Join the Joyful Company of Singers at St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico on 27th March at 7pm for a concert of choral music that celebrates works composed by women over the past 400 years right up to the present day.

Featured composers are Raffaella Aleotti, Mary Hudson, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Florence A Marshall, Amy Beach, Ethel Smyth, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Marsh, Judith Bingham, Roxanna Panufnik, Kerry Andrew & Zoe Dixon.

There's a free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm and a bar will be open before and after the performance and in the interval. 

Tickets are available now online for £20 (£10 Adult & U30 Concessions, U12 Free) from www.eventbrite.co.uk (plus booking fee) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrating-women-composers-through-the-centuries-tickets-1215450086929

and £25/£12 on the door after 6.15pm

Do come along to join this celebration of these composers!

The Joyful Company of Singers is one of Britain’s leading amateur chamber choirs – committed to performing a wide and challenging repertoire of choral works from the 16th to 21st centuries.

The Heroes Band - Spring Concert

Saturday 22nd March 19:00 - 21:00

"The Heroes Band are performing their Spring Concert with a programme of music focused around all things 'Spring-like' as well as incorporating other calendar themes during this Season, such as St Valentine's Day, and patron Saint's days amongst others. 

So as always with the Heroes Band, you can expect a family concert with inspiring music to put a spring in your step for this time of year"

Tickets available from www.theheroesband.org.uk or on the door.

Tickets Standared £12 Senior Citizens/Students/U18’s £10 Under 10’s Free

Classic Relief Launch - A charity concert for the ICRC for humanitarian relief Founded by Isabell Karlsson and Nathan Wong in 2022,

Classic Relief Concerts is a non profit organisation that hosts fundraising concerts raising money for the ICRC for humanitarian relief

'Come and join us for evening of music, charity and celebration' 

We are an organisation that hosts fundraising concerts for charitable causes. In our previous edition in 2022, we raised over £4000, donating the proceeds to the ICRC in support of Ukrainian aid.

In 2025, we are continuing our support for the ICRC in the hopes of providing further relief to humanitarian crises.

Please come and support this evening of charity, music and celebration!

~ Isabell Karlsson and Nathan Wong

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-relief-launch-tickets-1219825102719?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open at 6.30pm

Concert begins at 7.00pm

Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra
Sounds From The North

Saturday 15th March 19:00 - 21:00

Join the KPO, one of London’s leading non-professional orchestras, for a stirring smorgasbord of Nordic masterpieces. 

The programme opens with Nielsen’s Helios Overture, a portrait of the sun rising out of darkness into blazing glory before setting quietly over the sea as the earth turns.   Prize-winning Japanese pianist, Yura Zaiki then joins the KPO to play Grieg’s irresistible piano concerto.  The concert concludes with Sibelius’s third symphony which conjures up the sweeping Finnish landscape and contains one of the most exquisite slow movements ever written.  It is also an inspiration for the Lord of the Ring’s theme tune.

 Tickets are £15 (£12 concessions, £6 for under 18s), available via the KPO website https://kpo.org.uk/?page_id=5670 or on the door.

Cantus Ensemble presents: Stabat Mater

The Cantus Ensemble performs Scarlatti's Stabat Mater and J.S. Bach's Jesu meine Freude, along with motets by MacMillan and Purcell.

Join the Cantus Ensemble for a performance of two powerful works that both explore faith, suffering, and redemption. Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude celebrates the joy and comfort found in Christ, underpinned by some of the composer's most intricate choral writing and textual illustration. By contrast, Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater delves into the sorrow of Mary at the cross, and is a profound reflection of the human experience of grief and hope.

Henry Purcell's increasingly declamatory Hear my prayer, O Lord opens the concert, while selections from James MacMillan's The Strathclyde Motets offer an entirely different musical experience by way of the Scottish composer's idiomatic use of folk-like rhythms and sumptuous harmonies.

The programme:

Henry Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord

James MacMillan Strathclyde Motets (selections)

J.S. Bach Jesu meine Freude

D. Scarlatti Stabat mater

Tickets £15 Concessions £12

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cantus-ensemble-presents-stabat-mater-tickets-1236276118149?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open at 6.30pm

Concert begins at 7.00pm

Peregrine Orchestra presents an evening of thrilling orchestral storytelling, delving into the realms of fantasy, mythology and fairytales. Join us in the beautiful setting of St. Gabriel's to experience the stories of the unfortunate Orpheus (in the Underworld), the whimsical dream-world of a heat-addled faun (Debussy), a series of imaginative dances (Rameau) and the escapades of Sinbad the Sailor as told in 1001 Nights (Rimsky-Korsakov).

