Laurence Blyth

freelance choral director

Diary

2025

29th March 2025 (Wellington Choral Society with organist David Davies)
Mendelssohn Elijah

2024

30th November 2024 (Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra)
Mozart Requiem, Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai

9th June 2024 (Ad Hoc voices and orchestra)
Orchestral Eucharist: Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai

23rd March 2024 (Wellington Choral Society)
Faith, Hope and Love
Dvorak Mass in D, Beach Peace I leave with you, Goodall Love Divine

2023

25th November 2023 (Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra, St John’s Church)
The Italian Baroque
Vivaldi Gloria, Monteverdi Cantate Domino, Leonarda Dixit Dominus, Caldara Missa Dolorosa

18th November 2023 (Cromer and Sheringham Choral Society, Cromer Parish Church, Norfolk)
Mozart Requiem (Laurence Blyth – alto soloist)

29th April 2023 (Exeter Choral Society, St David’s Exeter)
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

22nd April 2023 (Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra, Holy Trinity Exmouth)
Duruflé Requiem, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs, Elgar (arr. Donald Fraser) Sea Pictures

25th March 2023 (Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra, St John’s Wellington)
Bach St John Passion

28th January 2023 (Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra, Holy Trinity Exmouth)
Bach St John Passion

2022

3rd December 2022 (Exeter Choral Society, St David’s Exeter)
Rutter Requiem, Durante Magnificat and music for Advent and Christmas

26th November 2022 (Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra, St John’s Wellington)
Haydn Nelson Mass, Schubert Mass in G, Mozart Ave Verum Corpus and Laudate Dominum

16th July 2022 (choir in a day and orchestra, St David’s Exeter)
Handel Messiah

30th April 2022 (Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra, Holy Trinity Exmouth)
Haydn Creation

9th April 2022 (Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra, St David’s Exeter)
Haydn Nelson Mass and Mozart Requiem

26th March 2022 (Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra, St John’s Wellington)
Jenkins The Armed Man and Fauré Requiem

2019 DIARY DATES

Saturday 2nd February 2019
Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth
Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra
J.S.Bach Magnificat
J.S.Bach Gloria in excelsis Deo 
Purcell Come ye sons of art

Saturday 30th March 2019
St John’s Church, Wellington, Somerset
Wellington Choral Society and the Wellington Sinfonia
J.S.Bach St Matthew Passion

Saturday 4th May 2019
Southernhay United Reformed Church
Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra
Haydn The Seasons

Saturday 11th May 2019
Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth
Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra
Goodall Eternal Light: A Requiem
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb

Saturday 22nd June 2019
Tower Street Church, Exmouth
Exmouth Choral Society
Come and Sing Mozart Requiem

Saturday 30th November 2019
St John’s Church, Wellington
Wellington Choral Society
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem

Saturday 7th December 2019
Southernhay University Reformed Church, Exeter
Exeter Choral Society
Vivaldi Gloria and Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

Saturday 14th December 2019
Wells Cathedral
Mid Somerset Orchestra and Somerset Voices
Sing for Somerset

2018

Saturday 17th February 2018
Exmouth Choral Society
Haydn Creation

Saturday 24th March 2018
Wellington Choral Society and the Wellington Sinfonia
Handel Messiah

Wednesday 9th May 2018
Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra
Mozart Coronation Mass
Handel Coronation Anthems
Haydn Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo ‘Little Organ Mass’

Saturday 12th May 2018
Exmouth Choral Society
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Saturday 24th November 2018
Wellington Choral Society and the Wellington Sinfonia
Duruflé Requiem and other music for Remembrance

Saturday 1st December 2018
Exeter Choral with David Davies (organ)
Mendelssohn Elijah

Saturday 15th December 2018
Somerset Voices and the Mid Somerset Orchestra
“Sing for Somerset” at Wells Cathedral
Benefitting the work of Somerset Community Foundation


