Come and Sing: MONTEVERDI VESPERS with PATRICK ALLIES
St Mary's Church Hall, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, KT11 3PX
Saturday 18th July 2026
Join us for a day of choral workshops on Claudio Monteverdi's exhilarating VESPERS OF 1610, one of the earliest large-scale choral works in Western music history. Monteverdi's composition sets texts from the Catholic evening service of Vespers to wide-ranging, expressive and exciting music, with varying numbers of voice parts from 1 - 10 singers.
The day will be divided into two 3-hour workshops, with tea and coffee provided and a one hour lunch break from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Scores will be provided; you are welcome to bring your own, but please be aware you may have a different edition and therefore bar numbers may be different.
All are welcome to join; 20 places are available for each voice part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). There may be additional tickets available closer to the date if your section is sold out.
Artist Biography
Patrick is a conductor and musicologist based in London. He began his musical education as a chorister at the Temple Church, and sang in Gloucester Cathedral Choir before taking up a choral scholarship to study music at King’s College London. Patrick went on to postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge where he was a member of Jesus College Choir.
In his role as artistic director of the London-based vocal ensemble Siglo de Oro, Patrick has made five acclaimed recordings with Delphian Records of music from the Renaissance to the present day. Under Patrick’s direction, the group has taken up invitations to perform in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Malta and the USA. Closer to home, Patrick and Siglo de Oro have performed several times at Wigmore Hall.
Patrick is currently musical director of the The Ripieno Choir, a small Esher-based chamber choir, and conductor of Imperial College Chamber Choir. He previously held roles at Morley College, the City Literary Institute and West Sussex Music. Most recently, Patrick has spent a term as acting director of music at King’s College London, conducting the chapel choir. He is currently a member of REMArkable, the professional development scheme of the European Early Music Network.
Alongside his work as a conductor, Patrick is studying for a doctorate in music at the University of Oxford, where he has taught at St Peter’s College. Patrick’s research, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, involves fifteenth-century choirs and their performance spaces.
The day will be divided into two 3-hour workshops, with tea and coffee provided and a one hour lunch break from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Scores will be provided; you are welcome to bring your own, but please be aware you may have a different edition and therefore bar numbers may be different.
All are welcome to join; 20 places are available for each voice part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). There may be additional tickets available closer to the date if your section is sold out.
Artist Biography
Patrick is a conductor and musicologist based in London. He began his musical education as a chorister at the Temple Church, and sang in Gloucester Cathedral Choir before taking up a choral scholarship to study music at King’s College London. Patrick went on to postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge where he was a member of Jesus College Choir.
In his role as artistic director of the London-based vocal ensemble Siglo de Oro, Patrick has made five acclaimed recordings with Delphian Records of music from the Renaissance to the present day. Under Patrick’s direction, the group has taken up invitations to perform in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Malta and the USA. Closer to home, Patrick and Siglo de Oro have performed several times at Wigmore Hall.
Patrick is currently musical director of the The Ripieno Choir, a small Esher-based chamber choir, and conductor of Imperial College Chamber Choir. He previously held roles at Morley College, the City Literary Institute and West Sussex Music. Most recently, Patrick has spent a term as acting director of music at King’s College London, conducting the chapel choir. He is currently a member of REMArkable, the professional development scheme of the European Early Music Network.
Alongside his work as a conductor, Patrick is studying for a doctorate in music at the University of Oxford, where he has taught at St Peter’s College. Patrick’s research, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, involves fifteenth-century choirs and their performance spaces.
