The end of the summer term is approaching rapidly as we focus on joining the Willow Orchestrea at St Barnabas Church, Kensington for the Made New Concert to celebrate the refurbishment of the organ on the evening of 4 July 2026.
'Our summer concert took place on th afternoon of Sunday 21st June - not only was it the longest day of the year but also one of the hottest during the current heatwave.. Great credit must lie with James Slimings (Director of the Synagogue Choir) who describes himself as a Tenor, Conductor and Lego Enthiusiast! He became Captain Noah in most respects during the performance and his singing of the Stanford songs was magnificient. Thanks and compliments also go to the choir soloists and poetry readers. It was a lovely evening. As for the choir - we more than played our part!
As summed up by our Music Directoir, Alison Smart Fisher,:
'It was a super concert this afternoon and I was very happy with everything - well done, including looking after yourselves in the heat. What a great team effort. Special thanks must go to James whose beautiful voice resounded around the hall and to all the solists.
Bravi tutti!!
The Stanford sailed in style through the 5 movements and the Noah was truly characterful. I didn't want it to end!
The Concert was a lively, mixed programme of songs based around the theme of water. Alyth Youth Singers joined us and the programme includes Stanford Songs of the Fleet and Captain Noah. '
The term ended after the concert except for those singing at St Barnabas on 4th July
The Autumn term begins on Tuesday 8th September 2026 when we start rehearsing Mendellssohn's Elijah for our winter concert on Sunday 13th December 2026. We will be using the most up-to-date edition so please make sure you have the correct score. (New Novello Choral Edition in English).
Other concert dates for your diary are Sunday April 4th 2027 and Sunday June 20th 2027 when we will be continuing our 'Elements' series with music associated with Air and Fire.
Our AGM is scheduled for Sunday 11th October 2026.
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