2017

Saturday 16th December 2017 (Wells Cathedral)
Somerset Voices and the Mid Somerset Orchestra
“Sing for Somerset” supporting the Somerset Community Foundation

Saturday 25th November 2017 (Exeter Cathedral)
Exeter Choral Society, Exmouth Choral Society, Wellington Choral Society
Exeter Symphony Orchestra
Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 “A Sea Symphony”

Friday 10th November 2017 (Exeter Cathedral)
English Touring Opera
Bach Mass in B minorJonathan Peter Kenny conductorLaurence Blyth chorus master

Saturday 1st July 2017
Okehampton Choral Society
PurcellTe Deumand Jubilate, Vivaldi Gloria
Laurence Blyth countertenor

Saturday 24th June 2017
Choral Workshop (Wellington)
Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 ‘A Sea Symphony’

Sunday 18th June 2017
Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong
In Ecclesia

Saturday 17th June 2017
Compline at Peter Tavy
In Ecclesia

Saturday 3rd June 2017 (St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton)
Open Rehearsal and Choral Evensong with In Ecclesia

Wednesday 10th May 2017 (St James’ Church, Exeter)
Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra
Handel Messiah

Saturday 6th May 2017 (Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth)
Exmouth Choral Society
Handel Coronation Anthems, Parry I was glad, Vivaldi Gloria, Monteverdi Cantate Domino

Saturday 25th March 2017 (St John’s Church, Wellington)
Wellington Choral Society
Handel Coronation Anthems, Poulenc Gloria, Mendelssohn Hear my prayer

Saturday 18th-Sunday 19th February 2017
In Ecclesia (residency at Exeter Cathedral)

Saturday 11th February 2017 at 19.00
Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra
J.S.Bach St Matthew Passion

2016 DIARY DATES

Sunday 18th December 2016
In Ecclesia Christmas Concert (Milverton)

Saturday 17th December 2016
East Cornwall Bach Choir (dir. Chris Howarth)
Handel Messiah
Laurence Blyth countertenor

Saturday 10th December 2016
Sing for Somerset (Wells Cathedral)
with Somerset Voices and the Mid Somerset Orchestra

Wednesday 30th November 2016
Exeter Choral Society (St James’ Church, Exeter)
Fauré Requiem, FinziIn terra pax,Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on Christmas Carols

Saturday 26th November 2016
Wellington Choral Society & Orchestra (St John’s Church, Wellington)
Bach Christmas Oratorio

Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th October 2016
In Ecclesia (Sherborne Abbey)
Visiting choir weekend

Saturday 22nd October 2016
Private function (Salisbury Cathedral)

Saturday 16th July 2016
Sheringham and Cromer Choral Society and Orchestra (Auden Theatre, Holt)
Handel Coronation Anthems,MozartCoronation MassLaurence Blyth countertenor,Harry Castle conductor

Sunday 26th June 2016
Choir of St Nicholas’ North Walsham (St Nicholas’ Church)
Britten Rejoice in the Lamb, Purcell Sound the TrumpetLaurence Blythcountertenor,David Ballard conductor

Saturday 18th June 2016
Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir (All Saints’ Church, Sidmouth)

Saturday 30th April 2016
Exmouth Choral Society (Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth)
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem and Geistliches Lied

Wednesday 27th April 2016
Exeter Choral Society and Orchestra (St James’ Church, Exeter)
Bach St John Passion

Sunday 20th March 2016
In Ecclesia (St Michael’s Church, Milverton)
Fauré Requiem

Saturday 19th March 2016
Wellington Choral Society and Orchestra
Mozart Coronation Mass, Handel Zadok the Priest, Haydn Nelson Mass

Saturday 27th February 2016
In Ecclesia (St John the Evangelist, Taunton)
Finzi Lo the full, final sacrifice, White Lamentations

Sunday 7th February 2016
In Ecclesia (All Saints’ Church, Nynehead)
Compline

Saturday 30th January 2016
Exmouth Choral Society and Orchestra (Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth)
Mozart Requiem, Mozart Vespers