International Choir Festival Harmony 2015-Harmanli,Bulgaria Photo:Katerina Mindova

Recorded at the Bentall Centre, Kingston, Surrey on 14th February 2015 as part of Love Kingston Day. Love Kingston is supporting five local community projects committed to ‘pathways out of poverty’ and building a Legacy Fund for the future. Please give...  moreRecorded at the Bentall Centre, Kingston, Surrey on 14th February 2015 as part of Love Kingston Day. Love Kingston is supporting five local community projects committed to ‘pathways out of poverty’ and building a Legacy Fund for the future. Please give generously to this worthy cause by visiting our fundraising page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/northkingstonchoir To find out more about our informal non audition choir check out our website http://www.northkingstonchoir.org.uk  

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 7.30pm Kingston Choral Society (KCS) presents Haydn’s beloved Creation in the historic setting of All Saints Church. The choir will be accompanied by celebrated soloists, Ceferina Penny, Jorge Navarro Colorado and Ashley Ri...  moreOn Saturday 21 November 2026 at 7.30pm Kingston Choral Society (KCS) presents Haydn’s beloved Creation in the historic setting of All Saints Church. The choir will be accompanied by celebrated soloists, Ceferina Penny, Jorge Navarro Colorado and Ashley Riches, and The Purcell Orchestra. This will be the seventh KCS concert featuring Haydn’s beloved tour de force in their 76-year history. But it is notable as it will be the first KCS Creation in the Royal Borough since 1987. More recently in 2013 Andrew Griffiths, the KCS Musical Director, conducted KCS in an acclaimed version at Cadogan Hall. Another special feature is that, for the first time, KCS will sing the work accompanied by The Purcell Orchestra of period instruments, enhancing the colour of music already suffused with awe, delight and humour. For lovers of Haydn’s masterpiece, this is an unmissable event. And for those unfamiliar with it, you are in for an exhilarating ride, as Haydn’s breathtaking musical invention propels us from primal chaos...    less

Leatherhead Choral Society singing Eric Whitacre's Seal Lullaby live at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke D'abernon Surrey in November 2015.

Rushmoor Odd Fellows male voice choir sing for Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Heart to Heart appeal to raise £1.5 million for a regional heart attack centre for Surrey, East Berkshire and North East Hampshire.

Christmas concert December 2022

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...