“Gloriously assured and superbly committed”
Gramophone
Directed by Andrew Griffiths, Londinium is one of London’s most versatile chamber choirs.
Next concert: On the Wing
Friday 21 February, 7.30pm at St John’s Waterloo
In this enchanting programme, Londinium takes to the air to explore the domain of birds and other flying creatures. We encounter nightingales, swans, bees, swallows and much else besides, pairing fine recent works by Gabriel Jackson, Cecilia McDowall, Bob Chilcott, Jonathan Dove, and Caroline Shaw with madrigals and chansons by Byrd, Janequin, Gibbons, and the 'father of English bee-keeping', Rev. Charles Butler. Completing this colourful selection are classic works by Finzi, Stanford, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, and Tippett, and Eric Whitacre's dazzlingly inventive response to Leonardo da Vinci's dream of human flight.
New album release: Every Living Creature
We are delighted to have released Every Living Creature, our album of choral music by Kenneth Leighton, on the SOMM label - a Gramophone Critics’ Choice for 2023. Entirely devoted to the music of Kenneth Leighton, the new album includes a number of significant premiere recordings - about two-thirds of the playing time - most notably of the magnificent unpublished cantata Laudes Animantium, for double choir, soloists and children’s chorus.