Imperial College Chamber Choir

01/10/2024

ICCC auditions are now open! If you're in London and looking for your uni choiring fix we'd love you to sign up using the link in our bio. We do have a limited amount of audition slots available so a pro tip is to make sure not to leave it to the last minute (speaking from experience)! Any questions please drop us a message; more info on the audition process will also be coming shortly. Good luck!

30/09/2024

Helsinki was a dream!
Thank you to all the people who came to the last concert of our summer tour at the magnificent Helsinki Cathedral.
We all had a blast, truly on cloud nine (though the cloudberries eluded us to the end).
Many thanks to OOP for arranging it - next year's tour has gigantic shoes to fill.

29/09/2024

Our Tartu concert sounded amazing!
Check out our YouTube video of O Radiant Dawn from our preformance: https://youtu.be/sDYZ9Vrd674
Thank you St Paul's Church, Tartu for the wonderful venue.

14/09/2024

Last but definitionally definitely not least, it’s the leadership team of the ICCC 2024/2025 committee: Liv, Pablo and Robin! Our esteemed chair Liv is the guiding force behind everything we do, ensuring that ICCC sails smoothly under her captaincy and that our voices stay united. Pablo is our Secretary, given the formidable duty of keeping us organised, making sure we never miss a key update or rehearsal detail. Rounding up this powerhouse trio we have our financial wizard Robin. As Treasurer he makes sure our budget stays in tune so we can keep being us and making music! With this uber-reliable exec team at the helm, we’re set for an amazing year ahead. Stay tuned for updates of our tour next week!

11/09/2024

Next up in our committee introductions: meet our 2024/2025 librarians, Kiyan and Seb! These two are the guardians of all things sheet music, making sure you’ve got everything you need to hit the right notes. Whether it’s sorting music for rehearsals or figuring out how to share the only key to the library, they’ve got it under control. Join us tomorrow to meet the final 3 members of the committee!

10/09/2024

Day two of our committee introductions is here! Say hello to our 2024/2025 publicity dream team: George, Ben, and Urbi! These three are the creative minds behind all the posts, stories, and updates that keep you in the loop. Whether it’s hyping up our next big event or sharing the latest news, they’ve got it covered. Plus, Urbi is also bringing her witty charm to our X account — be sure to follow along for choral comedy (sneak peak at the end of this post)! Stay tuned all week as we continue to introduce the fantastic folks steering ICCC this year!

09/09/2024

New year, new committee! We’re super excited to introduce the first batch of our 2024/2025 lineup - social secretaries Pal and Clara! In charge of keeping you entertained enough so that you’re happily distracted from how much you miss rehearsal, they already have some incredible socials lined up to welcome you into ICCC!

Pal is also doing double duty as our Chums and Alums officer (do we have to rename it to Pals and Als?), in charge of connecting us with all our treasured past members and friends!

Keep an eye out for our posts this week to meet the rest of committee...

02/09/2024

Our Summer Tour is just around the corner! 22 September in Estonia:

Ootame Sind juba 22. septembril Niguliste kirikusse kontserdile “Teel”. Koos meiega astub üles ka Inglismaalt 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Rohkem infot: https://www.facebook.com/share/aXqiB12jo8X679w8/

02/09/2024

A new choiring year is just around the corner, and we can't wait to meet you all, so here is an introduction into exactly who Imperial College Chamber Choir are and what we do!

15/08/2024

Massive massive congratulations to everyone who got their A Level results today; you're amazing and you should be so proud! We can't wait to start choiring (i looked it up yes this is a real word) again this year, and our auditions will be at the beginning of term. More info on how to sign up will be on our socials soon and also at our stall during the Freshers Fair. We can't wait to meet you all!!

17/07/2024

Tune in at 3pm today for ICCC’s first ever BBC Radio 3 Evensong! The service is broadcast from Holy Trinity South Kensington and features music by Gabriel Jackson, Joanna Forbes L’Estrnage, Francis Poulenc, David Hurd, and a psalm written by the choir’s own Maria Portela.

For more information on the BBC website head to the link in our bio.

28/06/2024

What a way to end an incredible year! Thank you so much to everyone who came to this year’s final concert. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did performing. We are also incredibly grateful for everyone at Holy Trinity South Kensington, for providing our incredible Baroque instrumentalists, and to ICCC alumnus .jackson1709 , who was supreme on the chamber organ. We hope to see you all for our projects next year!

