Renaissance Choir

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Website https://renaissancechoir.org.uk/

Noticeboard posts:
23.10.26 Meet Catherine Olver, the new music director of the Renaissance Choir, in a video interview
20.07.26 Review: 50th anniversary concert at Boxgrove
13.07.26 Review: Songs of Hope 50th anniversary concert in Southsea
07.01.26 The Renaissance Choir is recruiting a new Music Director
06.11.25 Review: “Song of Songs”
22.09.25 Preview: “Song of Songs”
13.07.25 Review: “Miserere Mei”
14.06.24 Preview: “Miserere Mei”
25.02.25 Preview: “German Classical Masters”
28.10.24 Review: “Autumn leaves” concert
30.09.24 The Renaissance Choir presents relaxing music for autumn’s mists in Petersfield
24.03.24 Review of “Ave Maria”
08.02.24 Preview of “Ave Maria”
30.10.23 Review: The Renaissance Choir sings Mozart’s Requiem
08.10.23 Preview: Mozart’s Requiem
10.07.23 Review: The Renaissance Choir “Byrd Song”
22.06.23 Preview: Four centuries of choral music, from Byrd to Roderick Williams
03.04.23 Review: Renaissance Choral Masters
01.11.22 Review: Rachmaninov Vespers
26.06.22 Renaissance Choir members say what they think about the choir – video
09.06.20 Profile: Peter Gambie, conductor


The Renaissance Choir was formed in 1976 by Ray Calcraft, with a vision to put the beautiful music of the Renaissance period at the heart of its repertoire.

We are a chamber choir of around 34 singers that puts the beautiful music of the Renaissance period at the heart of its repertoire.

Whilst our favourite choral music is Renaissance polyphony, we also perform more contemporary works. We love to sing the music of Byrd, Tallis, Victoria and Palestrina, and later composers such as Bach, Mozart, Poulenc, Whitacre and Lauridsen, to name a few. Most of our music is performed a cappella.

We perform several concerts a year in and around Portsmouth and Petersfield and have sung at many prestigious venues in the UK and abroad, including in Italy, France, Holland, Hungary, Portugal and Poland. We have a high reputation for our sublime sound and adventurous repertoire. We rehearse in Emsworth.

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    The Renaissance Choir: The Spanish Golden Age

    St Peter’s Church, Petersfield The Square, GU32 3HS

    The Renaissance Choir begins its 50th anniversary celebration with works by Guererro, Victoria and others from the Siglo de Oro, or the Spanish Golden Age, which gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. Read preview notes. The principal work will be Victoria’s Officium Defunctorum, which exemplifies the best of ... Read more

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    The Renaissance Choir: Songs of Hope – 50th anniversary concert in Southsea

    Church of the Holy Spirit, Southsea 197 Fawcett Rd, Portsmouth, PO4 0DY

    Read a review.The Renaissance Choir Choir is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. This is one of a series of special concerts. The repertoire includes examples of the choir’s development over its life. We will be performing our birthday commission, Schofield’s Songs of Hope, alongside unaccompanied works on the theme of reflection, salvation and joy ... Read more

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    The Renaissance Choir: Songs of Hope – 50th anniversary concert at Boxgrove Priory Church

    Boxgrove Priory Church The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED

    Read a review.The Renaissance Choir continues its 50th anniversary celebrations, with a series of special concerts. The repertoire will include examples of the choir’s development over its life, including: Poulenc – GloriaBach – Komm, Jesu, kommByrd – Ne IrascarisByrd – Laudibus in SanctisMacMillan – Miserere With Karen Kingsley (piano).Conductor – Peter GambieFull price tickets: £18 and including ... Read more