Hope that you have enjoyed your summer break and a reminder that we will be restarting rehearsals on Wednesday the 10th of September 2025 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster to prepare for our Brahms ‘Requiem’ concert on December 13th. Please arrive a little early for the first rehearsal so that scores can be organised ready for a prompt start at 7.30 p.m.

Our AGM will also take place during that session and papers for that will appear on this site shortly. We look forward to seeing there.

There will be no rehearsal on Wednesday the 28th April 2025 so please ensure that you are not the one locked out of the Minster on that date. Rehearsals will resume the following week on the 4th of June and we look forward to seeing you then.

The Come and Sing session led by David Lawrence on Saturday 29th March has been much acclaimed and to prove that you were there DL has kindly provided some photos :

Depending on your financial activity, the Charity Commissioners may require a very full report on your activities as well as full financial disclosure. Due to a temporary uplift in our income this has been applied to us and the full document is attached below for your information.

A Happy New Year to you all and a reminder that we will be restarting rehearsals on Wednesday the 8^th of January 2025 to prepare for our Haydn’s Creation concert on April the 12^th. If you have your own copy of this score then please bring it along with you and if not then please arrive a little early so that scores can be sorted out.

Also connected with this work is another date for your diary. We will be holding a Singing Day led by David Lawrence on Saturday the 29^th of March and we look forward to exploring the Creation with one of Britain’s leading choral trainers.

Our first rehearsal of the 2024/25 season will take place on Wednesday 4th September 2024 at 7.30 p.m. in Sunderland Minster. After some singing, our AGM will be held and the Agenda, previous minutes and annual accounts are available below for you to read/download before the meeting.

Please try and be at the Minster a little earlier so that scores can be organised ready for a prompt rehearsal start. If you have your own copy of a Watkins Shaw edition of Messiah it would be helpful if you could bring that with you.

Wednesday the 4^th September 2024 is the date you need in your diary to ensure that you are with us for the first rehearsal of the new season.

Please try and be at the Minster a little earlier so that scores can be organised ready for a prompt rehearsal start. The necessary AGM will take place a little later in the evening after some singing. If you have your own copy of a Watkins Shaw edition of Messiah it would be very helpful if you could bring that with you.

Papers for the AGM will be circulated nearer the time but until then we hope that you enjoy your summer.