Barcarolle Choir is an international and vibrant un-auditioned female choir with unique lunch time rehearsals. It takes its name from the Barcarolle musical genre from the “Contes d’Hoffman” composed by Offenbach that they sing in various occasions as their signature song.
The Choir was created in 2012 by the Music Director Katrine Reimers and a French amateur singer Helene Coste. Sam Evans took on the baton of Music Director in 2014 and added a pop/jazz repertoire group to the existing classical group within the choir. The two groups, now called Barcarolle Voices and Barcarolle Chamber, specialise in different styles of music, but often combine to sing certain songs, and together they retain the ethos of being one choir.
In 2020, Antonella Harrison became the new chair of Barcarolle and brought new energy and vision to Barcarolle. With her as chair, the choir has taken on new challenges and has had many wonderful experiences: from singing carols in the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in London, to performing in the stunning Cathedral in Orvieto, Italy in 2022 and to participating in singing competitions in Rimini, Italy in 2024 and in Wales in 2025. Barcarolle returned to Italy in spring 2026, for an international festival/competition in Lucca.
After 11 wonderful years with Barcarolle, Sam Evans handed over the reins of Music Director to Sam Chaplin in July 2025. Sam Chaplin successfully led Barcarolle choir in the Female Voice Competition at the Eisteddfod International Festival, in Llangollen, North Wales on 12 July 2025. In March this year, Sam conducted Barcarolle ladies in the Vox Lucensis International Festival in Lucca, Italy, where the choir gained a Silver Level III Diploma.
The Cost for this concert is £15 (£12 over 70). There is a two part ticketing process:
Step #1: Please use the normal KCWC ticket purchase process in the "Tickets" section below (there is no additional charge, but we need you registered for tracking and communication purposes)
Step #2: Please email the activity leader Maria Puleio at music1@kcwc.org.uk and she will forward you the link to use to purchase an actual ticket to the show.
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