English Chamber Choir

The English Chamber Choir

… who sing and practise regularly at St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe

Who are we?

The English Chamber Choir is, as its name implies, a medium-sized group of around 40 singers. It prides itself on the diversity both of its repertoire and of the engagements it undertakes. The Choir’s concert repertoire ranges from early polyphony to contemporary works, and also embraces the many baroque and classical works with orchestra that are appropriate to its size. It also undertakes recordings of more commercial music – CD albums, film sound–tracks and advertising jingles. Most of its work is in or around London, with occasional forays further afield and abroad.

The Choir membership includes people of all ages and from many varied walks of life. Currently our oldest members are in their early sixties and our youngest their early twenties. The rest are pretty evenly distributed in–between. There is a strong representation of the traditional professions – law, accountancy, education, the Civil Service – together with the newer field of IT consultancy and a wide variety of individual skills, including a restaurateur, a horticultural expert, a wine merchant and a couple of artists. Many developed their interest in singing while at university and several were choral scholars (especially those from Oxbridge).

More information about the choir can be found on our website www.englishchamberchoir.com.

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How to find us

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
Parish Church
St Andrew's Hill & Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 5DE
(020) 7329 3632

Directions

The church has two main doors, making it accessible from both St Andrew's Hill and Queen Victoria Street.

The church is situated on the east side of St Andrew's Hill. From Ludgate Hill turn south down Creed Lane (two short blocks from the front of St Paul's Cathedral). At the bottom of Creed Lane turn left into Carter Lane and immediately turn right into St Andrew's Hill. The church is situated 50 yards along the road and up the steps beside the Pub & Eating House and across the road from the Cockpit pub.

Approaching along Queen Victoria Street, the church is situated on the north side of the road, halfway between the Millennium and Blackfriars bridges. The church is set up on a hill with a sloping garden in front, wrought iron gates and a flight of steps. When approaching from along Queen Victoria Street: in order to enter the church via the north door on St Andrew's Hill where there are less steps, walk up the southern section of St Andrew's Hill from Queen Victoria Street to the Pub & Eating House, behind which the church is situated.

The church is served by bus Nos. 4, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76, 100 & 172 along Ludgate Hill and No. 388 along Queen Victoria Street. The nearest underground stations are St Paul's and Mansion House (Blackfriars is expected to reopen in March 2012). Blackfriars mainline and City Thameslink stations are close by.