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Press Release: Composer to attend concert Composer Howard Blake will be at Medina Theatre next Saturday, March 17, to hear his work, The Benedictus, performed by the IW Symphony Orchestra and the IW Cantata Choir. Blake is famous as a pianist, conductor and composer —...

Press Release: New setting for choir's Surprise The IW Cantata Choir’s March offering is appropriately called A Spring Surprise, the title referring both to the programme’s content and to the venue. Instead of its normal home of the Medina Theatre, the choir will...

Concert Review: Masterful performance of The Creation from choir THE MAGNIFICENT sounds of Haydn’s choral masterpiece, The Creation, filled Cowes Yacht Haven on Saturday night, with a stunning performance by the IW Cantata Choir. Hundreds of people filled the huge...

Popular choir looks for younger singers Budding choristers on the IW are being asked to loosen up their larynxs and join one of the Island’s leading choirs. The Cantata Choir currently has 130 members and performs both classical and modern pieces of choral music. Now,...