Sempre Amabile is a women’s choir based in Kendal. Formed in December 2018, by predominantly alumni of the Amabile family of choirs we enjoy giving concerts, competing in competitions and one another’s company.

Most recently we enjoyed a weekend on the Isle of Man at the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs where we won the Open and Ladies Choir categories, were awarded the highest mark of the festival and to top it all, the title, ‘Choir of the Festival 2025’. Closer to home, we were delighted to have been awarded the prize for the ‘Most Inspiring Choral Performance’ at the Carlisle Music and Drama Festival 2024.

We enjoy collaborations, and are currently looking forward to performing with the Solway Singers in Carlisle and with our fellow finalists from the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs, Bechyn Bro Taf, in Cardiff and Kendal in 2026.

Sempre’s weekly Zoom singing sessions at the beginning of the pandemic were a valuable source of friendship and togetherness for our members. We made and edited a number of remote recordings which can be found on YouTube (O Love - Sempre Amabile - Virtual Choir).

Sempre loves to sing music from a variety of genres, from madrigals to musicals, relishing the marriage of words and music and communicating the meaning to our audience. We particularly enjoy the challenge of playing with our rich sound to suit the repertoire.

The choir with its musical director, Charlotte Jackson, is very much looking forward to giving a concert of seasonally inspired song, performing to lunchtime concert goers in the beautiful surroundings of The Fratry of Carlisle Cathedral.

Concert starts at 2pm.