News & Reviews

Our Musical Director, Chairman and Committee have reviewed the recently published guidelines, which allow the potential for our choir to return to some form of collective singing. We are now assessing the numerous practical details and progressing our efforts towards...

It is with great sadness that we report the recent death of Dennis Wickens, aged 94 years. Although recently residing in Oxfordshire, he was previously the Isle of Wight's County Music Adviser, and also Conductor of Isle of Wight Cantata Choir from 1967 to 1976. Our...

Although the choir is currently on Summer Break (Jul-Sep), our Musical Director, Chairman & Committee continue to closely follow the various public discussions regarding the current concerns of group singing - specifically for non-professional choirs, as we are....

Unfortunately, and with sadness, our 28th March 2020 concert had to be cancelled 12 days before it was due to take place. However, we were keen that the concert's Programme of Music was only to be postponed, until a future date. We are now able to confirm that our...

It is with great sadness, that our much anticipated 28th March concert, is now cancelled. We do hope and aim to reschedule the concert’s programme of music: Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana & Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque & The Seal Lullaby, to a future date. Thank...

The Isle of Wight Cantata Choir acknowledge and appreciate the generous support of Red Funnel in providing free ferry travel for the Countertenor and Baritone Soloists, for our 28th March 2020 concert. 

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Re. IOW Cantata Choir Concert: 5th October 2019: Medina Theatre THANK YOU, to everyone who made this evening’s concert a success: To Rachel Tweddle our inspirational and utterly awesome Musical Director... To Richard Wilkins our patient and versatile Rehearsal...

The new Season for Isle of Wight Cantata Choir opens with an exciting concert at Medina Theatre at 7:30pm on Saturday 5th October 2019. Handel's Four Coronation Anthems and Haydn's Mass 'in time of war' are featured. Local musician, Clive Malabar has composed a piece...

After the considerable successes of Verdi's Requiem and Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man, how were Isle of Wight Cantata Choir going to top that? Their Concert at All Saints' Church, Ryde on Saturday 23rd March was a real feast of choral classics. Lots to enjoy and a real...

Isle of Wight Cantata Choir, conductor Rachel Tweddle Saturday, 24th November 2018 at the Medina Theatre Isle of Wight Cantata Choir gave a solemn and thought-provoking concert at the Medina Theatre on Saturday, conducted by Rachel Tweddle. Taking place shortly after...