Birmingham Festival Choral Society sings a wide variety of top quality choral music from the 16th to the 21st century.
We perform three main concerts a year, usually in churches or concert halls in central Birmingham. Out of town concerts in recent years have taken place in The Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, St Mary’s Church, Warwick, Lichfield Cathedral, Pershore Abbey and All Saints Church Leamington Spa.
In addition to this, we usually do a Christmas concert, raising money for charities nominated by our members.
Our Registered Charity number is 510847.
MUSIC DIRECTOR
David Wynne became our Music Director in January 2017. He combines a passion for many styles of choral music with a great sense of humour and love for life.
Further information will be found in this link: David Wynne
ACCOMPANIST – Piano and organ
Our accompanist and organist extraordinaire is Kevin Gill.
More information on Kevin Gill.
TOURS AND WORKSHOPS
The choir regularly tours abroad. Past tours have included Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Belgium & Holland, Slovenia, Estonia, Slovakia, Ireland, France, Romania and the Rhineland of Germany. In May 2026 we will be going to Belgium and the Netherlands, with concerts in Liege, Maastricht and Namur.
More information on our Tours.
To improve vocal technique, and for the social rewards, from time to time we also organise choral workshop weekends.
HISTORY
Our name, Birmingham Festival Choral Society, comes from our origins as the chorus for the famous Birmingham Triennial Festivals. Our choir is the longest established choral society in Birmingham, and has sung under the baton of a number of illustrious conductors.
More information on our History.
SUPPORTING YOUNG VOCAL TALENT
BFCS encourages the singers of the future through:
The Birmingham Festival Choral Society Oratorio Prize at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Click the links above to find out more!