Welcome to the BCS members' area
Here you will find choir resources for the upcoming term.
Autumn Term 2026
Term start date
Sing for Pleasure Choir: Monday 14 September, 7.30pm - 9pm
Chamber Choir: Wednesday 16 September, 8pm - 9.30pm
Half term
All choirs will take a half term break from 19 - 30 October
BCS Christmas Concert - 'A Viennese Christmas'
Saturday 05 December, 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath, London SE13 5DL
Spring Term 2027
Term start date
Sing for Pleasure Choir: Monday 04 January, 7.30pm - 9pm
Chamber Choir: Wednesday 06 January, 8pm - 9.30pm
Half term
All choirs will take a half term break from 15 - 19 February
BCS Spring Concert - 'Equinox'
Saturday 20 March, 7.30pm
All Saints' Church, All Saints Drive, Blackheath, London SE3 0TY
A concert marking the evening of the 2027 equinox.
Expect choral music that evokes the magical hours between night and day.
Summer Term 2027
Term start date
Sing for Pleasure Choir: Monday 19 April, 7.30pm - 9pm
Chamber Choir: Wednesday 21 April, 8pm - 9.30pm
Half term
All choirs will take a half term break from 31 May - 01 June
BCS 15th Year Anniversary Concert
Brahms German Requiem
Saturday 03 July, 7.30pm
St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church St, London SE10 9BJ
Autumn Term 2027
Term start date
Sing for Pleasure Choir: Monday 13 September, 7.30pm - 9pm
Chamber Choir: Wednesday 15 September, 8pm - 9.30pm
Half term
All choirs will take a half term break from 25 October - 07 November
BCS Christmas Concert
Saturday 04 December, 7.30pm
Venue details to be announced here soon.
Repertoire for Autumn term & Christmas concert
Christmas Concert: 'A Viennese Christmas'
Saturday 05 December 2026, 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath, London SE13 5DL
Haydn - Missa Sancti Nicolai
(Sing for Pleasure Choir and Chamber Choir)
Current choir members: please purchase your copy of Haydn Mass in G, Sancti Nicolai (Faber edition) in advance of term here.
Brahms - Geistliches Lied (download music for rehearsals here)
(Chamber Choir)
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
(Sing for Pleasure Choir)
Schoenberg - Ei, du Lütte
(Chamber Choir)
Behold the star - Chilcott
(Sing for Pleasure)
Music to download & print before Autumn term
BCS Chamber Choir
Helpful tips for choir members
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Please bring a pencil to every rehearsal.
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If at all possible, please print sheet music posted in this members’ area and bring it with you.
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Consider socialising in the Mycenae House cafe before/after our session: we’re here to make friends as well as music.
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Invest in a simple black folder for your sheet music. You will need one for our concert.
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Don’t forget to make new members feel welcome - and do consider sitting next to a different person each week.
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Please try to do a little ‘homework’ between sessions if possible. This could include: listening to recordings of our pieces, or playing through your voice part on an instrument if you are comfortable doing so.
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A useful resource for practice is the following website: johnfletchermusic.org