Blackheath Choir
@blackheathchoir.bsky.social
A friendly, dynamic choir based in Blackheath, SE London.
Rehearsals Tuesday evenings, SE13 5BU.
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Rehearsals Tuesday evenings, SE13 5BU.
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We can't wait to perform these absolute gems for you on 29th June.
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Lovely programme TODAY from our friends at @thomastallissoc.bsky.social and St Paul's Sinfonia 🎶
Our summer concert is Magnificent Magnificats! The much-loved Cantique de Jean Racine plus gorgeous Magnificats by Schubert and by Taylor Scott Davis
@TaylorScDavis
- the latter seems set to become a modern classic!
Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/gre...
@TaylorScDavis
- the latter seems set to become a modern classic!
Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/gre...
July 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Lovely programme TODAY from our friends at @thomastallissoc.bsky.social and St Paul's Sinfonia 🎶
1 week until our concert of West Side Story, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, and more 🎶
Full details pinned to our profile - we hope to see you there!
Full details pinned to our profile - we hope to see you there!
June 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
1 week until our concert of West Side Story, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, and more 🎶
Full details pinned to our profile - we hope to see you there!
Full details pinned to our profile - we hope to see you there!
Track of the week: Svensk mässa by Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)
Listen to the first movement here - youtu.be/tPOmVSWmYTI?...
If anyone can direct us to a full recording, we'd be very grateful!
#classicalmusic #choralmusic #choralcomposers #composer
Listen to the first movement here - youtu.be/tPOmVSWmYTI?...
If anyone can direct us to a full recording, we'd be very grateful!
#classicalmusic #choralmusic #choralcomposers #composer
Svensk masa (Swedish Mass) No. 1: Herre forbarma dig (Lord have Mercy)
YouTube video by Boel Adler - Topic
youtu.be
June 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Track of the week: Svensk mässa by Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)
Listen to the first movement here - youtu.be/tPOmVSWmYTI?...
If anyone can direct us to a full recording, we'd be very grateful!
#classicalmusic #choralmusic #choralcomposers #composer
Listen to the first movement here - youtu.be/tPOmVSWmYTI?...
If anyone can direct us to a full recording, we'd be very grateful!
#classicalmusic #choralmusic #choralcomposers #composer
Hear Parry's setting of The Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th, alongside the choral suite from West Side Story and songs from our soloists.
29.6.25
7:30pm
St Margaret's Church Lee
Tickets £16 (£8 u-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#LondonConcerts #sing #blackheath #lewisham #greenwich
29.6.25
7:30pm
St Margaret's Church Lee
Tickets £16 (£8 u-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#LondonConcerts #sing #blackheath #lewisham #greenwich
June 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hear Parry's setting of The Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th, alongside the choral suite from West Side Story and songs from our soloists.
29.6.25
7:30pm
St Margaret's Church Lee
Tickets £16 (£8 u-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#LondonConcerts #sing #blackheath #lewisham #greenwich
29.6.25
7:30pm
St Margaret's Church Lee
Tickets £16 (£8 u-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#LondonConcerts #sing #blackheath #lewisham #greenwich
Reposted by Blackheath Choir
We can't wait to perform these absolute gems for you on 29th June.
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
May 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We can't wait to perform these absolute gems for you on 29th June.
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Track of the week: Seven poems of Robert Bridges, by Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Find them towards the end of the album here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Which is your favourite?
Find them towards the end of the album here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Which is your favourite?
Finzi: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice & Other Choral Works - YouTube
youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Track of the week: Seven poems of Robert Bridges, by Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Find them towards the end of the album here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Which is your favourite?
Find them towards the end of the album here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Which is your favourite?
One month until our next concert - join us for Bernstein's "West Side Story" choral suite and Parry's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".
🕢 Sunday June 29th, 7:30pm
📍St Margaret's Church, Lee, SE13 5DL
🎫 £16 in advance (£8 under-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #choir
🕢 Sunday June 29th, 7:30pm
📍St Margaret's Church, Lee, SE13 5DL
🎫 £16 in advance (£8 under-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #choir
May 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
One month until our next concert - join us for Bernstein's "West Side Story" choral suite and Parry's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".
🕢 Sunday June 29th, 7:30pm
📍St Margaret's Church, Lee, SE13 5DL
🎫 £16 in advance (£8 under-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #choir
🕢 Sunday June 29th, 7:30pm
📍St Margaret's Church, Lee, SE13 5DL
🎫 £16 in advance (£8 under-18s) from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #choir
We can't wait to perform these absolute gems for you on 29th June.
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
May 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We can't wait to perform these absolute gems for you on 29th June.
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Tickets £8/16 from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
#blackheath #londonconcerts #greenwich #lewisham #WestSideStory
Our track of the week is a lush setting of Yeats' poem The Stolen Child, by Cyril Rootham (1875-1938)
Listen here: youtu.be/CGez1Z3tcxo?...
Listen here: youtu.be/CGez1Z3tcxo?...
The Stolen Child
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our track of the week is a lush setting of Yeats' poem The Stolen Child, by Cyril Rootham (1875-1938)
Listen here: youtu.be/CGez1Z3tcxo?...
Listen here: youtu.be/CGez1Z3tcxo?...
