MEMBERS of the Oldham Choral Society will be making a rare appearance in Rochdale on Saturday (June 22) when they sing at St Chad's as part of their regular Saturday lunchtime recital series.
About 75 members of the 100-strong choir will be performing a short varied programme of sacred choral music, the Verdi Requiem, that should appeal to all classical music lovers, (and there are a number of "crossover" items in the programme too, that will be familiar to all Classic FM listeners) for a performance which starts at 1pm and concludes within the hour.
The programme of music ranges from Handel's famous Coronation Anthem - Zadok the Priest, and Mozart's Ave Verum, to more recent compositions by John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, and the Norwegian Ola Gieillo. There will also be music by Faure, Elgar, Brahms, Bruckner, Schubert and earlier music.
The choir will be directed by its regular music director Nigel P Wilkinson, and accompanied by the church organist Philip Lowe.
Admission is priced at £5.50 to cover costs, and guests can pay on the door.
Nigel said: "We are absolutely delighted to have been invited to perform in this beautiful historic church, and have enjoyed rehearsing a lovely programme of music suitable for the occasion.
"We look forward to singing in the church with its wonderful acoustics, and hope to attract a good audience and make some new friends. Why not come along and spend a relaxing hour with us."
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