Finchley Choral Society was founded over a hundred years ago to give local people the opportunity to study, practice and perform choral singing. FCS has a long reputation of performing work by living composers as part of its annual season. The choir gives three major concerts a year in venues which have recently included St John's Smith Square and St Jude-on-the-Hill (Hampstead Garden Suburb), often with professional soloists and orchestra, and a carol concert at Christmas.

The most recently comissioned work was Echo by Richard Harvey

Concert programmes for seasons 2003 onwards

2008

J S BACH ST. JOHN PASSION (Sung in German)

15th March 2008 St John-at-Hampstead

Stephen Jeffes Evangelist

Alex Ashworth Christus

Elin Manahan Thomas soprano

Marie Elliott alto

Ross Buddie tenor

Jonathan Saunders bass

2007

Saturday 15 December 2007 St. Mary-at-Finchley 

Carols and Christmas Music 
South Hampstead High School Choir 
 
Sunday 18 November 2007 St. John’s, Smith Square, Westminster
 
Handel  Zadok the Priest

Cecilia McDowall Magnificat (commissioned for Finchley Choral Society’s centenary)

Haydn   ‘Nelson’ Mass 

With professional soloists and orchestra 
 
Saturday 30 June 2007 Bushey Hall School, Bushey 

Opera Gala 

With professional soloists and Bushey Symphony Orchestra 

2006

Saturday 16 December 2006 St. Mary-at-Finchley 
Carols by Candlelight
 
The Annunciation Junior School Choir, Burnt Oak and the Upper Voices of Finchley Music Centre Youth Choir 
 
Saturday 18 November 2006 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb 

Mozart  Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Richard Harvey Echo (world première of Finchley Choral Society commission)

Mozart  Requiem
 
With professional soloists and orchestra


Saturday 18 March 2006 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Handel Messiah

With professional soloists and orchestra


Saturday 8 July 2006 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Chilcott Canticles of Light

Vaugan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Fauré Requiem

With Henrietta Barnett School Choir and professional soloists


2005

Saturday 5 March 2005 Bushey Hall School, Bushey

Haydn The Creation

With professional soloists and Bushey Symphony Orchestra


Saturday 18 June 2005 St. John’s, Smith Square, Westminster

Cecilia McDowall On Angel’s Wing

Paul Patterson Little Red Riding Hood Songbook

Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

With South Hampstead High School Chorale and professional soloists and instrumentalists


Saturday 19 November 2005 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Elgar Serenade in E minor, Op 20

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Walton Henry V – two pieces for string orchestra

Cecilia McDowall Ave Maris Stella

Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane

Vasks Dona Nobis Pacem

Pärt Summa

Finzi In Terra Pax

With professional soloists and orchestra


Saturday 17 December 2005 Trinity Church, North Finchley

Carols and Christmas music

With Moss Hall Junior School Choir


2004

Saturday 27 March 2004 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Mozart Divertimento in D, K 136

Schubert Mass in G, D 167

Haydn Stabat Mater

With professional soloists and orchestra


Saturday 26 June 2004 St. John’s, Friern Barnet

Parry I was Glad

Kodaly Pange Lingua

Fauré Messe Basse

Dupré Quatre Motets, Op 9

Parry Blest Pair of Sirens

Plus music for organ


Saturday 16 October 2004 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Handel The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Buxtehude Magnificat

Vivaldi Motet Nullo in Mundo Pax Sincera

Haydn Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo

Boyce Symphony in A, Op 2 No 2

Monteverdi Beatus Vir

J S Bach Cantata Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem glücke, BWV 84

Handel Coronation Anthem Let Thy Hand be Strengthened

With professional soloist and orchestra


Saturday 11 December 2004 St. Mary-at-Finchley

Carols and Christmas music, including William Mathias’ Ave Rex

Including South Hampstead High School Chorale


2003

Saturday 15 November 2003 St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Britten Simple Symphony

Cecilia McDowall Magnificat (world première of Society’s centenary commission)

David Matthews A Congress of Passions

Vivaldi Gloria in D, RV 589

With professional soloists and orchestra


Saturday 13 December 2003 St. Mary-at-Finchley

Carols and Christmas music

With pupils of Channing School, Highgate

 

 

Future concerts

Saturday 14th March 2009
7.45pm

Rachmaninov Vespers

Serge Rachmaninov - Vespers