Choral services
The Charter Choir sings a weekly Choral Evensong on Tuesdays at 6.30pm during term time (held at St John the Evangelist, Hills Road), and there are also occasional other weekend and weekday commitments, including cathedral visits, a carol service, and a choral Eucharist on Ash Wednesday.
In College
The Charter Choir sings in the end-of-term concerts, organised by the Homerton College Music Society, and also also plays an important part in the College’s wider community life, including singing at the main annual feast, the Charter Dinner. Past members of the choir are regularly invited back for reunion events (such as for the 10th anniversary of Homerton’s Royal Charter, in March 2020, or after the choir's Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral in June 2023).
Tours
Each year the Charter Choir leaves the shores of the UK for an international tour. These are always a balance of hard work and great fun. Tours are generously subsidised by the College. Choral scholars are expected - while volunteers are encouraged - to attend. The most recent tours have been to Gibraltar, Iceland, and Spain.
Recordings
The choir has three commercial recordings to its name (see below for details). These recordings usually take place every three years or so. The latest, Psalms, Stars & Light, was released on the Convivium label in 2024 and received a four-star review by BBC Music Magazine.
Free clips/downloads
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (arr. Daniel Trocmé-Latter) - recorded live at our Remembrance Eucharist, November 2018
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (arr. Daniel Trocmé-Latter) - recorded live in October 2018 at the Evensong to celebrate 250 years since Homerton's foundation
Performance at the New York Alumni Reunion, summer 2016
Os Justi (Anton Bruckner) - recorded live in the parish church of Cabris (Alpes-Maritimes), France, in August 2015.
If Ye Love Me (Thomas Tallis) - recorded in December 2012 in the Great Hall at Homerton.
Homerton (Peter Maxwell Davies) - recorded in December 2012 in the Great Hall at Homerton.
You can listen to our Covid-era virtual performances in July 2020, December 2020 (carols), and April 2021 (Easter Day).
CDs to purchase
"Terrific album" **** - BBC Music Magazine
Psalms, Stars & Light
£12 (including p&p)
Sample tracks available from https://conviviumrecords.co.uk/product/psalms-stars-and-light/
'Till all the place with music ring
£12 (including p&p)
Click here for a short sampler track of Till all the Place with Music Ring
Audite finem
£12 (including P&P)
Click here for a short sampler track of Audite Finem YouTube Livestream?
