Essentially Swing Bio
From piccolo to trombone and from rags to rock ‘n’ roll Essentially Swing brings a unique sound to the music from around the great era of Swing. We will take you through a journey in time with numbers like Maple Leaf Rag, and great swing favourites like American Patrol and Sing Sing Sing to the early rock and roll era songs such as Rock Around The Clock. You are in for some foot-tapping fun.

We usually play at fund-raising events for charity. However, we are also available for hire at private functions.

Join us / get in touch
We rehearse one Monday morning a month currently at All Saints Church Hall, Kesgrave. The group is very friendly and relaxed. If you would like to join us or would like us to play at your event please contact Carolyn via carol.a.goates@gmail.com

Our Society was founded in 1925 and has functioned continuously since, even through the war years. We are promoters not performers.

Our concerts are put on four times a season in the winter months on a Saturday evening, using the Great School at Ipswich School, which has an excellent acoustic for chamber music.

To enable local people to experience the best we engage groups of the highest quality, mostly of national and international fame (see our website).

Ipswich Choral Society is a friendly, open choir of over 80 members with a wide range of singing experience and have entertained the public with performances across a varied musical repertoire. Contributing to the rich musical heritage of Ipswich since 1824, we are the second oldest choral society in the UK. Hosting concerts at venues such as Ipswich School, Ipswich Corn Exchange and Snape Maltings Concert Hall, the Society has also performed abroad in countries including France, Belgium, Austria, Turkey and Italy. In addition we perform at Ipswich Music Day each year, and accept invitations for performances in aid of local charities.

The Society is pleased to have as its President the international conductor Cem Mansur, who has conducted the choir five times in the UK, most recently at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, and twice in Turkey when members of the choir were invited to perform at the International Istanbul Music Festival and Izmir Festival.

Whether you want to meet new friends or develop your singing skills, you’ll receive a warm welcome from Ipswich Choral Society. We meet on Tuesday evenings at Northgate Arts Centre and further details about the choir, rehearsals and events can be found on our website ipswichchoralsociety.org.

Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society was founded in 1929. Our musical scope is vast for we perform a range of classical and modern choral music during the Spring and Summer, as well as an Autumn production of one of the Savoy Operas. In addition, we perform original musical works written by former Musical Directors Bernard Reader and Andrew Burke. We are very pleased to have conductor Sue Wightman to direct our concerts and conduct the show.