About us

Conducted by Associate Artist, Suzzie Vango, Chorus is the biggest choir on campus, bringing together students and the community to perform on a termly basis alongside the University Symphony Orchestra. We have been active for over 40 years and perform some of the great choral works. Tours are regularly organised with other ensembles providing a unique opportunity to explore other cities and sing abroad! We also host regular social events to help choir members get to know each other outside of singing. A friendly exec team helps to make sure everyone is welcome within the choir and can answer any questions anyone might have.

Rehearsals

We rehearse every Thursday evening, from 7-9.30pm in term-time in the Woods-Scawen Room in the Arts Centre. You don’t need to register or prepare anything - just turn up, and you’ll be provided with music, support, any further information and most importantly a friendly choral community! Chorus is a really fun experience and if you’re in any way nervous or unsure, you can drop a message to us via our FacebookLink opens in a new window or InstagramLink opens in a new window page.

Repertoire

The repertoire is wide and varied, to accommodate a range of skills and tastes, from the traditional to the avant-garde and ambitious. Recent large-scale performances with the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra have included John Rutter 'Magnificat', Will Todd's 'Mass in Blue', Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana' and Josef Haydn's 'Nelson Mass'. Frequent collaboration creates plenty of opportunities to meet and connect with students, musicians and enthusiasts from across the Music Centre and the University. You’ll get to sing and go on socials with the Chamber Choir, Opera Warwick, A Cappella, Music Theatre Warwick, and more!

Concerts

Concerts are performed at least once a term, usually in the Butterworth Hall on campus, seating around 1500; and occasionally off campus in venues such as the spectacular home of the CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Birmingham Town Hall. We have performed with professional orchestras, as well as our own talented Symphony and Wind Orchestras.

Tours

We tour regularly with the Symphony Orchestra, in pervious years travelling to destinations such as Heidelberg, Krakow, Milan and Slovenia.

Any questions or concerns, also feel free to email us at uow.chorus@gmail.com