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The Mendelssohn siblings
Our concerts
 27 January 2022
Crouch End Festival Chorus produced what one critic called “one of their best ever performances” and “an astonishing choral display” in their January 2022 concert featuring works by siblings Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn.
A full house and perfect acoustics for world premiere
Our concerts
 3 November 2021
Crouch End Festival Chorus sold out Alexandra Palace Theatre for its first concert of the 2021-22 season featuring one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire and a world premiere in front of its award-winning composer.
A rousing comeback concert
Our concerts
 3 August 2021
Crouch End Festival Chorus has produced what one critic called “a rousing comeback concert” after 18 months out of action because of the Covid pandemic.
Chorus 'outstanding' in night of Beethoven magic
Our concerts
 7 October 2019
Crouch End Festival Chorus (CEFC) won huge praise for a memorable performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and a new work "From the heart – may it return to the heart" at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 5 October 2019.
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Concerts and events

Concert artwork for Elijah 2024
26October
Mendelssohn's Elijah
6pm  -  Alexandra Palace Theatre, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY
Crouch End Festival Chorus celebrate their 40th anniversary with Mendelssohn’s Elijah, one of the greatest oratorios of all time.
Sir Bryn Terfel
1December
Mendelssohn's Elijah
6pm  -  Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
Crouch End Festival Chorus join the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in the Sheldonian Theatre to perform Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Home Alone still from the movie
7December
Home Alone live in concert
2:30pm & 7:30pm  -  Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP
This beloved festive favourite features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture.
King's College Cambridge Choristers
20December
Christmas with King's
7.30pm  -  Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge herald the Christmas season, joined on stage by the superb Crouch End Festival Chorus
CEFC Christmas
21December
Sing Christmas!
4pm and 7.30pm  -  St Michael's Church, South Grove, London N6 6BJ
Two concerts of Christmas favourites presented by Crouch End Festival Chorus.
Verdi
25January
Verdi Requiem
7pm  -  Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
World-class soloists and the massed voices of the Crouch End Festival Chorus gather with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for this performance of Verdi’s soul-stirring work
Crouch End Festival Chorus
1February
World O World
7.30pm  -  Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St, London SW1X 9BZ
Crouch End Festival Chorus return to Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, for a programme of mostly a cappella works.
Beethoven
13April
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
6pm  -  Alexandra Palace Theatre, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY
Crouch End Festival Chorus performs one of Beethoven's greatest choral works with The Hanover Band in the atmospheric reburbished theatre at Alexandra Palace.
Faure
5July
Fauré, Weir, Bernstein, Janáček
7.30pm  -  Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St, London SW1X 9BZ
Crouch End Festival Chorus returns to Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, to perform a selection of timeless masterpieces and contemporary works.