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Welcome to the new Canzonetta website which contains information about the Canzonetta Chamber Choir's busy concert schedule and recordings (samples of which may be found by clicking on the link above). You can also find details on the Canzonetta Children's Choirs and how to join.

The award winning vocal group/chamber choir Canzonetta - former BBC Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year - appears regularly at the Bridgewater Hall. Recent performances there have included John Rutter Mass of the Children (Manchester premiere), Verdi Four Sacred Pieces, the Duruflé Requiem and the opera Mary Seacole for Black Arts Alliance. There is an annual Christmas performance of Messiah, and the world premier of Tunde Jegede’s The Calling (with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) was given in 2006 - both again in the Bridgewater Hall.

There have been other recent performances in Jersey; at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool; at Preston Guildhall, and in Manchester (Bob Chilcott’s Songs and Cries of London Town). In 2007 the group performed George Fenton’s music from the BBC Blue Planet series, conducted by the composer, in Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham.

Canzonetta has broadcast frequently on BBC Radio 3, and has made several television appearances for both BBC and ITV. The group’s recordings include the music of Andrew Carter - a 60th birthday tribute, available on the Guild label, and, more recently, Carey Blyton’s complete chamber choir music for Upbeat, and a double CD of Gordon Lawson’s church music for Chamelion Arts.

Raymond Gubbay Ltd. has recognised Canzonetta’s versatility for many years, featuring the choir in a variety of mainly Christmas productions throughout the North of England and the Midlands.