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The choir enjoys taking part in the annual carol services in the dale, the one at St John's, Cowgill, being the first one this year. We will be supporting the congregational carols as well as performing four pieces on our own with a Christmas theme.

This will be the second of our enjoyable local carol services, supporting the congregational carols as well a singing four pieces on our own with a Christmas theme.

Jos has organised an informal Carol singing walking around Dent and probably ending in the pub and who knows, probably doing some more singing in there.

Welcome to our Spring Concert for 2023:

Carol Service in St Andrew's Church, Dent, 7pm

Cowgill Carol Service at St John's Church, Cowgill, at 7pm.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ON A TUESDAY.

On Saturday April 27th in St Andrew’s Church, Dent, The Dentdale Choir is presenting an exciting new programme of Baroque masterpieces.  

Along with the iconic, uplifting and well-loved Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, the choir is going back to 17th century England to our finest composer Henry Purcell.  Like Mozart, Purcell lived a prolific life, only to die in his mid 30s. In his short life, he too wrote a huge volume of high quality music. The Dentdale Choir has prepared a selection of his music, both sacred and profane, which will be interspersed with some of his finest instrumental music played by Julian Cann and his quartet with John Seymour at the harpsichord. 

The choir is led this year by Nicholas Hurndall Smith. 

In addition, we will hear our much loved local multi-instrumentalist Roger Bush on the organ, as well as an ensemble drawn from the choir. At last year's concert (led by the choir's then conductor, Jen Hartley) the ensemble sang three short madrigals. This time, now formally named "Folli Contorti" and led by non-choir member Caroline Page, they’ll sing a selection of ancient and modern pieces. 

We think that the whole concert is guaranteed to lift the spirits and stir emotions. 

The concert starts at 7.30pm.

SONGS, STRINGS, SIX SETS and SUPPER

Wednesday 19^th March at 7.30 - Dent Memorial Hall

In anticipation of our big event, Handel’s Messiah on the 26^th April, The Dentdale Choir is holding an evening of lighter entertainment to listen, mingle, chat, and get to know us. We’ll provide a buffet, soft drinks and corkscrews, if you would like to bring a bottle of plonk. 

You’ll be entertained by:

Folli Contorti – 9 members of the choir in glorious harmony

The Chequered Acafellas - 6 blokes with songs and sea shanties

Nicholas Hurndall Smith – our wonderful tenor and  choral director accompanied by John Seymour Head of Choral Music at Sedbergh

Cornucopia  - surprising ancient sounds!

Julian Cann and Caroline Page – violins in harmony (To be confirmed)

Surprise! - wait and see or rather, hear

TICKETS: £10 cash on the door including supper!