Charpentier, Saint-Saëns and Janáček

Join the South West London Choral Society as we present our Christmas music concert, comprising of music by Charpentier, Saint-Saëns and Janáček. We will be singing the famous Messe de Minuit pour Noël, by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, a most attractive, lively and exuberant work, based on the popular carol tunes of the day. We will also sing a charming, early work composed by Camille Saint-Saëns called Oratorio de Noël. Between the two Christmas works, we will sing a short piece by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček called Otčenáš (Our Father), a setting of the Lord's Prayer and one of Janáček's most approachable and popular works. We look forward to seeing you there!

The concert takes place in the appropriately glorious setting of St. Anne’s Church, Wandsworth. All are welcome to attend, particularly younger fans of classical music, as under-18s are admitted free of charge, and tickets are half price for 18-25 or full time students. Tickets for adults are priced at £12.50 in advance, available from www.swlcs.org.uk, or £15 on the door.

Established in 1886, the South West London Choral Society is a professionally-led choir of amateur singers, bringing a variety of choral works, both famous and little-known, to the community of South West London. It is a welcoming choir, open to adults of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in rehearsing and performing choral music written by composers from Bach to Brahms, from Victoria to Vaughan Williams, from Mozart to Mendelssohn. The choir meets in Balham Baptist Church on Mondays at 7.30pm, and rehearses over the course of three terms per year, starting in September, January and April. If you would like to join us or give choral singing a try, then please feel free to come to one of our rehearsals at the start of term, or find out more information at

https://www.swlcs.org.uk/