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/peregrine-orchestra/scheherazade-and-other-stories/2025-03-02/19:00/t-moxnnvj

Colla Voce 20th Anniversary Gala Concert

Saturday 1st March 19:00 - 21:00

Gala Concert opening the choir’s 20th ‘Emerald’ anniversary year in 2025, featuring an exciting programme including Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms (for choir, organ, percussion and Harp), as well as Parry’s I Was Glad, Elgar’s Give unto the Lord, Finzi’s 7 Poems of Robert Bridges and Bach’s Singet Dem Herrn.

It is highly recommended to book tickets in advance. Adults £25, Supporter £30 (if you'd like to contribute more in the anniversary year), Concessions £20, Children FREE.

Learn more about Colla Voce Singers at www.collavocesingers.com/twenty

Tickets can be purchased here: https://galaconcert.eventbrite.co.uk 

The University of Southern Mississippi Southern Chorale

Friday 28th February 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Our program features a premier of a new Requiem by American Composer, Richard Burchard.  It is entitled, ET LUX IN TENEBRIS LUCET:

A Requiem for the Forgotten.

 Also featured will be American Gospel and Popular Selections.

Retiring collection

Join the Drury Symphony Orchestra for an immaculate evening as the Drury Symphony Orchestra of London explores hidden treasures of repertoire from the romantic era. The orchestra is joined by pianist Clíodna Shanahan for what's sure to be a dazzling interpretation of Clara Schumann's piano concerto in A minor. James Ross also directs the orchestra in rare gems by Berwald and Tchaikovsky, as well as a lovely orchestration of Liszt's ever-popular Liebesträume ("Dreams of Love") no. 3, known to many as a charming work which is often performed at weddings and romantic gatherings.

https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/romantic-treasures-tickets-1204086738849?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1

Strings vs. Brass

An Evening of Musical Brilliance

 On Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at 19:30, the London City Orchestra invites you to witness an extraordinary showcase of talent at St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico.

This program highlights the unique strengths of strings and brass, creating a captivating contrast between two orchestral powerhouses:

   Strings, conducted by Chris George

• Purcell: Fantasias – Baroque elegance at its finest.

• Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra – A stunning display of energy and harmony.

  Brass, conducted by Thomas Payne

• Wagner: Elsa’s Procession – Majestic and unforgettable.

• Holst: First Suite in E Flat – A true brass masterpiece.

Experience the dynamic interplay between these two sections, each bringing their distinct sound and style to the fore.

Whether you’re captivated by the precision of the strings or the boldness of the brass, this concert promises a night of unforgettable music in the heart of Pimlico.

Book your tickets now and join us for an evening of exceptional artistry!

Tickets are available to purchase at the following link: 

https://london-city-orchestra.sumupstore.com/products

L’AMOUR… Flirting, Fleeting, Furious

Soprano Leah Redman - Thursday 6th February at 7.30 p.m.

From the flirtations of the sharp witted Norina in Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale’ to the lament of an abandoned lover in Bellini’s ‘I Capuleti e I Montecchi ’, Soprano Leah Redmond and pianist Rebecca Warren present their recital ‘L’amour….Flirting, Fleeting, Furious’. Featuring works by Strauss, Satie, Gershwin and a sprinkling of operatic favourites. 

Tickets on the door or https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pimlico/st-gabriels-church/soprano-leah-redmond-time-and-tide-recital/e-lqzkmb

The Beati Consort, a new ensemble of early career professional singers, present their inaugural concert on Saturday February 1st at St Gabriel’s at 7pm. With a programme featuring choral classics by such composers as Stanford, Elgar and Bruckner and culminating in the beautiful Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, this promises to be an exciting performance as this ensemble begins their musical journey.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faures-requiem-with-beati-consort-tickets-1122013054249?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join the Albion Orchestra at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico for an evening showcasing some true gems of British symphonic repertoire.

Pianist Oliver Cuttriss opens the performance with Finzi’s Eclogue, the central movement of an unfinished piano concerto before the Albion Orchestra gives the first live performance of Ronald Corp’s Symphony No. 1.

