Our repertoire
This is a list of the music we have performed since the choir was founded in 1984, either at our own Crouch End Festival Chorus concerts or in collaboration with the other artists, orchestras and conductors.
*Crouch End Festival Chorus commission
2024
Elgar The Kingdom
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, Adiemus, One World
Tsukasa Saitoh, Shoi Miyazawa, Tai Tomisawa, Yuka Kitamura & Yoshimi Kudo Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure
Tallis Spem in Alium
Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Allegri Miserere
Rheinberger Abendlied
Andrea Bocelli Various
Duke Ellington Sacred Concert
Philip Glass Three Songs
James McCarthy A capella choruses from 17 Days
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel from Gartenlieder: Hörst du nicht, Abendlied, Im Wald
Verdi Requiem
Mendelssohn Elijah
2023
Bach Mass in B minor
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Heyr þú oss himnum á
Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil 'Vespers'
Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon
Rani Arbo Crossing the Bar
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
William Grant Still Wailing Woman
John Adams Harmonium
Joe Hisaishi The music of Studio Ghibli
Danny Elfman Music from the films of Tim Burton
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani Deus in adiutorium
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
John Williams Home Alone
Bach Christmas Oratorio
2022
Felix Mendelssohn Vom Himmel hoch, Psalm 42, Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Lockung, Hiob Cantata
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man, Excerpts from Miserere & Symphonic Adiemus
Beethoven Symphony No.9 (Choral)
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Poulenc Gloria
Rani Arbo Crossing the Bar
Howard Shore Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
Various Music from video games
Beethoven Mass in C major
Verdi Requiem
Parry Prometheus Unbound
Andrea Bocelli: UK tour - Various
*Cassie To Songs of the Reef
John Adams Harmonium
Beethoven Symphony No.9 (Choral)
Morricone Film music - Various
John Williams Home Alone
Handel Selected from The Messiah
Vivaldi Gloria
2021
Ellington Sacred Concert
Philip Glass Three Songs
Eric Whitacre i thank You God for most this amazing day
Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium
Lillie Harris Margaret
Mozart Requiem
*Jessica Curry Echo
Brahms Schicksalslied
2020
Stravinsky Babel
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Philip Glass Itaipú
Britten St Nicolas
Britten A Ceremony of Carols
2019
Elgar Gerontius
Berlioz Beatrice et Benedict
Parry Judith
Handel Messiah
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
Handel Zadok the Priest
Karl Jenkins Adiemus & Benedictus
Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Vasks Plainscapes
Bruckner Locus Iste, Os Justi & Ave Maria
Tavener Annunciation
Britten Hymn to the Virgin
Pearsall Lay a Garland
John Luther Adams In the Name of the Earth
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
*Ian Lawson 'From the heart – may it return to the heart!'
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man, 6000 Pipes, Song of the Plains, Adiemus, Panis Angelicus, Rahma
Walton Henry V
Danny Elfman The Nightmare Before Christmas
Handel The King Shall Rejoice
Haydn Te Deum in C
Elgar The Snow
Paul Fincham Ring the Bells
2018
Randall Thompson Alleluia
Tippett Five Spirituals
Paul Patterson Time Piece
Tarik O’Regan The Ecstasies Above
*Bernard Hughes Revelation Window
Tavener Prayer of the Heart
Prokofiev Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the Revolution
Prokofiev Seven, they are Seven
Orff Carmina Burana
Stravinsky Les Noces
Beethoven Choral Symphony (No.9)
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Bernstein West Side Story Suite No. 2
*Ryan Latimer Frigates & Follies
Bach Magnificat
John Williams Home Alone
2017
Vivaldi Gloria
Holst Hymn of Jesus
Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
BBC Heaven to Hell at the Movies concert - Various
Hans Zimmer Film Scores – Various
Ray Davies at Proms in the Park Various
Bach St John Passion
Mark Simpson The Immortal
*Roland Perrin Lansky: The Mob’s Money Man
James Horner Film Scores – Various
James Newton Howard Film Scores - Various
*Laura Bowler navigating the dog watch
Gershwin Porgy and Bess
Bach Christmas Oratorio
Handel extracts from The Messiah
2016
Bach Mass in B Minor
John Adams Harmonium
Poulenc Gloria
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Hans Zimmer Film Music - Various
Morricone Film Music - Various
Whitacre Water Night
Alan Charlton Mirror Suite
Rheinberger Mass in E Flat Major
Stanford The Blue Bird
Ballard/Garrett Man in the Mirror
Lera Auerbach The Infant Minstrel and his Peculiar Menagerie
Bocelli Opera choruses - various
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
Gibbons The Silver Swan
Gilbert & Sullivan Modern Major General
Take That Never Forget
Trad. Floral Dance
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts
2015
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds UK Tour Various
*Roland Perrin Lansky: The Mob’s Money Man
Rachmaninov Vespers
Victoria O Quam Gloriosum
Grieg Ave Maris Stella
Lotti Crucifixus
Gabrielli Jubilate Deo
Ives Symphony No 4
Mozart Mass in C Minor
Britten St Nicolas
Britten A Ceremony of Carols
2014
Robert Fripp arr. Andrew Keeling Soundscapes
Bedford Twelve Hours of Sunset
*Murray Gold when my brother fell into the river...
