2023-24
Sunday 5 November 2023
Concert – The Turning Leaf – songs by Brahms, Richard Rodney Bennett and Jonathan Pease
St Anne’s Church
Chingford E4 6NP
Friday 10th November 2023
Open Rehearsal of Christmas Music
Seven Kings School
Ley Street
Ilford IG2 7BT
Friday 15 December 2023
Christmas Concert
Church of the Assumption
Hainault IG7 4DF
Saturday 20 January 2024
Workshop – St John Passion ~ Bob Chilcott
St Mary’s church
South Woodford E18 2PA
Saturday 16 March 2024
Concert – St John Passion ~ Bob Chilcott
The Drive Methodist Church
Ilford IG1 3PP
2022-23
Friday 11 November 2022
Open Rehearsal
Seven Kings School
Ley Street
Ilford IG2 7BT
Saturday 19 November
Men Sing Together workshop
With Paul Sheehan of English National Opera
Seven Kings School
Ley Street
Ilford IG2 7BT
Thursday 22 December 2022 (date postponed due to weather
conditions)
Christmas Concert
7.30
Church of the Assumption
Hainault
Saturday 21 January 2023
Open Singing Day – all day workshop
Marianna Martines – Dixit Dominus (1773)
St Mary’s Church
High Road South
Woodford E18 2PA
Saturday 25 March 2023
Spring Concert in conjunction with the Writtle Singers
Beethoven – Mass in C
Haydn – Te Deum
Marianna Martinez – Dixit Dominus
St Gabriel’s Church
Aldersbrook
Wanstead E12 5HH
8 July 2023
Summer Concert
A-Roving – Songs of travel
Christopher Brown – A-Courting We will Go
John Read – Missa Sancti Jacobi
St Andrew’s Church
The Drive
Ilford IG1 3PE
Saturday 22 July
End of term outing and concert
Songs by the river
2021-22
Saturday 16 October 2021
Autumn Leaves is our return concert after 18 months of lockdown!
It will feature an array of gorgeous music for voices and piano from around the world, from Africa, New Zealand and America to Italy, France and the UK.
Friday 22 October 2021
Open Rehearsal
Seven Kings School secondary site
Ley Street Ilford IG2 7BT
Saturday 11 December 2021
1030 – 1230
Men Sing Christmas
St John Vianney Church
1 Stoneleigh Rd, Clayhall IG5 0JB
Friday 17 December 2021
Christmas Concert
A feast of seasonal music with favourite carols for everyone to join in
7.30
The Church of the Assumption
Hainault
Saturday 19 March 2022
St Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook
London E12 5HH
Martín Palmeri ~ Misatango (Misa a Buenos Aires)
George Shearing ~ Songs and Sonnets (Settings of Shakespeare)
Derek Lawrence ~ Mary Byfield (settings of John Clare)
Friday 1 April 2022
Fantastic Friday 1 April – 7.30 for 7.45
Valentine Singers host an
Open Workshop with
international vocal coach Ghislaine Morgan
Spend the evening with us learning more about how your voice works and how to use it better
2nd June 2022
Redbridge Cycling Centre
Forest Road, Ilford IG6 3HP
The Valentine Singers took part in the beacon lighting ceremony to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
Saturday 16 July 2022
St Andrew’s Church, The Drive
Ilford IG1 3PE
CONCERT featuring Fauré Requiem
with soloists Fru Chilvers and Gavin Cranmer-Moralee
2020
Saturday 18 January 2020
Open Workshop Day
Beethoven Mass in C
St Mary’s, South Woodford
All Day Workshop
Led by choral director and vocal coach
Christine Gwynn
POSTPONED
Saturday 21 March 2020
Beethoven 250
Beethoven Mass in C
Haydn: Te Deum
Beethoven:
A Calm Sea and A Prosperous Voyage
Elegischer Gesang
Quartet from Fidelio
2019
19 January
Open Workshop Day
Brand New Baroque!
