Performances

Haydn’s joyful setting of the Latin Mass is beautifully complemented by Elgar’s ‘Serenade for Strings’, one of his most popular instrumental pieces. The programme also features Elgar’s lesser known but no less delightful ‘The Snow’, a traditional choral piece which sets the winter theme along with the popular and much-loved ‘A Hymn To the Virgin’ (Britten) and ‘A Spotless Rose’ (Howells). The programme also includes Gjeilo’s stunning modern classics ‘Serenity’ and ‘The Rose’, Sandström’s otherworldly eight-voice arrangement of the familiar hymn ‘Es ist ein Ros entsprungen’ and Lauridsen’s ethereal unaccompanied setting of ‘O Magnum Mysterium’.

Thursday 28 November 2024 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

St. Stephen’s Church
38-42 Rochester Row, London, SW1P 1LE

PAST PERFORMANCES

It was as if I had gone to heaven.

We have given 185 performances large and small (52 formal concerts, 5 virtual performances during the Coronavirus pandemic and 128 other performances, including church services). A full list of our past performances is given below. For concert programmes, or other information, where available, please click on the highlighted title. Where applicable the amounts raised for charity are shown.

2024

185. Act of Remembrance at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for Business and Trade, Old Admiralty Building (Nov) (i)

184. Civil Service Women in Leadership Awards (Oct) (i)

183. Concert 52: Kim André Arnesen’s Holy Spirit Mass & British sacred music at L’Eglise de St. Etienne, Beauvais, France (Sep) (i)

182. Concert 51: Kim André Arnesen’s Holy Spirit Mass & British sacred music at the Temple Saint-Éloi, Rouen, France (Sep) (i)

181. Concert 50: Kim André Arnesen’s Holy Spirit Mass & British sacred music at Smith Square Hall (July) [£3,295](i)

180. Eucharist service with the Will Todd Jazz Missa Brevis at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row (Jun) (i)

179. Memorial Service for Paul Rowsell CBE, for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Jun) (i)

178. Whitehall Easter Service, Emmanuel Centre (Mar) (iii)

177. Concert 49: Haydn Little Organ Mass and Schubert Mass in G in the Easter Festival at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Mar) [£1,262] (i)

176. Singing and health lunchtime event at Department for Health and Social Care (Mar) (i)

175. Concert 48: Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem with Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Mar) (i)(v)

2023

174. Carols in the Atrium at 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

173. Civil Service Choir Carol Service at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (Watch via Facebook) [£551] (i)

172. Christians in Government Whitehall Carol Service with the Salvation Army Band at the Emmanuel Centre (Dec) (i)

171. Carols and Christmas music at Department for Levelling Up and Communities for a SPARTA promotional event (Dec) (i)

170. Department for Business and Trade Christian Network Carol Service at Old Admiralty Building (Dec)

169. Carols and Christmas music at the Civil Service Awards at Lancaster House (Dec) (i)

168. Carols and Christmas music at Department for Transport for a SPARTA promotional event (Dec) (i)

167. Concert 47: Celebrating Will Todd Choral Jazz at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Nov) (i)

166. Remembrance Sunday commemoration at the Civil Service Rifles Memorial, Somerset House (Nov) (i)

165. Armistice Day commemoration at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for Business and Trade, Old Admiralty Building (Nov) (i)

164. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

163. Founders’ Day Service – Westminster Almshouses Foundation at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) (i)

162. Concert 46: A Medley of Musical Memories at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [Available to view on Facebook] [£681] (i)

161. HM Courts and Tribunals Service Awards at the Old Bailey (Jul) (i)

160. Eucharist service on the Feast of St Alban with the Dvořák Mass in D at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) (i)

159. Evensong service (Stanford Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis in C, Tallis O Lord give thy Holy Spirit, William Smith Preces and Responses) at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) (i)

158. Eucharist service on Ascension Day with others associated with St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (May) (iv)

157. Concert 45: Dvořák Mass in D at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Apr) [£1,785] (i)

156. Whitehall Easter Service, Emmanuel Centre (Mar) (i)

155. Byrd Mass for Four Voices for an Ash Wednesday Service, St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Feb) (i)

2022

154. Civil Service Choir Carol Service, St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£771] (i)

153. Whitehall Early Evening Carol Service, Emmanuel Centre (Dec) (i)

152. Whitehall Lunchtime Carol Service, Emmanuel Centre (Dec) (i)

151. Civil Service event (6 singers only), Victory Services Club (Dec) (i)

150. Civil Service Awards 2022, Lancaster House (Dec) (i)

149. Defra Team Awards Ceremony, 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

148. DLUHC/HO/Defra Christmas carol service in 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

147. Concert 44: Vivaldi on the Double – Beatus Vir and Dixit Dominus, with the Brandenburg Sinfonia at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square (Nov) [£1,691] (i)

