A landmark achievement – we performed to a full house at the prestigious St Jonh’s Smith Square

5th July 2019 – Orff: Carmina Burana
St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

Chiswick Choir and
Music Makers of London
M D Hilary Campbell
New Forest Children’s Choir
M D Alison Russell-Hayward

Soprano: Susanna Fairbairn
Tenor: Rob Jenkins
Baritone: Jan Capiński
Pianists: Ben Lewis Smith & Ian Tindale

REPORT – We were excited to sing at this prestigious London location.  We have had many emails of praise;
“It was a stunning performance, and the rhythms were tight and the words clear.”

” the choir was excellent and we enjoyed the concert very much”

” fantastic concert, high-quality singing…didn’t even notice the heat”

Possibly the best ever performance by the choir to an absolutely packed, full capacity audience.
The choir’s excellent singing, only enhanced by the fabulous soloists
See video clip here

Soprano: Lucy de Butts
Alto: Emma Watkinson
Tenor: Gareth Treseder
Bass: Geoff Williams

Pieces performed

Haydn – Nelson Mass
Fauré – Requiem

An excellent, challenging programme of English music from Ralph Vaughan Willams and Gerald Finzi. We were honoured to have accomplished actor John Telfer as our narrator. But that doesn’t do John justice he is also a musician, writer and director.

Baritone: Sean Webster

Pieces performed

Romance for String Orchestra – Finzi
An Oxford Elegy – Vaughan Williams
Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice – Finzi
Five Mystical Songs – Vaughan Williams

Soloists

Helen Stanley – Soprano

Liam Dunachie – piano

Programme

Shenandoah – arr. Spevacek

Standing in the Need of Prayer –  arr. Hogan

Solos – Tonight, Somewhere –  Bernstein – Helen Stanley

Down by the Riverside – arr. Hogan

I couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray – arr. Hogan

Solos-  Summertime, I Got Rhythm –  Gershwin – Helen Stanley

Hear my Prayer – arr. Hogan

Wade in the Water – arr. Hogan

I’m Going up a Yonder – Hwkins arr. Read

INTERVAL

Feel The Spirit  – arr. Rutter

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Steal Away

I Got a Robe

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Deep River

When the Siants Go Marching In

Soprano: Lucy de Butts
Alto: Helen Stanley
Tenor: Alex Haigh
Bass: Dario Dugandzic

Pieces performed

Requiem in D Minor – Bruckner
Ave Maria & Mass in G – Schubert