From April 2026 SPS started rehearsing some of John Rutter’s anthems from the 11 Anthems for mixed voices book, including For the Beauty of the Earth; All things Bright and Beautiful; Look at the World; and God be in My Head, along with the more-challenging Mozart: Missa in C major K167 ‘in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis’ in preparation for a All things Mozart and Rutter concert on Saturday December 5th 2026
From mid-June 2025 SPS began rehearsing a selection of music from the choir’s existing library including works by Haydn and arrangements of popular songs, whilst also enjoying singing through one of the seasons from A Season to Sing each week ready for the Come & Sing in August 2025
In January 2025 SPS started working on ‘A Season to Sing’ which the choir co-commissioned from composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange. The Birmingham premier of this work was given by SPS on Saturday 14 June 2025 in St Francis Church Bournville. More…
Selly Park Singers worked on the following repertoire from April 2024 through to November 2024
A selection of Alleluias from Plainsong arrangements, through Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus to Leonard Cohen’s famous Alleluia.
Selly Park Singers worked on the following repertoire from Autumn 2023 through to April 2024
Original compositions and arrangements of well-known songs by Dennis Pim
Edward Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands.
Selly Park Singers worked on the following repertoire during the 2022-23 season.
3-Part Arrangements:
Danny Boy
The lark in the clear air
The last rose of summer
Fauré Works:
Madrigal
Pavane
Gershwin Medley:
Who could ask for anything more?
Opera Chorus:
Pilgrim’s Chorus
Nessun Dorma
Popular Classics ‘In the Mood’:
Ain’t Misbehavin
Autumn Leaves
Begin the Beguine