Prague 1998:

In September 1998, 46 members of the choir, plus assorted partners, spouses and friends, travelled to Prague. We sang first in Mariensky, better known as Marienbad. Our second concert was at the Church of St. Nicholas in the charming Old Town Square in central Prague. The chandelier in the middle of the cathedral had been a gift from the Czar, during the period when the church was Russian Orthodox. We performed eleven numbers, mostly by English composers.

Cracow 2000:

In July 2000 the choir travelled to Cracow in Poland. Once Poland's capital, the old city contains beautifully preserved medieval and renaissance buldings. UNESCO has designated this area as one of the Twelve Most Precious World Monuments.

The choir tour lasted for four days, and some members then moved on to a walking tour in the Tatra mountains after the concerts.

Budapest 2002:

In August 2002 the choir performed two concerts in Hungary's two most famous churches: the Basilica Esztergom and the Matyas Templom in Budapest. Several members then proceeded to Eger for mountain walking and other less strenuous forms of acculturation.

Venice 2004:

In September 2004 the choir went to Padua and Venice. We sang works by Bach, Brahms, Bruckner, Elgar, Mozart, Fauré, Handel, Howells and Parry as well as works by Venetian composers and organ pieces for Nicholas Danks. The concerts were performed in SS Redentore on Giudecca and San Francesco in Padua.


Helsinki and Tallinn 2006:

In September 2006 the choir took off on one of its biannual tours - this time to the Baltic States starting in Helsinki in Finland and then on to Tallinn in Estonia. There were over 90 of us of which 65 were singers. We sang in the beautiful and impressive Lutheran Cathedral. From Helsinki we went on to Tallinn where we performed in the Cathedral as we had in Helsinki.

For further pictures of the 2006 tour click here


Weimar, Leipzig and Dresden: 2008
Wendy kindly organised the tour which took place in September 2008, visiting Weimar, Leipzig and Dresden. Some photographs of the tour taken by Wendy Stephens: