Parnham Voices is a chamber choir in West Dorset. Mark Burstow became its Musical Director in June 2026.
It is a choir of around twenty voices, evenly balanced across the parts, singing unaccompanied music from the fifteenth century to the present day. Its programmes set the music alongside poetry and readings, so that each concert is shaped as a whole rather than as a sequence of items.
The choir reads confidently at sight, which leaves rehearsal time for what matters most: independence within each part, a real understanding of the text, and a well-tuned, resonant tone, with careful attention to vowels and diphthongs and to acoustically pure intervals.
There is currently a vacancy for one tenor. If you are a tenor who reads well and would enjoy this kind of singing, please get in touch: 07826 444571 or markburstow@icloud.com.
Forthcoming concerts
Saturday 14 November 2026 – All Saints with St Edmund, Wyke Regis, 1 Portland Road, Weymouth DT4 9ES – 19h00 (TBC)
The Course of True Love: Songs of Courtship, Companionship and Remembrance
Four centuries of love songs, from the madrigals of Morley, Wilbye and Dowland through Pearsall, Finzi and Elgar to Cole Porter, with readings. See the programme.
Saturday 28 November 2026 – St Martin of Tours, Church Street, West Coker, Yeovil BA22 9DB – 19h00
From Darkness into Light: An Advent Journey in Music and Poetry
From Poston, Howells, Victoria and Villette to festive carols, including a tribute to David Drinkell, former Organist of Belfast Cathedral. See the programme.
For more about the choir, visit parnhamvoices.org.