A day singing ZELENKA Missa Divi Xaverii
Mass for the Feast of St Xavier, 1729
This amazing work was written in 1729 but not published until 2016
6 April
Paris and Prague
Concert by Valentine Singers with the Jericho Ensemble
The UK premiere of
ZELENKA Missa Divi Xaverii
CHARPENTIER Te Deum
MOZART Prague Symphony
St Andrew’s Church,
The Drive, Ilford IG1 3PE
29 June
7.30pm
Making Waves
Featuring
Flanders & Horovitz:
Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo
Plus a spectrum of other watery and riparian delights!
Conductor: Christine Gwynn
Pianist: Tim Smith
Tour to Suffolk
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July 2019
Music for a Summer’s Day
A light and varied programme of choral music from around the world
Saturday 27 July 3pm
Church of St Mary the Virgin
The Green, Cavendish, Sudbury CO10 8BASunday 28 July 3.30pm
All Saints Church
Church Lane, Worlington IP28 8SG
Friday 13 September 2019
Open Rehearsal
Saturday 9 November 2019
Briggs:
Messe pour Notre-Dame
Fauré:
Cantique de Jean Racine
Messe Basse
St Gabriel’s Church, Wanstead
7.30pm
Conductor: Christine Gwynn
Organist: Jonathan Dods
Saturday 14 December 2019
Christmas Concert
St Anne’s, Chingford
2018
3rd March ~ Anniversary concert no. 1:
Laudate
including Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
May ~ Concert tour to Madrid
21 July ~ Anniversary concert no. 2:
Gloria
including Vivaldi Gloria, Handel My Heart is Inditing, Purcell Sing unto the Lord with Jericho Ensemble
Sunday 4 November 2018
Anything Goes
the 20s and 30s in song
Afternoon Concert
Seven Kings High School, 494 Ley Street, Ilford IG2 7BT
15 December
Christmas Gifts
including Jonathan Rathbone’s Mr Fezziwig’s Christmas Party
St Andrew’s Church
The Drive, Ilford
IG1 3PE
2017
25 March ~ Handel Belshazzar with Jericho Ensemble
24 June ~ Midsummer Music including American Folksongs arr. Runswick
July ~ Weekend Concert tour to Bracknell and Hurst
18 November ~ A Sense of Home including Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
16 December ~ A Dream of Christmas including Rutter Brother Heinrich’s Christmas
2016
12 March ~ Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Holst Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, O’Regan Dorchester Canticles with organ, harp and percussion
2nd July ~ Happy and Glorious: words and music from the 90 years of the Queen’s life, including Kern Showboat medley
August ~ Concert tour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: performances in St Giles’ and St Mary’s Cathedrals, and St Cuthbert’s Church
6th November ~ Flights of Fantasy including Parry The Pied Piper, Rutter The Reluctant Dragon
17th December ~ Christmas concert: Journeys including Dove The Three Kings
2015
28 March ~ J S Bach St Matthew Passion with Jericho Ensemble, Valentine Singers Community Chorus and Evening Chorus
27 June ~ 1215 and all that: Vaughan Williams In Windsor Forest, Gilbert and Sullivan Trial by Jury
July ~ Weekend Concert tour to Metfield and Norwich
14 November ~ Kodaly Missa Brevis, Fauré Requiem
19 December ~ Family Christmas concert
2014
15 March ~ Brahms Requiem with piano duet accompaniment
5 April ~ Music for a Spring afternoon: concert in association with The Cinema Organ Society:
May ~ Concert tour to Honfleur
12 July ~ Ahoy! including Alexander L’Estrange Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose with Valentine Singers Community Chorus and instrumental combo.
