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A Busy Summer Term…

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We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Joanna Forbes L’Estrange for attending our Easter Concert to hear us perform her new work, A Season to Sing – a re-imagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Having Joanna in the audience and engaging in conversation with her was a truly wonderful experience.

After a well-deserved break, choir rehearsals commence on Friday 9th May at 7 pm in Barts-the-Less Church in preparation for our Opera Day taking place on Saturday 10th May of Verdi’s Il Trovadore, 2-5 pm at Holy Sepulchre Church on Holborn Viaduct.

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And starting on Friday 16th May, the choir will be rehearsing CPE Bach’s Magnificat for soloists, choir and chamber orchestra, to be performed as part of our Summer Concert.

SAVE THE DATE

  • Friday 9th May – rehearsal of Verdi’s Il Trovatore
  • Saturday 10th May – Opera Performance Day, 2-5 pm at Holy Sepulchre
  • Friday 16th May – start rehearsing CPE Bach’s Magnificat
  • Monday 7th July – Summer Concert, 7.30 pm at Holy Sepulchre

Easter Concert 2025 – It’s New!

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Our Easter Concert at Holy Sepulchre, the National Musicians’ Church, starts with Brahms Symphony No 2 in D major, orchestrated for flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.

After the interval, the evening will continue with the newly co-commissioned work by British vocalist & composer, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange. Based on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, we are pleased to be one of the 53 choirs from around the world to premiere this exciting repertoire.

Come & Sing… Brahms Requiem

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Join us at Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct, for an instant concert of Brahms Requiem – an informal sing-through with the choir, orchestra and soloists.

  • Turn up with your music before 2 pm, find a chair in your voice section or audience section, and await the conductor’s baton. No need to register.
  • Entry is free but cash donations to Barts Cancer Unit/Holy Sepulchre Church are most welcome.
  • The session will be finished before 5 pm.

For enquiries, please send a message through our Contact Us page.

Coming up in 2025

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Season’s greetings and a big thank you to musicians, singers, helpers and, of course, audience for making our Christmas Concert such a success. We raised a considerable amount for Barts Cancer Unit and had an enjoyable evening ahead of the festive season.

Choir rehearsals restart at 7 pm on Friday 10th January in Barts-the-Less Church, in the grounds of Barts Hospital. And we are looking forward to:

  • Our ‘Come & Sing’ instant concert of Brahms Requiem in German on Saturday 22nd February at 2pm.
  • And we will be one of the choirs performing the new composition of ‘A Season to Sing’ by Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, a choral re-imagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, on Monday 14th April at 7.30 pm.
  • Then in May, there will be an opera performance of Il Trovatore on Saturday 10th May at 2pm.

If you enjoy singing and would like to take part in these events, please send us a message via our Contact Us page.

Our Christmas Concert 2024

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Come and enjoy an evening of music, with some favourite choruses & join in the audience carols after a glass of wine and a mince pie.

All proceeds will go to Barts Cancer Unit to make a difference for the patients, staff and families.

Events in October & November

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Enjoy an evening out at our Autumn Concert of Berlioz, Borodin and Handel on 7th October.

Then bring your own score and come and sing an instant concert with us of Mendelssohn’s Elijah on a Saturday afternoon in November (9th).

All proceeds go to Barts Cancer Unit to make a difference for the patients, staff and visitors. Continue reading →