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A poster for an early performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah
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Whipton Choral Society circa 1993
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A few of the panels from our exhibition 2018
PictureExeter Choral Society singing at our 75th anniversary party 2018

​At Exeter Choral Society (formerly Whipton Choral Society), we are enthusiastically celebrating 75 years of choral singing! We have curated an exhibition ​'Live and Vocal', and recorded memories of the life and times of the choir from its early beginnings during World War II, when Exeter was a garrison city, to the present time when the choir continues to grow and thrive. 
The choir and guests celebrated this anniversary at a special party and an open day in October 2018 at St Stephen's Church (where we used to rehearse for many years before the church renovation).

​A digital archive of the exhibition will be made available, but meanwhile these few photos give a taste of our findings.

Our celebrations conclude on 1 December 2018 with a performance at Southernhay United Reformed Church of Mendelssohn's Elijah - a work that has been popular with the choir over its 75 years; Elijah was first performed by Whipton Choral Society in 1957 (see the poster above).