Leicestershire's Premier Chamber Choir
KINGFISHER CHORALE
Musical Director GILES TURNER
OUR CONCERTS
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"A hugely inspiring and immensely enjoyable evening!"
Making Music
Beyond the Notes
For over thirty years, this accomplished chamber choir of around twenty singers has been offering outstanding concerts which both inspire and delight audiences.
The ensemble has given a number of world premieres, including the first performance of the Jazz trio version of Will Todd’s Mass in Blue.
The choir is equally at home with smaller scale works, such as the Bach Motets, the masses of Byrd, Willaert and Palestrina, as with more substantial works including the St John Passion, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Pärt’s Berliner Mass.
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Yet very often you'll find yourself introduced to music you had never experienced before, as the choir takes pleasure in showcasing new talented composers.
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Whether you favour serious historical retrospectives, or you prefer its popular lighter programmes, Kingfisher Chorale will leave you feeling enlightened and stimulated.
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​The hallmark of Kingfisher Chorale is an exquisite attention to detail, subtle nuance of expression, and a richness of tone which bring to life repertoire, spanning over five centuries, from Renaissance, through to contemporary 20th and 21st century. Both sacred and secular music shine in inspiring and often surprising programming!
We invite you to take a breath of fresh air and step beyond the ordinary with us.
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"I loved the brilliant solo singing, gorgeous voices soaring out of the sumptuous texture."
"Thank you to you all for a truly special concert.
The singing tone was really beautiful
and I loved the whole programme."
ROSEMARY DUXBURY
COMPOSER
LISTEN NOW
Always a highlight of the Kingfisher year, our sell-out Christmas concerts in Leicester's stunning mediaeval Guildhall provide an evening of festive delight in the busy season.
Here are a few of our favourite recordings.
REVIEWS
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"SACRED & SECULAR
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I can’t remember when I heard such high quality singing in Holy Trinity Church.
Such beautifully controlled changes of expression, contrast and feeling, and all with the unshowy discipline that comes with good musicians used to rehearsing and performing in a tight-knit group.
The end result was genuinely beautiful, as everyone in the audience agreed."
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Cuckfield Music Festival
June 2022
Pam Pollin in the Leicester Mercury
October 2021
"Giles and his wonderful singers managed to conjure the spirit of Christmas in a cold room of masked people!"
THE MISSING MASTER
In 2013 we performed a landmark concert celebrating Adrian Willaert 'The Missing Master' in Leicester's magnificent St James the Greater.
Willaert, the first of the great Venetian composers, left a legacy which inspired masters such as Monteverdi and the Gabrielis.
Here, Giles Turner discusses the great significance of this forgotten genius and his contribution to renaissance music.
"It was absolutely wonderful to see the excellent Kingfisher Chorale performing again this weekend."
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