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  • British Museum Visit

    British Museum Visit

    On Wednesday 18th March, bass Dr. William Sterling will be leading a tour at the British Museum based on themes from “Time and Tides, an exploration of Greenwich”. This work, which was commissioned by us and composed by Esther Bersweden, received its first performance by ECS  in July 2024. Themes include Time,  Queen Elizabeth I, Continue reading

  • Messiah in Blackheath

    Messiah in Blackheath

    On Sunday this week several members of ECS – and also a number of past members of the Choir – sang in a performance of Messiah at Blackheath Halls with The Sixteen under their associate director, Eamonn Dougan. We spent most of the morning rehearsing – we had a Choir of 100 community singers – Continue reading

  • Brahms German Requiem Choral Workshop

    Brahms German Requiem Choral Workshop

    Emotional Spillage in Blackheath! Peter Gritton, left, our guest conductor, literally jumped in with both feet or rather jumped onto the podium with both feet to make a dramatic start to our choral workshop singing Brahms’ German Requiem. There was a good turnout of ECS singers, delighted to be invited by the Blackheath Choirto share Continue reading