146. Remembrance Sunday commemoration at the Civil Service Rifles Memorial, Somerset House (Nov) (i)

145. Armistice Day commemoration at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for International Trade, Old Admiralty Building (Nov) (i)

144. Concert 43: Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo at the National Liberal Club (Nov) (i)

143. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

142. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities People Awards (Sep) (i)

141. Concert 42: Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo at St John’s Smith Square (Jul) [£700] (i)

140. Corpus Christi service – Schubert’s Mass in G – at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) (i)

139. Civil Service Awards, Lancaster House (Apr) (i)

2021

138. Live-streamed Carol Service at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£216] (i)

137. Remembrance Sunday commemoration at the Civil Service Rifles Memorial, Somerset House (Nov) (i)

136. Armistice Day commemoration and rededication at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for International Trade, Old Admiralty Building (Nov) (i)

135. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

134. Corpus Christi service (6 singers only) at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) (i)

133. Virtual: God Only Knows (Beach Boys) (Feb) (i)

2020

132. Live-streamed Carol Service at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

131. Live-streamed All Souls’ Day Service with music by Fauré, Byrd, Tallis, Stainer, Gjeilo at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

130. Virtual: Pleni sunt caeli from 4th movement of Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass (Sep) (i)

129. Virtual: This Little Light of Mine (Jul) (i)

128. Virtual: Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan (arr.) (Jun) (i)

127. Virtual: The White Cliffs of Dover for Victory in Europe Day (May) (i)

126. Concert 41: Bach Christmas Oratorio (parts 1 and 6) at St John’s Smith Square (Jan) [£1,283] (i)

2019

125. Carol singing & recital for Department for Transport led activities at the Pullen Day Centre, Pimlico (Dec) (i)

124. The Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£779] (i)

123. Carol Service at 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

122. Christmas music at Government Internal Audit Agency event, Victoria Street (Dec) (ii)

121. Christmas music for charity event at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

120. Christmas music for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs event at Lancaster House (Dec) (i)

119. Christmas music for a charity event at the Department for International Trade, Whitehall Place (Dec) (i)

118. Concert 40: Yuletide Comfort and Joy at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row (Dec) (i)

117. Christmas music at Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington (Dec) (i)

116. Concert 39: Bob Chilcott A Little Jazz Mass; Will Todd Songs of Love and Amazing Grace in the London Jazz Festival with the Chris Ingham Trio and Alexander Bone; also featuring The Swingles at St John’s Smith Square (Nov) (i)

115. Civil Service Awards, Lancaster House (Nov) (i)

114. Armistice Day commemoration at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for International Trade, Whitehall Place (Nov) (i)

113. Remembrance Sunday commemoration at the Civil Service Rifles Memorial, Somerset House (Nov) (i)

112. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

111. Recital at Government Legal Department event at One Kemble Street, Holborn (Sep) (i)

110. Concert 38: Vivaldi Gloria and the Four Seasons by candelight (Brandenburg London Choral Festival) at St Martin-in-the-Fields (Sep) (i)

109. Concert 37: Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass & Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending at St John’s Smith Square (July) [£1,856] (i)

108. Department for Transport Centenary Event, performing Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass at Central Hall Westminster (July) (i)

107. Civil Service Active Wellbeing Week lunchtime workshop at the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, Westminster (July) (i)

106. Corpus Christi service with Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass at St Stephen’s Rochester Row, Westminster (June) (i)

105. A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Jeremy, Lord Heywood of Whitehall GCB CVO at Westminster Abbey (June) (i)

104. Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference (presentation and performance), Ministry of Justice (May) (i)

103. Concert 36: Schubert Stabat Mater in G minor and in F minor at St John’s Smith Square (Apr) [£2,687] (i)

2018

102. Carol singing & recital for Department for Transport led activities at the Pullen Day Centre, Pimlico (Dec) (i)

101. Carol singing & recital for Department for International Development event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Dec) (i)

100. Carol service at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£718] (i)

99. Concert 35: Yuletide Comfort & Joy event in aid of the St Andrew’s Youth Club, St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£2,500] (i)

98. 2 Marsham Street ‘Strictly’ Christmas Party, Westminster (Dec) (i)(ii)

97. Celebration of 100 years of women in Public Service, Department for International Development, Whitehall (Dec) (iii)

96. 2 Marsham Street Carol Service for MHCLG/HO/Defra (Dec) (i)

