Concerts:

SPRING CONCERT in combination with Haverhill Choral Society Verdi's Requiem 5th May 2012 in Bury St Edmund's Cathedral Two local choirs are joining forces to present one of the largest and most exciting works of the choral repertoire this Spring.  Choral Societies from Sudbury and Haverhill will perform Verdi’s Requiem at St Edmundsbury Cathedral on Saturday 5th May at 7.30 pm.  Verdi’s Requiem is as dramatic as his operas, the most well-known section being the Dies Irae with its terrifying depiction of the Day of Judgement.  Sudbury Choral Society was established 65 years ago while Haverhill can trace their roots back to 1860, but this is the first time that they have come together to put on a major work.  The combined choirs, totalling some 120 singers, will be conducted by David Butcher, who has been Sudbury’s choirmaster for 20 years, and Jane Wright, who is in her tenth year as Haverhill’s leader.  Tickets are £16 (reserved) and £12 (unreserved) and can be obtained from the Theatre Royal Box Office, tel. 01284 769505.