Summer concert - 'You've Got a Friend'
Sat, 28 Jun 2025
Our Summer Concert “You've Got a Friend” was held at Roundwood School, Harpenden and raised over £800 for Luton, South Beds. and Harpenden Samaritans. This was an evening of light musical entertainment culminating in the choir singing ‘Anchor’ whilst encircling the audience.
2025
July 12th: We were delighted to be perform again at the Milton Keynes Community Choir Festival. We sang part of our concert repertoire then joined together with other choirs to sing ‘Let the light of love’, a piece composed by Craig McLeish and Eugene Skeef.
2024
December 14th: We performed in Carols on the Hour at St Albans Cathedral.
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December 14th: Our Christmas concert “Christmas Melodies” was an evening of festive melodies with audience carols. This concert raised about £460 in aid of The Living Room, The Alzheimer’s Society and Christian Aid.
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December 7th: Despite dramatic weather conditions, we performed at the Tower of London in a multi choir event. We sang to multiple audiences at indoor and outdoor venues within the grounds of the Tower of London.
October 19th: We had a lovely afternoon singing with the residents of Alban Manor Nursing home. We sang a Beatles medley, All things bright and beautiful and Goodnight sweetheart alongside other choir favourites which the residents joined in with.
July 13th: We were delighted to perform ‘Kiss Me’ at the wedding of two of our choir members, Nettie and Asher. Asher and the choir managed to keep it a secret from Nettie!
July 13th: Our Summer concert was an evening of Stage, Screen and Nonsense Music at Aldenham Church. The concert raised about £530 towards supporting the fabric of Aldenham Church.
June 1st: Despite unseasonable chilly temperatures, we enjoyed singing in the Milton Keynes Community choir festival including joining together to sing 'With courage' with multiple choirs.
March 16th: Our Spring concert was an evening of songs of the sea and the soul entitled “One foot on the sea and one on the shore”. This was held at Dagnall Street Baptist Church and raised about £600 for Christian Aid.
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March 2nd: We were invited to sing at a coffee morning at Aldenham Church in aid of the Church and raised over £760.
2023
December 9th: Our Christmas concert “Winter Music Magic” was held at Hatfield Road Methodist Church and raised about £480 for the church’s 3 chosen charities Living Room, Alzheimer’s UK and Christian Aid.
December 2nd: Carol singing at the Clock tower in aid of Herts Young Homeless.
December 9th: Carol singing in Christopher Place, St Albans.
July 1st: Our Summer concert was a memorial to our past member, Diana Spink, for whom the music was chosen – some pieces more challenging than our usual!
March 25th: Our Spring concert on the theme of “Journeys through music” at Hatfield Road Methodist Church raising over £650 for the church’s 3 chosen charities (Living Room, Alzheimer’s UK, Christian Aid) – a fabulous concert and large audience!
2022
December 10th: Our Christmas concert “It’s Christmas Time Again!” was performed at Dagnall Street Baptist Church, raising £215.
December 3rd: We performed at the Tower of London in a multi choir event. We sang to multiple audiences at indoor and outdoor venues within the grounds of the Tower of London.
July 16th: Hot off the back of our previous concert, we performed back in Dagnall Street Baptist Church, raising money for the church’s chosen charity, Christian Aid.
May 14th: Our postponed Spring concert, performed at Hatfield Road Methodist Church, brought together some choir favourites, and upbeat pieces to “put a spring in your step.”
2021
December 18th: Unfortunately, we had to cancel our second planned concert due to rising Covid cases, and the safety of our members and the audience – and the risk of isolation ruining Christmas plans.
December 12th: Bringing back Chilcott’s “On Christmas Night”, after our enforced hiatus, raising £310 for a youth choral scholarship at St Helen’s, Wheathampstead. A beautiful venue and so nice to perform after such a long break!
2020
Due to the Covid Pandemic, no concerts were performed, but we did do a Christmas Virtual Choir performance of Halsway Carol arr. Craig McLeish)
Further back:
Quorum have regularly held concerts throughout the years in and around Hertfordshire. We usually perform 3 concerts a year.
We’ve been hosted by wonderful locations, such as:
- Aldenham Church
- All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney
- Borehamwood Baptist Church
- Church of St Peter & St Paul, Kimpton
- Dagnall Street Baptist Church, St Albans
- Hatfield Road Methodist Church, St Albans
- Lourdes Hall, Harpenden
- Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans
- Potters Bar United Reformed Church
- Shendish Manor, Hemel Hempstead
- Shenley Methodist Church
- St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church, St Albans
- St Helen’s Church, Wheathampstead
- St Martin’s Church, Shenley
- St Saviour’s Church, St Albans
All of our concerts are for charity, and we have raised money for many important charities and causes over the years.
If you are interested in having us perform a concert in aid of your charity or cause, do get in contact.
Our 30th Anniversary:
In September 2019, we celebrated our 30th anniversary and performed in the same way we started – in the Cross Street Cafe at Dagnall Street Baptist Church. Back to where it all began, and with some of the founding members still performing!
Our 25th Anniversary:
One key concert for us was 4th October 2014, when we celebrated our quarter-century anniversary with a concert where it all began – Dagnall Street Baptist Church, St Albans. We were joined by old members, and our esteemed and loved original conductor, Ewart Hopkins, for a concert of old favourites and new music.
