£15.00
Carnforth and District Choral Society perform Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” at Holy Trinity Church in Bolton-le-Sands. Good Friday, April 3rd 2026. 4pm.
Tickets prices are £15.
£12 for concessions (only on the door, subject to availability).
Children are free.
Refreshments are included in the ticket price at the end of the concert.
Stainer intended the piece to be within the scope of most parish church choirs; it includes five hymns for congregational participation. Its structure is clearly modelled on the scheme of choruses, chorales, recitatives and arias of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, which in 1873 Stainer had introduced into the Music for Holy Week at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Written for Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London, where Stainer’s former pupil William Hodge was organist, The Crucifixion was premiered there on 24 February 1887, the day after Ash Wednesday, where a choir of boys and men was directed by Stainer himself with the organ accompaniment provided by Hodge. There have been performances in Marylebone Parish Church annually since then, and they will be using the RSCM’s new edition on Good Friday this year. Stainer’s Crucifixion continues to be performed by choirs today, as a staple of the repertoire of choral music for Passiontide and Easter.
Carnforth and District Choral Society has been creating harmony for over 60 years. It is a friendly, relaxed choir with an emphasis on enjoying performing a variety of choral pieces – from major works like Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (which they recently performed in Slyne with Hest Church Hall) to songs from the shows and rock anthems.
Members come from as far afield as Garstang to Kendal. You do not have to be able to read music to join the choir (although it helps) and we do not hold auditions. Singers can join the choir at any time during the musical year.
We rehearse Thursday evenings 7.15 – 9.00 pm at: Our Lady of Lourdes, Church Hall, Kellet Road, Carnforth, LA5 9LR. All are welcome to come to one of our rehearsals to see what it is like to sing with us.
