Welcome to BCS!
We are a very friendly mixed voice choir of nearly 90 singers based in the Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted. New members are always welcome!
Our next event:
MISSA BREVIS
in D minor
Mozart
and other choral classics by composers such as Handel, Fauré, Lotti, Byrd, Bruckner, Purcell, Balfour Gardiner and Haydn
Saturday 12th September 2026
St Peter’s Church, High Street, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
7:00pm
The final night of our summer tour!
Every August the choral societies of Berkhamsted and Chorleywood join forces to form the Gaudeamus Chorale, and together with organist Iestyn Evans we perform a three-concert tour of a European city. This year we will be in based in Delft in the Netherlands, singing Mozart’s beautiful Missa Brevis in D minor in three historic churches around the country. Other choral classics will include Zadok the Priest by Handel, Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, and Lotti’s Crucifixus.
Our fourth and final concert is back in St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted on Saturday 12th September. Tickets will be £22 on the door and £20 in advance (just click on the link on our website), with tickets for 18-25 year olds only £10 and under 18’s free. Join us if you can!
Come and join us!
Rehearsals on Tuesdays
8pm – 10pm
Swing Gate Infant School
Berkhamsted
Our members come from all walks of life and bring with them a wide range of experience, from lifelong choral singers to those who have never been in a choir before. Together we work hard to perform three fantastic concerts per year with professional soloists and musicians – in spring, autumn and of course at Christmas! There is also the opportunity to join a three-concert tour every August, either in Europe or the UK.
We don’t audition and no experience is necessary, just a love of music and an interest in singing. So whether you have sung in many choirs, sang in a choir at school or you’d just like to give it a try, contact us to find out more!
The best time to join is at the beginning of rehearsals for the next concert (usually in January, April or September), but just let us know if you want to join in between. The first rehearsal for our Autumn concert is on Tuesday 28th April – we hope to see you there!
Our Musical Director
Graham Wili
Graham is an experienced conductor, teacher and performer, and has taken choirs from humble beginnings to singing throughout Europe and performing on the London stage. He is passionate about making music accessible to everyone, and his energy and expertise ensure that singing together is both fun and educational, with members benefiting from his expert vocal tuition.
Our Accompanist
Fei Ren
Fei is a very busy chamber musician and has performed with various instrumentalists in venues such as St Martin-in-the-Fields and St James Piccadilly. As a choral accompanist she works with both professional and amateur choirs.
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