Forthcoming choir events
Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival
Fri 30th March 2012, 2pm
Temple Church, London
A concert in one of Londons oldest churches. This unique place of worship, famed for its rare circular nave called The Round,was built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century.
Programme:
Pergolesi: Magnificat
and other sacred music
Spring Concert
Sat 21st April 2012, 7.30
All Saints Church, Wyke Regis
A concert of motets, madrigals and folk songs from 17th century to the present day
Programme:
includes:
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine
V Williams: 5 Mystical Songs, extracts
Lauridsen: Chanson des Roses, extracts
Rehearsals:
January 15th, February 19th, March 11th, April 15th
Past events
Christmas Concert
Fri 23rd December 2011, 1.10pm
St James Church, Piccadilly
Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Programme:
Excerpts from Britten: St Nicolas
Carols and other Christmas Music
Rehearsal:
11th December
Christmas Carol Singing
Wed 7th December 2011, 5pm
Charing Cross Station
Carol Singing for Changing Faces
Programme:
Carols and other Christmas music
Gordon's 80th Birthday concert
Sat 19th November 2011, 7.30pm
Eastbourne College Chapel
Gordon has invited us to join him for his 80th birthday concert.
Programme:
Benjamin Britten: 'St Nicolas'.
Rehearsals:
October 2nd, November 6th
Summer Concert
Sat 11th June 2011, 7.30pm
Newport Parish Church, Newport, Essex
Fund Raising Concert
Programme:
Faure: Requiem
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine
Lauridsen: Chansons des Roses
Saint Saens: Tollite Hostitas
Saint Saens: Deux Chansons
Rehearsal:
June 5th
Faure Requiem
Sat 7th May 2011, 7.30pm
St James, Piccadilly
Spring Concert
Programme:
Faure: Requiem, Cantique de Jean Racine
Lauridsen: Les Chansons Des Roses, Ubi Caritas et Amor
Saint Saens: Tollite, Deux Chansons
and other music from France and UK
with Kathryn Sargent, soprano and Adrian White, bass. The organist is James Lloyd Thomas
Rehearsal:
January 23, February 27, March 20, April 10, May 6
A Christmas Garland
Fri 10th December 2010, 7.30pm
Garden Museum, Lambeth
Christmas music on the lighter side
Programme:
A mix of traditional and modern Christmas Music and readings
rehearsals:
September 12, October 17, November 21, December 5
Lux Aeterna
Sat 10th April 2010, 7.30
St James Church, Piccadilly
Spring Concert with Orchestra
Programme:
Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Howard Goodall: Eternal Light
Rehearsals:
31 January, 28 February, 28 March
Lunchtime Concert
Mon 14th December 2009, 1.10
St James Church, Piccadilly
A Christmas Potpourri
Programme:
Christmas Music with a lighter side.
