Clevedon Choral

24/05/2026

Experienced singers welcome to join us for our new summer term as we start rehearsing ready to sing Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral.

It will be exciting to fill this magnificent space with glorious sound.

First rehearsal is tomorrow night, Bank Holiday Monday at 7.45pm at Kenn Road Methodist Church.

We’ll be singing Saturday Evensong on July 11 with a rehearsal the evening before.

14/05/2026

Some of our CC members will be donning their fairy finery tonight for the opening night of Iolanthe! A treat for G&S fans!

03/05/2026

It was a truly marvellous musical evening performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with energy and, on a few occasions, real volume!

It is a bold and powerful piece which we worked hard to bring to life and were thrilled to earn a standing ovation from our lovely audience at St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon as part of our spring concert last night (Saturday).

Particularly exciting were the baying crowd moments and heralding Elijah’s dramatic rise to heaven in a chariot of fire during a whirlwind.

Many thanks to our fabulous musical director Matthew Clark - Baritone, Conductor & Composer and accomplished accompanist Richard Lennox.

We had wonderful support from our visiting soloists William Stevens(Elijah), Thomas Mottershead, Nicole Boardman, Charlotte Newstead and Emma Downton.

Thanks Chris Emmerson: Photography - Music - Film for these amazing pictures in our new all black ensembles.

Now time to relax and take a few much-needed breaths before our summer season.

02/05/2026

Stepping into the title role of Elijah at our concert this evening is bass baritone William Stevens - a singer and conductor who has a busy schedule on the operatic stage and in choral concerts both in the UK and abroad.

He enjoys singing a variety of comic and dramatic roles on stage including the title roles in Le nozze di Figaro and Sweeney Todd, Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte, Fasolt/Das Rheingold, Olin Blitch/Susannah, Nick Shadow/The Rake’s Progress, Superintendent Budd/Albert Herring, Dulcamara/L’elisir d’amore and numerous Gilbert and Sullivan roles.

He is very much looking forward to tonight’s role in the Mendelssohn masterpiece saying: “I can confirm the loud bits will be loud and the soft bits (mostly) soft. What a piece!”

⛪️Venue: St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon, BS21 7TH
⏰7.30pm
🎫 on the door

William Stevens

01/05/2026

Our visiting soprano Charlotte Newstead is next in our soloist line-up joining us for our spring concert tomorrow (Saturday May 2) at St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon.

As a singer, Charlotte gives solo recitals and works with choral societies and orchestras around the UK and has sung in venues from St John's Smith Square and Snape Maltings to St George's Brandon Hill and Salisbury Cathedral.

🎼She teaches in Bristol catering for students of all musical levels and also runs a number of online adult learning classes in music appreciation spreading the love of great works far and wide.

🎫 Hear Charlotte as part of our performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Tickets, costing £16 which include wine or a soft drink, can be bought on the door.

Lotti Newstead

29/04/2026

Should be a great evening of music on Saturday (May 2) - according to the North Somerset Times our Elijah performance will be ‘epic’ so not to be missed.
Still chance to pay on the door 7.30pm St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon BS21 7TH.
Picture Chris Emmerson: Photography - Music - Film.

Clevedon Choral presents Mendelssohn’s Elijah at St John’s Church, Clevedon, North Somerset, on 2 May. Enjoy top soloists in this dramatic…

28/04/2026

Not long to go…..should be a fab musical occasion! 🎶

🎵Our visiting tenor Thomas Mottershead will be joining us for Mendelssohn’s Elijah which we will be performing on Saturday, May 2, at St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon.

🌍 Thomas is an award-winning tenor and conductor, music director of several choirs and has travelled the world with APOLLO5,
a vocal group.

💺He has managed to turn heads and indeed chairs - four to be exact - on ITV’s The Voice as part of a singing duo and was coached by Sir Tom Jones.

👨🏼‍🦳Hear more of Thomas in the marvellous masterpiece Elijah which is a thrilling musical retelling of the biblical hero’s endeavours.

🎫Tickets, which cost £16 and include wine or a soft drink, can be bought in advance from Clevedon Music Shop or on the door!

Thomas Mottershead - Conductor and Tenor

28/04/2026

🎵Our visiting tenor Thomas Mottershead will be joining us for Mendelssohn’s Elijah which we will be performing on Saturday, May 2, at St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon.

🌍 Thomas is an award-winning tenor and conductor, music director of several choirs and has travelled the world with APOLLO5,
a vocal group.

💺He has managed to turn heads and indeed chairs - four to be exact - on ITV’s The Voice as part of a singing duo and was coached by Sir Tom Jones.

👨🏼‍🦳Hear more of Thomas in the marvellous masterpiece Elijah which is a thrilling musical retelling of the biblical hero’s endeavours.

🎫Tickets, which cost £16 and include wine or a soft drink, can be bought in advance from Clevedon Music Shop or on the door!

Thomas Mottershead - Conductor and Tenor

26/04/2026

🎶Introducing our fabulous soloists who will be joining us to perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah next Saturday, May 2.

🎼First up is professional opera singer and alto Nicole Boardman, based in Wales, who recently graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a Masters in Music Vocal.

🎶She has sung with the Welsh National Opera and has the leading role in a production written by Boff Whaley which will premiere later this year.

🎵Nicole also finds time to perform classical voice and piano with Giordano Ferla as the Boardman Ferla duo.

⛪️Join us on Saturday to hear the fabulous masterpiece Elijah which we will perform at St John the Evangelist Church, Clevedon at 7.30pm.

🎫Tickets in advance from Clevedon Music Shop or on the door.

Nicole Boardman

20/04/2026

Message from our Chairman Dave…

Just a reminder that the Clevedon Choral Quiz will be this Thursday 23rd April at the Consti Club, starting 7pm, come and get your drinks and table from 6:30pm. Teams of 4/5. £5 each. Please bring your friends along! All money will go towards concert expenses.

It would be great if you can let Anne and David know you are bringing a team. If anyone wants to come but haven’t got a team let them know.

They will also bring along a sheet to rehearsals on Monday so you can sign up for a team too.

This is open to all not just those singing with us this term

See you this Thursday - 23rd April.