This page is for members of Constanza Chorus, and has info about our upcoming rehearsal and concert schedule, future programme and all the information you need for concerts.
Dates for 2026
| 5th January | First rehearsal of the new year |
| 6th April | Easter Bank Holiday – no rehearsal |
| 18th April | Concert at Holy Sepulchre Holborn – Palmeri Misatango |
| 4th May | Bank Holiday – no rehearsal |
| 25th May | Bank Holiday – no rehearsal |
| 6th June | Saturday Choral Workshop Day at St-Mary-At-Hill |
| 6th July | Last rehearsal of term |
| 7th September | Rehearsals resume after summer break |
| 17th October | Rachmaninov All Night Vigil Concert (Holy Trinity Sloane Square) |
| 7th December | Last rehearsal of term |
| 12th December | 5pm Christmas Concert (St Marylebone Parish Church) |
| 14th December | Carol Singing (TBC) |
Subscription
The subscription for membership of the choir for 2026 is £230 and £90 for students.
Constanza Chorus is completely self-funding, so your subscription goes towards the hire of the church and fees for the conductor and accompanist as well as our insurance and website costs. The concerts are also self funding, with ticket sales going towards towards costs like venue hire, programme printing, and hiring soloists and orchestras.
As Constanza Chorus is a registered charity, members’ subscriptions and other donations are eligible for Gift Aid.
Members info
Repertoire
The next concert is on Saturday 17th October at Holy Trinity Sloane Square
- Rachmaninoff – All Night Vigil
- Aleksiychuk – Holy Lord of Hosts
Here’s the Youtube recordings of both pieces – do have a listen when you have the chance!
Rachmaninoff – https://youtu.be/eXZZrTRY8vU?si=-hTz_8ru5yUhD4aR
Aleksiychuk – https://youtu.be/zTZI7IsfIGU?si=O2FjVTo_J961q3LD
If people are members of the John Fletcher note-learning site they can access their part here https://johnfletchermusic.org/rachmaninovs-vespers/
Also with a subscription you can access the other piece we are performing here: https://johnfletchermusic.org/holy-lord-of-hosts-aleksiychuki/
Various pronunciation guides for the Church Slavonic can be found on youtube such as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9rlEYZYcI
I’ll also be helping with this and we’ll have a language coach working with us.
Rehearsal Schedule
We have 16 Monday rehearsals for this project. As usual, to sing in the concert we need 80% attendance, so that means no more than 3 rehearsals to be missed and as ever the final Monday (12th October) is compulsory and may run until 9.30pm.
| 20th April | Rachmaninoff 1, 2, 3 |
| 27th April | Rachmaninoff 4, 5; Aleksiychuk |
| 11th May | Rachmaninoff 6-8 |
| 18th May | Aleksiychuk, run Rachmaninoff 1-8 |
| 1st June | Rachmaninoff 1-8 |
| 6th June (Sat workshop) | Aleksiychuk |
| 8th June | Rachmaninoff 9, 10 |
| 15rd June | Rachmaninoff 11, 12 |
| 22nd June | Rachmaninoff 13-15 |
| 29th June | Rachmaninoff 9-15 |
| 6th July | Run all |
| 7th September | Rachmaninoff 1-4 |
| 14th September | Rachmaninoff 5-8 |
| 21st September | Rachmaninoff 9-11 |
| 28th September | Rachmaninoff 12-15 |
| 5th October | Aleksiychuk, Rachmaninoff as needed |
| 12th October | Full run until 9.30pm |
Post Rehearsal Pub
The post-rehearsal pub is the Walrus and the Carpenter – just a 1min walk down Lovat Lane – do come and join us after for a drink or two!