*Will Todd Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Mahler Symphony No. 2
Bruckner Motets
*Bernard Hughes Salve Regina
Tavener Annunciation; Song for Athene
Tallis Spem in Alium
Paul Anka / Orlando Gough It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor
Rachmaninov The Bells
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
Verdi Requiem
*James McCarthy Malala
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Procol Harum Various
2013
Gibbons The Silver Swan
Will Todd Ode to a Nightingale
Britten Spring Symphony
Ray Davies Various
Handel Zadok the Priest
Walton Coronation Te Deum
Parry I Was Glad
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Zbigniew Preisner Diaries of Hope
Mendelssohn Elijah
Britten War Requiem
2012
Philip Glass Three Songs; The Grid
*James McCarthy 17 Days
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: UK Arena Tours Various
Arvo Pärt Adam’s Lament
Bedford A Charm of Joy
Haydn ‘Nelson’ Mass
Robert Fripp Soundscapes
Bruckner Mass in E Minor
Stravinsky Mass
Eric Whitacre i thank You God for most this amazing day; Water Night; Sleep
Schoenberg Gurrelieder
Noel Gallagher: High Flying Birds UK tour Various
Poulenc Stabat Mater
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Andrea Bocelli: UK tour Various
2011
John Adams Harmonium
Gerhard The Plague
Bach St John Passion
Britten Ballad of Heroes
Ray Davies: Meltdown Festival Village Green Preservation Society
Basement Jaxx vs Metropole Orkest Various
Kodály Missa Brevis
Mozart Solemn Vespers;
Mozart Requiem
2010
Haydn Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
Noel Gallagher @ Teenage Cancer Trust Various
Ennio Morricone Film Scores Various
Janácek Glagolitic Mass
Beethoven Mass in C
James Macmillan The Gallant Weaver
Bedford The Grace of Love
Orlando Gough Ice
Ray Davies @ Glastonbury Festival Various
Mahler Symphony No. 8
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts
2009
James MacMillan Cantos Sagrados
Jonathan Dove Ecce Beatem Lucem; The Passing of the Year
Britten Missa Brevis
*Roland Perrin Heaven on Earth
*Matthew Ferraro The Tension of Opposites
Mozart Requiem
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Ray Davies Various
Fauré Requiem
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Berlioz Te Deum
Andrea Bocelli Opera Various
Britten War Requiem
2008
John Adams Choruses from The Death of Klinghoffer
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Bernstein West Side Story Suite No. 2
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Duruflé Quatre Motets
Philip Glass Three Songs
Tallis Spem in Alium
Duruflé Requiem
Fauré Requiem
Ray Davies: Hampton Court Festival Various
Arvo Pärt Credo
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky
Verdi Requiem
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Birthday Concert Various
JS Bach Mass in B Minor
Oasis: BBC Electric Proms Various
Katherine Jenkins: Winter Tour Various
2007
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Britten Spring Symphony
Steve Reich The Desert Music
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Various The Music of Morse
Eric Whitacre i thank You God; Water Night
Barber Agnus Dei
Copland In the Beginning
Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium; Ave Maria
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
Ray Davies: BBC Electric Proms Various
Foulds A World Requiem
Zbigniew Preisner Silence Night & Dreams
2006
Britten Ballad of Heroes
James MacMillan Cantos Sagrados
Philip Glass Itaipú
Verdi Requiem
Orff Carmina Burana
Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor
Monteverdi Dixit Dominus
Elgar PartSongs
Howard Haigh Around the Bay in a Boat; Land of Light
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Ennio Morricone Film Scores Various
2005
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
John Adams Harmonium
Handel Messiah
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Tallis Spem in Alium
Berlioz Te Deum
John Wilson: Cinema Classics Various
Gershwin Porgy and Bess highlights
Britten Hymn to St Cecilia
Copland In the Beginning
Ravel Daphnis & Chloe Suites
Mahler Symphony No. 2
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Handel Dixit Dominus
John Woolrich Far From Home
Bach Magnificat in D
2004
Howard Haigh Saeta
Joby Talbot Finding Silence
Mozart Requiem
Tolga Kashif The QUEEN Symphony
Stravinsky Les Noces
*Orlando Gough Shift
Mendelssohn Elijah
Gavin Bryars From Egil’s Saga
2003
Mahler Symphony No. 8
Verdi Requiem
John Wilson: That’s Entertainment! Various
Bach Mass in B minor
Berlioz Te Deum
Adams Choruses from The Death of KlinghoKer
Philip Glass A Gentleman’s Honor
Philip Glass Songs from Liquid Days
Prokoviev Alexander Nevsky
Elgar The Apostles
Ennio Morricone 75th Birthday Film Scores Various
2002
Lambert The Rio Grande
Luis Bacalov Misa Tango
Philip Glass Itaipú
John Wilson: recreated MGM Classics
Giles Swayne Missa Tiburtina
