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Concerts, News

A lot of happenings

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The first week of November has been so busy for our choir it’s a bit hard to know where to start – so here’s a few pics to explain!

First up – our choir in the crypt night was rather splendid – mix a stage in an underground crypt with a bar and community choir – and you get a fantastic night of performances! Thanks to everyone who made it happen.

After that, some of us had a rehearsal with Lyndhurst Primary School Choir and some amazing musicians from the Old Vic… No pictures yet, but there will be some when we’re at the Old Vic in December.

And finally – supporting a rock band at The Electric Ballroom in Camden? Check. WHAT A NIGHT!

November’s not over yet and we have another gig before the festive season really kicks off!

Concerts, summer

Down in the gardens

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We had a really fun start to our summer term with gigs in gardens over two weekends! Thanks to everyone who took part – the weather was toasty at both events and our audiences loved us!

After a break for half term – we’ll be looking forward to a gig at Ruskin Park Bandstand!

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We’re busy so we’ll make this quick!

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… but we performed at two awesome events in November.

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First up was our Rutter Requiem and English songs performance which went so well. We’re apparently responsible for some of the kids from Lyndhurst Primary School who came to see us wanting to sing Vaughan Williams songs! And then of course, our ‘Choir in the Crypt’ night. What can we say other than the quality of our soloists and groups was absolutely outstanding if we don’t say so ourselves. And we had such a good time! On to December…!

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Ruttertastic!

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Choir is back up and running again – and we’re going to be in mock choral society mode this half of term as we learn Rutter’s fantastic Requiem!

It’s a hefty piece and we’re looking forward to welcoming some instrumentalists / soloists when we perform it in November at an autumn-inspired concert.

There’s lots of rehearsals in the meantime though and it should be fun! See the calendar page for more details.

Cheese & Wine, Concerts, End of Term

Glorious gigs and a cheese feast

We ended up having quite a busy end to our 2024 term!

Singing with other choirs is always fun – and we really enjoyed our latest collaboration concert with the Mind & Soul choir. The Camberwell Voices concert has become a bit of a tradition and this year we were joined by some awesome guest musicians as well.

Next up, we met at Victoria Embankment to support Dementia UK as we cheered on runners at the London Landmarks Half Marathon. It was such a nice day for it and after singing for an hour non-stop outside, we needed drinks just as much as some of the runners! The Sherlock Holmes pub duly provided.

Some of us helped with Easter music at St Giles’ after that – but not before we had our fabulous Cheese & Wine night. We think it was a record-breaking selection of cheeses this year – and there was definitely something for everyone, including those with adventurous taste buds!

After a break, we’ll be back for the summer term!

Concerts, Silent Film Night

Spooky Silent Film Night!

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Our first gig of the autumn term is upon us and you’re in for a spooky time with our screening of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’!

We’ll be singing eight songs to accompany the film, which was first released in 1925 and stars Lon Chaney as the ‘Phantom’ of the Paris Opera House.

Doors open at 7pm on Sunday 29th of October at St Giles’ Church and tickets are available on the Music at St Giles’ website below.

https://musicatstgiles.com/events/oct23-phantom-of-the-opera

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Good cheer in the crypt

November saw a return for our ‘cabaret in the crypt night’ which seems to have taken on a status as legendary as our ‘cheese and wine’ rehearsals.

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Whilst a church crypt is not everyone’s ideal venue when it comes to cabaret, our choir seems to have embraced it as a second home and it’s only fitting really, given that our very first choir rehearsals took place there, all the way back in 2011.

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Choir renditions of ‘Moon River’, ‘Over the rainbow’, ‘Movin on up’, ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’ sounded fabulous. And in-between the choir items, we had some fantastic solo performances. The ‘John/Dom/Lucy’ trio excelled themselves, as did Winston and Sheila in the first half. The ‘Monday Quintet’, named just a few minutes before they took to the stage, performed some foot-tapping folk music. Louisa and Gargie sang beautifully moving songs and John and Dominic returned to the stage to end the second half. The choir finished things off with encores of ‘Fix you’ and ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’.

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Do come and join us for more crypt goings on next year!