Cadogan Hall Choral Course And Gala Concert
25th - 28th September 2025
London, U.K.
Matinée Added Due To Incredible Demand!
What's Included?
- All Course Repertoire A goodie bag, posted to your home address (shipped worldwide), containing the correct editions of all repertoire, festival leaflet and a special gift!
- Online learning resources and broadcast of the final concerts. Even if you're not able to join us in London, online rehearsals and broadcasts of both the matinee and evening performances will be available for free.
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Three days of choral course rehearsals with Tori and Jamie
Three days of rehearsals in one of London's top rehearsal spaces with Tori, Jamie and guest experts.
- Refreshments Light refreshments served throughout the course including a light sandwich lunch on Friday and Saturday.
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Concert Performance
Your choice of either a matinee or evening performance with a huge symphony orchestra in London's iconic Cadogan Hall.
Each singer will get a free ticket to watch the show they're not performing in, so in true Stay At Home Choir style you'll be able to both take part and watch the performance. - After-Show Reception After the music dies away, join Tori and Jamie and invited guests to celebrate our 5th Anniversary, and welcome in the next chapter of SAHC history.
Meet our conductors
Tori Longdon
Tori Longdon is the Associate Chorus Director of the London Philharmonic Choir, and Principal Conductor of the Covent Garden Chorus. She is in demand internationally following her work on the King’s Coronation Concert in May 2023 when she coached eighteen choirs from around the United Kingdom to perform for the king.
Tori recently chorus-mastered her first Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and travels the world leading masterclasses and adjudicating competitions, most recently in Germany (July 24) Australia (May ’24) and Finland (September ’23) and Austria (November ’23). She has lectured for the Artist Development postgraduate course at the Royal Academy of Music, and for the musicianship course at the Junior Guildhall Conservatoire.
Tori is currently a conductor for Songs Of Praise on British television channel BBC1, as well as an adjudicator for ‘Young Choir Of The Year’.
Jamie Wright
Jamie is a singer, conductor and music educator based in London, and is Baritone and Vocal percussionist for the Grammy award winning vocal group The Swingles.
He has worked in television, performed at the BBC proms, and was the bass soloist in All the Angel’s at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Jamie also works closely with the National and London Youth Choirs, and Welsh National Opera as a conductor and workshop leader, as well as being a chorister of the Chapel Royal, Tower of London.
The Repertoire
Scroll through our repertoire and click the button below to listen on Spotify...
- Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Finale)
- Gloria in D Major – Antonio Vivaldi (selected movements)
- Sogno di Volare – Christopher Tin
- I Was Glad – C.H.H. Parry
- Locus Iste – Anton Bruckner
- O Love – Elaine Hagenberg
- Abendlied, Op. 69: III. Abendlied – Josef Rheinberger
- O Radiant Dawn – James MacMillan
- Adiemus – Karl Jenkins
- Ubi Caritas – Ola Gjeilo
Key Dates
ONLINE REHEARSALS
This rehearsal schedule is illustrative to give you an idea of what you can expect from the course.
Please note that you will be required to select your performance at the point of registration.
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SEPTEMBER 2025 |
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| Thursday 25th September |
Registration at the rehearsal venue 14:30 BST St John's Waterloo Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY |
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Friday 26th September |
Rehearsal day: 10:00 - 18:30 BST St John's Waterloo |
| Saturday 27th September |
Rehearsal day: 10:00 - 18:30 BST St John's Waterloo |
| Sunday 28th September |
Concert day MATINEE CONCERT: EVENING CONCERT: Reception 20:00 - 21:30 Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ |
FAQs
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Full Terms And Conditions
For full terms and conditions please see our 'Full Info' button above or click here
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I'm unable to join in London, can I still be involved?
Yes! We will be running online rehearsals in May and June 2025 which will be free and open to all. The final concert will also be broadcast (similar to past 'Live At Christmas' events, as a free stream for everyone to enjoy).
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I've not sung in an in-person choir before and don't have much/any choir experience, can I still take part?
Absolutely!
You will get all the learning resources needed including a downloadable score, guide tracks, Umix and will be supported by Tori and Jamie throughout the process. A basic music reading ability will benefit you.
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Do I need to be an SAHC Subscriber to join the Cadogan Hall Gala?
No you don't. Anyone can join the festival, including non-SAHC members.
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I am not a UK resident, can I travel to be involved?
We will undoubtedly be welcoming people from all over the world to London in 2025
Why not post on our members' page on Facebook to see if anyone else is travelling from your area?
For accommodation recommendations please click on our 'Full Info' button above.