BBC Singers 2025-26 Events
Thu 9 Jul 2026
- 19:00Norwich Cathedral
The BBC Singers return to Norwich Cathedral with works themed around two women central to the history of the city – Julian of Norwich and Edith Cavell.
The BBC Singers return to Norwich Cathedral with works themed around two women central to the history of the city – Julian of Norwich and Edith Cavell.
Programme
- All Shall Be Well
- O magnum mysterium
- Standing as I do before God
- Church Bells beyond the stars
- All Shall Be Well
- A New Song
- interval
- Fantasia and Fugue in G
- Songs of Farewell
Performers
- Guy Johnstoncello
- David Dunnettorgan
- BBC Singersensemble
- Ashley Groteconductor
Sat 4 Jul 2026
- 21:00Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
The BBC Singers join Artist in Association Eric Whitacre for a beautiful concert at the Schwarzman Centre, Oxford. The Sacred Veil, created by Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, explores the fragile lines between birth, love, life & loss.
The BBC Singers join Artist in Association Eric Whitacre for a beautiful concert at the Schwarzman Centre, Oxford. The Sacred Veil, created by Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, explores the fragile lines between birth, love, life & loss.
Programme
- The Sacred Veil(60 mins)
Performers
- Emma Dentoncello
- Christopher Glynnpiano
- BBC Singersensemble
- Eric Whitacreconductor
Composers
Mon 22 Jun 2026
- 20:00St Giles' Cripplegate, London
Pulitzer winner Tyshawn Sorey honours Morton Feldman and the Rothko Chapel with a meditative new work exploring sound, memory, and spiritual resonance, featuring the Barbican's Artist in Residence Davóne Tines.
Pulitzer winner Tyshawn Sorey honours Morton Feldman and the Rothko Chapel with a meditative new work exploring sound, memory, and spiritual resonance, featuring the Barbican's Artist in Residence Davóne Tines.
Programme
- Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)(90 mins)
Performers
- Tyshawn Soreyconductor & composer
- Davóne Tinesbass-baritone
- Ruth Gibsonviola
- BBC Singersensemble
Composers
Fri 12 Jun 2026
- 14:30St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
Andrew Griffiths returns to conduct the BBC Singers in a concert showcasing a wide variety of choral music from North America.
Andrew Griffiths returns to conduct the BBC Singers in a concert showcasing a wide variety of choral music from North America.
Programme
- Dusk in June
- Alleluia(5 mins)
- In the Beginning(17 mins)
- Fly Away(6 mins)
- A Dream Within A Dream(3 mins)
- Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love(3 mins)
- Western Songs(9 mins)
- My soul, tis of thee(4 mins)
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Andrew Griffithsconductor
Tue 2 Jun 2026
- 20:30Notre-Dame de Paris
The BBC Singers join the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris for a concert of in the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
The BBC Singers join the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris for a concert of in the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Programme
- Chanson à bouche fermée, JA 039
- Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229
- Ave verum corpus Re-imagined
- Mass for Double Choir
- Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Performers
- Yves Castagnetorgan
- BBC Singersensemble
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
- Henri Chaletconductor
Thu 21 May 2026
- 19:30City Halls
A glorious finale to the 90th season, where voices and orchestra soar as one.
A glorious finale to the 90th season, where voices and orchestra soar as one.
Programme
- Ave Maria (1861 setting)(4 mins)
- Magnificat - for solo soprano, chorus and orchestra(30 mins)(revised version, world premiere)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’(65 mins)
Performers
- Sophie Bevansoprano
Composers
