Anthony Morgan and Martin Ellerby after the choir's performance of Ellerby's Missa Brevis in March 2007
Ryton Chorale first performed in 1982 at Worksop Priory. The conductor was John Catlin and there were around 40 singers. The present Musical Director, Anthony Morgan, has been with the Chorale since 1986 and has established Ryton Chorale as a choir with an unusually broad repertoire including some commissioned works. We are grateful to have the patient and sensitive services of our accompanist, Heidi Rolfe. The Chorale now has 70 enthusiastic singers who perform a wide range of music from the great choral classics to jazz, opera, traditional folk songs and spirituals.
We play an important role as a catalyst in broadening singing and music making in the district of Bassetlaw, and enjoy working with a wide variety of professional and non-professional musicians. The choir sometimes performs with brass or string ensembles and often sinsg unaccompanied. We are fortunate to have strong links with English Pro Musica, a professional chamber orchestra.