We finished our spring term off in style with a rehearsal in a new venue! Thanks to everyone who came and took part – we had a fun time afterwards in a different local too!
Rehearsal dates for the summer term will follow soon – in the meantime, do check out some ‘save the dates’ on the calendar page.
How on earth has it got to March already?!
We’ve been working on a varied range of music this term and we should have lots of new songs to sing in the summer.
To end this term though, we’re going to do an ‘Away Rehearsal’ in neighbouring Peckham followed by some suitable refreshments! Have a look at our calendar page for more details – friends and family are welcome!
After a great start to December, singing for the Camberwell Advent Calendar project, we hit a storm! Alas – what was going to be an awesome outside Christmassy event on Camberwell Green ended up being an inside Christmassy event in St Giles’ due to Strom Darragh. Still – we had a great time combining choirs with the children of Lyndhurst Primary School – and everyone enjoyed it. Mr and Mrs Claus seemed suitably impressed!
Next up was Carol’s ’round Camberwell which boosted our charity coffers. In total, we raised £544 which will be split between Ella’s (a charity which works with women that have been exploited / trafficked) and Make it possible Ukraine (an organisation which provides amazing opportunities to displaced children in Ukraine).
Here’s our traditional singing around the gnarled tree – and somehow, 40 of us or so fitting into the Hermit’s Cave Pub!
Finally, many of us sang at Carols by Candlelight in St Giles’ Church. Many have said this was the best carol service yet – you can even have a watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YObXB1Emec&t=858s
Thank you so much for your support this December and see you in 2025!
Check out the calendar for upcoming events! 🎄🎄🎄
We had such a fun end to our summer this year! Our silent film night, featuring ‘Blackmail’ from 1929 went down so well and this year, we had a fabulous 1920’s-style dance band to accompany us. A Hitchcock film never sounded so good!
After the murders and treachery in Blackmail, our next gig was a little bit more family friendly. We were delighted to take part in the second week of the Camberwell Feel Good Festival in Ruskin Park. Singing in a bandstand is always fun!
Thank you to everyone who has come along and joined in at some point this term. That’s it now for the summer – but we’ll be back in September for more singing!
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!
After a fabulously successful silent film night – we’re now into full festive mode!
From Victorian Magic Lantern events to traditional carol singing – we’ve got lots on – check out the calendar and we’ll see you soon!
We’ll be back in September – in the meantime – have a wonderful summer. Best wishes from Matthew, Aga and Ashley
Thanks to everyone who took part in our end of term Crypt Gig – it was so much fun! Thanks too to Winston on sound, Russell and Mary from Jazz Live and also to all our soloists!
We have one final gig left on Wednesday 5th July – see the calendar for details.
Thank you all for your singing, time and energy this last few weeks – we made it!
From Craft fairs to BBC radio broadcasts, from Wine cellars to carols services – we’ve all worked really hard – and it’s been fun! And our final gig of the year – Carols ’round Camberwell – raised over £500 in just a few hours for the St GIles’ Trust charity!
Wishing you all the best in this festive season and see you in 2023!
Camberwell Community Choir 