Musical Director: Timothy Coleman
Tickets for our Christmas Concert on 13 December 2025 with Castle Brass are now available via choir members or online at TryBooking. From timeless carols like Once in Royal David’s City and O Come All Ye Faithful to exquisite choral gems such as Rorate Cœli by Jacobus Handl and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston, the evening spans centuries of Christmas … Read more
We’re thrilled to announce that tickets are now officially on sale for Cadenza’s 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe concert — and this year promises something truly special. New venue: St Mary’s Episcopal CathedralDate: August 2025 (check listing for details)Book now: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/cadenza-at-the-fringe This year’s programme is a vibrant celebration of jazz-infused choral music, featuring: With a top-tier … Read more
Our Fringe concert this year is proving extremely popular, with the Fringe Box Office selling out this morning (Friday 23 August 2024). We are working to get a final tranche of tickets allocated to the Box Office for additional sales (so do try, and snap them up if you can!), but it’s looking tight… Sales … Read more
More radio play for our latest CD, Bright Star, as it was selected by Petroc Trelawney on his Breakfast show this morning. This was as a result of a request from a Cadenza fan, Ian Brockbank, who suggested Taladh Chriosta. Thanks Ian! You can find the programme on BBC Sounds at the link below, and … Read more
We are delighted to introduce and welcome Timothy Coleman as Musical Director of Cadenza. A conductor and tenor originally from Aberdeen, Timothy studied PPE at Oxford University and spent five years as a freelance choral singer and lay-clerk with the Choir of New College, Oxford. Most recently he graduated from the Royal Welsh College of … Read more
Regular visitors to our website over the last few months will have noticed a large yellow banner announcing that we were looking for a new MD. And you will have also noticed that the yellow banner has gone … which can only mean one thing … After 22 highly-successful years at the helm, we have … Read more
It was a full year ago where we made a statement that our 2020 concerts were affected due to the pandemic, with the cancellation of our charity and Fringe concerts. Our rehearsals stopped altogether at that point too, as we paused to reflect on how we adjust to the new world. Things were changing daily, … Read more
Cadenza has a long history of auditioning potential members before they are offered a place in the choir. This has typically been a 15 minute meeting with our Musical Director, where you would be asked to sing a few exercises to establish your range, do some aural tests and undertake a little bit of sight-singing … Read more
Though our activities are hampered for now, we’re thinking ahead to auditions giving us something to look forward to after Coronavirus.
Like most organisations, Cadenza has been dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on it’s day to day activities. This has meant some difficult decisions being made. Unlike some organisations, however, Cadenza is well-placed to weather this current storm and we look forward to commencing our activities when the circumstances allow. As a choir, … Read more