BBC Singers 2026-27 Events
Thu 24 Sep 2026
- St Alban The Martyr, London
Owain Park begins his tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers with the UK premiere of a BBC co-commission by Joby Talbot, Piedra de sol, a setting of the poetic epic masterpiece by the Mexican poet and philosopher Octavio Paz.
Owain Park begins his tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers with the UK premiere of a BBC co-commission by Joby Talbot, Piedra de sol, a setting of the poetic epic masterpiece by the Mexican poet and philosopher Octavio Paz.
Programme
- O Quam Gloriosum(3 mins)
- Missa 'O quam gloriosum'(21 mins)
- interval
- Piedra de sol(70 mins)BBC co-commission, UK premiere
Composers
Fri 16 Oct 2026
- 19:30Milton Court
On the back of two highly successful concerts of the world of musical theatre, the BBC Singers kick off their 2026/27 concerts at Milton Court with Chief Conductor Owain Park exploring the music of Academy and Grammy award winning composer Alan Menken.
On the back of two highly successful concerts of the world of musical theatre, the BBC Singers kick off their 2026/27 concerts at Milton Court with Chief Conductor Owain Park exploring the music of Academy and Grammy award winning composer Alan Menken.
Programme
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – The Bells of Notre Dame(6 mins)
- Beauty and the Beast – Belle(5 mins)
- Aladdin – A Whole New World(3 mins)
- The Little Mermaid – Poor Unfortunate Souls(5 mins)
- Beauty and the Beast – Gaston(4 mins)
- Pocahontas – Just Around the Riverbend(3 mins)
- Little Shop of Horrors – Dentist!(3 mins)
- Little Shop of Horrors – Suddenly Seymour(4 mins)
- Aladdin – Proud of Your Boy(3 mins)
- Beauty and the Beast – Be Our Guest(4 mins)
- interval
- Captain America – Star Spangled Man(3 mins)arr. Simon Nathan
- Hercules – Go the Distance(3 mins)
- The Little Mermaid – Part of Your World(3 mins)
- King David – Saul Has Slain His Thousands(4 mins)
- King David – When in Love(3 mins)
- King David – The Long, Long Day & This New Jerusalem (Reprise)(4 mins)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Finale Ultimo(11 mins)arr. Simon Nathan
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Owain Parkconductor
Composers
Also part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2026-2027
Tickets from £15 (plus £4 booking fees)
Fri 13 Nov 2026
- 19:30St Martin in the Fields
The BBC Singers, led by conductor Krista Audere, perform Parry’s Songs of Farewell, his profoundly moving cycle of wartime laments for a lost age.
The BBC Singers, led by conductor Krista Audere, perform Parry’s Songs of Farewell, his profoundly moving cycle of wartime laments for a lost age.
Programme
- Companion Planting
- Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas
- interval
- Songs of Farewell
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Krista Audereconductor
Thu 10 Dec 2026
- 19:30Milton Court
Rejoice in a stunning reimagining of the Messiah shaped by hundreds of years of Black musical excellence combining Handel's masterpiece with Quincy Jones' reinterpretation.
Rejoice in a stunning reimagining of the Messiah shaped by hundreds of years of Black musical excellence combining Handel's masterpiece with Quincy Jones' reinterpretation.
Programme
- Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Serafine Sinfonia
- Tom Randleconductor
Composers
Tickets from £20 (plus £4 booking fee)
Sun 25 Apr 2027
- 15:00Milton Court
The BBC Singers present a concert of repertoire based on musical settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Alongside Thomas Tallis’s famous setting are new works using the lamentations as their inspiration, by Cassandra Miller and Nico Muhly.
The BBC Singers present a concert of repertoire based on musical settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Alongside Thomas Tallis’s famous setting are new works using the lamentations as their inspiration, by Cassandra Miller and Nico Muhly.
Programme
- Versa est in luctum cithara mea(5 mins)
- Turn our captivity, O Lord(6 mins)
- Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio I(9 mins)
- The City, Full of People(16 mins)
- interval
- The Lord is good(6 mins)
- Tribue, Domine(12 mins)
- No Resting Place(25 mins)
Performers
- BBC Singersensemble
- Peter Phillipsconductor
Tickets from £15 (plus £4 booking fees)
