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Introduction
The Brixi Singers are one of the leading chamber choirs
in the north west of England. First formed in 1994, the choir has gone from strength to strength.
Under the direction of Richard Lea, the choir has extended
its repertoire and improved the quality of its performance.
The choir performs both sacred and secular music and gives
around 6 concerts a year. These may be light programmes or full oratorios. Most of the concerts are around the Manchester
area.
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A brief history of how we got our name
Franz Xaver Brixi was an 18th century Czech composer and his 'Veni Sancte Spiritus' was
the first choral work sung by a group of dedicated musicians from the Bolton area eager to form a chamber choir back
in May 1994. The choir needing a name, selected Brixi's. The work was performed at the choir's inaugural concert in
St. Lawrence's Church, Appleby, along with works spanning four centuries by Bliss, Bruckner, Ireland, Lloyd-Webber, Morley,
Mozart, Puccini, Rutter, Schubert, Stanford, Sullivan and Tallis.
Since then concerts have been given not only in and around the Bolton area but in places
as diverse as Lincoln, Nelson, Wigan, Hawkshead; Rennes and Rouen in France; Prague and Marianske Lasne in the Czech Republic; Brussels,
Bruges, Ghent, Ypres in Belgium; and our latest mini tour to Oxford .
The Brixi Singers on tour, singing at the memorial in Ypres, Aug 2006
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