Recent engagements
The Choir of Royal Holloway has a very busy performance schedule. Below is an archive of notable performances and events since 2016. You can read more about these through our blog, written by members of the choir, or through our news page. Read below for details of our previous tours.
2021-2022
11/4 - St John Passion at St Bartholomew the Great with the Brandenburg Baroque Soloists and the Choir of St Bartholomew the Great
10/4 - Into the hands of sinners: A sequence of Passiontide music and readings for the beginning of Holy Week at St Bartholomew the Great
9/4 - The Choir of Royal Holloway & the Bristol Ensemble ushered in Easter with a performance of Bach’s glorious setting of the St John Passion at St Georges Bristol
6/3 - A cappella concert with ex-King's Singer, Paul Phoenix, to launch a new series of occasional Sunday afternoon concerts in the Picture Gallery at Royal Holloway
27/2 - Joint Evensong with Wellington College
2/2 - Concert at Shoreditch Town Hall with the London Mozart Players and Royal Holloway alumna, Hilary Cronin
26/1 - BBC Radio 3 live Evensong broadcast
25/1 - BBC Radio 3 pre-record Evensong broadcast
22/12 - Performance of Handel's Messiah at St. George's Bristol with the Bristol Ensemble
5/12 - Performance of Handel's Messiah at Cadogan Hall with the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Kraemer. The choir was joined by internationally acclaimed soloists, including recent Choir of Royal Holloway alumna and multi-award winning soprano, Hilary Cronin.
20/11 - Evensong with recent alumni of the Choir of Royal Holloway to celebrate St Cecilia's Day.
5/11 - A cappella workshop with ex-King's Singer, Paul Phoenix
12-19/09 - Recording works by Flor Peeters at Buckfast Abbey with with Onyx Brass
2020-21
2020-21
28-31/08 - Residency at the Presteigne Festival, Powys
26-27/08 - Recording new works by George Arthur for Convivium Records in Birmingham
14-15/06 - Recording works by Dan Locklair in Christchurch with Southern Sinfonia for Convivium Records
30/11- Christmas Filming at Westminster Central Hall with Laura Wright
3/11 - Recording for BBC Songs of Praise with Laura Wright
18-19/09 - Recording of Carson Cooman's oratorio “As we are changed” with the London Mozart Players
16/09 - BBC Radio 3 live Evensong broadcast
15/09 - BBC Radio 3 pre-record Evensong broadcast
2019-20
2019-20
31/08 - Wedding of Ellie Goulding & Jasper Copling, York Minster
02/11 - Mozart's Requiem at St. Bartholomew-the-Great, London
20/11 - Concert for the Cathedral Organists' conference
23/11 - St. Cecilia's Concert & Reception
03/12 - Edition Peters Christmas Concert
06/12 - Concert for English Heritage at Apsley House, London
09/12 - Concert at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
13/12 - Annual Christmas Concert
15/12 - Concert for the Lamberhurst Music Festival
18/01 - Concert for the UK-China Music Festival at Queen Mary College, London
29/01 - Royal Holloway at St. John's, Smith Square
Concerts postponed or cancelled due to Covid-19.
2018-19
2018-19
28/09 - Performance of Adrian Snell's 'The Cry' as part of the Windsor Festival
24/10 - Parry Centenary Concert with the College Chorus
27/10 - Concert for the Hellenic Institute's, premiering 'Odyssey' by Lydia Kakabadse
16/11 - Parry's 'Songs of Farewell' in concert at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
17/11 - Annual St. Cecilia's Concert
07/12 - Concert for English Heritage at Apsley House, London
10/12 - Concert at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
12/12 - Handel's 'Messiah' with the Bristol Ensemble
14/12 - Annual Christmas Concert
30/01 - Royal Holloway at St. John's Smith Square
13/02 - College Chorus Concert with ONYX Brass
27/02 - Choral Evensong live on BBC Radio 3
15/03 - Mozart Requiem at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
28/03 - Concert for the London City Music Society
06/05 - Tallis' 'Spem in Alium' by Candlelight at St. Martin-in-the-Fields
2017-18
2017-18
02/11 - Fauré Requiem by Candlelight, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
18/11 - Annual St. Cecilia's Concert, College Chapel
06/12 - Christmas Extravaganza, College Chapel
11/12 - Concert at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
12/12 - Concert for English Heritage, Apsley House, London
