History of the Society
Peter J Williams, Conductor of the HCS
The Hillingdon Choral Society (HCS) was formed in 1980. There were originally 30 singers conducted by Peter J Williams, who is still our conductor today. Initially the Choir was an Adult Education Class, but became independent and self-funding in 1982. It now has over 100 singers.
Our accompanist Laurence Frankel has also been with us for many years, in fact since 1985.
The repertoire varies from major classical works to opera choruses and songs from the shows. We give at least three concerts each season in the Hillingdon area.
Key events in the past couple of years have been the Choir's 25th anniversary celebration in Southwark Cathedral in 2006, where we sang the Mozart Requiem in a joint programme with the Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra - the latter were celebrating their own 21st anniversary. HCS also performed Haydn's 'Creation' from scratch as part of Hillingdon Arts Week in June 2007.