Following this, we delve into Norwegian fairy tales and Greek comedy through Delius’ Eventyr and Vaughan Williams’ The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite.

Founded in 2023, the Albion Orchestra is a London-based orchestra made up of students from the country’s finest conservatories, and aims to promote and preserve British symphonic music. Following a successful inaugural concert, the orchestra quickly gained a reputation for versatility and quality, and looks forward to an exciting season.

Doors 7pm Concert 7.30pm

Tickets £12.50 Students £5 Concessions £10

https://wegottickets.com/event/642861

Cratoule Summer School Concert

‘We would be delighted to see you at our concert on Saturday 18^th at 7.30pm. Cratoule Summer School is a long-standing singing week, held in France near Avignon every August. Saturday’s concert is a repeat of a performance in a lovely open-air French Chateau at the end of the course. You will hear a mixture of promising young singers from the conservatoires and older experienced amateur singers.  The programme will offer opera ensembles, songs and some cabaret numbers. The aim of the concert is to raise funds so we can offer bursaries in August 2025 for young singers who otherwise could not afford to attend. Please do come and join us.’

Doors 7pm Concert 7.30pm

Tickets £25 on the door - for advance ticket booking please email marc.verter@gmail.com

“SOUL OF WOMEN” PROJECT
The “Soul of Women” project was born from the idea of the musician, writer and journalist Maggie S. Lorelli, who conducted historical and musicological research to rediscover and perform scores from all historical eras composed by women, and who wanted to extend the project to all areas of society in the common theme of the historical difficulties encountered by women in emerging in certain typically male arts and professions. The “Soul of Women” project is aimed not only at a female audience, but at any individual able to appreciate the quality of women's work in society in all historical eras and in the current one, with a view to gender equality to be achieved first and foremost in the cultural sphere. The show is also aimed at those who simply want to enjoy the music and the interesting biography of the composers performed. The project is currently carried out by “Le Musae Ensemble”, an entirely female group founded by pianist Maggie S. Lorelli, who also carries out a similar program as a solo pianist. The repertoire performed as part of the “Soul of Women” project includes works by Cécile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, Mel Bonis, Fanny Mendelssohn, Fiona T. Frank, Gaby Kapps and other composers from all eras of musical history, from the Baroque to the contemporary. This will include a violin and piano piece by Fiona T Frank who will introduce the works.

Lambeth Orchestra Edward VII Meets the Tsar!

Saturday 21st December at 7.00 p.m.

Experience an evening of musical grandeur with Lambeth Orchestra's concert, Edward VII Meets the Tsar!

Immerse yourself in the festive brilliance of Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture, a jubilant piece brimming with seasonal cheer.

Be enchanted by the exotic and vivid storytelling of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Suite from The Golden Cockerel, inspired by Russian folklore.

The evening culminates in Elgar’s magnificent Symphony No. 1, a stirring testament to British orchestral mastery.

Join us for an evening where regal elegance and cultural splendour harmoniously collide.

7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/lambethorchestra/

A Jazzy Christmas – Jo Harrop, Paul Edis and special guests.

 Featuring new arrangements of festive favourites penned by pianist Paul Edis and performed by the ‘velvet-voiced’ Jo Harrop alongside a 9-piece band, A Jazzy Christmas is heading to St. Gabriel's Church, Pimlico this December!

You can expect to hear classic Christmas hits such as ‘Santa Baby’ given a big band treatment rubbing shoulders with more contemporary hits like ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ as a Brazilian samba.

You don’t have to be a jazz fan to like this show, but if you are, you’ll be blown away by the standard of musicianship from some of the leading lights on the UK jazz scene Featuring: Freddie Gavita (trumpet/flugel) Robert Fowler (alto sax/clarinet), Matt Anderson (tenor/soprano sax), Rory Ingham (trombone), Gareth Lockrane (flute/piccolo) Johanna Burnheart (violin) Paul Edis (piano/arrangements), Mátyás Hofecker (double bass), Matt Home (drums)

“Her voice is delicious. When she sings, she moves me. I believe her.” Iggy Pop – BBC
Radio 6 Music

‘A rare mix of delicacy and boldness. Sheer perfection.’ The Guardian

Tickets are £18. Each ticket holder is eligible for one complimentary drink on arrival.

