Ipswich Choral Society is a friendly choir of around 100 members. It was formed in 1824 and is the second oldest choral society in England. The Society has attracted a membership with a wide range of musical experiences and has entertained the public with performances across a wide musical repertoire. We rehearse on Tuesday nights at Northgate Arts Centre, Ipswich, and we usually present three mai
n concerts each year, performing in local churches, the Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich School and, occasionally, Snape Maltings. We use our Christmas Concert, and sometimes others during the year, to raise money for a variety of charities. In addition we perform at Ipswich Music Day each year, and occasionally accept invitations for additional concerts in aid of local charities. Ipswich Choral Society is pleased to have as its President the international conductor Cem Mansur, who has conducted the choir four times in the UK, most recently at Snape Maltings Concert Hall and twice in Turkey when members of the choir were invited to perform at the Istanbul International Music Festival and the Izmir Festival. The Society has also performed in a number of other countries including France, Austria, Turkey and Italy. These have been fantastic opportunities for choir members to experience new venues, meet and perform with other choirs and to socialise with each other. Ipswich Choral Society meets every Tuesday evening with rehearsals starting at 7.30pm, Northgate Arts Centre, Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich IP4 3DF. Come and sing with Ipswich Choral Society by joining one of our open rehearsals held throughout the year.
