Portsmouth Choral Union

Noticeboard posts:
02.09.26 PCU Open Rehearsal
07.07.26 Review: Handel’s Samson
03.06.26 Preview: Handel’s Samson 
27.01.26 Preview: Music for Eastertime
17.12.25 Review: Christmas Carols & Music
25.11.25 Review: ‘Toward the Unknown Region’
03.11.25 Preview: ‘Toward the Unknown Region’
27.06.25 Review: A Night at the Opera
01.05.25 Preview: Portsmouth Choral Union with Southern Pro Musica – A Night at the Opera
30.03.25Review: Portsmouth Choral Union: Passion Music & Feel the Spirit
22.02.25 Preview: Portsmouth Choral Union: Passion Music
01.01.25 Review: Portsmouth Choral Union – Christmas carols and music
20.11.24 Review of Haydn “The Creation”
18.11.24 Preview: Christmas carols and music
14.10.24 Preview: The Creation
26.08.24 Portsmouth Choral Union has an open rehearsal
12.07.24 Review: Portsmouth Choral Union with The Consort of Twelve – Saul
13.06.24 David Gostick on Handel’s Saul with Portsmouth Choral Union and the Consort of Twelve
27.05.24 Review: Duruflé Requiem
12.03.34 Profile: Nicholas Sharratt, tenor, and the Portsmouth Choral Union
27.01.24 Preview: St John Passion by Bob Chilcott
19.12.23 Review: “Messiah delights its audience”
01.12.23 Carol Singing for Christian Aid at Gunwharf Quays
24.10.23Preview: Portsmouth Choral Union with Southern Pro Musica – Messiah
26.06.23 Review: Portsmouth Choral Union and Southern Pro Musica – “Life’s journey”
03.02.23 Review: St Matthew Passion
11.02.23 Preview: St Matthew Passion
09.02.23 Review: Come and Sing “The Dream of Gerontius” 
01.11.22 Rachmaninov Vespers
12.12.22 Portsmouth Choral Union: Christmas Carols and Music with Hampshire County Youth Orchestra

The Portsmouth Choral Union was founded in 1880 as the Portsmouth Temperance Choral Union. The choir is now one of the leading large amateur choruses in the south of England. The musical direction of distinguished conductor David Gostick has extended the repertoire to cover most of the established choral masterpieces and a range of contemporary works. These include new commissions by the PCU, such as Ian Schofield’s Te Deum and previous musical director Jonathan Willcocks’s A Great and Glorious Victory.

The PCU frequently sings with the highly acclaimed professional orchestra, Southern Pro Musica, though performances have also been given with the Bournemouth Symphony and Guildford Philharmonic Orchestras and, in a particularly happy and productive relationship with the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra.

Choir highlights include:

One of the largest and most acclaimed choirs in the south of England
Directed by talented and dynamic musical director/conductor David Gostick
Holds four major concerts a year
Accompanied by professional orchestras and soloists
Performs the choral repertoire from classics to 21st-century works
Encourages new singers and new musicians
Provides tailored tutorials for its members to develop their individual voice
Hosts an annual New Year “come and sing” concert for members of the public and choir
Undertakes regular international tours with performances – France, Belgium, USA (Carnegie Hall, New York and North Carolina), Germany, Canada (Toronto and Niagra) and most recently in 2013 Italy (Tuscany).