HCS has a motto: ‘To uphold and renew a proud tradition of choral singing’ and our 2026/27 season does just that! As you will see, we’ve got some exciting concerts coming up – so to secure your seat, buy your season ticket now.
Your season ticket includes the autumn concert, the Messiah and the spring concert. Being a season ticket holder offers a substantial saving on buying individual concert tickets and you don’t have to pay a booking fee. Most importantly, you can secure your preferred seat for the season.
We open our season on 31st October with Mendelssohn’s wonderful oratorio Elijah, conducted by our own Gregory Batsleer, and with fabulous soloists and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. First performed by HCS in 1859, it quickly became a popular mainstay of the repertoire (performed almost annually in the later decades of the nineteenth century!) and still thrills audiences today. Charlotte Corderoy, a young conductor with a stellar future, will bring a new perspective to our Messiah concert on 19th December, along with four outstanding soloists and the Orchestra of Opera North; it’s sure to be another sell-out. For our spring concert on 10th April 2027, we are delighted to welcome eminent choral director Simon Halsey to conduct a concert that will include Duruflé’s Requiem and Imogen Holst’s Three Psalms. With Manchester Camerata and soloists from the RNCM, this is certain to be a delightful concert.
The season ticket does NOT include the Christmas or summer concerts which can be purchased separately when individual tickets go on sale.
We are incredibly proud of our mission to uphold and renew our proud tradition and it is an enormous privilege to perform to a regular and committed audience. And with the the Choral singing better than ever, we are committed to maintaining and growing that audience.
As a season ticket holder, you play a major part in funding HCS and our singers really value your loyalty and enthusiasm. Without your support we wouldn’t be able to deliver such exceptional music to our small (but mighty) corner of Yorkshire and we thank you from the bottom of our singing hearts for that!
NOTE: Season Tickets go on sale at 9 am on Tuesday 14th July