• Petros Singers’ Concert: Hodie!

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Join Petros Singers for a Christmas concert without a shepherd, Magi, figgy pudding or partridge to be seen or heard! We celebrate music written for Christmas Day itself, such as the triumphant opening chorus of J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and the splendid polychoral motet Puer Natus in Bethlehem by Michael Praetorius. These showpiece works…

  • Petros Singers: A Festival of Christmas

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Following our 2018 Christmas concert, which focused specifically on Christmas Day, this performance will celebrate the traditions and rituals that have developed around the festive season. We will deck the halls, quaff wassail, hang holly and ivy, roast chestnuts and count every lord, lady, partridge and pear tree. Alongside our traditional audience carols the programme…

  • Petros Singers Christmas Concert

    Recurring
    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    This year's concert will shine a light on those who witnessed the birth of Christ: Sages, Shepherds, Angels and Animals. How did this extraordinary event affect those who saw it, and how has their experience inspired choral composers? The composers whose music will be performed include Berlioz, Warlock, Bach, Rutter, Chilcott and Betty Roe. The…

  • Petros Singers’ Christmas Concert

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    "Glad Christmas Comes" Petros Singers will be celebrating Christmas music from across the centuries – from Medieval Scandinavia, through Renaissance Italy and Baroque Germany, to Dickensian England and contemporary Hollywood – in a concert full of comfort and joy. Featuring the work of Hieronymus Praetorius, Gustav Holst and Bob Chilcott’s popular The Twelve Days of…

  • Petros Singers: Singing Workshop

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Join Petros Singers for an afternoon exploring Bach’s B Minor Mass, the composer’s great final achievement and, arguably, the pinnacle of grand choral composition. This monumental work was likely never performed during Bach’s lifetime, with the first complete public performance taking place more than 100 years after his death. We are holding this workshop in…

  • Petros Singers: Summer Concert

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    The Passing of the Years: 40th-anniversary concert We are thrilled to be celebrating four decades of making music together at our ‘home’ in St Peter’s Hammersmith. This special concert will feature Jonathan Dove’s song cycle, The Passing of the Year, along with some old favourites including Brahms, Chilcott, Pearsall and Rachmaninoff. You will also hear…

  • Petros Singers Recital

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Petros Singers’ Spem in Alium singing workshop culminates in this hour-long recital. Over the course of the day, experienced amateur singers will have worked in eight individual choirs, each led by a professional singer, to explore and learn Thomas Tallis’ seminal work. In addition to the Workshop Choir, you will hear performances by the professional…

  • Petros: Merry Hammersmithmas!

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Our Christmas concert this year celebrates the music of composers who have lived and worked in Hammersmith and the surrounding area. Featuring a wide range of seasonal music, from Holst, Howells and Gardner – who served consecutively as Director of Music at St Paul’s Girls’ School from 1905 to 1975 – to contemporary composers, Cecilia…

  • Petros Singers with London Youth Choirs

    St Peter's Church, Hammersmith Black Lion Ln, London, United Kingdom

    Petros Singers with London Youth Choirs perform "Saint Nicolas". This Christmas, Petros Singers are delighted to join forces with London Youth Choirs for a festive celebration featuring Benjamin Britten’s much-loved cantata Saint Nicolas. The programme also includes uplifting works by Bob Chilcott, Cecilia McDowall, John Rutter, Steven Sametz and Will Todd. At this most magical…