Registered Charity No. 1049352

Hardynge is the ancient name for Harpenden, dating from when it was a farming hamlet growing wheat for the nearby manor of Wheathampstead. The choir's name and logo symbolise these enduring connections.

The Hardynge Choir started in 1966 and continues to provide a challenging outlet for singers wishing to perform mostly the mainstream Choral Society repertoire.  The choir currently has 70 to 80 members.  There are no formal individual auditions for entry or ongoing membership.  We believe that singing should be taken seriously and worked at hard, but above all it should be fun and open to as many people as possible.

At least four concerts are given each year, usually with professional orchestras and soloists.

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Saturday 31 March 2012 at 7:30 pm

High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden

A concert of delightful and popular English Music.

Make we Joy

Hardynge Choir gave a joyful Carol Concert to a packed audience in St Mary’s Church, Redbourn, on Saturday 10 December 2012.  This concert was a celebration of British Music for Christmas, including several well known carols and four readings.  We were especially pleased that our soloists are Redbourn residents.  The first verse of Once in Royal David’s City  was sung by Treble, Robert Siddle, and the Baritone solo in Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols was sung by Angus McPhee, the son of our former Music Director, Rod McPhee.

This Carol Concert was in support of The Pepper Foundation who provide a lifeline for seriously ill children and their families throughout Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire: we are delighted that £582 was collected for them.