A warm welcome to you from AntiphonFounded in 2000, Antiphon is a chamber choir based in the Northumbrian Tyne Valley with a particular interest in early sacred music.
Under the leadership of our conductor and musical director John Roper, the choir has built up a wide repertoire. With a focus on Renaissance music, our repertoire includes music of Dufay and Josquin through to Tallis and Byrd amongst many other composers. We also excel in English music of the Victorian era, thanks to the particular expertise in this area of our music director. In addition we have performed technically demanding works such as Rachmaninov Vespers, and contemporary works such as Gjeilo Sunrise Mass. Antiphon has sung in well over 30 Northumberland churches for patronal and other festival services and also performed concerts in English Heritage and National Trust sites. In 2017 the choir performed live on BBC Radio 3 as part of the Free Thinking Festival and has also been on tour in Italy, France and Belgium, as well various parts of the UK including the Cathedrals of Ely, St.Edmundsbury, Wells and Salisbury. The choir have been delighted to collaborate with other professional groups both locally and further afield to produce works involving local composers, musicians, singers and artists. These include The Cantata of the Creatures (based on St Francis’ great hymn) and Northumbrian Fragments, a song-cycle devised by the choirs founder, Judy Lloyd in which music and prose combine to celebrate Northumbria’s saints. This was first performed at Hexham Abbey in 2011 and later revised and performed on Holy Island in 2013 as part of the Lindisfarne Gospels celebrations. More recently Antiphon were invited to take part in the English Music Festival's 3 day Christmas event held in Corbridge. Interested in singing with Antiphon? We are a sociable bunch of around 28 members and are always pleased to audition potential new singers who share our love of early music. Sight singing skills and an ability to hold your own part are essential.We practise on a Tuesday night in St John Lee church, which is about 1 mile outside Hexham. Please contact us through our email info@antiphonchoir.co.uk for more details. Would you like to be kept updated on Antiphon events? Please join our supporters list so that we can email you from time to time with details of our future performances and activities. Just send your name and email address to secretary@antiphonchoir.co.uk |
SEASON 2022 FORTHCOMING CONCERT 
To order tickets for this concert please click on the link below. There is no booking fee. We will also have tickets available on the door. However due to the expected high demand, we strongly recommend to book in advance so as not to disappoint.
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