16 November ~ If Music be the Food of Love including Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region, Chilcott Singing By Numbers
20 December ~ Family Christmas concert including Cecilia McDowall Christus Natus Est with Valentine Singers Community Chorus
2013
23 March ~ Handel Messiah with Jericho Ensemble
29 June ~ Britten 100 concert including Britten Saint Nicolas and Cantata Misericordium with Jericho Ensemble and Writtle Singers
July ~ Weekend concert tour to Oxford and Dorchester-on-Thames
17 November ~ Music from Italy: Puccini Messa di Gloria, Rossini Quartetto Pastorale and Ave Maria
14th December ~ Christmas concert
2012
10 March ~ Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
April ~ Concert tour to Ghent
30 June ~ Blackford Mirror of Perfection, Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs, Finzi Dies Natalis, with Jericho Ensemble
4 November ~ Music for a Sunday Afternoon including Rathbone Classic Victorian Ballads, Gershwin, arr. Mac Huff Swing Set
15 December ~ A Dickensian Christmas including Rathbone Mr. Fezziwig’s Christmas Party
2011
2nd April ~ Handel Judas Maccabeus with Jericho Ensemble
2nd July ~ Stage and Screen including Gershwin choral medleys, Schonberg/Kretzmer Les Miserables and Abba Mamma Mia
July ~ Weekend concert tour to Winchester
12 November ~ Haydn Little Organ Mass, Britten Rejoice in the Lamb, Goodall Marlborough Canticles, Burgon Nunc Dimittis
17 December ~ A London Christmas
2010
6 March ~ Songs and Sonnets including Mendelssohn Op 59 Partsongs, Shearing Songs and Sonnets
April ~ Concert tour to Amiens, Abbeville and Albert
2 May ~ South Bank Chorus Festival in the Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre
9 May~ Mahler 2 project at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
17 July ~ Mozart evening: Piano concerto K466 (Tim Smith), Vespers K339, Misericordias Domini, Veni Sancte Spiritus with Jericho Ensemble
13 November ~ Nocturne including Mozart Notturni
11 December ~ Wassail: A feast of Christmas music
2009
28 March ~ Haydn The Creation with Aurelian Ensemble
4 July ~ An American Evening including A Gershwin Portrait and choruses from Bernstein On the Town
July ~ Weekend concert tour to Canterbury
14 November ~ Thames Link: Vaughan Williams In Windsor Forest, Handel My Heart is Inditing and Chilcott Songs and Cries of London Town
12 December ~ Bethlehem Down: music for the Christmas season with Spectrum Singers
2008
15 March ~ 10th Anniversary concert including Walton Belshazzar’s Feast, Elgar The Music Makers with Aurelian Ensemble
May ~ Concert tour to Krakow
20 July ~ Birthday Party: concert celebrating 10 years of Valentine Singers including American Folksongs arr. Runswick
1st November ~ Duruflé Requiem
13 December ~ A Dream of Christmas including Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols with Spectrum Singers
2007
31 March ~ J S Bach St Matthew Passion with Jericho Ensemble and Spectrum Singers (ripieno chorus)
30 June ~ Opera Scenes: extracts from Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore, Mascagni Cavaleria Rusticana, Purcell Dido and Aeneas
July ~ Weekend concert tour to East Anglia: performances in Ely Cathedral, Thetford and Godmanchester
3 November ~ Parry Blest Pair of Sirens, Elgar Give unto the Lord, Kodaly Laudes Organi & Missa Brevis
15 December ~ European Christmas music for all ages
2006
25 March ~ Beethoven Missa Solemnis with Aurelian Ensemble
7 June ~ Water Music including Lambert Rio Grande with Spectrum Singers
1 July ~ SING! ENO Baylis project at London Coliseum including première of Richard Taylor genesis, Vecchi Fa una canzona and Barnby Sweet and low
August ~ Concert tour to Tuscany: performances in Lucca, Pisa and Florence
25 August ~ Concert with Il Baluardo at All Saints Margaret Street, London W1
4 November ~ As Time Goes By including Richard Taylor genesis.
16 December ~ Seasonal music and readings with Spectrum Singers
2005
12 March ~ Mendelssohn Elijah with Aurelian Ensemble
16 July ~ Summer Time including Barber Sure on this shining night, Berger Brazilian Psalm, Hurd Jonah-man Jazz
July ~ Weekend concert tour to Norfolk: performances in Norwich, Ludham and Metfield
12 November ~ Verdi Pater Noster and Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
10 December ~ Festive Traditions: Christmas concert with Spectrum Singers
2004
6 March ~ Mozart Kyrie in d, Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem with Aurelian Ensemble and Writtle Singers
19 June ~ All Abroad: music from Europe, the USA and Africa with Spectrum Singers
31 July ~ Summer evening recital: Pre-tour concert at St Paul’s, Goodmayes
August ~ Concert tour to Umbria and Tuscany: performances in Montepulciano, Perugia, Siena, Castiglione del Lago, Passignano and Cortona
9 September ~ Concert with Il Baluardo from Lucca, Italy at Ilford Hospital Chapel
13 November ~ Dvorak Mass in D and Schubert Mass in F
11 December ~ Christmas Concert including excerpts from J S Bach Christmas Oratorio with Spectrum Singers
21 December ~ Christmas Carol Concert at Newham University Hospital
2003
5 April ~ Gabrieli In Ecclesiis, Brahms Fours Songs Op17, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Fauré Requiem with Aurelian Ensemble
5 July ~ Scenes from Opera: extracts from Bizet Carmen, Puccini Suor Angelica and Gilbert & Sullivan Pirates of Penzance.
