City of Bristol Choir was founded in 1991, and appointed David Ogden as Music Director in 2000.
Under his direction the choir enjoys a busy schedule of concerts and events. The choir is made up of 90 auditioned adult singers who rehearse regularly throughout the year, giving six concerts each year in venues around Bristol and occasionally further afield.
Recent seasons have included performances of Britten's War Requiem, Symanowski's Stabat Mater, Brahms' Requiem, Fanshawe's African Sanctus, and Mozart's Mass in C Minor.
In 2007 the choir staged an Elgar Festival which included a performance of all three of Elgar's oratorios including The Dream of Gerontius with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
The choir has appeared on BBC television's Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 2's Sunday Half Hour. In October 2008 the choir toured Italy, and in October 2010 it performed in Segovia, Toledo and Avila in Spain.
In 2011 the choir celebrated its 20th anniversary in a season that included performances of Mozart's Requiem, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, Bach's Mass in B minor, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 and Duruflé's Requiem. All the works have a special significance as milestones in the choir's history.
Next concert
Bach: St John Passion
Sunday 11 March at 7.30pm
St George's Bristol
City of Bristol Choir and The Bristol Ensemble's perform Bach's St John Passion with the tenor Jeremy Budd
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