The North Norfolk Chorale was founded as the North Walsham Choral Society in 1873 and is one of the oldest choral societies in East Anglia. There had always been a tradition of singing and drama in the town’s Fisher Theatre, which had opened in 1828 and led to the formation of the choral society some forty years later. The music of the newly formed society reflected the fashion of the period and a repertoire of madrigals, comic operas, ballads and, during the two world wars, concerts of patriotic songs were popular.

More recently the works of Handel, Brahms, Bach, Haydn and Faure have all featured in the repertoire of the choir.
The name was changed in 1997 in order to reflect the wider catchment area of choir members and we became the North Norfolk Chorale. The choir is now a registered charity.

If you enjoy singing, and are interested in joining the choir, we would love to hear from you. Rehearsals take place from September to May on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm – 9.30pm in the Methodist Church, Grammar School Road, North Walsham. We give two concerts a year, one in St. Nicholas Church, North Walsham and, more recently, have moved our summer concert to Salle Church, which is renowned for its acoustics and strong tradition of concerts and following. Other choir events take place during the year.