Cumbria Singers Events

Looking forward… We are delighted to welcome Matthew Owens as our Conductor and Music Director for the year 2025-26. Matthew will prepare, rehearse and direct us in our 2026 Concert to be held in Carlisle Cathedral on Saturday, 25th April. Rehearsal Dates 2025-26 The full-day (10 am - 3.30 pm) rehearsals will be on the following Saturdays: ... Read More

Saturday 16th November 2024 From over 100 members, 89 singers attended the second choir rehearsal on 16th November. Having rehearsed in depth, Chilcott’s ‘Requiem’ at the previous rehearsal in September, Matthew Owens introduced the two other works that will be sung in the concert on April 26th : ‘Five Mystical Songs’ by Vaughan Williams and ... Read More

Saturday 14th September 2024 Over a hundred singers eagerly gathered for the first rehearsal of the season. There were several newcomers who were given a warm welcome. Matthew Owens, our new Choral Director, introduced himself and quickly got us involved in the warm up exercises which included lots of body movements to accompany the sounds that... Read More

Saturday, 8th June 2024 Over 80 singers gathered to enjoy a day of singing led by Matthew Owens the Music Director for 2024 -2025. Although some had sung with Cumbria Singers during 2023-24 season, but others were either new to singing choral music or members of other choirs. Matthew introduced us to techniques to loosen our vocal chords and e... Read More

Saturday 8th June, 2024 A Perfect Summer Evening! The sun shone, the lake was calm and the music played- it was a perfect summer evening for Cumbria Singer’s fund raising event ‘Sing Around the Lake’ which took place on Friday 17th May. Over 60 guests gathered on the Raven, which had kindly been provided Ullswater Steamers. Singing was led by... Read More

Saturday, 25th November 2023 The second choir rehearsal on 25th November was a very busy occasion. Between the rehearsal sessions, members had the opportunity to purchase Christmas novelties: the stage was filled with a variety of handcrafted gifts supplied by local artisans and choir members. During the lunch break, Katharine Pinfold sold he... Read More

Monday 11th July, 2022 The evening of Summer Music, performed as a social and fund-raising event for Cumbria Singers, took place in the historical setting of the Great Hall in the stately home of Hutton-in-the-Forest. As President of Cumbria Singers, Lady Inglewood had offered the venue to Cumbria Singers to use for this occasion. ... Read More

First event as Cumbria Singers The event was led by Andrew Padmore with Nick Butters as accompanist. Participants greatly enjoyed singing a selection of well-known choruses, including works by Haydn, Parry, Handel and Faure. ![Andrew Padmore demonstrating vocal technique](https://resources.cumbriasingers.org.uk/file/cumbriasinge... Read More

Cumbria Singers Launch Launch Event at the Fratry, Carlisle Cathedral 21st May 2022 From May 2022 we are Cumbria Singers. The launch event enabled Cumbria Singers to share its aims and plans with a wider audience. Guests included representatives from choirs across north Cumbria and the University of Cumbria; the Mayors of Carlisle and Penri... Read More