Past Concerts

In addition to its own concerts, for the past few years Nottingham Harmonic Choir has performed regularly as part of the Nottingham Classics Series of concerts (link to be provided soon)

For each of our past concerts, further details are available by following the “Full Details” links. Reviews are available for many of our previous concerts

Previous Concert

The Dream of Gerontius

Saturday 23rd November 2024 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

In the 90th year since the composer's death we perform this astonishing tale of a soul's journey into the afterlife. The score is passionate and moving, replete with soaring melodies and dramatic choruses.

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Rütti Requiem & Vivaldi Gloria

Saturday 25th May 2024 7:30PM

Southern Sinfonia

Join us for Vivaldi's evergreen Gloria with its enchanting combination of dance-like movements and moments of still contemplation. We follow with Carl Rütti’s thrilling and intensely moving Requiem featuring soloists April Fredrick and Angus McPhee.

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Nottingham Classics: Fauré Requiem

Saturday 23rd March 2024 7:30PM

Sinfonia Viva

For her Nottingham debut with Sinfonia Viva Natalie Murray Beale brings a richly rewarding programme, full of subtle colours and beautiful craftsmanship. Fauré’s Requiem with Nottingham Harmonic concludes the evening.

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Come and Sing 2024

Saturday 17th February 2024 9:30AM

Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a relaxing and enjoyable day.

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Family Carol Concert

Sunday 17th December 2023 5:00PM

Thoresby Colliery Band

There is nothing like heartily singing Carols alongside hundreds of fellow concert-goers to get you in the Christmas spirit. Add some sparkle to your festive Season by joining Thoresby Colliery Band and the choir for a family friendly concert.

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Messiah

Saturday 2nd December 2023 7:00PM

Orchestra da Camera

The annual performance of Messiah at the Royal Concert Hall has become an unmissable fixture in the Christmas calendar. Come and have an evening to escape from the bustle and let Handel's glorious music wash over you and renew you.

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Autumn Rhapsody

Saturday 4th November 2023 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

For this autumn's concert we perform Grieg's 'At the Cloister Gate', the magical Brahms’ 'Alto Rhapsody', the unearthly 'Swan of Tuonela' by Sibelius and Mozart's sublime 'Laudate Dominum'. Our stirring finale is Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise'.

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Britten St Nicolas

Saturday 20th May 2023 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

We bring Britten's mesmerising St Nicolas. Expect storms, murder, resurrections and other miracles. In addition, there's a favourite by Elgar, a rarely performed gem by Vaughan Williams, and haunting music by Arvo Pärt and Max Richter.

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Spring Fantasia

Saturday 25th March 2023 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs will bring contrast and atmosphere. Holst's Hymn of Jesus provides an astonishing palette of colours and textures. Plus the appealing Ave Maris Stella from McDowall and Geilo's increasingly popular Sunrise Mass.

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Come and Sing 2023

Saturday 25th February 2023 9:30AM

Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010 and is a setting of a text by St John of the Cross (1542-1592). Dating from 2012, Luminous Night is the sequel to Dark Night; the two were conceived as two movements of one work.

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Family Carol Concert

Saturday 17th December 2022 5:00PM

Thoresby Colliery Band

There is nothing like heartily singing Carols alongside hundreds of fellow concert-goers to get you in the Christmas spirit. Add some Sparkle to your festive Season by joining Thoresby Colliery Band and the choir for a family friendly concert.

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Messiah

Saturday 3rd December 2022 7:00PM

Orchestra da Camera

The annual performance of Messiah at the Royal Concert Hall has become an unmissable fixture in the Christmas calendar. Come and have an evening to escape from the bustle and let Handel's glorious music wash over you and renew you.

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Musical Seascapes

Saturday 12th November 2022 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

Our island nation has always been fascinated by the sea, and our greatest composers have been irresistibly drawn to it. Here we present a wonderful selection of music with a common sea theme.

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Seasonal Reflections 2022

Saturday 21st May 2022 7:30PM

Perhaps most composers have written Masses, but you'd struggle to find two settings as contrasting as these. Also on the programme will be Fauré’s sublime Cantique de Jean Racine and a selection of short organ pieces by French composers.

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Verdi Requiem Concert

Saturday 19th March 2022 7:30PM

Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra

The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a choral piece which surely tops the short list of truly iconic works. There can be few people who have not heard the opening bars of the 'Dies Irae'

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Come and Sing 2022

Saturday 26th February 2022 9:45AM

PLEASE NOTE - the venue for this event has now changed to The Becket School
Brahms’ Requiem is a unique work. It is both a Mass for the dead, and a celebration of life. We hope you can join us for what promises to be an enjoyable and i

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Messiah 2021

Saturday 4th December 2021 7:00PM

Orchestra da Camera

This year's performance of Messiah will be abridged and will be held at Nottingham's Albert Hall. Come and have an evening to escape from the bustle and let Handel's glorious music wash over you and renew you.

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Gloria!

Saturday 13th November 2021 5:00PM

Sennet Brass

We present the sonorous tones of brass instruments. Come and experience the magical combination of trumpets, trombones, organ and voices.

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CANCELLED - Musical Seascapes

Saturday 21st March 2020 7:30PM

Orchestra da Camera

CANCELLED. Our island nation has always been fascinated by the sea, and our greatest composers have been irresistibly drawn to it. Here we present a wonderful selection of music with a common sea theme.

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Come and Sing 2020

Saturday 22nd February 2020 9:45AM

‘We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams...’ Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s Ode expresses the thrill of excitement but also the isolation experienced by all creative artists.

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Family Carol Concert

Monday 23rd December 2019 7:00PM

Thoresby Colliery Band

There is nothing like heartily singing Carols alongside hundreds of fellow concert-goers to get you in the Christmas spirit. Add some Sparkle to your festive Season by joining Thoresby Colliery Band and the choir for a family friendly concert.

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Family Carol Concert

Saturday 21st December 2019 5:00PM

Thoresby Colliery Band

There is nothing like heartily singing Carols alongside hundreds of fellow concert-goers to get you in the Christmas spirit. Add some Sparkle to your festive Season by joining Thoresby Colliery Band and the choir for a family friendly concert.

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Messiah

Saturday 7th December 2019 7:00PM

Orchestra da Camera

The annual performance of Messiah at the Royal Concert Hall has become an unmissable fixture in the Christmas calendar. Come and have an evening to escape from the bustle and let Handel's glorious music wash over you and renew you.

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Nottm Classics Mozart Requiem

Friday 1st November 2019 7:30PM

Sinfonia Viva

Mozart's sublimely expressive choral and solo vocal lines are matched by gripping orchestral urgency. The Requiem remains one of the most compelling of choral experiences. Sibelius' Fourth Symphony presents a glowering, sometimes inscrutable sound

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Drivetime June 2019

Thursday 27th June 2019 6:00PM

The Hallé

Classical music is everywhere in films, TV shows and even in video games, but there’s no better way to hear it than in a live concert. The Drivetime Concert is an hour of fantastic music played by the 80-piece Hallé Orchestra giving it everything.

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Southwell Minster May 2019

Saturday 18th May 2019 7:30PM

The enduring appeal of Fauré's Requiem lies in the composer's wondrous gift for melody and his decision to create a work which provides comfort and solace rather than depicting death and destruction.

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Haydn Creation

Saturday 23rd March 2019 7:30PM

Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra

The success of Haydn's Creation was immediate, and its appeal has endured. With its bold use of orchestral colour, inventive rhythms and melodies and dramatic contours, Haydn depicts the creation story in an artistic, and sometimes operatic style. St

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