Love and Flowers in a Summer Garden

Join the South West London Choral Society as we present a joyful programme, evoking themes of colourful flowers, sunny evenings, forest walks, babbling brooks and even the odd frisson of flirtation during the summer months. The programme will be varied and exciting, featuring energetic madrigals from England and Italy, R.L. de Pearsall's gloriously emotional eight-part Lay a Garland, the idyllic and bucolic Gartenlieder by Fanny Mendelssohn, and Waldemar Åhlén's Sommarpsalm - whose rich and sonorous harmonies are synonymous with the arrival of summer in Sweden.

The concert takes place at the beautiful St. Paul's Church, Clapham. 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/