December 2024
‘A Christmas Rose’
Monday 16th December 2024 – Christmas Concert at St Nicholas Church, Chiswick ‘A Christmas Rose’
A candlelit concert of Christmas music by our new Chamber Choir.
Handel – Messiah
Saturday 7th December 2024 – Autumn concert at St Michael & All Angels, Bedford Park
Handel – Messiah
The evening saw a complete performance of Messiah Part One – the ‘Christmas’ part – concluding with the famous Hallelujah chorus. In the afternoon we put on a special ‘Mini-Messiah‘ for families and children to introduce them to the instruments of the orchestra and the different voices of the singers, and to show how they all come together to produce Handel’s great music! Both events were performed in front of packed houses and appreciative audiences!
July 2024
A Fancy of Folksongs
Saturday 6th July 2024 – Summer concert at St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Chiswick W4 2PH
‘A Fancy of Folksongs’
A selection of folk songs on the subject of ‘love and courtship’. Featuring the work of our Patron, Cecilia McDowall and including many other traditional songs – some romantic and some bawdy!
December 2019
An English Christmas
7th December 2019 – Britten, Vaughan Williams,
St Michael & All Angels, London W4 1TT
Chiswick Choir
M D Hilary Campbell
Soprano: Emily Wenman
Tenor: Stuart Orme
Harp: Elizabeth Bass
Organ: Ben Lewis Smith
Orchestra leader: Abigail Dance
Christmas Day & Psalm 148 – Gustav Holst
A Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten
In Terra Pax – Gerald Finzi
Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Vaughan Williams
REPORT – A full house were treated to some of the best Christmas music that the UK has produced
July 2019
Carmina Burana
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”
March 2019
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
Soloists
Nina Bennet – Soprano
Sean Webster – Baritone
Ian Shaw & Marija Struckova – Pianists
Musical Director
Hilary Campbell
December 2018
Haydn, Nelson & Mass Fauré, Requiem
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
June 2018
Opera Gala
Hilary elicited a broad palette of sounds from the choir in this varied and interesting set of Opera Choruses.
Soprano: Joanna Weeks
Tenor: Graham Neal
Piano: Ben Lewis-Smith
Pieces performed
Chorus of Wedding Guests – Donizetti
Habanera – Bizet
Anvil Chorus – Verdi
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves – Verdi
Tenor – Di Rigori Armato – Strauss
Make our Garden Grow – Bernstein
Soprano – O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini
Humming Chorus – Puccini
Easter Hymn – Mascagni
Chorus of Enchanted Islanders – Handel
Dido’s Lament and Final Chorus – Purcell
Tenor – Che Gelida manina – Puccini
Soprano – Si,mi chiamano Mimi – Puccini
Duet – Osoavefanciulla – Puccini
Soldier’ Chorus – Gounod
The Long Day Closes – Sullivan
Brindisi – Verdi
March 2018
Dreaming Spires
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
December 2017
Mozart Treasures
Soprano: Lucy de Butts
Alto: Phillipa Thomas
Tenor: Rob Jenkins
Bass: David Jones
Organist: Ian Tindale
Pieces performed
Regina Coeli
Exsultate Jubilate
Ave Verum Corpus
Alma Dei Creatoris
Mass in C Major ‘Coronation’