Rehearsals:
25 October, 29 November, 13 December
A Little Light Music
Sat 3rd October 2009, 8.45
Sneem Hotel County Kerry, Ireland
A Concert in aid of Sneem Creche
with Stephanies Sneem Youth Choir
and Frederiek Loudon, piano
Programme:
Gospel, Folk and Close Harmony
Summer Concert
Sat 27th June 2009, 7.30pm
Chipping Campden
Mixed concert of sacred and secular music
Programme:
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
English Folk Song and Gospel Music
rehearsals:
31st May, 21st June
A Spring Concert
Sat 16th May 2009, 7.30pm
St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas Street, Pimlico
A choral concert featuring music by Morten Lauridsen and Robert Pearsall, with James Lloyd Thomas,organ
Programme:
Morten Lauridsen:
Lux Aeterna,
O Magnum Mysterium
Robert Pearsall:
Requiem,
Lay a Garland
Rehearsals:
4th Jan, 1st Feb, 1st March, 5th April and 10th May
A Christmas Pot Pourri
Fri 5th December 2008, 7.30pm
The Garden Museum, Lambeth
A Christmas Concert of music from medieval times through to Contemporary songs
with narrators:
John Dallimore and Sarah Crowdon
Programme:
A mixed programme of carols and songs, with a sprinkling of seasonal poems and stories
Rehearsals:
12th Oct, 9th Nov, 30th Nov
Carol Singing for Charity
Thu 4th December 2008, from 5pm
Liverpool Street Station
Carol Singing in support of St Joseph's Hospice, Hackney
Programme:
Traditional Carols and other Christmas Music
Visit to Poitiers
Sat 4th October 2008,
St Hilaire
A weekend in France, singing in the beautiful church of St Hilaire on the Saturday evening and in their Sunday morning service
Programme:
English choral music including motets, madrigals, folk song and Morten Lauridsen's 'Lux Aeterna'
Rehearsals:
as for Castle Acre, plus
7 September, 28 September
Concert
Sat 23rd August 2008, 7.30
St James Church, Castle Acre
Return visit to Castle Acre, Norfolk
for a weekend of socialising and performing in the beautiful church of St James on the Saturday evening and Sunday morning
Programme:
A mix of sacred and secular
Rehearsals:
25 May, 22 June, 20 July
Rutter, Jenkins and Bernstein
Sat 26th April 2008, 19.30
St James' Church, Piccadilly, London
The Grove Singers
with the Camerata of London
Programme:
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
John Rutter: Requiem
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man
Rehearsals:
6 Jan, 10 Feb, 2 Mar, 30 Mar, 20 Apr
Carol Singing for St Joseph's Hospice
Thu 13th December 2007, late afternoon
Liverpool Street Station
We have been invited to sing carols for St Joseph's Hospice. This has become an annual event and has helped raised many thousands of pounds for the charity
Programme:
Carols, many and varied!
Concert for World Aids Day
Sat 1st December 2007, 7.30pm
St Barnabas Church, Pimlico
A concert in aid of AVERT -
an international charity working to combat the problem of HIV and AIDS worldwide.
The Singers will be joined by some of the most outstanding music students around: including VENUS WINDS, a stunning London-based wind ensemble and the brilliant young 'cellist, ANDREW BENSON.
Programme:
including Tavener: Svyati, for choir and cello; and Rutter: Musica Dei Donum, for choir and flute; sacred and secular music
Rehearsals:
28 Oct, 25 Nov
Swalcliffe
Sat 29th September 2007, 7.30 pm
St Peter and St Paul, Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire
With David Oliver(flute) and Andrew Benson (cello)
Programme:
including Tavener: Svyati (choir and cello) and Rutter: Musica Dei Donum (choir and flute)
Concert Tour of South of France
Tue 29th May 2007,
Programme:
Concerts in Nice, Monte Carlo and Beulieu
Music to Inspire
Sat 10th March 2007, 7.30pm
St Barnabas Church, St Barnabas St, Pimlico, London
Programme:
Giovanni Pergolesi: Magnificat
Josef Haydn: Te Deum
John Tavener: Song for Athene
and music by Rachmaninov, Grieg, Byrd, Palestrina, Britten etc.
Brian Newman, conductor
James Lloyd Thomas, organ
Museum of Garden History
Fri 8th December 2006,
Museum of Garden History, Lambeth, London
Eastbourne - Supporting music in church
Sat 28th October 2006, 19:30
St Mary's Parish Church,
Mixed Choral works, with Victor Potter, organ
Programme:
Pergolesi: Magnificat
Haydn: Te Deum
and music by Bruckner, Gabrielli, Grieg, Rutter and Tavener
Cranborne Gardens
Sun 18th June 2006, 12:30
Cranborne Gardens
Singing in 3 places in the garden through the day, in aid of a local hospice
Programme:
A lighter programme for a summer's day.
Fordingbridge Concert
Sat 17th June 2006, 19:30
Fordingbridge Church, Nr Salisbury
A mixed programme of sacred and secular music.
Programme:
motets, spirituals, madrigals and folk songs from around the world.