Pimlico Preview Concert
St Gabriel's Pimlico
Saturday 6 April, 7.00pm
Saturday 6 April, 7.00pm
The Fourth Choir gives a preview performance of the music that will feature on its debut album.
This 1-hr concert, conducted by Jamie Powe, will feature music by contemporary composers Jessica Curry, Derri Joseph Lewis, Kerry Andrew, Cooper Baldwin, Marie-Claire Saindon, Stuart Beatch (The Fourth Choir's former Composer in Residence), and Shruthi Rajasekar and by Renaissance composers Raffaella Aleotti, Caterina Assandra and Vicente Lusitano. Enjoy this world-class music in the magnificently clear acoustic of St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico, which is a short walk from Pimlico and Victoria stations. Tickets £15, £10 Concessions |
Classical Pride Festival 2024 at the Barbican
The choir is delighted to be returning to the Barbican in July for an expanded Classical Pride festival curated by Oliver Zeffman showcasing the breadth and diversity of LGBTQ+ artists across classical music. We will be performing two dates at the festival: performing our My Beloved Man concert program for the first time in London and joining the LSO and queer singers from across the capital in the festival's finale concert.
My Beloved Man
Milton Court Concert Hall Friday 5 July, 7.30pm Conducted by Nic Chalmers with readings by Petroc Trelawny Featuring moving readings of letters between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears My Beloved Man explores the pair's extraordinary 39-year relationship with carefully selected music including works by Britten, hist contemporaries including Imogen Holst and Michael Tippett and the premiere of a new commissioned work by Imogen Waller-Bridge. |
Classical Pride presents: London Symphony Orchestra
Barbican Hall Sunday 7 July, 7.00pm Conducted by Oliver Zeffman and presented by Nic Grimshaw The Fourth Choir joins other queer singers from across London to form the LGBTQ+ Community Choir in the grand finale concert of the Classical Pride festival. The choir will perform Szymanowski’s Symphony No 3, Song of the Night, with the LSO and tenor soloist Russell Thomas. The concert also stars pianist Pavel Kolesnikov and soprano Pumeza Matshikiza. |