Seats will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
There is no interval for this performance.

Video
https://youtu.be/YB2Sfe1P-2Q

Ticket link
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pimlico/st-gabriels-church/a-jazzy-christmas-jo-harrop-paul-edis-and-friends/2024-12-20/19:30/t-kreroop

A Colla Voce Christmas: Poulenc’s Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noel

Saturday 14 December 2024 - 7pm - St Gabriel’s Pimlico 

The acclaimed Colla Voce Singers presents the return of its popular concert ‘A Colla Voce Christmas by Candlelight’ following recent sell out years. Featuring old favourites like O Little Town of Bethlehem and O Come, All ye Faithful for all to join in, and a refreshed programme of festive favourites, including Poulenc's Quatre Motets pour le Temps de Noël, and interval mulled wine and mince pies!

It is highly recommended to book tickets in advance: www.collavocesingers.com or carols.eventbrite.co.uk

https://www.stgabrielspimlico.org.uk/event-list/wwwcollavocesingerscom

Bach to Baby

Saturday 14th December

11:00 - 12:00

Bach to Baby Family Christmas Concerts are back! 

Grab your family, harness up your fastest reindeer and meet us at a Bach to Baby concert for the perfect prelude to the holiday season!

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers, with monthly family concerts on Saturdays at St Gabriel's Pimlico.

Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Outstanding Musicians, Exhilarating Performances, Inspiring Locations across the UK. As seen at Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Featured in The Times (London) and the New York Times.

Remember: Up to 2 children come free on every Adult Ticket!
Book directly from our website: bachtobaby.com/pimlico

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Camdenmusique - Lost

Experience an intimate evening with camdenmusique, featuring cinematic neoclassical piano and ethereal operatic vocals.

Join us on 13th December at St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico, for an unforgettable concert showcasing his debut EP Lost and new material from his upcoming album Awakening.

The performance will begin at 7 pm, with a short interval and end at 8.30pm approx. Refreshments served.

Doors open at 6.30

London City Orchestra - Conducted by Thomas Payne

Christmas Concert

Featuring Classical & Christmas Music, Including

William Tell Overture

Troika from Lieutenant Kije

and the world premiere of

Winter Light, by Siobhan Connellan

Saturday 7th December at 7.30 p.m.

Tickets: £15, £18.

Join us at 7pm Wednesday, December 4th, at St Gabriel’s Church, Warwick Square, Pimlico, for a spectacular performance of Handel's Messiah.

This iconic oratorio has been enchanting audiences since its premiere in 1742, featuring some of the most memorable choral works ever written, including the powerful "Hallelujah Chorus".

St Gabriel’s Church Choir
International renown Tiffin Boys' Choir
Professional Baroque orchestra and Soloists

Performed in the breathtaking surroundings of St Gabriel’s Church, this is a must-attend event for music lovers.

Tickets on the door

£18 / Under 30’s £10

Doors open at 7.pm

Bloomsbury Woodwind Ensemble
Saturday 30th November 2024 7.30pm

Bloomsbury Wind Ensemble present an evening of music from the rich tones of the woodwind section. The listener will journey through the expanse of time; transcend seasons with Rimsky-Korsakov, celebrate holidays with Delius and be immersed into the depths of significant months by Harper. An evening of gentle power and weighty emotion

Tickets £12/£10 Concessions

Doors open 7.00pm

Start time 7.30pm

Bach to Baby Christmas Family Concert

Saturday 30th November

11:00 - 11:45

Bach to Baby Family Christmas Concerts are back! 

Grab your family, harness up your fastest reindeer and meet us at a Bach to Baby concert for the perfect prelude to the holiday season!

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers, with monthly family concerts on Saturdays at St Gabriel's Pimlico.

Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Outstanding Musicians, Exhilarating Performances, Inspiring Locations across the UK. As seen at Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Featured in The Times (London) and the New York Times.

Remember: Up to 2 children come free on every Adult Ticket!
Book directly from our website: bachtobaby.com/pimlico

Get £2 off on your first concert when you sign up to our e-updates. Be the first to hear about concerts in your area, exclusive & special events, offers and early bird ticket sales at bachtobaby.com/eupdates

Royal College of Music graduates Emily Jennings (soprano) and Cassie Mathews (guitar) present ‘Twilight Passages: songs of beauty, youth and longing’ - this intriguing and reflective programme includes Benjamin Britten’s ‘Songs from the Chinese’ and Lennox Berkeley’s ‘Songs of the half light’ as well as songs by John Dowland and Cassie’s own arrangements of songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams. 

