“Gloriously assured and superbly committed”
Gramophone
Directed by Andrew Griffiths, Londinium is one of London’s most versatile chamber choirs.
Next concert: The Lion and the Unicorn
St John’s Waterloo, Friday 2 October at 7.30pm
Londinium marks the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain with a performance at St John's, Waterloo, restored in 1951 to serve as the Festival Church. Inspired by one of the Festival's pavilions, which characterised the British as part sturdy Lion and part playful Unicorn, we juxtapose fine works from the Festival's choral programmes, with a series of visionary pieces which the planners overlooked. Our programme also brings to life other aspects of the lost pavilion, which celebrated Shakespeare, the King James Bible, British Freedoms and the world of Lewis Carroll.
John Joubert recording
Over the weekend 26-28 June we recorded our album of choral music by John Joubert on the SOMM - most of it previously unrecorded - for release on the SOMM label in 2027, marking the centenary of the composer’s birth. Find out more about this exciting project!
Latest album: Every Living Creature
Every Living Creature, our album of choral music by Kenneth Leighton, was released on the SOMM label in 2023, and was a Gramophone Critics’ Choice for that year. Entirely devoted to the music of Kenneth Leighton, the 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a number of significant premiere recordings - about two-thirds of the playing time - most notably of the magnificent unpublished cantata Laudes Animantium, for double choir, soloists and children’s chorus.