Other events and opportunities available for members

Listed below are some other events, workshops, etc that may be of interest to members.   Please note that the details and associated documents are as supplied to us and all enquiries about any of the events listed here should be directed to the hosting organisation and not to Wimbledon Choral.

Title	Detail	Further Information
	The Leith Hill Music Festival is including the Da Vinci Requiem in a concert in the Dorking Halls on Friday 10 April 2026 and is inviting WCS members to join them.  Also includes the Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs - the same programme we did in the RFH in 2019.   Read Neil Ferris' invitation using the link on the right.	Further information
	Hosted by the London Oriana Choir at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, a concert celebrating Cecilia McDowall's 75th birthday is being held with four choirs associated with the composer participating in it.  Saturday 9th May.  Sounds like a wonderful feast to enjoy.	Further information & tickets
	Choir of the Earth is holding a Come & Sing event in St John's Church, Spencer Hill on Saturday 30th May with a fantastic array of super music including Allegri's Miserere and Tavener's Song for Athene.	Further information Tickets
	On that same day, the Association of British Choral Directors (abcd) is hosting a come-and-sing workshop with Neil Ferris directing works by Jonathan Dove, with the composer present for part of the session.   The venue is St Mary-at-Hill in Lovat Lane, opposite the Walkie Talkie building in the City - a few blocks away from The Monument.	Further information and tickets
	Putney Music is a forum where members and visitors can meet internationally renowned musicians in an informal setting.  Their meetings provide a rare opportunity to learn how great musicians approach their work, and to hear about the private person behind the public image.  They have a full programme for the 2025/26 season.   See the link to the right for more details.	Further information
	London-based organiser of one-day workshops throughout the year in and around Battersea.   Further details of these events can be found via the link on the right.  It has also recently established a Wimbledon-based choir for boys.	Further details
	Wide choice of courses for singers of mixed experience with a diverse selection of venues and destinations.  The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, and the weeks/weekends are very well organised.  Amongst the overseas venues for 2026 are Salamanca, Valladolid, Sofia, Vilnius, Assisi and Bayreuth, together with Salisbury & Lincoln in the UK.   Choral directors include Peter North, Jeremy Jackman, Rory McCleery, David Ogden, Patrick Craig, David Skinner and Neil Ferris.  Highly recommended.	Further details and booking info
	Has been running choral courses around Europe since 1998, and in recent years has added photography, guitar and secular music holidays to their programme.   Venues are always in spectacular locations.  For 2026 there is a return to the amazing venue in Castilla La Mancha, Spain.   Since 2017 the Music Director has been Neil Ferris, with Michael Higgins as accompanist.  Also highly recommended.	Further details and booking info
	Every year, Sherborne in Dorset hosts a highly regarded Summer School of Music that covers a diverse range of musical courses including choral singing.  This year's main choral course includes Rheinberger's delicious Stabat Mater with the very competent James Davey at the helm.   Further information on the right.	Further Information
	Again for 2026, Bob Porter and his crew are offering the Brandenburg Choral Cruise.  2026's itinerary (18-26 June) is a journey around the North Norwegian coastline visiting fjords, mountains and glaciers on board the Borealis.	Further details
	Maybe Tuscany is a draw for you, in which case a choral course run by Amy Bebbington in the splendid surroundings of Antico Borgo la Torre just south-east of Florence may appeal.	Further details and booking info
	The Lacock Courses is another organisation that offers singing courses both in the UK and abroad - they are aimed at 'good' singers.  Amongst the offerings in 2026 are courses based in Monteconero and Ferrera (Italy), Cadiz, Tenby, Stirling and Ludlow.	Further details
	For those who would prefer a choral holiday with a mix of singing in a chamber choir and in a large chorus in the same week then the Chester Choral Week could be for you.  It is the largest single week choral course in the UK.  Since 2019 it has been based at Chester University, having been formerly the Cranleigh Choral Week (Cranleigh School) and the Harrogate Choral Week (Harrogate Ladies College).  The principal work in 2026 is Elgar's Dream of Gerontius with a performane in Chester Cathedral.	Further details and booking info

Other concerts that may be of interest

Please note that the details and associated documents are as supplied to us and all enquiries about any of the events listed here should be directed to the promoting organisation and not to WCS.

Other local choirs

London is awash with choirs and choral societies, which is fantastic for singers to find the right one to suit their individual preferences.  Here's a list of some of our neighbouring organisations and we wish them all well in our shared endeavours and objectives of bringing and educating the public in the art of singing (choral singing in particular) and the vast repertoire that it commands.