A Leading
London Chamber Choir
Bringing Music to Life in the City
Stephen Jones | conductor
Ivan Linford | organ
A Rose has Sprung
A Christmas Celebration
Tuesday 17 December 2024
6:00pm Wine & Mince Pies
6:30pm Concert
St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE
Our programme this year centres around Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, set by Praetorius, and explores other composers’ settings on a similar theme. These gentle items are interspersed with celebratory and joyful pieces across the ages by Sweelinck, Mendelssohn, Bob Chilcott, Leighton, and even antiphonal music by Handl (without an ‘e’) across the church! The audience will need their singing hats on for Carols and we are delighted to be premiering a new piece by Samuel Wilson.
Guaranteed to get you into the Christmas spirit!
Praetorius | Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Handl | Resonet in laudibus
McDowall | There is no rose
Leighton | Lully lulla
Sweelinck | Hodie Christus natus est
Gibbons | Song 46 ‘Christmas Day’
Briggs | A tender shoot
Bullard | Scots nativity
Chilcott | Gaudete
Stanford | A carol for Christmas
Wilson | Westward leading
Mendelssohn | Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden
There will be a charity collection for Veterans’ Growth ‘improving veterans’ mental health through horticulture. veteransgrowth.org
Tickets on the door | £15
Student | £10, Under-12s free
Saturday 25 January 2025
Chapel Royal Masters
of the 17th Century
Come and Sing With Us Workshop
10am-5pm
Saturday 25 January 2025
St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE
Our workshop explores some of the wonderful music by Chapel Royal musicians of the 17th Century, a significant share of which is given to Orlando Gibbons (the “Palestrina” of English Jacobean music) in this the 400th anniversary of his death.
We include a gorgeous and moving lament by Ramsey on the death of Prince Henry, as well as music by Richard Dering, a leading musician in Queen Henrietta Maria’s private chapel. Finally we cannot but include some of the exquisite music by Purcell from the beginning of his career.
Ticket + Printed music booklet | £38.50
Ticket | £35
Under-12s free
2024-25 Season of Events
17 December 2024
A Rose has Sprung
A Christmas Celebration
Saturday 25 January 2025
Come Sing With Us
Choral Workshop Day
1 April 2025
Spring Concert
Howells – An English Mass
29 April 2025
Evensong
Charterhouse, London
8 July 2025
Summer Concert
Gibbons 400
Sing with us
If you love singing confidently in a chamber sized group, enjoy interesting repertoire, have adept sight-reading and are seeking a haven of harmony, inclusivity and welcome
Recent Graduates!
Are you moving to London and want to continue singing but don’t know where to start?
Please email Helen Godwin for more
Come and Sing Workshop
SAVE THE DATE – 25 January 2025
English Chapel Royal Masters
If you are a amateur singer, who would like to explore masterpieces, learn about their musical contexts, brush up on singing techniques with a group of friendly like-minded singers – this is for you
Our Music Director Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones is our founder and mentor
Steve founded the choir in 1987 wanting to craft adventurous repertoire with a sense of connection and imagination
I aspire for singers to become as besotted with the joy of singing together, as I am
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