Wimbledon Choral

30/06/2026

If you fancy a large dollop of Haydn, then Barts Choir will be performing 'The Creation' in Cadogan Hall twice, on the 14 & 15 July, directed by Ivor Setterfield, who will also be marking 30 years as the choir's MD.

Wimbledon Choral partnered with Barts Choir a while back for Mahler's enormous 8th Symphony in the RAH and members of WCS have joined them in several other concerts and workshops since then.

Good luck, Barts Choir, with the concert and congratulations, Ivor, on a fantastic achievement.

24/06/2026

Sonoro is hosting another come-and-sing event in London this year. This time it's Bach's almighty Mass in B minor.

The workshop will be led by Neil Ferris, supported by pianist Michael Higgins, vocal coach Joanna Tomlinson and members of Sonoro.

The venue, St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico, is about a 10-15 min walk from Victoria and Pimlico tube stations.

They will be using the Bärenreiter edition, and copies will be available for use on the day. Tickets include music hire, refreshments and even a Sonoro pencil!

https://sonorochoir.com/sonoro-concerts/come-sing-bach/

23/06/2026

Anthem Composition Competition for Merton SingFest

Merton SingFest is an annual event hosted by Wimbledon Choral in Wimbledon to highlight the depth and diversity of choral singing across the London Borough - from little ones to crinklies and everyone in between.

Every year, a new anthem is composed, which everyone gets to learn and sing several times during the day. For 2027, there will be an open competition for anyone to write and submit an anthem.

The closing date for the 2027 anthem is 1 September 2026 and the winner will be announced by 1 November 2026.

Full details can be found at: www.mertonsingfest.org.uk, selecting 'Anthem Competition'. Good luck!

16/06/2026

Remember this from our June concert last year? Whitehall Choir will be performing the whole set of pieces from Russell Hepplewhite's amazing 'Living Voices' in a concert on Wednesday 24 June in St Paul's, Knightsbridge. For WCS members there's a discount available on some of the seats - see Ian's email sent earlier today.

https://whitehallchoir.org/concerts/

13/06/2026

Only a few hours to go!

28/05/2026

For the 2026-27 season, Wimbledon Choral is resuming its bursary opportunities for young singers to work with this acclaimed London-based choir for a whole season. This time round, it is offering two bursaries - one each for a tenor and a bass.

Concert venues for the season include Cadogan Hall, Holy Trinity Sloane Square and Southwark Cathedral. The music programme will range from Cherubini to Jonathan Dove via Buenos Aires.

Intrigued? See www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk to find out more.

Further details on the bursary scheme can be found at:
www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/bursary
The closing date is 31 July 2026.

19/05/2026

Sonoro is running its annual choral conducting masterclass over the weekend of 11/12 July 2026 in St Gabriel's Halls in Pimlico, London. There are eight places available for choral directors to gain insights and tips from Neil Ferris, and also a limited number of spaces for observers to watch the process, with options to attend one or both days. Some of Sonoro's singers will be there on the second day so that the conductors get to work with experienced professionals.

https://sonorochoir.com/masterclass-2026

06/05/2026

The annual Merton SingFest was started in 2017 as a collaboration between Wimbledon Choral, Merton Music Foundation and Sonoro to highlight the immense choral richness within the London borough that spans all ages from the youngest to the crinklies. All types, shapes and sizes of choirs participate and it is fabulous fun - kept topped up by plentiful refreshments and cakes.

More information can be found at www.mertonsingfest.org.uk

Better still, come along on Saturday 16 May to St Mark's Church in Wimbledon (a few minutes from the station) and see what it's all about.

19/04/2026

There's no rest for us! After last night's amazing WCS-commissioned world premiere performance of Tarik O'Regan's 'Critical Mass' in Cadogan Hall, we now set our sights on the final concert of this 2025/26 season with a programme based on 'Psalms' with Leonard Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' as the centrepiece.

Further details on this concert can be found here:
www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/summer26

Tickets now on sale:
www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk/psalms

This concert draws on the Psalms as it principal theme with works by British and American composers, notably Leonard Bernstein's outstanding...