About the choir.
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Northern Praeclassica is a chamber choir, nominally of twenty-four members, based in Ponteland. It was formed in 1973 initially to perform sacred music of the 16th Century, but over the years the repertoire has been extended to embrace choral music of all periods.
Sacred and secular, accompanied and unaccompanied, large and small scale works: all appear on the Choir’s programmes. In a typical year we stage three concerts, of which one is on a larger scale. In addition to these core activities, we have social events such as our annual dinner and regular post-concert parties.
We have participated in a wide variety of other musical activities including Christmas carol concerts and services, large-scale choral works with other choirs, special church services and celebrations, weddings, and private functions.
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Tenors & Basses - we are recruiting! Do contact our secretary Angela Brown for details. We rehearse on a Monday night 7.30 - 9.30 at St Mary's Church, Ponteland.
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Northern Praeclassica’s Musical Director is Alex Chisholm-Loxley
Alexander Chisholm-Loxley is a professional pianist, conductor, and composer based in Durham and Weardale. He is the Director of Music of Northern Praeclassica, Crook and Weardale Choral Society, Belmont Café Choir, was founder and director of Ushaw Chapel Choir (2017-2024), and is also a singer in the Durham Cathedral Consort. He performs regularly as a pianist, accompanist and choral director throughout the Northeast, including in venues such as Durham Cathedral, Auckland Palace, Jesmond URC, Leeds Clothworkers Hall, Ushaw – where he directed the Ushaw Piano Festival in 2020 – and Wakefield Cathedral. He is always open to new performance opportunities and collaborations with individuals, organisations or venues.
Northern Praeclassica is a member of Making Music (National Federation of Music Societies).
Alexander Chisholm-Loxley is a professional pianist, conductor, and composer based in Durham and Weardale. He is the Director of Music of Northern Praeclassica, Crook and Weardale Choral Society, Belmont Café Choir, was founder and director of Ushaw Chapel Choir (2017-2024), and is also a singer in the Durham Cathedral Consort. He performs regularly as a pianist, accompanist and choral director throughout the Northeast, including in venues such as Durham Cathedral, Auckland Palace, Jesmond URC, Leeds Clothworkers Hall, Ushaw – where he directed the Ushaw Piano Festival in 2020 – and Wakefield Cathedral. He is always open to new performance opportunities and collaborations with individuals, organisations or venues.
Northern Praeclassica is a member of Making Music (National Federation of Music Societies).
