a bold, adventurous and well-established chamber choir

About Cappella Newcastle

 
The friendly, mixed-age membership – drawn from Newcastle’s local area – are experienced and passionate singers with an enthusiasm for stretching the repertoire in many different directions. Underpinned by a spirit of artistic curiosity and adventure, the choir sings new and old music in venues all over the North East. Under the baton of Musical Director Drew Cantrill-Fenwick the choir usually performs three intelligently programmed concerts per year.

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LATEST NEWS

 

Cappella is delighted to announce that Drew Cantrill-Fenwick has been appointed as our new Musical Director.

Drew joined us in September 2024 on an interim basis to cover Simon Lee’s sabbatical. Following the news of Simon’s appointment as Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green, New Haven, USA, we began a conversation with Drew about a longer-term arrangement... and here we are! 

Drew brings a wealth of experience as a conductor and organist, having worked with choirs across the UK and internationally and is currently the Musical Director at St George’s Jesmond.   We are thrilled to be working with him.

Drew says, ‘I feel very fortunate to have been handed the responsibility of leading Cappella, musically. It’s a great group. Friendly, hard working, responsive and committed. And behind the scenes is a very dedicated team of committee members and officer holders who do a fabulous job of steering the choir from concert to concert. My thanks to all involved.’

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Upcoming Events

 
  • Cappella Auditions 2

    Cappella Auditions 2

    Sat, 30 Aug 2025
    Cappella is still recruiting! We are looking for 1 tenor and 3 basses to join us. Other voice parts are welcome and would be placed on a waiting list Book ... more
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