Next Concert
Serenissima - 21 November
The choir's carol concert will take place at 7:30 on Thursday, 18 December. We will be singing a selection of atmospheric and comforting carols including Adolphe Adam’s O Holy Night, Alison Willis’s There is no Rose, and Peter Cornelius’s The Three Kings. And also rousing and joyful pieces, including Suzzie Vango’s Gaudete, Charles Wood’s Ding Dong Merrily, and John Rutter’s sparkling arrangement of The Twelve Days of Christmas, in this the composer’s 80th birthday year.
There will be familiar carols for the audience to sing. And you are invited to join us for complimentary refreshments after the concert.
Join Whitehall Choir
Sing with one of London’s leading amateur choirs
The Whitehall Choir is always looking for talented singers. We meet during the academic year on Tuesdays, from 6.30 to 9pm, in the Parish Hall of St Peter’s Eaton Square, London SW1W 9AL. If you’d like to try us, come to the first or second rehearsal of term. Next term starts on Tuesday, 6 January, when we will start working on Verdi's Requiem, for a concert on 26 March. Or come to our Come and Sing of Verdi's Requiem on Saturday, 17 January at St Cyprians Church, NW1 6AX.
The choir is friendly, ambitious and energetic – do contact us if you’d like to come along to try out a session, we’d love to meet you.
Whitehall Choir is committed to promoting equality and diversity and promoting a culture of making high quality music that reflects the diverse world in which we live. We value people from different backgrounds, ages and experiences. We welcome applications to join from all backgrounds and identities.
If you are interested in joining us click here for more information, or email joinus@whitehallchoir.org.
Latest News
Laugh, Sing, Rejoice!
The latest recording the choir has released, Laugh, Sing, Rejoice! includes the first recordings of Cecilia McDowall’s Psalm 65, and of William Mathias’s O Clap your Hands. There are also three Shakespeare madrigals set to music by Emma Lou Diemer, and KaTeKiTa by Reena Esmail.
You can listen to the recording on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and other services.
In November, we recorded Dixit Dominus by Isabella Leonarda, as well as two pieces by contemporary composers: When Music Sounds by Michael Higgins, and There is No Rose by Alison Willis. It will be released soon, and details will be provided here.