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Dorking Choral Society has returned from a memorable concert tour of Romania, where they performed in some of the country’s most historic and atmospheric venues.
The tour began in Brașov, where the choir gave a moving performance of Mozart’s Requiem in the majestic Black Church, one of the most significant Gothic buildings in Eastern Europe. A recording of this performance is available to view on YouTube.
Next, the choir visited the charming UNESCO-listed village of Viscri, where they toured The King’s House and collaborated with the local village choir for a joyful joint performance in the fortified church, steeped in centuries of history.
The tour culminated in Sibiu, as part of the renowned FITS25 Sibiu International Theatre Festival (Sibfest). Dorking Choral Society again performed Mozart’s Requiem, this time in the Lutheran Cathedral, with the concert streamed live on the Sibfest website to international audiences.
The tour was a celebration of musical connection, cultural exchange, and artistic collaboration, and will be long remembered by choir members and audiences alike.
We are pround to present our Summer Concert 2025 - a Fantasy of Folk Songs, on 5th July at 6:30pm.
We will be performing:
Marten Jansson - Missa Popularis
R. Vaughan Williams - Five English Folk Songs
Cecilia McDowall - A Fancy of Folk Songs
with The Janus Ensemble and Oliver Sullivan on piano, conducted by Daniel Mahoney.
The venue is St Paul's Church Dorking RH42HT and there will be table seating and you are invited to bring refreshments.
Tickets are available at rehearsal, via this website and at the Church on the evening of the performance.
Our Summer Concert, on 5th July:
R. Vaughan Williams - Five English Folk Songs
Cecilia McDowall - A Fancy of Folk Songs
Marten Jansson - Missa Popularis
At St Paul's, Dorking
Our Autumn Concert, on 16th November:
Haydn - Nelson Mass
The Missa in angustiis (Mass for troubled times), is a Mass setting by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. It is one of the six masses written near the end of his life that are seen as a culmination of his composition of liturgical music.
At St Martin's, Dorking
