Havering Singers return to St Peter’s Church and present their Summer Soiree on 4th July 2015 at 7.30. The programme is a mixture of traditional choral classics such as ‘Steal away to Jesus’ and ‘Deep River’ and, as a taster for our concert in the Autumn, excerpts from Mozart Requiem and Vivaldi Gloria. On a lighter note, the second half takes us to music from the shows including medleys from ‘Guys and Dolls’, ‘The Songs of Irving Berlin’ and ‘Porgy…

The programme features two popular  works for soloists, chorus and orchestra and an orchestral symphony to relax and enjoy. Led by our Musical Director Keith Motson, we welcome our soloists for the evening soprano Julia Wilson-James, mezzo -soprano Freya Jacklin, tenor, Richard Dowling and bass Tom Stoddart. The evening starts with Mozart Symphony 29, written by the musical genius when he was just 18 years old. This piece is a symphonic and historic epiphany, whether you're seven years old or…

Let's celebrate Christmas with an evening of traditional and contemporary carols. There will be some carols where we hope you will join the choir in making merry. We are delighted that the children's voices from Suttons Primary School will be joining us for the concert. Our thanks to all those involved at the school, the Head Teacher and the parents for allowing their children to take part. The evening would not be complete without some seasonal refreshments after the concert…

We return to St Peter's Church, Harold Wood for our Spring 2016 concert. The programme will include Elgar - The Music Makers and Durufle Requiem. Durufle completed this work in 1947 and dedicated it to the memory of his father. The setting we are performing tonight is for mezzo-soprano and Baritone soloists and full Organ accompaniment.  We are delighted that James Davy has agreed to be the organist for the concert. James is Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral. The…

An evening of relaxing music for a Summer's evening with a nod to Shakespeare. The music this evening will include the Birthday Madrigals (5 settings of Shakespeare), some Songs and Sonnets arranged by George Shearing, extracts from West Side Story and Kiss me Kate and much more. It should be a good evening so please do come along, if only to hear the men singing Offenbach's Gendarme Chorus and the ladies singing Three Little Maids from The Mikado. Refreshments will…

We are pleased to return to St Peter's Church, Harold Wood for our Autumn Concert. The music this evening will be Beethoven's Mass in C and Haydn Harmoniemesse. Please click on the Buy Ticket button above to order your tickets for this performance. Tickets for this concert will be £14, discounted to £13 if bought and paid for in advance (by Wednesday 9th November). Tickets for children and students aged 5 - 17 will be £5. Sponsor Patrons of Havering…

An evening of music by Handel dating from the 16th century and then right up to date with music by John Rutter. The Four Coronation Anthems were composed by Handel in October 1727 for the coronation of George II. Perhaps the most famous being Zadok the Priest.  We are delighted that our soprano soloist for the evening, Cheryl Enever with sing the beautiful 'Let the bright Seraphim'. After the short interval, we will sing John Rutter's Magnificat. The work was…

A combination of traditional and modern carols with an opportunity for the audience to make a joyful noise. We are delighted that the junior voices from St Mary's Primary School will be joining us. They will sing a few specially prepared carols on their own and will also sing with the adult choir. Seasonal refreshments will be provided in the Main Hall Please click on the Buy Ticket button above to order your tickets for this performance. Tickets for this…