Emily is a song specialist and passionate recitalist. She is a Britten Pears Young Artist, a SongEasel Young Artist and she was recently selected to compete in the prestigious Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. She has given performances as part of some of the most exciting events in the country and beyond such as the Aldeburgh Festival and Glastonbury Festival.

Cassie is a versatile guitarist with a vast repertoire covering everything from renaissance lute to contemporary pop music as a guitar vocalist. As a soloist she has performed all over the world, winning the Lennox Berkeley Guitar prize and premiering many new works as part of prestigious festivals in venues including The National Portrait Gallery and the Martin Centre. As a chamber musician she has given performances in some of the most exciting live music venues in the world such as Wigmore Hall. 

Doors open at 2.30 p.m.

Concert 3.00 p.m.

Academy of the Swan - Conducted by Harry Castle

On Saturday 23 November, the Academy of the Swan (an orchestra formed of alumni from Durham University) are giving their inaugural concert at St Gabriel's. They will be performing Beethoven's groundbreaking 3rd symphony, commonly known as the Eroica. 

Doors open at 6.30 p.m.

The concert starts at 19.00 and your ticket (£15) includes refreshments. There will be a chance to chat with the performers after the concert whilst enjoying a drink.

It promises to be an evening not to be missed!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eroica-beethoven-symphony-no-3-tickets-1046400350617

Come & Sing Haydn
Missa in Angustiis - Nelson Mass

Saturday 23rd November

Doors open at 10 a.m.

Ticket price £55 plus booking fee

St Cecilia's Day Concert 

Join the Joyful Company of Singers, one of the UK's leading amateur chamber choirs,  in celebrating the patron saint of music and musicians.

Friday 22nd November at  St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico, SW1V 2AD

with

Peter Broadbent - Conductor

Gavin Roberts - Organ and Piano

Programme:

Elgar – The Music Makers – with Lorna Perry, Mezzo-Soprano

Howells – Requiem

Roxanna Panufnik – Elegy for Fadima (London première)

Parry – I was glad

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Doors open 6.15pm – refreshments available 

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm – with Roxanna Panufnik

Concert starts 7.00pm

Tickets: £20 (£10 Adult & U30 Concessions, U12 Free) from
www.eventbrite.co.uk (plus booking fee)

and £25/£12 on the door.

Download and share the concert's St Cecilia flyer

LCO AUTUMN CONCERT

Conductor Adrián Varela

 A warm welcome to the inaugural concert of the LCO 2024/25 season. 

William Shakespeare inspired some phenomenal music which you will hear tonight, from the magical settings of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry V’s epic tale of victory, to the extremes of love and violence of Romeo and Juliet - relationships and subjects that remain relevant today.

It is a joy to tackle this music with as friendly, vibrant, and up-for-it outfit as the LCO. Run by an outstanding, exclusively volunteer management committee that continuesto produce stimulating concert seasons year after year, the relationship between the committee, orchestra, and myself has flourished this autumn, building on from my debut with LCOone year ago. I am certainly looking forward to this concert, as to my second with them in April, when we will tackle other great masterpieces in pursuit of excellence and good vibes at St. John’s, Smith Square.

I am grateful to share such great music as this which we have been lucky enough to have been handed down, and there is no place else I’d rather be than here tonight with this ‘band of brothers’ (and sisters!). To borrow from Shakespeare’s Henry V St. Crispin’s Day speech:
‘And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here.’

I hope you enjoy tonight’s concert.

The ticket link is www.londoncityorchestra.com

Bach to Baby

Saturday 16th November

11:00 - 12:00

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers, with monthly family concerts on Saturdays at St Gabriel's Pimlico.

Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Outstanding Musicians, Exhilarating Performances, Inspiring Locations across the UK. As seen at Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Featured in The Times (London) and the New York Times.

Remember: Up to 2 children come free on every Adult Ticket!
Book directly from our website: bachtobaby.com/pimlico

Get £2 off on your first concert when you sign up to our e-updates. Be the first to hear about concerts in your area, exclusive & special events, offers and early bird ticket sales at bachtobaby.com/eupdates