Forthcoming events
Covid-19: We’re rehearsing online: Our virtual choir will be singing throughout the summer term – preparing for our 2020-21 programme, recording online content and having lots of fun…new members welcome! AGED 30 OR UNDER, OR ON A LOW INCOME? Tickets for all our concerts are FREE!
BFCS 2020
This is our exciting new project to increase the diversity of choir and audiences!
Age 30 or under, or on a low income? Come to our concerts FREE, join the choir for only £50 per year
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Why not make 2020 the year you join our friendly and exciting choir and experience the power of choral music?
AGED 30 OR UNDER, OR ON A LOW INCOME? Join for only £50 per year! Click for more details.
Concerts
BFCS’s 2019-2020 season is full of contrasting delights – from dazzling contemporary music to towering masterpieces. Join us for some great evenings of choral music.
Reduced ticket prices for groups of 5 or more, and FREE for people under 30 or on a low income.
Join us
Why not make 2020 the year you join our friendly and exciting choir and experience the power of choral music? Rehearsals take place in St Peter’s Church Hall (Saltaire) every Wednesday during term time, 7.30-9.30pm. Read on for our special membership offer!
Musicians
Thomas Leech, our Musical Director since 2008, enjoys a reputation as an outstanding and inspirational choral director, combining this with frequent appearances as a guest conductor and workshop leader.
Community
We exist for the community as well as our members and audiences and invest in a range of wider activities including our Learn to Sing courses, Come and Sing events and support Bradford Friendship Choir. Our new 2020 project aims to increase access to choral music for younger people.
About us
Bradford Festival Choral Society was founded in 1856 following the opening of St George’s Hall and the inaugural Bradford Musical Festival. 162 years later we are still going strong, committed to musical excellence and to the experience of our members and audiences!
BFCS 2020
We are now in the second year of our BFCS 2020 project, a first step in broadening the diversity of both our choir and audiences. By 2020, we aim to increase the proportion of choir members aged under 45, the size of our audiences, and the proportion of audience members aged under 45, all by 20%.
Ordering TicketsTickets for all events organised by BFCS can be securely purchased via Ticket Source. It is also often possible to buy tickets via a member of the choir, or to buy them on the door. Booking information for other concerts will be available a few months before the event.
Patron: The Lord Mayor of Bradford