Come and sing days
We love hosting Come and Sing Days, when we are joined by guest singers to work together on a selected work. These are very popular, attracting up to 120 additional singers to join us for the day. Our award winning conductor Harry Bradford has previously taken us through many popular and interesting works including Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and St. John Passion, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, and Duruflé’s Requiem.
Come and Sing Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle – 18th October 2025
We are excited to announce our next Come and Sing day, when we will be exploring Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle. The mass was Rossini’s last work, written 30 years after his last opera. It has an intimate tone, but Rossini’s flair for operatic melodies shines through. Come and join us for an inspiring day of exploring this work with our conductor Harry Bradford and members of the English Baroque Choir.
Date: 18th October 2025, 10.00-17.00
Location: St. Cyprian’s Clarence Gate, Glentworth Street, London NW1 6AX
Cost: Full price £35, Under 30s £20, Under 21s £15
Music hire or purchase cost: Ricordi score hire fee £2, purchase £15
Included in the attendance fee are refreshments in the breaks, tea, coffee, biscuits and perhaps cake.
We are always looking for talented new singers in the choir. If you wish to join English Baroque Choir afterwards and pass an audition, we will deduct the Come and Sing day fee from the annual subscription fee.
After you have registered, you can either make a payment online or find alternative payment information here.
Please note that our bank details have changed.
Impressions from Christmas Oratorio October 2024
Guest Feedback
“I really enjoyed the day. I enjoy the fact that it’s not just about singing a work but looking to perfect it as near as possible in the time. Harry is an excellent musical director with a good balance of high expectations delivered with humour.” (Christmas Oratorio Oct 2024)
“I particularly enjoyed the way Harry led us – I learned so much and he gave so many helpful tips. The pace he set was perfect – slowing down to check the notes and then off we went, flying through those runs. It was great to get through so much music in just a few hours.” (Christmas Oratorio Oct 2024)
“I particularly like that the EBC singers, and other guests, sing to a high standard compared to other come-and-sing events, and the number of tenors and basses is so impressive. It makes for a special music-making experience. Harry Bradford also gets the balance just right between musical accuracy versus enjoyment. Thanks so much to the Committee for all the hard work behind the scenes and I look forward to the next Come and Sing day.” (Christmas Oratorio Oct 2024)
“Thank you for a wonderful Singing Day yesterday, with special gratitude to Harry Bradford for his excellent conducting/leading.” (Duruflé Requiem Feb 2024)
“Thank you for an excellent workshop yesterday. The Duruflé is a wonderful work and it was a great pleasure to re-acquaint ourselves with it. We thoroughly enjoyed the event. We were very impressed by your conductor; he had a very good approach and clearly knows the requiem inside out! It was a pleasure to sing with him. Your accompanist too was superb, an excellent team. And the whole day seemed to go very smoothly.” (Duruflé Requiem Feb 2024)
“Just a note to say how much I enjoyed the singing day. Harry is a great MD: so knowledgeable, engaging, and entertaining. You’re very lucky to have him!” (Duruflé Requiem Feb 2024)