Saddleworth

The Choir's membership is drawn mainly from around the Greater Manchester area; in particular, Oldham, Rochdale and Saddleworth.

In addition to a busy concert schedule there have been TV appearances, including for the BBC's Songs of Praise, recorded around Saddleworth in 2000, plus several recordings and radio broadcasts, notably one for the BBC’s Sunday Half Hour programme in 2003.

Music festival trophies over the years have included Hazel Grove, Huddersfield, Macclesfield, Blackpool, Blackburn, Biddulph, Penistone, Southport, Eskdale (Whitby), Don Valley (won five years in succession), and the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition.

Damian Cunningham has been musical director since 1997, and we have a very talented accompanist in Scott Woolfenden.

Concerts are performed locally and further afield, and the Choir presents its own concerts twice yearly at Saddleworth Civic Hall in Uppermill.

Also, and possibly uniquely for a male voice choir, there is an annual performance of Handel's Messiah each December, with the men joined by an augmented chorus of ladies, plus professional soloists and orchestra, at Uppermill Civic Hall.

Exchange visits have taken place with choirs in various parts of the UK and abroad.

For more details, see the History page.