Bakewell Choral Society's conductor, Alan Eost Bakewell Choral Society's conductor, Alan Eost is taking on a big challenge in this year to raise funds for the choir to help it continue to use high quality orchestras and soloists, and support young musicians in the early stages of their careers. Alan has been scaling Wainwrights – the English peaks (known locally as fells) described in Alfred Wainwright’s seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells – for the last 13 ye

Soprano soloist, Olivia Thompson and mezzo-soprano soloist, Tabitha Smart Bakewell Choral Society are holding their Spring Concert on Saturday, 25th April at Bakewell Parish Church starting at 7.30pm. The programme consists of three very much-loved Choral Works, Gloria by Vivaldi, Magnificat by Rutter and Magnificat by Pergolesi. The concert is conducted by Alan Eost, and is accompanied by the South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. Bakewell Choral Society has a policy of encour

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING IN The SPRING CONCERT? Bakewell Choral Society's Spring Concert will be on Saturday, 25th April at Bakewell Parish Church. They will be performing Vivaldi Gloria, Pergolesi Magnificat and Rutter Magnificat. Rehearsals start on Monday, 5th January 2026. Guests are invited to come and join at the start of the spring term and to sing in the concert. All voice parts are welcome. If you have not sung with Bakewell Choral Society before, the fee for rehearsa