95. Concert 34: The Christmas Concert! at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£625] (i)

94. Lunchtime carol singing at Ministry of Justice, Petty France (Dec) [£18] (i)

93. Civil Service Act of Remembrance & Armistice Commemoration, Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks (Nov) [£63] (i)

92. Remembrance Sunday Armistice commemoration at the Civil Service Rifles Memorial, Somerset House (Nov) (i)

91. Act of Remembrance at the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Memorial, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Nov) (i)

90. Armistice commemoration at the Board of Trade Memorial, Department for International Trade (Nov) (i)

89. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

88. Concert 33: Brandenburg Festival – Chilcott A Little Jazz Mass with the Chris Ingham Jazz Trio at St Katharine Cree, City of London (Oct) (i)

87. Concert 32: Tour concert, Church of St Walburga, Bruges, Belgium (Oct) [£167] (i)

86. Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium (Oct) (i)

85. Concert 31: Act of Remembrance on the Centenary of the Battle of Amiens at the Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk (Aug) [£606] (i)

84. Concert 30: A lunchtime chill-out at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£611] (i)

83. Recital at the MoJ ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ event at Lancaster House (Jun) (i)

82. Spirituals and folk songs for the Windrush 70th Anniversary at the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, Westminster (Jun) (i)

81. Corpus Christi service featuring a new mass setting & communion prayers by Robert Bradburne at St Stephen’s Rochester Row, Westminster (May) (ii)

80. Performance of Suffragette songs at MoJ Suffragette Centenary event, Petty France, Westminster (May) (i)

79. Concert 29: Poulenc Stabat Mater and Bruckner motets at St John’s Smith Square (Mar) [£2,663] (i)

78. Mini recital at Defra health and wellbeing event, Nobel House (Jan) (i)

2017

77. Carol service at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£545] (i)

76. Carol singing & recital for DfT-led activities at the Pullen Day Centre, Pimlico (Dec) (i)

75. Carol singing & recital at DCLG Christmas party, 2 Marsham Street, Westminster (Dec) (i)

74. Concert 28: Handel’s Messiah (part 1) and Hallelujah Chorus at St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£1,220] (i)

73. Carol singing at Defra Ministerial stakeholder event (Dec) (i)

72. Carol singing at Ministry of Justice in aid of MIND (Dec) [£73] (i)

71. Carol service at Defra, Nobel House, Smith Square (Dec) (i)

70. Carol singing at DfT Inclusive Leadership Conference at KPMG, Canary Wharf (Dec) (i)

69. Flash mob Hallelujah Chorus and mini recital at DfT Inclusive Leadership Conference at KPMG, Canary Wharf (Dec) (i)

68. Flash mob Hallelujah Chorus in Defra’s Nobel House (Nov) (i)

67. Concert 27: An Act of Remembrance on the Centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, including the London premiere of In Flanders Fields by Caz Besterman, at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk (Nov) [£629] (i)

66. Concert 26: Lux Aeterna in the Brandenburg London Choral Festival at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, City of London (Nov) (i)

65. Lauridsen Lux Aeterna for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

64. Concert 25: Light Eternal at Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row,Westminster (Jul) [£602] (i)

63. Mozart Great Mass in C Minor for Eucharist service on Corpus Christi at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (June) (i)

62. Concert 24: Mozart Great Mass in C Minor at St John’s Smith Square (Apr) [£2,758] (i)

2016

61. Christmas sing-along with colleagues at Defra, Nobel House, Smith Square (Dec) [£77] (i)

60. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£649] (i)

59. Carol singing at DCLG staff Ministerial event at 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

58. Concert 23 Peace on Earth, with the Sasha Manning’s Manchester Carols and Gerald Finzi’s In Terra Pax at Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row,Westminster (Dec) [£1,188] (i)

57. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

56. Concert 22: Five Days that Changed the World (Bob Chilcott) and The Armed Man Choral Suite (Karl Jenkins) at Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row,Westminster (Jul) [£525] (i)

55. Concert 21: An Act of Remembrance on the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, with Karl Jenkins’ Choral Suite ‘The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace’ at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk (Jul) [£1,017] (i)

54. Karl Jenkins The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace Choral Suite for Eucharist service on Corpus Christi at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (May) (i)

53. Concert 20: Beethoven Mass in C with orchestra & professional soloists at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Mar) [£2,433] (i)

2015

52. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

51. Carol singing at DCLG staff Ministerial event at 2 Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

50. Defra staff Christmas Carol Sing-along at Nobel House, Smith Square (Dec) (i)

49. Christians in Government Whitehall Carol Service at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street (Dec) (i)

