Welcome
Welcome to Wimbledon Choral and our website. We are a choir of 180 or so members drawn from a wide range of ages, professions and backgrounds, and have a reputation for giving concerts of the highest quality presented with professional soloists and orchestras.
New Season
The new season 2026-27 begins on Monday 7 September 2026 at St Mark's Church in Wimbledon. Potential new members will be most welcome to come along and see what we're about. The first two rehearsals will be 'open' for anyone to come and try us out. Please see the Join Us page for further information.
Choir Notice
Please make sure you have made use of the rehearsal aids available to you on the Rehearsal Aids page. The choir has a group subscription to the John Fletcher Rehearsal Files, which new and existing members can access at a modest cost. If interested, please contact Martyn Wake.
Always keep a look out for new versions of the rehearsal schedule in the Quick Links section. This gets updated as certain items get confirmed over the season. An online version is also available on the Rehearsals page.
The latest schedule for the new season (v1 : 11-May-26) is now available under Quick Links.
Coming Up - Misatango
Our first concert of the new 2026-27 season will see us in Southwark Cathedral for a concert programme of Argentinian music from notable composers Martin Palmeri with his impressive Misa a Buenos Aires (also known as Misatango), and Alberto Ginastera with his beautiful Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta.
Further details on this concert can be found on the event page.
Tickets go on sale shortly.
Wimbledon Choral's new commission Critical Mass by renowned London-born composer, Tarik O'Regan, received its world premiere in London's Cadogan Hall on Saturday 18 April 2026.
We will be recording this new work, probably later this year. If you would like to help us in our endeavour to raise the necessary funding then we would be most grateful. Further details can be found by either scanning or clicking on the QR code shown.
Details about the whole 2025-26 season can be found here.
The recording of our previous commission, Cecilia McDowall's Da Vinci Requiem, is now available for sale via streaming channels and on CD.
"I love the Solemn Vespers but I was also delighted by the Tarik O'Regan Critical Mass."
Audience member
"An electrifying performance of my new arrangement of the Verdi Requiem, Luminous singing and enormous dramatic impact."
Richard Blackford, composer
"Absolute commitment to every word – fantastic stuff that stirs the soul."
Ben Durrant, soloist
"Last night‘s concert was outstanding. The entire cathedral was buzzing during and afterwards. It was joyous."
Audience member
"Absolutely thrilled with the Wimbledon Choral performance of my 'Salve Deus' last night. Very happy composer!"
Alison Willis, composer
"A magnificent performance of my 'Mirror of Perfection' tonight in Cadogan Hall. Heartfelt thanks to all the performers for an unforgettable evening."
Richard Blackford, composer
"Where some amateur choruses can give the impression of dutiful performers, how heartening it was to see singers of all ages who clearly adore singing."
"... one of the most substantial and formidable choirs in London ... a vigorous and sophisticated choral ensemble ..."
"... the impressive Wimbledon Choral Society ..."
Barry Millington, Evening Standard
"... the superb Wimbledon Choral ..."
Robert Matthew-Walker, The Organ
"Wimbledon Choral Society make a lovely sound - clean, clear and bright."
Anna Picard, The Times
"The Wimbledon Choral Society were magnificent. Nothing seemed out of place - the women angelic, the men monastic - the intonation and timing exquisite."
Marc Bridle, Opera Today
Click here to read more feedback we've had about our performances.
The season runs from September to June and consists typically of three main concerts in major venues in and around London and a local Christmas concert in the Wimbledon area. As well as promoting its own concerts, the choir is invited occasionally to participate in other events with several of Britain’s leading orchestras and in collaboration with other choirs.
The 2026/27 season begins on Monday 7th September, the third with Music Director, Daniel Mahoney. The planned schedule of rehearsals and events is available via the Quick Links section to the left. See our Join Us page for further details of when potential new members would be welcome to come along. The first two rehearsals in September and January are designated as 'open' and anyone who would like to have a taster of what it would be like to sing with this large, friendly choir is very welcome to come along.
The world premiere of Tarik O'Regan's Critical Mass, commissioned by Wimbledon Choral, took place in Cadogan Hall in April 2026. See further details here. Plans are still in place to record this amazing piece later this year. For the 2026-27 season, we have an exciting and diverse repertoire to explore and bring to you, starting with an Argentinian flavour to our November concert in Southwark Cathedral. Prior to our Spring concert in Cadogan Hall featuring Cherubini's beautiful Requiem, there's a Come-and-Sing Day in early March focusing on Beethoven's Mass in C. Look out for details later in the year. To round off the season, we're revisiting Jonathan Dove's stunning The Passing of the Year, paired up with another brand new commission from Michael Higgins, There is another sky. So, a splendid season with a fantastically diverse programme - something for everyone and for you to enjoy.
The choir also supports the locally organised Merton SingFest - a collaboration of locally-based choirs in the Merton area and the Merton Music Foundation. It is a great opportunity for singers of all ages from across the borough to get together and celebrate the joy of singing. The 2027 SingFest day will be on Saturday 8 May in St Mark's Church.
Clips featuring and about the choir can be found on the Hear Us page. Whether you are interested in hearing us, joining us, supporting us or hiring us, please follow the links above or contact us. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the latest concert news and promotional offers then please join our mailing list.
Please also consider supporting us with your online shopping. It won't cost you a penny but would help us enormously to maintain our high level of quality in our performances and other projects. Further details on how to do this can be found here.
Wimbledon Choral Society (performing as Wimbledon Choral) is a registered charity in England & Wales (No. 263150) with a Constitution, approved by the Charity Commission. The Annual Report and associated annual Accounts Statement are approved at the Society's AGM and are published and made available on the Charity Commission's website for public viewing.
