On Wednesday 12 November 2025 the boys of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School will sing Victoria’s Requiem of 1605 and his Missa Ave maris Stella and Marian motets, directed by Charles Cole. The concert will take place at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London at 7.30pm. Tickets available online here or on the door priced £18 (£12 concessions).
The London Oratory Schola’s latest recording is released by Hyperion this week. The CD is the next in the Schola’s ongoing anthology series of sacred polyphony. The new recording particularly focuses on Palestrina whose 500th birthday we celebrate this year. Also included are other composers who were working in sixteenth century Rome, many of whom had important associations with St Philip Neri and the Roman Oratory. Preorder from Amazon HERE.
The boys of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School sing Mendelssohn’s Lauda Sion and a selection of motets by Bruckner. Tuesday 6 May 7.30pm at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London SW1. Accompanied by organist Ben Bloor, directed by Charles Cole. Tickets available online from www.londonoratoryschola.com or on the door priced £18 (£12 concessions).
The London Oratory Schola will be singing Stations of the Cross for Aid to the Church in Need at St Patrick’s, Soho, London W1 on Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 7pm. The service is for the suffering Church in Nigeria. Admission is by free ticket (available from www.londonoratoryschola.com) and there will be a collection for the charity. The Schola will sing motets by Anerio, Merulo, Victoria, Animuccia, Casals, Lotti and Tallis.
Alonso Lobo’s Lamentations and J.S. Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude sung by the boys of the London Oratory Schola, directed by Charles Cole. Thursday 10 April 7.30pm at St James’s, Sussex Gardens, London W2. Tickets priced £18 (£12 concessions) available here: www.londonoratoryschola.com
J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio will be performed by the boys of the London Oratory Schola on Monday 16 December 2024 at 7pm at the London Oratory Church, SW7. The part of the Evangelist will be sung by Peter Davoren, while all other solos will be drawn from the choir. The Schola will be accompanied by the St Cecilia Players and directed by Charles Cole. The performance will be in German at baroque pitch. Tickets priced £30 (£15 concessions) available on the door or in advance from www.londonoratoryschola.com
The London Oratory Junior Choir will be touring Venice in October 2024. On Sunday 27 October the Choir will sing the 12 noon Mass at the Frari Church and the 6.45pm Mass at San Marco. On Monday 28 October they will give a concert (see poster below) at the Gesuati at 5pm, accompanied by the Organist of San Marco, Alvise Mason, and they will also sing at the 6.30pm Mass at the Gesuati following the concert.
The London Oratory Schola will be touring Florence and Pisa in July 2024. Further details at www.londonoratoryschola.com
The London Oratory Schola has just returned from a wonderful tour to Venice singing concerts at the Church of San Moisè and at the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, as well as Mass at St Mark’s Basilica and at the Frari. Two particular highlights were singing at the tombs of Giovanni Gabrieli and Claudio Monteverdi (pictured below). A gallery of pictures and six episodes of the choir’s Daily Video Diaries whilst on tour can be found at the Schola website https://www.londonoratoryschola.com
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