48. Concert 19: Christmas Fantasia with orchestra at Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£1,078] (i)

47. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

46. Concert 18: European Sacred Music at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£487] (i)

45. Mozart Coronation Mass for Eucharist service on Feast of St Thomas at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) (i)

44. Mozart Coronation Mass for Eucharist service on Corpus Christi at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) (i)

43. Concert 17: Haydn Te Deum, Mozart Laudate Dominum, Mozart Coronation Mass with orchestra & professional soloists at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Mar) [£2,755] (i)

2014

42. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

41. Defra Afternoon Tea for Women’s Land Army Veterans at Nobel House, Smith Square (Dec) (i)

40. DCLG One Department event at 2 Marsham Street, Westminster (Nov) (i)

39. Concert 16: Fauré Requiem, with organ and string quintet at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) [£835] (i)

38. Fauré Requiem for All Souls’ Day Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) (i)

37. Concert 15: English music for a summer’s day at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£455] (i)

36. Concert 14: Vivaldi Gloria, and Monteverdi Beatus Vir, Lotti Crucifixus with orchestra & professional soloists at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Apr) [£2,242] (i)

2013

35. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster(Dec) (i)

34. Carol singing at a DfT event at Great Minster House, Horseferry Road, Westminster (Dec) (i)

33. Concert 13: Rutter Requiem, with orchestra ensemble & organ at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) [£722] (i)

32. DCLG One Department event & commemorating the Armistice at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Nov) (i)

31. Concert 12: Film & Television Choral Greats at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£289] (i)

30. Concert 11: Haydn Nelson Mass with orchestra & professional soloists at St John’s Smith Square, Westminster (Mar) [£1,860] (i)

29. Whitehall Christians in Government Easter Service at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, Westminster (Mar) (i)

2012

28. Concert 10: A European Christmasat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£409] (i)

27. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

26. Carol singing at Defra Better Regulation Christmas Market at Nobel House, Smith Square, Westminster (Dec) (i)

25. Carol singing at Defra Team Awards Ceremony at Nobel House, Smith Square, Westminster (Dec) (i)

24. Carol singing at DfT Diversity Week event at Great Minster House, Horseferry Road, Westminster (Dec) (i)

23. Carol singing at DCLG One Team event at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Dec) (i)

22. Concert 9: Captain Noah & his Floating Zoo, & a musical menagerieat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£335] (i)

21. DCLG Jubilee Big Lunch event at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Jun) (i)

20. Concert 8: Mozart Requiem, with orchestra & professional soloistsat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Apr) [£569] (i)

2011

19. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

18. Concert 7: Seven centuries of British choral music at Christmas at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) [£500] (i)

17. Carol singing at Defra Marine Christmas Fair for RNLI at Nobel House, Smith Square, Westminster (Dec) (i)

16. Carol singing for the Cardinal Hume Centre at Victoria Station (Dec) (i)

15. DCLG Interfaith Week event at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Nov) (i)

14. Victoria Business District ‘Last Choir Standing’ contest, Victoria, Westminster (Oct) (i)

13. Cars, trains, ships & planes, reprise at the Sacred Heart Church, Horseferry Road, Westminster (Sep) (i)

12. Concert 6: Cars, trains, ships & planesat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jul) [£454] (i)

11. Concert 5: Handel Messiah, choruses & arias with orchestraat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Apr) [£1,278] (i)

2010

10. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

9. DCLG Christmas Fair for Civil Service Benevolent Fund at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Dec) (i)

8. Concert 4: Spirit of America, spirituals, light jazz & bluesat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) [£340] (i)

7. DCLG Interfaith Week event for Civil Service Benevolent Fund at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Nov) (i)

6. Concert 3: Best of British, including music to be crowned withat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Jun) [£240] (i)

5. Concert 2: Fauré Requiem, with organ accompanimentat St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Mar) [£520] (i)

2009

4. Carol singing at DCLG staff event at Eland House, Bressenden Place, Westminster (Dec) (i)

3. Carol singing at Defra event, New Covent Garden Food Market, Vauxhall (Dec) (i)

2. Defra/DfT/DCLG Carol Service at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Dec) (i)

1. Concert 1: First Flight, from Mozart to the Hippopotamus Song at St Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row, Westminster (Nov) [£240] (i)

Conducted by (i) Stephen Hall; (ii) Robert Bradburne; (iii) Diana MacDowall; (iv) Matthew Blaiden (Music Director at St Stephen’s Church) (v) Claudio Di Meo (Conductor of Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra)