A South London choir welcoming new singers with no audition
Next concert: Haydn’s Nelson Mass
Rehearsals start on Monday 8th April 2024 for our next concert - newcomers are very welcome! See Join Us for details on rehearsals.
We will be singing Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Salve Regina together with some shorter works: the concert will be on 13th July 2024 at St. Anne’s Church, London SW18 2RS.
We’re a long-established choral society and a friendly group of singers
Established in 1886, the South West London Choral Society is a professionally-led choir of amateur singers, bringing a variety of choral works, both famous and little-known, to the community of South West London.
It is a welcoming choir, open to adults of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in rehearsing and performing choral music written by composers from Bach to Brahms, from Victoria to Vaughan Williams, from Mozart to Mendelssohn.
Thinking of joining a choir? Come to a rehearsal
We rehearse in Balham on Monday evenings. We welcome all voices without audition – soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We ask only that you are enthusiastic and committed to attending rehearsals – and sing in tune!
Our next term begins on Monday 8th January 2024 and we will be preparing for a performance of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday 23 March 2024.
If you would like more information about the choir, please telephone 020 7223 7017 or you can email us at contact@swlcs.org.uk.
The choir meets every Monday at the following address:
Balham Baptist Church
21 Ramsden Road
London
SW12 8QX
Nearest stations: Balham BR and Balham underground on the Northern Line.
Rehearsals normally start at 7.30pm and last till 9.30pm.
Latest choir news
Recent and upcoming concerts
The South West London Choral Society will be singing Handel’s Messiah on 23rd March 2024 at St. Anne’s Church, London.
On Saturday April 9th 2022 we performed Stainer’s “Crucifixion”. This was originally part of the programme for the last concert that we were planning before the pandemic hit.
After the longest hiatus in its 135 year history, the choir is returning with a special “Coming Out of Covid” performance of Brahms's German Requiem.
As the Covid pandemic hit, the South London Choral Society were preparing a seasonal concert based on music by Stainer, Palestrina and many others.
Composed in 1727 for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, Handel's four coronation anthems have entertained audiences for almost three centuries.
For our 2019 summer concert we will be performing Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed in 1727 for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline.