The Witchert Chorale is a well regarded and versatile chamber choir, drawing members from Haddenham, Thame and the Aylesbury Vale and based in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Founded in 2004 to raise money for charity by performing concerts focussing on both musical excellence and entertaining the audience, the choir has raised more than £50,000 for local, national and international charities and good causes.

In addition to regular concerts in Haddenham, Cuddington and Long Crendon the choir sings madrigals from local church towers on May Day mornings, and brings festive carols to nearby pubs at Christmas each year, again raising money for charity. The Witchert Chorale also performs concerts at Oxford venues and has taken part in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London and the Waltham St Lawrence Choral Festival in Berkshire.

The Witchert Chorale has a strong ties with a Berlin choir –  the Golgotha Kantorei and has enjoyed a number of exchange visits. The next such visit will see members of the Golgotha Kantorei visiting Haddenham in the first weekend of May 2026, joining us for a concert at Haddenham St Mary’s Church on Sunday 3rd May and then to sing madrigals atop the towers on May Day Bank Holiday Monday 4th May.

The choir’s repertoire includes works by a wide variety of composers and styles from the Renaissance to the modern day. Our concerts are typically performed with ‘feature’ pieces in the first half and lighter repertoire in the second half.

The Witchert Chorale is directed by David Quinn, who has lived in Haddenham for many years and takes a large part in music making in the area.

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