100+ years of great choral singing

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Upcoming concerts

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Handel’s Messiah

Our annual classic performance…

Friday, 6th December 2024 at 7:00pm, Symphony Hall

City of Birmingham Choir
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
Adrian Lucas conductor

Begin the Festive season with style with what is sure to be an electrifying performance of Handel’s greatest choral work. ‘Messiah,’ a constant in the City of Birmingham Choir’s repertoire across its hundred-year history.

TICKETS: box office

City Centre Carols

An enjoyable, festive afternoon of Christmas singing

Saturday 14th December 2024 at 2:00 pm, St Martin-in-the-Bullring Church

City of Birmingham Choir
Adrian Lucas conductor

An afternoon of festive carols in the heart of the City. Join with City of Birmingham Choir and conductor Adrian Lucas to sing favourite carols and listen to some that might be new to you, in the historic setting of St Martin-in-the-Bullring Church. A seasonal afternoon for all the family.

Doors 0pen at 1:30pm
Concert from 2:00pm to 3:45pm

TICKETS: online: box office

TICKETS will also be available at the door at the concert.

We perform wonderful choral concerts in Symphony Hall, Town Hall and other venues in Birmingham, with trips ‘out of town’ to Lichfield, Tewkesbury and elsewhere.

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Our recent concerts:

Mozart – Mass in C minor and Cecilia McDowall – Da Vinci Requiem (17.11.24, Bradshaw Hall, RBC)

French Romantics – Choral and organ music including Dupre De Profundis, featuring David Briggs (organist) (12.06.24, Tewkesbury Abbey)

Reflections – Bach Cantata 12 and Haydn Stabat Mater (2.03.24, Lichfield Cathedral)

Handel’s Messiah (8.12.23, Symphony Hall)

Hurd – Shepherd’s Calendar and Beethoven – Mass in C (12.11.23, Ruddock Hall, Edgbaston)

Come and Sing Brahms Requiem (10.06.23, Gas Street Church)

Saints and Angels: A Celebration of Music and Poetry (13.05.23, Elgar Concert Hall)

Carols for All at St Martin’s (17.12.22, St Martin in the Bull Ring church)

Handel’s Messiah (9.12.22, Symphony Hall)

Vaughan Williams at 150: A Sea Symphony (6.11.22, Symphony Hall)

Classical Spectacular (29.10.22, Symphony Hall)

Faire is the Heaven (11.6.22, Tewkesbury Abbey)

Voice Factory – Commonwealth (26.3.22, Gas Street Church)

Grand Christmas Classics (12.12.21, Symphony Hall)

Messiah – The Centenary Performance (10.12.21, Symphony Hall)

Messiah – The Inside View (28.11.21, Town Hall)

Spectacular Classics (13.11.21, Symphony Hall)

We also released a number of recordings on our YouTube channel for you to enjoy.

Haydn@Home

In the pandemic, we rehearsed movements from Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis, also known as the Nelson Mass. Unable to meet in person, we used online video to rehearse and record this fine choral work. We were joined by orchestral players and soloists for our final recordings.

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We can provide a choir for weddings, parties or other occasions. Voices from the City of Birmingham Choir have been enthusiastically received at a wide range of events. Read MORE.

they displayed the agility and precision of an ensemble half their size

— Birmingham Post, December 2015

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Magnificent concerts – time to book!

28th October 2024, by Mark Lawrence

The City of Birmingham Choir is polishing it’s performance of Mozart’s marvellous Great Mass in C Minor (1783) and Cecilia McDowall’s recently written – and also marvellous – Da Vinci Requiem (2019). With a fine orchestra and soloists, under the baton of Adrian Lucas, this concert is at Bradshaw Hall on 17th November at 4 pm.

Next up is eternal favourite, Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah. The City of Birmingham Choir is an expert at stylish and enjoyable performances of this work, having sung it most of the past 100 years. Fine soloists and the incomparable CBSO for accompaniment. Friday 6th December at 7 pm, Symphony Hall.

Finally in 2024, we present City Centre Carols, an enjoyable afternoon of festive singing at St Martin-in-the-Bullring Church on Saturday 14th December at 2 pm. For tickets, go to our concerts page. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hear us on disc…

Our 2016 recording of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony transcribed for organ by David Briggs was described as ‘riveting’ on BBC Radio 3’s Record Review.

You can also buy our festive Christmas Treats CD via this website.

Our history…

The City of Birmingham Choir was founded in March 1921. Since then it has been a stalwart of Birmingham’s musical life performing a wide range of classical and modern music in Town Hall and Symphony Hall, often with the CBSO. Previous conductors have included Sir David Willcocks and
Christopher Robinson CBE. For the last twenty years the Choir has been skilfully led by the charismatic Adrian Lucas. Read MORE about our history.