Con Brio is a 50 person classical, auditioned, chorus. It is known for the variety of its repertoire, sparkling programming and excellent musicality. Since it was founded in 1997 Con Brio has performed regularly to a growing and loyal local audience. The choir has made four overseas concert tours and will be performing in Spain and France in 2014. Con Brio is under the musical direction of Dr. Stephen Bruce

Upcoming Events

SummerSings

This ever-popular series commences June 17 and continues through August 12. Join with your singing friends, old and new, to sing-through a variety of works. under well known guest conductors. No rehearsals, no audition, scores provided, just turn up and sing. A perfect way to enjoy a summer's evening with new and old musical friends

Christmas Concerts

featuring Karl Jenkins Gloria: December 13 (8 pm) and Dec 15 (3 pm)

Karl Jenkins is one of the most performed living composers in the world. Educated at Gowerton Grammar School, Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music, London, The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace* alone has been performed nearly 1,000 times in 20 different countries since the CD was released while his recorded output has resulted in seventeen gold and platinum disc awards.

His style and integrity has transcended musical boundaries encompassing jazz-rock with Soft Machine, the global ‘crossover’ phenomenon Adiemus, soundtracks for Levis and British Airways, while stopping off along the way to score a Kiefer Sutherland movie, be a castaway on BBC “Desert Island Discs”, be featured by Melvyn Bragg on the ITV seminal South Bank Show and be awarded the Freedom of the City of London. Recordings on EMI Classics include Requiem, Stabat Mater, Quirk, Stella Natalis and The Peacemakers whilst he’s composed music for HRH The Prince of Wales, Bryn Terfel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Evelyn Glennie and the London Symphony Orchestra amongst many others.

A Doctor of Music, he holds Fellowships, Honorary Doctorates and Professorships at five universities or conservatoires, including the Royal Academy of Music, where a room has been named in his honour and in recent years, has consistently been the highest placed living composer in Classic FM’s “Hall of Fame”. In November 2009 he was given the Cymru For The World Award and in March 2010 was honoured with the Hopkins Medal given by the St. David’s Society for the State of New York.

He holds the Classic FM ‘Red f ‘award for ‘outstanding service to classical music’ and was awarded an OBE, by Her Majesty The Queen, in the 2005 New Year’s Honours List and a CBE in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours "for services to music".

Reprinted by kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes

 

*Con Brio performed The Armed Man on April 10, 2011.