City of Bristol Choir was formed in 1991 by Malcolm Archer (now organist and director of music at Winchester College).
[1] The choir now enjoys a busy schedule of concerts and events under the direction of David Ogden, who was appointed Director of Music in 2000.
[2] Recent seasons have included performances of Szymanowski's Stabat Mater, Brahms' Requiem, three major Elgar oratorios – The Apostles, The Dream of Gerontius and The Kingdom.and Mozart's Mass in C Minor, as well as a summer concert of jazz standards.
In October 2006, City of Bristol Choir visited Portugal for its first European tour where it gave two concerts and sang at morning mass at the magnificent Lapa Church in Oporto.
[3] The next milestone for the choir will be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: one of the greatest of all works.