7 November 2024
Edwardian Splendour:
A Stanford Celebration
17 December 2024
A Rose has Sprung:
A Christmas Celebration
25 January 2025
New Year Workshop:
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8 July 2025
Summer Concert:
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Stephen Jones | conductor
Tom Jesty | piano
£15 Early Bird Discount!
until 30 June 2024
£18 Adult
£10 Student
Under-12s free
City Chamber Choir’s summer programme takes as its starting point Hindemith’s delightful Six chansons, settings of poems by Rilke that explore man’s relationships, both personal, and with the natural world.
We further reflect upon this through the music of Alec Roth (Stargazer; Dawn chorus), Eric Whitacre’s Little birds, Cecilia McDowall’s A fancy of folk songs, Bob Chilcott’s The same sun shine, City Chamber Choir and Banchieri’s Contrappunto bestiale alla mente.
There is even a chance for the audience to join us in a delicious little round by Orlando di Lasso. Profound and lighthearted by turns, the programme is a comment on the universal truths of love and friendship, the passage of time, and the stewardship of our beautiful world.
Spring Evensongs
30 April 2024 | Charterhouse Chapel, London
28 April 2024 | All Saints, Leighton Buzzard
Malcom Pearce | Magnificat & Nunc dimitis
Kenneth Leighton | Responses
Poulenc | Vinea mea
Purcell | O God thou art
Stephen Jones conductor | Ivan Lingford organ | Benjamin Markovic organ
Seven Last Words: Music for Choir & Orchestra
Paul Carr | Seven Last Words from the Cross
Palestrina | Magnificat primi toni a 8
J.S. Bach | Singet dem Herrn | Brandenberg Concerto No.3 BVW 1048
Partnering with Garden Chamber Orchestra once again, for a concert that runs the whole gamut of emotions. From Bach’s fabulous shout of joy, Singet dem Herrn and uplifting Brandenburg Concerto No 3, via Palestrina’s contemplative Magnicat for double choir, to a dramatic and emotive work by the contemporary composer, Paul Carr, his Seven Last Words from the Cross. An apt work for Holy Week, that has moved audiences to tears, settings of Christ’s words are interspersed with other texts from, amongst others, the Good Friday Antiphon and Reproaches and in the third movement, a stunningly beautiful setting of Phineas Fletcher’s poem A Litany (Drop, drop, slow tears).
Stephen Jones conductor | Richard Pinel organ | Arthur Bruce baritone
Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra
7:30pm Tuesday 26 March 2024 | Holy Sepulchre London, London EC1A
Come & Sing: Roman School Renaissance Choral Workshop
Orlando di Lasso | Prophetiae Sibyllarum (excerpts) | Scio enim quod redemptory
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Magnificat primi toni à 8
Tomas Luis de Victoria | Missa pro defunctis | O magnum mysterium
Stephen Jones conductor | Tom Jesty piano
10am – 4pm Saturday 20 January 2024 | St Mary-at-Hill, London EC3R
The City Chamber Choir Christmas Concert
City Chamber Choir takes you on a magical journey through the Christmas story, with a mixture of much-loved familiar carols and music that’s right up to date. There’s an opportunity to hear some seasonal readings as well as the usual wine and mince-pie fuelled join-in-able audience participation items. Please note that there will be no interval: wine, soft drinks and mince pies will be available before and after the concert.
Stephen Jones conductor | Ivan Linford organ
6pm Tuesday 12 December 2023 | St Mary-at-Hill, London EC3R
Music for Christmas
A family celebration: a jubilant afternoon of singing Christmas classics and discover new seasonal music. Charitable Collection for YoungMinds.
Stephen Jones conductor | Bethy Reeves organ
4pm Saturday 9 December 2023 | St Mary and St John the Divine, London SW12
Duruflé Requiem
Duruflé Requiem | Villette Tu es Petrus; Three motets | Poulenc Salve Regina | Alain Chanson à bouche fermée | Messiaen O sacrum convivium
Our opening concert of the 2023-2024 season features Duruflé’s sublime Requiem, and as well as the luminous choral writing, will showcase Our Lady of Victories’ glorious new Grand Organ. The rest of the programme includes music by Messiaen, his celebrated O sacrum convivium, Poulenc’s heartfelt Salve Regina, and sumptuous motets by Villette. Completing the programme, our organist Richard Pinel will showcase the Skrabl Grand Organ with solos by Langlais.
Stephen Jones conductor | Richard Pinel organ | Aino Konkka mezzo soprano | Mirjam James cello
7pm Tuesday 31 October 2023 | Our Lady of Victories, London W8