Voices of London: Come and Sing
The Voices of London Festival returns with a Come and Sing of Haydn's Creation, led by the BBC Symphony Chorus and Sonoro conductor Neil Ferris.
To mark this new beginning, we are delighted to invite you to join renowned conductor Neil Ferris and repetiteur Benjamin Markovic for a come-and-sing, as we explore Joseph Haydn’s beloved oratorio, The Creation! This will be a relaxed one day event in Pimlico, culminating in an informal performance with some of London’s finest young soloists.
Details of the come-and-sing are as follows:
Location: St. Gabriel’s Pimlico, Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD
Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Time: 10am sign in, 10:30-1pm rehearsal, 2-4.30pm rehearsal, 5pm free informal performance
Scores: Novello Edition, bring your own
They that go down to the sea in ships: Guildford Chamber Choir
Guildford Chamber Choir invites you to a memorable evening of music inspired by the sea, its beauty, mystery, power and enduring hold on the imagination. Under the direction of Principal Conductor Tristan Weymes, the programme journeys through a rich variety of musical responses to the maritime world.
The concert opens with B. Ponniah's They that go down to the sea in ships, commissioned for St Mary's Merton and Tristan Weymes, and continues with Grieg's serene Ave Maris Stella. Choral works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Sea Driftand The Lee Shore, sit alongside Bob Chilcott's evocative Sun, Moon, Sea and Stars. The choir is joined by a string ensemble for atmospheric instrumental interludes, including Delius's Two Aquarelles.
The evening concludes with Haydn's magnificent Nelson Mass (Missa in Angustiis), a masterpiece of dramatic power and thrilling choral writing, performed with soloists, strings, organ, trumpets and timpani.
Saturday 21 November 2026, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Feliz Navidad: Walthamstow Singers
The Walthamstow Singers help celebrate Christmas with their concert at St Mary’s, Walthamstow. They’ll be singing Christmas classics including Feliz Navidad, White Christmas, and Stay Another Day, alongside Waltham Forest’s own Olivia Dean’s So Easy. There’s something for everyone in this feel-good concert at the start of December.
UCL Chamber Choir Winter Concert
UCL hold their first concert of the new season under conductor Tristan Weymes, performing music by Mendelssohn, Howells, and many more. Tickets available on the door.
UCL Christmas Carol Service
UCL’s Carol Service begins at 7.30pm at Holy Cross Cromer Street.