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Mr Hallé’s Choir – Part 1

February 6th, 1858 was a significant date in the history of choral music in the North West of England, and in Manchester in particular. That day saw the second of Charles Hallé’s ‘Grand Orchestral Concerts’, and the final item in the first half of the concert was a performance of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia, in which…
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Welcome
This is a blog that examines aspects of the history of Manchester’s famous Hallé Choir. Within it I am planning to offer a number of perspectives on the Hallé Choir, a choir I am proud to have been a member of since 2009. I’m not going to write a formal linear history of the choir,…
