This was a fine and wonderfully atmospheric concert. The choir sang very well - so well that it would be hard not to assume that they were professional - and they were expertly conducted by Clive Walkley. It was an interesting and varied programme, moving from sacred to secular, all the items of which contributed to the mood of a late summer evening - relaxed, contemplative, spiritual. My one criticism is that the acoustics of the church did not lend themselves to the choir's retreat to the altar for some items - necessitated by the need to have visual contact with the organist, but unfortunate musically, as the balance with the organ was not so good in that position. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the evening enormously, and was glad to have made the effort to come from Keswick to hear this concert.
Ann Bond, reviewing Dido and Aeneas for which Pro Nobis provided the chorus in August 2011, wrote:
The chorus covered itself with glory. Kendal's Pro Nobis Singers, coached by Clive Walkley, sang with style and spirit, and acted in a variety of roles as if to the manner born. Without conductor or copy, they achieved remarkable unanimity.