July ~ Summer by the Seaside: weekend concert tour to Sussex and Hampshire
4 October ~ Hospices in Harmony: workshop and performance of music for voices and piano duet, including excerpts from Brahms Requiem.
19 October ~ Memorial and Thanksgiving Service: West & Coe, Funeral Directors centenary year
1 November ~ Autumn Serenade; music for recreation, including Schubert Four partsongs, Goodall The Lord is My Shepherd
13 December ~ Christmas Concert with Spectrum Singers
2002
16 March ~ Italian Evening: Monteverdi Beatus Vir, Blackford Mirror of Perfection, Vivaldi Gloria with Aurelian Ensemble and Spectrum Singers
29 June ~ 75 Years of Music & 75 years of St George’s Gants Hill: music from Vaughan Williams to Gershwin and the Beatles
20 July ~ Summer Salad: Pre-tour concert at St Paul’s, Goodmayes
July/August ~ Concert tour to Lake Garda: performances in San Marco in Venice, Riva, Sirmione and Bezzecca
9 November ~ Gounod Messe Solennelle de Ste Cécile, Mozart Coronation Mass and Laudate Dominum
14 December ~ Christmas Music from around the world including Britten A Ceremony of Carols with Spectrum Singers
2001
February ~ Invitation performance at Valentines Mansion
31 March ~ A World of Song including Tippett Five Negro Spirituals and Five American Folksongs arr. Runswick
21 July ~ All at Sea including excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore, Bizet The Pearl Fishers and Loesser Guys and Dolls
28 July ~ All at Sea on tour in aid of the Wivenhoe Shipyard Project
10 November ~ My Spirit Sang all Day: Parry I was glad, Handel Zadok the Priest, Finzi My spirit sang all day
15 December ~ Follow the Star: Christmas concert with Spectrum Singers
2000
9 April ~ J S Bach St Matthew Passion with Aurelian Ensemble and Spectrum Singers (ripieno chorus)
June ~ Invitation Concert Redbridge Music Society including excerpts from Kern Show Boat & Lehar Merry Widow
23 July ~ Opera Gala with Aurelian Ensemble and Spectrum Singers
14 October ~ Messiah For Hospices
11 November ~ Mozart Evening: Kyrie in D minor, Exsultate Jubilate, Oboe Concerto, Requiem with Aurelian Ensemble
16 December ~ A Christmas Journey
1999
21 March ~ Handel Messiah with Aurelian Ensemble
May ~ Invitation performance: Redbridge Green Fair
7 July ~ Music from the Stage: excerpts from Mozart Magic Flute, Gilbert & Sullivan Iolanthe, Lehar Merry Widow and Kern Show Boat.
13 November ~ Puccini Messa di Gloria, Parry Blest Pair of Sirens, Elgar Ave Verum & The Spirit of the Lord
11 December ~ An Evening of Christmas Music: first concert with Spectrum Singers youth choir
1998
28 March ~ Songs from the Stage including choruses from Bizet Carmen, Kern Show Boat, Bock Fiddler on the Roof and Bernstein Westside Story
14 June ~ Music for a Summer Evening including Brahms Zigeunerlieder, Tippett Five Negro Spirituals and Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
17 October ~ Music of the Great Opera Composers with Oaklands Preparatory School choir.
12 December ~ A Feast of Christmas Music including Rutter Brother Heinrich
