A Leading
London Chamber Choir
Bringing Music to Life in the City
The City Chamber Choir in London, established in 1987 by Music Director Stephen Jones, focuses on exploring overlooked choral repertoire.
City Chamber Choir is a highly professional amateur group with a membership of 25–30 singers. The choir has given many performances of little know, but beautiful and impressive music. As a result, the choir has been awarded PRS Choral Enterprise Awards on six occasions.
Proud to support and be supported by
leading British composers
Our President
Cecilia McDowall
We are immensely proud to have been involved with Cecilia's Good News from New England, commissioned by Geoffrey Smeed (Tenor - City Chamber Choir)
Our Patron Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott and Steve together. Bob has enjoyed a lifelong association with choral music and has dedicated a number of his compositions to Steve and the City Chamber Choir.
“A contemporary hero of British Choral music” Observer
Samuel Wilson Our Composer in Residence
We are immensely proud to support young composers in the early part of their careers.
Samuel studied composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Matthew King. The choir have performed and commissioned a number of Sam’s works including London Images and Spring, written for the choir’s 30th anniversary.
Samuel Wilson | Where London StoodSamuel Wilson | Spring
Samuel Wilson | Le Cygne
Samuel Wilson | The Kings Gloria
Samuel Wilson | I heard the bells
We have premièred and
commissioned numerous compositions
Commissioned works:
Cecilia McDowall | Good news from New England, commissioned by Geoffrey Smeed (Tenor, City Chamber Choir)
Bob Chilcott | A number of works dedicated to ‘Steve and the City Chamber Choir’
Samuel Wilson | Spring, written for the choir’s 30th anniversary
Samuel Wilson | London Images
David Horne | Pensive (companion piece to Bliss Pastorale) for the choir’s 10th anniversary
Colin Arenstein | Love Songs choir and guitar quartet ‘Quatro’
Première performances and recordings:
Peter Wishart | Three carols
William Lloyd Webber |
Stephen Jones | A Wedding Anthem
Stephen Jones | Silent Night, arr. with two pianos
Percy Grainger | The Bride’s Tragedy
Jonathan Dove | Run Shepherds (Spitalfields Christmas Festival)
Samuel Wilson | Le Cygne
Samuel Wilson | The Kings Gloria
Samuel Wilson | I heard the bells
Katrina Toner | Clouds away
Edgar Bainton | E J Moeran | Arthur Benjamin | Leslie Heward |
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