Don’t forget to tune into our evensong on the 17th July!

Photo credit: Luke Melville

12/06/2024

Tickets for our final concert of the year are now on sale!

We will be performing Dieterich Buxtehude’s ‘Membra Jesu Nostri’ in collaboration with instrumentalists from Historical Performance. Composed in 1680, this series of cantatas contemplates on different body parts of the crucified Christ, starting at his feet and ending at his face. The whole piece is as moving as it is exhilarating, with sections for full choir, solo voices, and orchestra. Our performance with the historically accurate instruments from the Royal College of Music will enable us to showcase this Baroque masterpiece at its very best.

7:30pm Wednesday 26th June at Holy Trinity South Kensington, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BA

Tickets are £10 for standard entry or £5 for students. Available on the Imperial College Union website or in our bio.

17/03/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came on Thursday for our springtime concert, ‘Darkness and Dreams’. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

See you at the next one!

27/02/2024

Join us for evensong tomorrow, themed around faith, imagination, poetry and prayer. Featuring Gibbons' 'Short' Service, David Hurd's 'Love Bade Me Welcome' and Caroline Shaw's 'And the Swallow'. Psalm is provided by the choir's own Pablo Egerique.

21/02/2024

Tickets for our springtime concert are now on sale!

Darkness and Dreams features a wide range of enchanting and captivating anthems. From Allegri's 'Miserere' to Caroline Shaw's 'And the Swallow', this programme covers choral favourites from across the centuries.

Thursday 14th March St Gabriel's Pimlico, Warwick Square, SW1V 4QF.

Tickets are £10 for standard entry or £5 for students. Available on the Imperial College Union website.

14/02/2024

Join us for a special Ash Wednesday evensong today at Holy Trinity. Featuring canticles and responses in Gregorian chant, Gibbons' 'Drop, Drop Slow Tears' and of course Allegri's 'Miserere'. Pallav Bagchi provides this week's psalm.

30/01/2024

Join us for our Candlemas evensong this Wednesday!

Featuring Stanford's canticles in G and motets by Holst and Eccard, and psalm written by Felix Gideonse.

16/01/2024

Join us for our first evensong of the new year!

Featuring Dyson's canticles in F and motets by Cornelius and Poulenc, as well as a psalm written by the choir's own Maria Portela!

06/12/2023

Join us today for our final evensong of the term. Featuring Gabriel Jackson's Truro Service, motets by Otto Goldschmidt and Arvo Pärt, and a psalm written by the choir's own Felix Gidenose.

Holy Trinity South Kensington, SW7 2BA, 5:30 PM

13/11/2023

Tickets are now available for our concert Everlasting Light on 16th November.

Programme includes Howells' Requiem, Parry's 'I Was Glad', Harris' 'Faire is the Heaven', Fauré's 'In Paradisum', as well as songs by Brahms, Bobby McFerrin and more.

Join us at 19:30 at Holy Trinity South Kensington for a wonderful evening of music!

Tickets £10 (£5 for students): available here and on the Imperial College Union website.

https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/shop/csp/chamber-choir/everlasting-light-concert-ticket?v=18718

25/10/2023

Join us today for our first evensong of the year.

Evensong setting by Stanford and motets by Charles Hubert Parry and Undine Smith Moore.

5:30 at Holy Trinity South Kensington, Prince Consort Road.

20/10/2023

Support ICCC and become a chum!

Our chumship scheme is a precious help to keep the choir running. In recognition of our donors' generosity, we offer perks such as ticket vouchers and a personalised thank you note.

Please consider contributing to the excellent standard of music-making at Imperial College London by supporting the Chamber Choir!

https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/shop/csp/chamber-choir/chumship-202324

12/10/2023

Miss the ICCC sound but don't want to wait until the next concert? Then head on over to Spotify to experience Perihelion, our debut!

The recording celebrates the tenth anniversary of the choir and features a programme on the theme of ‘Earth, Sun and Heavens’. It features music from contemporary composers such as Alec Roth and the choir’s own Maria Portela, as well as choral favourites Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. Conducted by Jack Apperly, with piano accompaniment provided by Richard Gowers.

https://spotify.link/d4B14xyhzDb