About Lewisham Choral Society
Printer-friendly versionLewisham Choral Society is a large and lively community-based classical music choir, with over a hundred singers from all ages and backgrounds.
Lewisham Choral Society traces its origins back to 1950 and still holds most of its concerts within the London Borough of Lewisham.
LCS is proud to be supported by the London Borough of Lewisham and to be a member of Making Music. Our aim is simply to be the best amateur choir in South London.
Under the direction of Dan Ludford-Thomas and his deputy Andrew Dutson, we perform a wide range of music, from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first.
Repertoire has ranged from the 40-part motet Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis and Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 to Naji Hakim's Gloria, Paul Patterson's Magnificat and David Fanshawe's African Sanctus.
Concerts have included Faure's Requiem with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bach's monumental Mass in B minor, and large-scale oratoria such as Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, and Orff's Carmina Burana.
LCS regularly performs in the Blackheath Halls, bringing major works such as Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius and the Brahms Requiem to large audiences.
LCS also enjoys singing contemporary and 20th century works by composers such as Jonathan Dove, Cecilia McDowall, Will Todd, Arvo Part, Philip Glass, Samuel Barber and Eric Whitacre.
The March 2010 concert featured Mass in Blue by Will Todd with the composer at the keyboard. The finale of the 2011 Summer season was a celebration of spirituals, jazz and Gospel – and the audience got to join in!
LCS members take part regularly in other arts events in London. These have ranged from ENO's St John Passion, Flashmob - the Opera for Radio 3, Jonathan Dove's Tobias and the Angel at the Young Vic, and the Young Vic production of Kurt Weill's Street Scene, which won the Evening Standard Best Musical Award, 2008.
LCS is back at the Young Vic for the September 2011 revival of Street Scene.
