in choral societies or choirs… Read more »
Hilary Campbell gets the best out of singers at Handel Messiah Workshop
More than 180 enthusiastic singers met at St Mary’s Church for a Come and Sing Messiah workshop organised by Henley Choral Society (HCS). Singers came from near and far, from around 30 different choirs and singing groups, to learn about and sing some choruses from this much-loved oratorio. The day was led by the charismatic… Read more »
Join us from Sept 2nd for Hilary and Handel!
While Musical Director Richard Harker is on parental leave, we are delighted that Hilary Campbell will be joining to take us for the Autumn term, including for the Handel Messiah Come and Sing Workshop on Saturday 12th October at St Mary’s Church, Henley-on-Thames and for the Handel Messiah concert on November 30th. HCS members have… Read more »
Youth choir entertain crowds at Harpsden Hoo Ha on June 15th
On a summer day (!) our Youth choirs entertained the crowds at the lovely Harpsden Hoo Ha event, singing some of the pieces from the Summer Sounds concert on June 22nd. The Hoo–Ha aims to bring the community together by combining live music with the best bits of the traditional English summer fete. Review of the… Read more »
Songs of Peace concert in commemoration of 80th anniversary of D-Day a great success
SONGS OF PEACE 7.30pm Saturday, 6th April 2024, The Great Hall, University of Reading Our concert to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, featuring Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem (‘Grant us peace’), Elgar The Spirit of England and Finzi Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice in a packed Great Hall, University of Reading and with… Read more »