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Mozart Requiem – 2025

Mozart Requiem – Saturday 5th April 2025 – 7.30pm. Venue to be announced. This concert features the combined voices of The Quayside Choir and Wareham Choral Society and will take place in Poole on 5th April, and in Wareham on 29th March 2025. Further details to be announced.

Christmas Concert 2024

Saturday 7th December 2024 7.30pm – St Mary’s RC Church, Wimborne Road, BH15 2EG – our annual Christmas concert with a varied programme of seasonal pieces both sacred and celebratory, with several carols for audience participation. With excellent seasonal refreshments, a fantastic Christmas raffle, and the Aliquando Wind Trio to entertain you in the interval, we promise you a very generous serving of Christmas fare. Tickets are priced at £12 and will be available in advance or on the door (cash or card only, please).

Vivaldi ‘Gloria’

Saturday 23rd November 7.30pm 2024 – we will be combining with The Christchurch Singers for a concert featuring Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’, with supporting pieces by Pitoni, Parry, Goodall, Bruckner and others. The concert will be at St Francis of Assisi Church, BH8 9SH. See the poster for details.

Next Concert 22nd June 2024 – MUSIC FROM STAGE & SCREEN

Join The Quayside Choir and guests for an evening of choral and instrumental music from the movies, television, and stage. Our programme is a selection of music featured in the world of entertainment as we move through many genres, including classics from Bach and Mozart, musical theatre favourites, an opera chorus or two and movie magic from Howard Shore, Ennio Morricone and John Williams.

THE QUAYSIDE CHOIR AT KINGSTON LACY, WIMBORNE, BH21 4EA

The Quayside Choir is delighted to have been invited to sing at Kingston Lacy during the festive season. The house and gardens are going to be suitably decorated and lit for a beautiful seasonal experience.
The choir will be one of many local groups providing entertainment for visitors during this time. We will be singing outside on Saturday 2nd December at 4.00-4.15 pm and 4.30-4.45 pm. Come along, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the music.

Come and Sing

Choral Workshop

Saturday 2nd March 2024                     10.00am-4.30pm

Come & Sing:

Extracts from Carl Orff’s

CARMINA BURANA

Upton Community Centre

Poole Road, Upton

BH16 5JA

Upton Country Park

The Quayside Choir at Upton Country Park Christmas Craft Fair 2023

The Quayside Choir is delighted to have been invited to sing seasonal music at Upton Country Park House at their Christmas Craft Fair weekend. We will be singing on Sunday 26th November 2023 at 2.00pm and at 3.00pm.  We hope to see you there!

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JOIN US AND SING!  THE QUAYSIDE CHOIR IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS

Th Quayside Choir meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Wimborne Road, Poole. We are seeking to welcome new members who share our love of singing. For more information please contact our chairman, Sue Easton, on 07553 466517.

Vivaldi Gloria

23rd April 2023 – The Quayside Choir and The Choir of The Church of the TransfigurationThe Church of the Transfiguration, Chaddesley Glen, Poole, BH13 7PFFree entry with retiring collection

Come and Sing

Choral WorkshopSaturday 18 March 2023   1.30-5.00pm – Vivaldi : Gloria – at Upton Community Centre with guest director SIMON EARL, Director of Music, Organist & Master of the Choristers, Christchurch Priory

The Quayside Choir – Other Christmas Events 2022

We’re pleased to have been invited to contribute to two concerts taking place at St Mary’s Church, Wimborne Road, Poole.  One is for the Church’s Christmas concert on Friday 2 December and the second is for Poole Hospital’s Christmas Service on Wednesday 14 December. Both events start at 7pm and we will be singing a selection of pieces from our seasonal repertoire. We hope to see you there.

Christmas Concert 2022

The Quayside Choir is delighted to be presenting a concert of Christmas music at St Mary’s RC Church on Saturday 17 December at 7.30pm.  The choir will be accompanied by Ewa Irek and we are pleased to be joined by special guests The Parry String Quartet who will provide some seasonal instrumental items. The programme covers a wide range of music in different styles, Christmas music old and new and ample opportunity for audience participation in several traditional carols. This promises to be an enjoyable and entertaining evening as we explore both the contemplative and celebratory themes of Christmas. Tickets are priced at £12 including refreshments. To reserve your tickets please email quaysidechoir at yahoo.com (amend as appropriate / spam avoidance) or telephone Helen on 07875 919373.

Spring Concert Saturday 14th May 2022

On Saturday 14 May, The Quayside Choir is presenting a Concert for Spring at Gussage All Saints’ Church. The choir will be singing a wide range of repertoire from madrigals and part songs through to jazz standards and musical theatre, as well as a tribute to the Queen in her Jubilee year and a nod at ‘The Last Night of the Proms.’ The choir is delighted to be joined by their accompanist, Ewa Irek, and two special guests, Eleanor Riley (soprano) and Louise Dukes (piano accordion). With refreshments included in the ticket price of £10, come along and enjoy a glass of wine and a full and varied programme of music.  Tickets are available from Chris King on 01258 840255  or the choir’s secretary on 01202 552571.