Sunday 13th December 2026 Mendelssohn's Elijah 7pm NWRS
Concert tickets are bookable on the Home Page. 19 and over £23 per ticket. 18 and under free2027
Sunday April 4th 2027 Elements - Air
Sunday June 20th 2027. Elements - Fire
ACS June 2026
Wed, 24 Jun 2026
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'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. '
St Barnabas Concert 4th July 2026
ACS joined 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.
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.
- Spring Concert 29th March 2026 'Songs of the Elements - EARTh'
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Date Posted: Fri, 17 Apr 2026
A truly life enhancing concert with a mix of songs, poetry and Tom Lehrer for good measure (The Elements) filled the NWRS hall on the evneing of Sunday March 29th!. This rather different format, directed by Alison Smart Fisher and with Tim Hooper, our piano accompanist, was fun and reflected musical styles across the ages.
We included:
Zadok the Priest (Handel)
In the Beginning from the Creation (Handel)
For the Beauty of the Earth (Rutter)
The Hills (Ireland)
Dido's Lament: with Drooping Wings (Purcell)
To the Bagpipe's Sounds (Forbes-L'Estrange)
Alleluluia nfrom Lobet den Herrn (J S Bach)
The Elements (Tom Lehrer)
Look at the World (Rutter)
The Geographical Fugue (Toch)
Eitz Chayim Hi (Naumbourg)
Messe de Requiem; VII In Paradisum (Faure)
Streets of London (McTell)
When the Earth Stnds Still (Macdonald)
Whart a Wonderful World (Armstrong)
We shall be covering the themes of Wind and Fire in future concerts
- Brahms Requiem 7th December 2025
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Date Posted: Sat, 20 Dec 2025
The Brahms Requiem is a magnificent work, possibly inspired by the death of his mother in February 1865. The final 7 movements were first premiered in Leipzig in on 18 th Feb 1869. And Alyth Coral Society was privileged to sing the Requiem accompanied by two pianists, a tenor and soprano. The sound was just wonderful and everyone left the hall feeling up lifted.. Feedback from our audience has been so rewarding - thank you to everyone who came to share in this very special event.
Comments:
Nina Bennet Soloist 'Thank YOU! I'm so impressed by your leadership and the results of all your hard work. The choir was bloody brilliant X
Paul's Putnins Solist:: Thank you Alison. You always create the best atmosphere for both the rehearsals and performances. And the choir sounds better and better every time!Audience Member: I am really glad I came along tonight. What a wonderful job you have done with the choir. And such interesting programming. I loved hearing the lieder.
Chorister son Ben 'the most professional he has heard us', 'so good to be able to hear the choir, orchestras usually drown us'.
Thank you everyone for your supportive comments - upwards and onwards!Attachment: 
- St Albans Inter Faith Meeting 17.11.25
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Date Posted: Mon, 24 Nov 2025
On 17th November ACS was present at an evening interfaith event in St Albans Abbey with over 100 representatives of many different faith groups from Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire and a few from Barnet.
Our photo shows ACS Chair Sarah Ledermann (left) and Musical Director Alison Smart Fisher) with the display board created by Sarah and Gill Epstein.
This event was a great opportunity to let people know of the interfaith dialogue at Alyth Synagogue and also at St Mary-at-Finchley where Alison is Director of Music.
There were plentiful opportunities to meet people and make new friends, and we all discussed what our most important values are/should be: Honesty, Humility, CompassionAttachment:
- Approaching the Brahm's Requiem Concert and ACS activities
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Date Posted: Mon, 24 Nov 2025
The Autimn Term seems to have flown past as we moved from a relatively period to the recent cold snap.
Rehearsals for the Brahms Requiem on Sunday 7th December are progressing well and we should be a large choir of 40 participants accompanying our two pianists. Do book tickets - this should be a wonderful performance!
For the first time, ACS sent two representatives to the St Albans Cathedral Interfaith event on 17th November - our C hair and Music Directly ably chatted with those attending.
Comments from Alison, our Music Director:
On 17th November ACS was present at an evening interfaith event in St Albans Abbey with over 100 representatives of many different faith groups from Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire and a few from Barnet.
Our photo shows ACS Chair Sarah Ledermann (left) and Musical Director Alison Smart Fisher) with the display board created by Sarah and Gill Epstein.
This event was a great opportunity to let people know of the interfaith dialogue at Alyth Synagogue and also at St Mary-at-Finchley where Alison is Director of Music.
There were plentiful opportunities to meet people and make new friends, and we all discussed what our most important values are/should be: Honesty, Humility, Compassion
