More than 35 years of choral excellence
Hertfordshire Chorus was founded in 1970. Known as Hatfield Philharmonic Chorus until 1992, in the last thirty-eight years 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…
| 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…
| 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 Chapel, West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge), Barbican Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and The Sage Gateshead.