a bold, adventurous and well-established chamber choir

About Cappella Newcastle

 
The friendly, mixed-age membership – drawn from Newcastle’s local area – are experienced and passionate singers with an enthusiasm for stretching the repertoire in many different directions. Underpinned by a spirit of artistic curiosity and adventure, the choir sings new and old music in venues all over the North East. Under the baton of Musical Director Simon Lee, the choir usually performs three intelligently programmed concerts per year.

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LATEST NEWS

 

Cappella’s Advent concert on Saturday 30th November in Saint James’s United Reformed Church, Newcastle, certainly left both choir and audience truly uplifted, ready for the festive season! The programme included familiar seasonal hymns and carols, as well as music from a variety of composers, from the sixteenth century to the present day: and a variety of styles, from  powerful polyphony to contemporary works.  Our singing was enhanced by accomplished accompaniment from our organist for the evening, William Dore, who enhanced the programme with some  lovely solos. This was our first time under the direction of Drew Cantrill-Fenwick, who devised a varied programme for us, which included some challenging repertoire! Our conducting scholar, Eleanor Cully Boehringer, also took to the podium; conducting a piece by Kerensa Briggs, a British composer, which was very well received.

All enjoyed seasonal refreshments and chatting to friends after the concert.
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Upcoming Events

 
  • Cappella Concert: Cantate Domino

    Cappella Concert: Cantate Domino

    Sat, 5 Apr 2025
    CANTATE DOMINO The music provided for the Court Chapel in Munich was some of the finest ever written during the sixteenth century, and the composer Orlandus Lassus was the ... more
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