Tickets to all our concerts can be purchased on the door; in advance by emailing concordiachoir.ashby@gmail.com, or by visiting Ashby Toolbox, 61 Market Street, LE65 1AH
Christmas
Join us for a mince pie and a feast of festive favourites with our friends from Derby Central Salvation Army Brass Band.
Saturday 13th December 2025
Holy Trinity
Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 2FR
English Music
A mixture of English composers celebrating Britten’s 70th anniversary, also including pieces by Gibbons, Weelkes, Byrd, Tallis and John Rutter.
Saturday 21st March 2026
Venue TBC
Midlands Choir of the Year
Concordia plan to enter the 2026 Midlands Choir of the Year competition, held in Lichfield.
Summer 2026
Previous Concerts
Sleep
The thing all of us do, yet none of us remember!
Music inspired by the space between Evening and Morning by Arthur Sullivan, Alicia Needham, Eric Whitacre (Sleep and the Seal Lullaby), Morten Lauridsen and Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass.
Saturday 8th November 2025
Our Lady of Lourdes
Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 2GJ
Stage and Screen
Celebrating famous choral music from the West End to Hollywood, including excerpts from Carousel, West Side Story and Les Miserables in their anniversary year, plus music from the films Excalibur, Empire of the Sun, Zulu and Boogie Nights…
Saturday 28th June 2025
7.30pm
Ashby Baptist Church
Brook Street LE65 1HA
500 and 50
Concordia mark the quincentenary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, widely regarded as the greatest of the renaissance composers; alongside contemporary music from Eric Whitacre, Karl Jenkins, Christopher Tin and Ralf Barrett.
Christmas
Mostly Mozart
An exciting performance of Mozart’s ‘Sparrow Mass’ and excerpts from the Solemn Vespers, performed with the ‘Concordia Camerata’ and soloists.
Jazz on a Summer Evening
Concordia join forces with the fantastic Midlands based Brian Humpherson Quartet for a concert of Jazz, Swing and Lighter music.
The Blue Bird
Celebrating the Centenaries of Gustav Holst and Charles Villiers Stanford with an all British programme.
Remembrance
A concert of music for Remembrance and Reflection including Gabriel Faure’s Requiem.
A Night at the Opera
Concordia present an evening of well known tunes, choruses and arias from the world of Opera, ranging from Handel’s Alcina and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin to Verdi’s La Traviata and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
Vivaldi Gloria
An evening of joyful music centred around Vivaldi’s setting of the Gloria, with orchestra and soloists.
Haul Away
Music inspired by water, including shanties, folk music and even Simon and Garfunkel!
Jubilation!
A choral tribute to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee including Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens. Flags at the ready!
Sprig of Thyme
Mixed music for Spring, including John Rutter’s choral song cycle ‘A Sprig of Thyme’
Music fit for a King
A mixed concert of Christmas favourites and music inspired or composed by Royalty, including Henry VIII’s Pastime with Good Company.
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