Michael Nyman Mosè
Mozart Mass in C minor
Panufnik Thames Pageant
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Thomas Adès America
Sibelius Kullervo Symphony
Tolga Kashif The QUEEN Symphony
Tippett Five Spirituals
Roland Perrin Peckham Dog; Songs from the Cage
James MacMillan Cantos Sagrados
2001
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Bernstein West Side Story highlights
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Schoenberg Gurrelieder
Ennio Morricone Film Scores
Bach St Matthew Passion
*Bedford The City and the Stars
Orff Carmina Burana
Skryabin Prometheus
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
2000
Philip Glass Three Songs
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Arvo Pärt Credo
Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts
Haydn Creation
*Joby Talbot The Same Dog
Fanshawe African Sanctus
Vivaldi Gloria
Michael Nyman Out Of The Ruins
Philip Glass Songs from Liquid Days
1999
Poulenc Gloria
Janácek Glagolitic Mass
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Mahler Symphony No. 8
John Adams Harmonium
Gershwin Porgy and Bess [Litton Edition]
Will Todd The Burning Road
Tippett A Child of Our Time
1998
Verdi Requiem
Britten The Company of Heaven abridged
*Robert Hugill Here Be Angels
Tavener Annunciation; Song for Athene
Handel Dixit Dominus
*Paul Patterson Hell’s Angels
Mozart Requiem
Elgar The Kingdom
1997
Honegger Joan of Arc at the Stake
Philip Glass Three Songs
Bedford Twelve Hours of Sunset
Berlioz Te Deum
Philip Glass Satyagraha Act 2
*Joby Talbot Finding Silence
Bizet Carmen highlights
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Mahler Symphony No. 3
1996
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mahler Symphony No. 2
John Rutter Gloria
Bryan Kelly Africa
Bruckner Mass In E Minor
Szymanowski Stabat Mater
Smyth Mass In D
Gerhard The Plague
Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
1995
*Ian Lawrence African Hodie
Michael Nyman Out of the Ruins
Fanshawe African Sanctus
Paul Patterson Mass of the Sea
Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Beethoven Choral Symphony (No.9)
Orff Carmina Burana
John Adams Harmonium
Prokoviev Alexander Nevsky
Gorecki Totus Tuus
Arvo Pärt Berliner Messe
Mozart Mass In C Minor
1994
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
*Bedford I Am Going Home with Thee
Fauré Requiem
Brahms Schicksalslied
*Simon Bainbridge Herbsttag
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Cherubini Requiem
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle extracts
Mozart Laudate Dominum; Ave Verum Corpus
Barber Agnus Dei
Mozart Requiem
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Holst The Planets
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
*Sally Beamish Love is Leaping
Britten War Requiem
Panufnik Hymn to the Virgin
Panufnik Universal Prayer
Mozart Requiem
Beethoven Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Britten War Requiem
1993
Paul Patterson Kyrie
Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor
Arvo Pärt Magnificat
Stravinsky Les Noces
Poulenc Stabat Mater
Britten Spring Symphony
Tippett A Child of Our Time
Robert Steadman Magnificat
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Mozart Laudate Dominum
*John Woolrich Far From Home
Mozart Requiem
1992
Duruflé Requiem
Kodaly Missa Brevis
Janácek Glagolitic Mass
Prokoviev Alexander Nevsky
Beethoven Choral Symphony (No.9)
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
1991
Bach Mass in B Minor
Haydn The Creation
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Mozart Kyrie in D Minor
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Tippett A Child of Our Time
1990
Verdi Requiem
Elgar The Apostles
*Howard Haigh Saeta
Orff Carmina Burana
1989
Handel Zadok the Priest
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart Requiem
Janácek Otce Nás
Stanford Three Motets
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Parry I Was Glad
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony
Orff Carmina Burana
Britten St Nicolas
1988
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Fauré Pavane
Ravel Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
Poulenc Gloria
Bruckner Motets
Britten Missa Brevis
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Bruckner Mass in E Minor
Fauré Requiem
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Handel Messiah
1987
Ian Lawrence African Hodie
Bruckner Motets
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Britten Hymn to St Cecilia
Tippett Five Spirituals
Vivaldi Gloria
Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
Praetorius Magnificat
1986
Pergolesi (Durante) Magnificat
Haydn ‘Nelson’ Mass
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius
1985
Fauré Requiem
Orff Carmina Burana
Handel Messiah
*Ian Lawrence African Hodie
1984
Verdi Requiem
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Britten A Ceremony of Carols
