Events

Saturday 15th December 2018 at 7:30pm

Our Christmas Celebration concert in the historic Speech Room of Harrow School has become something of an institution in Harrow over the past 20 years or so and is a major event in the choir's calendar.   As always, we will be performing a wide programme of Christmas music - some familiar and some less so - together with seasonal readings from our Guest Reader.  Over the past 5 years our Readers have been James Fox, Alison Steadman, Timothy West, Patricia Hodge and, last year, Edward Fox. 

Further information about the concert, and this year's Reader, will be announced in due course.

Saturday 30th March 2019 at 7:30pm

We will be leading a major performance of Verdi's Requiem, considered by many to be the outstanding work of the classical choral repertoire.  Two other choirs will be joining us - Harrow Philharmonic Choir and Stanmore Choral Society.  The soloists and the orchestra will be announced in due course. 

Saturday 6th July 2019 at 7:30pm

Our Summer concert will comprise an interesting and highly accessible selection of popular choral anthems.  Details will be announced in due course.

Saturday 14th July 2018 at 7:30pm

Our annual Awayday - this year to Cheltenham where we will be performing our Summer Concert programme comprising a selection of pieces from popular Broadway musicals and operas.

Saturday 7th July 2018 at 7:30pm

A wide range of pieces chosen from favourite musicals and operas.

Saturday 24th March 2018 at 7:30pm

We will be performing Requiem by Mozart and Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams

Saturday 16th December 2017 at 7:30pm

Our annual Christmas Concert - now an established and highly popular fixture in Harrow's Christmas calendar!

Saturday 21st October 2017 at 3:15pm

We will be performing at this biennial event in support of St Luke's Hospice, Harrow.    Full details can be found on the St Luke's website - here's the Link:

Thursday 27th July 2017 at 7:00am

Every three years, the choir undertakes a short singing tour of mainland Europe and this year we are going to The Netherlands for 5 days. 

Saturday 1st July 2017 at 7:30pm

Our Summer Concert this year will comprise music from a range of composers covering 4 centuries of composition.  Click here to see and download the concert poster.

The music will include:

4-Part Mass – William Byrd

O sacrum convivium -Thomas Tallis

O Jesu Christ mein Lebens Licht – J S Bach

Magnificat – Johann Pachelbel

Salve Regina – Arvo Pärt

How lovely is Thy dwelling place – Johannes Brahms

Gloria (excerpts) - Antonio Vivaldi

Cantique de Jean Racine - Gabriel Fauré

Saturday 1st April 2017 at 7:30pm

As part of the celebration of our 80th anniversary season, we will be performing the magnificent Handel's Messiah in the historic Speech Room of Harrow Public School.

Tickets are now no longer available to purchase on-line but can still be purchased at the door.

Sunday 18th December 2016 at 7:30pm

We will be returning to this historic and highly atmospheric venue for our extremely popular Christmas Celebration concert.  

Saturday 1st October 2016 at 2:00pm

Come and sing Handel’s choral masterpiece Messiah with our friendly and welcoming choir. 

Sunday 10th July 2016 at 7:30pm

Our Awayday this year will be to Faversham in Kent where we will be performing in St Mary of Charity Church - the largest and one of the oldest Parish Churches in Kent.  Admission to the concert will be free and there will be a retiring collection in support of the church's coninuous programme of restoration and improvement.  The particular project that the collection will support is the proposed new sound system. 

Sunday 26th June 2016 at 7:30pm

We will be performing: Songs of the Fleet by Stanford; Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams;  The Sprig of Thyme by John Rutter and O sacrum convivium by Thomas Tallis.

Sunday 6th March 2016 at 7:30pm

Bach's masterpiece - sung in English.  Accompanied by the acclaimed baroque orchestra - using period instruments - Charivari Agréable. 

Sunday 20th December 2015 at 7:30pm

We will be returning to this historic and highly atmospheric venue for our extremely popular Christmas Celebration concert.  

Tuesday 8th September 2015 at 7:45pm

section of this site.This will be our first rehearsal of the new season and we will be starting work on the music for both our Christmas Concert programme and Bach's St John Passion which we will be performing in the Spring. 

Sunday 19th July 2015 at 7:30pm

As part of our annual Awayday we will be performing a concert in the Cathedral.  The programme will be similar to our Summer Concert, a performed the week before at St Albans Parish Church, North Harrow - including Vivaldi's Gloria and Vaughan Williams' In Windsor Forest.

Saturday 18th July 2015 at 9:00am

Our annual Away days are important and very popular events in our calendar.  They provide us with the opportunity for an enjoyable, informal and relaxed day out together and to perform concerts in less familiar surroundings and to audiences who don't know us.

