Chipperfield Choral Society
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Chipperfield Choral Society
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Welcome to the Chipperfield Choral Society web site!
Chipperfield Choral SocietyThe Society is affiliated to the National Federation of Music Societies. We have performed a wide variety of works over the years - for details please view the concert history section of the site (click here). We currently have around a 100 members drawn from a wide area centred on the village of Chipperfield.. New members are always welcome (especially Tenors and Basses) so if you would like more information please contact our secretary, Stella Andrews. RehearsalsOur rehearsal periods correspond more or less to school terms. They are held in the Village Hall, Chipperfield starting at 7.45pm. For full rehearsal details of our 63rd Season, please click here ConcertsWe usually give three concerts a year:
We also give a Charity Carol Concert and, from time to time, join with other choirs to perform major choral works in prestigious venues. Concert programmes for Last Season (2008-9) can be viewed by clicking on the below links: Short HistoryIn 1947, a small group of keen singers in Chipperfield started to meet regularly in one of the member’s homes to sing madrigals. The founder and leader of the group was Joyce Herman Allen, a local singing teacher. As the membership grew, the choir met at Chipperfield School and, by singing at local weddings, raised enough money to buy its own piano. Regular concerts were held in the Village Hall and Joyce Allen usually managed to engage well know soloist – on e one occasion John Heddle Nash performed in Chipperfield! The Society was often asked to join local choirs to song large scale works accompanied by an orchestra and performed many concerts at Watford Town Hall. In March 1973, the choir performed Bach’s Mass in Bi Minor under the baton of Anthony Hopkins at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion. The concert was funded by numerous garden parties and jumble sales and was so successful that the choir went on to perform Mozart’s Mass in C minor again conducted by Anthony Hopkins. Adrian Davis arrived in the area in 1974 as Director of Music at Berkhamsted School and Joyce felt able to retire and hand the Chipperfield baton over to Adrian. Joyce remained President until her death in 1986. Adrian stayed for five years and then handed over to Tony Metcalfe who left in 1986. There then followed 3 conductors in quick succession until our current Musical Director, Delia Meehan took up the baton in 1991 having agreed to take the choir for one term only. Under Delia’s inspirational leadership, the choir has gone from strength to strength. Her extensive contacts in musical circles have enabled the choir to perform major works with the best young soloists and orchestral players. The outstanding find was Emma Bell who made such an impression when she performed on Brahms Requiem in 1999 and Haydn’s Creation in 2000 that she was invited to become patron, a position which she holds to this day. For more detailed history click
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