13/12- Handel's 'Messiah' with the Bristol Ensemble
19-21/12 - Concert tour of the Netherlands
31/01 - Royal Holloway at St. John's, Smith Square
01/03 - Brandenburg Choral Festival Concert, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
26/03 - Holy Week Festival, St. John's, Smith Square
06-19/04 - Tour of Canada & USA
23/04 - Gala Dinner Performance, Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames
28/04 - 'Notes for Women' Concert with the Bristol Ensemble
03/06 - Shipley Arts Festival Concert, Steyning, Sussex
09/06 - Henleaze Concert Society Performance, Bristol
25-27/08 - Residency at the Presteigne Festival, Powys
2016-17
2016-17
29/09 - Mozart's Requiem, St. Martin-in-the-Fields
23/10 - Concert of Steve Reich, St. George's, Bristol
16/11 - Concert of Arvo Pärt, St. George's, Bristol
19/11 - Annual St. Cecilia Concert, College Chapel
02/12 - Edition Peters Carol Concert, Gresham Centre, London
08/12 - Annual Christmas Concert, College Chapel
14/12 - Handel's 'Messiah' with the Bristol Ensemble
11/01 - Concert with London Mozart Players, St. John's, Smith Square
14/01 - Concert & Workshop, Wells Cathedral School
30/01 - Rachmaninov's All-night Vigil, St. Martin-in-the-Fields
12/03 - Lunchtime Recital, Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
22/03 - Pärt Passio & Allegri Miserere, St. Bartholomew-the-Great, London
30/04 - Live broadcast for Radio 4
29/05 - Choral Evensong, Westminster Abbey
09-10/06 - Recording for Decca
11/06 - Recording for BBC Radio 3
19-31/07 - Tour of France
Previous tours
Christmas 2018 - Italy & Germany
The choir made two foreign appearances over the Christmas period. The first was in the beautiful town of Treviso, just north of Venice. The latter was in the beautiful town of Schwäbisch Hall, in Southern Germany, where the choir are delighted to be appearing in a concert for Christmas in the magnificent setting of St. Michael's.
15th December San Teonisto Church, Treviso, VENICE - 8:00pm
18th December St. Michael's, Schwäbisch Hall, STUTTGART - 5:30pm
Easter 2018 - North America
The Choir of Royal Holloway were delighted to return to the USA and Canada at Easter 2018, after a highly successful tour of the countries in 2016.
8th April Winspear Centre, University of Alberta, EDMONTON - 3:00pm
10th April Christ Church Cathedral, VICTORIA - 7:30pm
11th April St James' Anglican Church, VANCOUVER - 7:30pm
13th April St Mark's Episcopal Church, SAN ANTONIO - 7:00pm
15th April Church of the Incarnation, DALLAS - Concert - 4:00pm
17th April St. Martha's Church, Porter, HOUSTON - 7:30pm
Christmas 2017 - Netherlands
The choir undertook a series of concerts for Christmas around the Netherlands and included music from Palestrina and Victoria through to JS Bach and Scheidt, as well as contemporary festive music by Ola Gjeilo, Vytautas Miškinis and Ben Parry.
19th December St. Jackobskerk, VLISSINGEN - 20:00
20th December St. Joriskerk, AMERSFOOT - 20:00
21st December Grote Kerk, APELDOORN - 19:30
22nd December Stevenskerk, NIJMEGEN - 20:00
23rd December Kruiskerk, AMSTELVEEN - 15:30
Click here to see local press footage of our performances.
Summer 2017 - France
During the Summer of 2017, the Choir performed a series of 10 concerts around France, with programmes of 16th and 20th century music. The choir featured in a number of prestigious festivals, including the Festival of Sylvanes and the Festival Nuits Musicales of Uzes.
20th July UZES - Cathedral Saint-Theodorit at 21h30
21st July TOURNUS - Abbaye Saint-Philibert at 20h45
22nd July LAVAUR - Cathedral at 21h00
23rd July ESPALION - Eglise at 16h00
24th July MARCILLAC-LANVILLE - Eglise Prieurale at 19h00
25th July RODEZ - Chapelle St Joseph de Rodez at 21h00
28th July LOUVIE-JUZON - Eglise Saint-Martin at 21h00
29th July GUITRES - Abbatiale at 21h00
30th July MONPAZIER - Eglise Rue Notre Dame at 21h00
31st July PARIS - Notre-Dame des Blancs-Manteaux at 20h30
Easter 2016 - North America
In March 2016 the choir made its much anticipated return to North America for a series of concerts and services from Canada, and down the East Coast before heading to Wisconsin and Chicago.
31st March TORONTO (ON)
2nd April NIAGARA ON THE LAKE (ON)
3rd April NEW YORK (NY)
5th April ALBANY (NY)
7th April ITHACA (NY) - Cornell University
8th April ROCHESTER (NY)
9th April SHEBOYGAN (WI)
10th April CHICAGO (IL)