Sunday 12th July 2015 at 7:30pm

We will be performing a mixed programme including Gloria by Vivaldi and In Windsor Forest by Vaughan Williams.

Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 7:30pm

The purpose of the Open Rehearsal evening is to give a flavour of what it’s like to sing with us and what we get up to on Monday evenings!  If you’d like to come you will be made very welcome - music will be provided as will refreshments at the interval.  

Sunday 29th March 2015 at 7:30pm

We will be perfoming Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, Little Organ Mass by Joseph Haydn and Magnificat by John Rutter.

Saturday 13th December 2014 at 7:00pm

Our annual Christmas Celebration Concert will be held in the highly atmospheric surroundings of the historic Harrow School Speech Room, Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HP. 

Saturday 13th September 2014 at 11:00am

Our normal rehearsals are on Monday evenings at St Albans Church Hall (North Harrow) but this Open Rehearsal at the same location is on Saturday 13th September from 11.00am until 1.00pm and then 2.00pm until 4.00pm, with light lunch provided.

Sunday 6th July 2014 at 7:30pm

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Saturday 24th May 2014 at 7:00pm

As is our custom every 3 years, we will be undertaking a short singing tour to Europe.  This year it will take place from Saturday 24th May until Wednesday 28th May and will encompass parts of France and Germany.  

Sunday 30th March 2014 at 7:30pm

Our Spring Concert is 'A French Affair' and will include Requiem by Gabriel Faure and Messe (Op 36) by Charles-Marie Widor. 

Sunday 15th December 2013 at 7:30pm

Our popular, family-friendly mix of well-known carols for all to sing interspersed with choir carols, readings and music for both brass and organ. 

Sunday 10th November 2013 at 7:30pm

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Tuesday 3rd September 2013 at 7:30pm

New members are always welcome and if you're considering joining us, or would just like to find out a bit more about us,  come along to this open rehearsal evening as we assemble for the start of our new season. 

Sunday 7th July 2013 at 7:30pm

Our Summer Concert this year is entitled Around the world with HCS! and we will be performing in the Great Hall of Hatch End High School.

Sunday 14th April 2013 at 7:30pm

On Saturday 13^th April 2013 we will be singing in the wonderful St Albans Abbey with two other Harrow Choirs - Harrow Philharmonic Choir and Stanmore Choral Society – in a tri-annual event which has become known as the Three Choirs Concert. 

Sunday 16th December 2012 at 7:30pm

For our Christmas Celebration Concert this year (our 75th Anniversary Year) we are returning again to the beautiful and atmospheric surroundings of the historic Harrow School Speech Room. 

Sunday 28th October 2012 at 6:30pm

In this first concert of our 75th Anniversary season we will be performing Mendelssohn's Elijah in the historic and atmospheric setting of the Speech Room at Harrow School. 

Saturday 7th July 2012 at 9:00am

As established choir members will know, we organise an Away-day in the summer each year - except when we do an overseas tour, eg our summer 2011 tour to Brussels.    These Away-days are very popular and provide a really welcome opportunity for choir members to spend a relaxing day in each other's company, away from the usual surroundings of Harrow.

Sunday 18th March 2012 at 6:00pm

Our Spring Concert this year will be a performance of what is undoubtedly one of the great works of western culture - Mass in B Minor by J S Bach. 

Sunday 18th December 2011 at 7:30pm

Our Christmas Celebration, which has now become an established tradition in Harrow, will once again be held in the beautiful and historic Speech Room of Harrow School.

Sunday 9th October 2011 at 7:30pm

We will be supporting St Luke's Hospice in the global event Voices for Hospices, which is a fundraising Sing in a Day concert on Saturday 8th October 2011. 

Tuesday 20th September 2011 at 7:30pm

Come and join us at one of our regular Monday evening rehearsals and see what we're like. Ideal for anyone contemplating joining a choir (particularly if it's our choir!) - music provided and you'll be made most welcome.

Sunday 10th July 2011 at 7:30pm

We will be performing some of the best-loved church anthems from the 16th to the 20th centuries, including works by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Purcell, Mozart and Elgar.

Saturday 2nd April 2011 at 7:00pm

Saturday 11th December 2010 at 7:30pm

Saturday 13th November 2010 at 7:30pm

Saturday 2nd October 2010 at 2:00pm

Monday 20th September 2010 at 8:45pm

Saturday 10th July 2010 at 8:30pm

Sunday 20th June 2010 at 8:30pm

Saturday 27th March 2010 at 7:30pm

Saturday 8th March 2008 at 7:00pm