Our YouTube channel features some great resources, including vocal sessions from brilliant professional singers, interesting recordings of our current repertoire where available, learning parts of our current repertoire and of course all our recent concert recordings, together with some fascinating archive material.
Visit it here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/BradfordFestivalChoralSociety
This term’s rehearsal schedule:
Click here to download the Autumn 2026 Rehearsal Schedule.
Resources for this term’s music:
Recommended recordings:
Ave maris stella, Cecilia McDowall
As always, scores will be provided, but if you do wish to buy your own here are some links:
Buy the Score: Ave maris stella, Cecilia McDowall
Buy the Score: Triptych, Tarik O’Regan
Buy the Score: Eternal Light, Howard Goodall
November concert playlists:
YouTube – various recordings and composer interviews (remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel!)
YouTube – Eternal Light album
Christmas concert playlists:
YouTube – various recordings and composer interviews
Looking ahead to Verdi Requiem?
Here’s a list of some very varied recommended recordings – if purchasing, the combination of conductor, catalogue number and date should be enough to find the right one! We will confirm which edition of the music we’re using as soon as possible.
Claudio Abbado, conductor; EMI Classics 492 6949 (2001) Spotify
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Warner Classics 098 0202 (1979) Spotify
Arturo Toscanini, conductor; Music and Arts MACD1269 (1940) Spotify
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor; C Major 728602 (2011) Buy
Antonio Pappano, conductor; EMI Classics 6989362 (2009) Spotify
Youtube – Remember to subscribe to the channel!
Recordings of voice parts
You can buy CDs, or download MP3 files, of your voice part in most of the classical choral works from
http://saffronchoralprompt.co.uk
You can also find free rehearsal files for older music which is out of copyright on a website called John Fletcher Music.
For music still in copyright if you would like to use the John Fletcher Music tool one of our members has set up a BFCS subscription which requires a contribution of £5 to cover a one year subscription, and any monies received above the annual fee will be donated to BIASAN. If you would like to join this subscription please contact James Mitchell via Facebook Messenger or see him at rehearsal – he sings with the tenors, or send a message to bradfordfestivalchoralsociety@gmail.com.
Singing teachers
We keep a list of singing teachers our members have recommended. If you would like to add your teacher to the list, or ask us to recommend one, please email bradfordfestivalchoralsociety@gmail.com
Sight reading
You may find this online resource (which you have to pay for) helpful for developing your sight reading/sight singing:
