Felicitas is a chamber choir performing choral concerts in Essex and in NE and Central London. Directed by Simon Winters, the choir specialises in a cappella choral music and has a wide repertoire ranging from the medieval to the modern day, both sacred and secular. Felicitas prides itself on its high musical standard as well as the excellent rapport amongst members.

Next Concert

Saturday 7th December 2024
The Abbey Church
Waltham Abbey
Essex EN9 1XQ
at 7:30pm

Our December concert will feature choruses from Handel's Messiah, a traditional pre-Christmas favourite, together with motets by Bruckner (whose 200th anniversary we commemorate this year) and pieces celebrating the Christmas season by contemporary composers.

Tickets £12.50 in advance via Ticketsource (£15 on the door). Children & full-time students under 25: FREE.

For unto us... Messiah and more!

Messiah (Choruses from Part 1) - Handel
Make we joy - Anon
Ave Maria & Os justi - Bruckner
My Lord has come & Christ is the morning star - Will Todd
Hodie - James Whitbourn
De Vergine Maria - Carl Rütti
Lully, lulla, lullay & Tomorrow shall be my dancing day - Phillip Stopford
Sing lullaby & Here is the little door - Howells
Gabriel's message Trad. arr. Rathbone

Future Concerts

Saturday 22nd March 2025
St John's Church
Epping
Essex CM16 5DN
at 4:00pm

Gloria!

Lamentations I - Tallis
Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary - Purcell
Hymn to St Cecilia - Britten
Five negro spirituals from A Child of our Time - Tippett
Gloria - Rutter

Tickets £12.50 in advance via Ticketsource (£15 on the door). Children & full-time students under 25: FREE.

Saturday 28th June 2025
St John's Church
Loughton
Essex IG10 1PD
at 7:30pm

What sweeter music

In this lighter programme for our summer concert, music will feature sacred and secular works including Britten's Five Flower Songs, Rutter's Five Childhood lyrics and William Harris' setting of Faire is the heaven.

Programme also to include sacred and secular works by Purcell, Byrd, Harris and Percy Grainger as well as some madrigals and partsongs.

Tickets £12.50 in advance via Ticketsource (£15 on the door). Children & full-time students under 25: FREE.

What people have said about Felicitas:

“impressive display of singing and musicality”
Jonathan Rathbone - composer, arranger and conductor

“heartfelt and moving performance” and “great tonal blend”
Alan Bullard - composer

"lovely balanced musical sound"
Pam Slatter - composer and singer

Tickets for all concerts: £15 (£12.50 if purchased in advance via Ticketsource. Free for children and full-time students under 25)

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Latest News

Felicitas carol broadcast

Our recording of Gabriel's Message by Jonathan Rathbone will be broadcast by Classic FM on Tuesday 17th December 2024 at around 6pm. We are delighted that this has been chosen by the Classic FM Christmas Carol Competition as one of 5 for broadcast. Click here to hear our recording.

Felicitas Christmas Charity collection

The charity Felicitas has chosen to support this year is Redbridge Foodbank's Warehouse Renovation Project. The audience at our December 7th concert and the choir have together raised £715, which will be doubled to £1430 by the Big Give initiative. Thank you so much to all who donated.

Felicitas is recruiting

Felicitas has a vacancy for a tenor due to the departure of one of its members. Rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at St Mary's Church, South Woodford, E18 (very near to the Central line) and gives three concerts each year, as well as undertaking the occasional tour, festival and CD recording. Those interested would be invited to attend a rehearsal and an audition with the choir's director, Simon Winters. The choir prides itself on its high musical standard as well as the excellent rapport amongst members. For more information, please email director@felicitas.org.uk