Following closely on from their 10th Anniversary Concert, Magnificat Bach/Vivaldi to a fantastic audience of nearly 400, Colchester Chamber Choir will be performing a programme of inspirational a cappella choral music from the 16^th to 20^th centuries from both the sacred and secular classical traditions – some much-loved and well‑known, some less so.

The programme will include English works by Tudor composers, Purcell, Sterndale-Bennett, Elgar, Stanford and bridge, as well as works by Alfvén, Peterson-Berger, Bruckner, Rheinberger, Kodaly and Rachmaninoff.

Some of the choir’s favourite pieces drawn together into a programme that will inspire and transform.

Tickets (£12.50), which include complimentary refreshments, are available at www.colchesterchamberchoir.org. You can also email the choir at [email protected] for more information.

Seating is unallocated so we advise early arrival.

All proceeds to Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford.

For over three decades Farleigh Hospice has been providing care for anyone affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement. Farleigh can help people to live as actively as possible by providing physical and emotional care, free of charge.

The hospice has in-patient and extensive outreach services, to support people affected by any life-limiting illness, including lung disease, neurological conditions, heart failure and cancer.

Farleigh Hospice is a registered Charity and relies significantly on the support and goodwill of the local Essex community to provide for the majority of its expenditure, which amounts to over £16,500 per day, to delivery these services.