Sopranos working hard

Northampton Philharmonic Choir, inaugurated in 1896, has a long and distinguished history and now strives to be the most enterprising choral society in Northamptonshire, singing a huge range of music from across the past five centuries - from Palestrina via Bach, Mozart, Rossini and Brahms to Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter and George Shearing

Rehearsal for the 'I Heard a Voice from Heaven' concert, March 2013

Northampton Philharmonic Choir is the most enterprising choral society in Northamptonshire - from unaccompanied repertoire to programmes with professional orchestras and soloists. Our website aims to provide you with all you would want to find out about us: the music we will be singing in the near future and have sung in the past, how to join us, how to listen to us, how to support us, how to contact us. If you, like us, love singing, a warm welcome is waiting for you at NPC. We are a friendly group with varying degrees of ability but all with a passion for singing a widely varied repertoire of choral music. We work hard to achieve a high standard and are keen to augment all sections of the choir Northampton Philharmonic Choir is the most enterprising choral society in Northamptonshire - from unaccompanied repertoire to programmes with professional orchestras and soloists. Our website aims to provide you with all you would want to find out about us: the music we will be singing in the near future and have sung in the past, how to join us, how to listen to us, how to support us, how to contact us.

A little more information about our friendly choir

Northampton Philharmonic Choir is the most enterprising choral society in Northamptonshire - from unaccompanied repertoire to programmes with professional orchestras and soloists. Our website aims to provide you with all you would want to find out about us: the music we will be singing in the near future and have sung in the past, how to join us, how to listen to us, how to support us, how to contact us.

Please explore. You will be very wecome to join us at any of our rehearsals or come to any of our concerts. We look forward to meeting you. Watch us in action in our videos in our gallery.

It is our aim to make our concerts accessible to all, with particular emphasis on younger people, seniors, those who are on low or no income and people with disabilities. If you are part of an organisation that works for the benefit/education/support of people in these categories please e-mail us at chair@npchoir.org.uk for information on how you can obtain free tickets for them.

I am delighted to support Northampton Philharmonic Choir, which for more than a century has been turning people out to sing for the benefit of themselves and others. As a former chorister I know very well how singing in a choir can be one of the most rewarding of corporate enterprises.

Formed in 1896 as Northampton Musical Society (NMS) the choir performed substantial choral works in local venues with choirs of up to 200 members.

The Choir's Development and History

The choir steadily expanded its performing horizons, giving concerts with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1973, NMS changed its name to Northampton Philharmonic Choir, and performed Elgar's Dream of Gerontius in Tewkesbury Abbey, the first time that the choir had sung outside Northamptonshire. The choir then continued to give performances in Northampton, but also in many British cathedrals, and in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. In 2004 the choir released a CD recording of Tchaikovsky's Nine Sacred Pieces ...

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