Forty years of choral excellence
Hertfordshire Chorus was founded in 1970. Known as Hatfield Philharmonic Chorus until 1992, in the last four decades the Chorus has explored a wide range of choral music and performed in many different acoustics.
David Temple has been Musical Director since September 2000, taking over from Michael Kibblewhite (1977-2000).
The Chorus has a wide repertoire, including…
| Elgar | The Kingdom |
| Tippett | A Child of Our Time |
| Bach | Magnificat |
| Monteverdi | Vespers of 1610 |
| Elgar | The Apostles |
| Handel | Dixit Dominus |
| Verdi | Requiem |
| Vaughan Williams | A Sea Symphony |
| Berlioz | Te Deum |
| Berlioz | Grande Messe des Morts |
| Haydn | The Creation |
| Brahms | Ein Deutsches Requiem |
| Janacek | Glagolitic Mass |
| Beethoven | Missa Solemnis |
| Mozart | Mass in C Minor |
| Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius |
| Britten | War Requiem |
| Mendelssohn | Elijah |
| John Adams | Harmonium |
| Philip Glass | A Gentleman’s Honor |
| Tippett | Five Spirituals |
| Bach | Lobet den Herrn |
| Michael Nyman | Out of the Ruins |
| Vivaldi | Gloria |
| Copland | In the Beginning |
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms |
| Tavener | Song for Athene |
| Paul Patterson | Kyrie |
| David Bedford | The Grace of Love |
And, perhaps most importantly, works we have commissioned…
| Steve Block | Solaris |
| Orlando Gough | Ice |
| Howard Haigh |
Land of Light |
| Will Todd | Mass in Blue |
| Roland Perrin | Songs from the Cage |
| Edward Gregson | The Dance, Forever the Dance |
Click here to download a full list of concerts since 1977 as a pdf.
We enjoy singing at many local and national venues, including St Albans Cathedral, Haileybury College, Kings Place, Barbican Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and The Sage Gateshead.