“Since singing is so good a thing, I wish all men would learne to singe.”
(William Byrd, one of the great English composers of the 16th Century)

The Hertford Choral Society aims to make high quality singing an accessible and enjoyable experience for the people of Hertford and beyond, either as members of the Society or of the audience.

With a history dating back to 1938, the Hertford Choral Society has always maintained an open membership policy as a community choir and currently has around 150 members covering a wide spectrum of varied musical experience and of all ages (including several of school age), coming from a wide geographical area. Although there are no auditions, the Hertford Choral Society has a strong reputation for high quality performances of an extensive range of music.

The choir’s standards continue to rise under the leadership of its musical director, Derek Harrison, who has also been closely involved in a number of initiatives, some of which have won awards.

Typically the Hertford Choral Society gives four concerts each season and rehearsals are held each Tuesday evening during term-time in Hertford. Other regular choir activities include workshops, singing days and an exciting variety of social events.

In recent years the Hertford Choral Society has been paying particular attention to improving the “whole audience experience” at its concerts and to reaching out to new audiences and singers in order to keep music-making, and in particular choral music, alive with performances readily accessible to the local community.

If you would like to join the Hertford Choral Society, please contact our Membership Secretary (Mrs Trish Goldsmith, Tel: 01992 589730), or email membership@choral-society.com about that, or with any other query or comment.