Repertoire ranges from early music to contemporary, both sacred and secular.

The Winkleigh Singers have enjoyed several tours in France, and have close links with the region of Calvados (and occasionally with a glass of the same!).

Annual workshops have been held in recent years to which other singers and choirs are always invited. Previous workshops have been led by Evelyn Tubb, Nigel Perrin and Mike Brewer. In 2000 we attended the Choirs in Quiet Places Festival in Nottingham, under the direction of Mike Brewer, musical director of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain.

Over the years they have given several first performances, notably Colin Hodgett's Season Songs and John Lane's Maggott, Sam Richards' Midwinter Ceremonies, these being commissioned by The Beaford Centre. In 1994, to celebrate The Winkleigh Singers' tenth anniversary, a competition was organised for young composers, and the winning work by Paul Holland, At a Lunar Eclipse, was given its first performance by the choir as part of their summer Concert that year. Resident tenor and composer Dr Simon Standing's Magnificat and Nunc Dimmitis were first performed by the choir in 1998.

See our Programme of Events page for forthcoming concerts and tours (updated regularly).