Our first rehearsal of the new term started us off with a bang - and it's not too late to join us! Drop an email to secretary@blackheathchoir.org.uk and come along on Tuesday evening for West Side Story and The Pied Piper of Hamelin 🎶
#londonchoirs #blackheath #greenwich #lewisham
#londonchoirs #blackheath #greenwich #lewisham
May 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Our first rehearsal of the new term started us off with a bang - and it's not too late to join us! Drop an email to secretary@blackheathchoir.org.uk and come along on Tuesday evening for West Side Story and The Pied Piper of Hamelin 🎶
#londonchoirs #blackheath #greenwich #lewisham
#londonchoirs #blackheath #greenwich #lewisham
Track of the week: Sicut Cervus by Sarah Cattley
Listen here: youtu.be/ZSSULoJ2tsU?...
#choirs #singing #classicalmusic
Listen here: youtu.be/ZSSULoJ2tsU?...
#choirs #singing #classicalmusic
Sicut Cervus
YouTube video by Caritas Chamber Choir - Topic
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Track of the week: Sicut Cervus by Sarah Cattley
Listen here: youtu.be/ZSSULoJ2tsU?...
#choirs #singing #classicalmusic
Listen here: youtu.be/ZSSULoJ2tsU?...
#choirs #singing #classicalmusic
Track of the Week: La Pasión Según San Marcos (St. Mark Passion) by Osvaldo Golijov (1960-)
An exuberant approach which Golijov describes as being "about enactment and ritual".
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
An exuberant approach which Golijov describes as being "about enactment and ritual".
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
La Pasión Según San Marcos. Osvaldo Golijov. Edición Deutsche Grammophon. 2010 - YouTube
youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Track of the Week: La Pasión Según San Marcos (St. Mark Passion) by Osvaldo Golijov (1960-)
An exuberant approach which Golijov describes as being "about enactment and ritual".
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
An exuberant approach which Golijov describes as being "about enactment and ritual".
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We can't wait for our new term singing West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin - join us from April 29th! All voices welcome 🎶
a group of young men sitting next to each other on a fence
Alt: a clip from the film West Side Story showing a group of young men sitting next to each other clicking their fingers
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We can't wait for our new term singing West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin - join us from April 29th! All voices welcome 🎶
We were thrilled to sing Beethoven and Pergolesi to a very receptive audience last Sunday 🎶
Our next concert is West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th - put the date in your diary, and/or join us as a singer from April 29th!
#blackheath #sing #londonchoir
Our next concert is West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th - put the date in your diary, and/or join us as a singer from April 29th!
#blackheath #sing #londonchoir
April 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We were thrilled to sing Beethoven and Pergolesi to a very receptive audience last Sunday 🎶
Our next concert is West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th - put the date in your diary, and/or join us as a singer from April 29th!
#blackheath #sing #londonchoir
Our next concert is West Side Story and Pied Piper of Hamelin on June 29th - put the date in your diary, and/or join us as a singer from April 29th!
#blackheath #sing #londonchoir
Track of the week: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Vespro della Beata Vergine
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#classicalmusic
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#classicalmusic
Cozzolani: Vespro - YouTube
youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Track of the week: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Vespro della Beata Vergine
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#classicalmusic
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#classicalmusic
Into the final week of preparations for our concert this Sunday - some tickets still available from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
A beautiful programme coming up on April 6th. Tickets available now!
April 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Into the final week of preparations for our concert this Sunday - some tickets still available from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
Track of the week: 3 Gedichte (op. 29) by Robert Schumann 1810-56
Tracks 3-5 in the album linked below
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Tracks 3-5 in the album linked below
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Robert Schumann: An die Sterne (Carus Classics) - YouTube
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Track of the week: 3 Gedichte (op. 29) by Robert Schumann 1810-56
Tracks 3-5 in the album linked below
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Tracks 3-5 in the album linked below
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our soloists for April 6th:
soprano - Maud Niklas
alto - Richard Decker
tenor - Jake Harris
bass - Francisco Ribeiro
Tickets from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
soprano - Maud Niklas
alto - Richard Decker
tenor - Jake Harris
bass - Francisco Ribeiro
Tickets from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our soloists for April 6th:
soprano - Maud Niklas
alto - Richard Decker
tenor - Jake Harris
bass - Francisco Ribeiro
Tickets from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
soprano - Maud Niklas
alto - Richard Decker
tenor - Jake Harris
bass - Francisco Ribeiro
Tickets from tickets@blackheathchoir.org.uk
Track of the week: 'see, darkness covers the earth' for choir and cello by Stefan Klaverdal
youtu.be/X1Kf3ew9eJM?...
youtu.be/X1Kf3ew9eJM?...
see, darkness covers the earth (Klaverdal) - score video
YouTube video by Stefan Klaverdal
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Track of the week: 'see, darkness covers the earth' for choir and cello by Stefan Klaverdal
youtu.be/X1Kf3ew9eJM?...
youtu.be/X1Kf3ew9eJM?...
Kerensa Briggs: Requiem
Kerensa Briggs · Album · 2023 · 14 songs
open.spotify.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Each week we share a recommended choral track, many by composers who happen to be female. So for #IWD2025 here's a recap of the brilliant women we've discussed in the past year:
Margaret Bonds, Marianna Martines, Ethel Smyth, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, Caroline Shaw, Maddalena Casulana, (1/3)
Margaret Bonds, Marianna Martines, Ethel Smyth, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, Caroline Shaw, Maddalena Casulana, (1/3)
March 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Each week we share a recommended choral track, many by composers who happen to be female. So for #IWD2025 here's a recap of the brilliant women we've discussed in the past year:
Margaret Bonds, Marianna Martines, Ethel Smyth, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, Caroline Shaw, Maddalena Casulana, (1/3)
Margaret Bonds, Marianna Martines, Ethel Smyth, Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, Caroline Shaw, Maddalena Casulana, (1/3)