Photograph by Simon Weir – www.simonweir.com

 

Finchley Chamber Choir is a small group of enthusiastic singers, performing classical music to a high standard, with a local focus in North Finchley.  We sing a wide range of music, from renaissance masterpieces to first performances and everything in between.  Soloists for almost all our performances are drawn from within our ranks – a great opportunity for those wishing to gain performance experience and develop their confidence as a soloist.

We welcome new members and have vacancies in all voices for experienced singers who can read music. Membership is by audition – please see “Join us” for more information.

Our next concert

Saturday 10 May 2025, 7.30pm
Trinity Church, North Finchley, N12 7NN

Birds, Beasts and Bugs
A Musical Menagerie

All creatures great and small have frequently been a source of inspiration for composers of choral and vocal music. In this concert, you can enjoy pieces in the widest variety of styles, from the Renaissance to the present day, all with an animal theme.

You’ll hear how different composers view the same creature – Thomas Vautor’s Suffolk Owl contrasting with Elgar’s eerie setting, and the bee as envisaged by John Wilbye, Frank Bridge right up to a recently premiered work by Cecilia McDowall. The Nightingale is heard in the Vienna of Alban Berg but also in Berkeley Square. Orlando Gibbons’ Silver Swan is paired with an Italian swan.

You can expect the widest variety of styles and moods, from the tranquil beauty of John Tavener’s The Lamb and Eric Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby, to the humour of Frederick Bridge’s The Goslings and Philip Colls’ Animal Songs.

Finchley Chamber Choir
Accompanist: John Winter
Conductor: David Lardi

Tickets are also available at the door (card payments please). Full price £18.00; concessions (including under 26s and over 60s) £15.00; under 18s £2.00.