Felicitas Chamber Choir

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.

Future Concerts

Saturday 21st March 2026 St John's Church Epping Essex CM16 5DN at 4:00pm Chorfest - Celebrating German choral music This concert will celebrate German composers and the rich influence they have had on choral music, throughout Europe and beyond. We will perform works spanning four centuries, from Buxtehude and J.S.Bach (who is said to have walked 300 miles to hear Buxtehude perform), to those who Bach himself influenced including Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Reger. Organ: Roger Bluff Tickets £15.00 in advance via Ticketsource (£17.50 on the door). Children & full-time students under 25: FREE.

Saturday 27th June 2026 St John's Art & Recreation Centre Harlow Essex CM17 0AJ at 5:00pm The World in Song In a programme with a truly international flavour, we will travel from 16th century Spain, Belgium and Italy through to more recent music from Hungary, Scandinavia, France, USA and of course the UK. Our selection, mainly secular and some with piano accompaniment, will feature music by Benjamin Britten, the 50th anniversary of whose death will be commemorated in 2026. Piano: Roger Bluff Tickets £15.00 in advance via Ticketsource (£17.50 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 are cheaper when purchased in advance via Ticketsource. Free for children and full-time students under 25.

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Latest News

Felicitas: more competition success

Hot on the heels of our Classic FM Christmas Carol win, Felicitas has won the Throne Challenge Cup at the Stratford and East London Music Festival. The adjudicator remarked on the "sublime moments" in our singing and rated us outstanding for both the classes we entered. Thanks to the Festival organisers - this event makes an important contribution to the development of quality music in the area and we really enjoyed taking part.

Felicitas carol broadcast

In November 2024 we submitted a recording of Gabriel's Message by Jonathan Rathbone to Classic FM for the Making Music Carol Competition 2024. We were delighted to discover that our submission was chosen as one of five winners it was broadcast on Classic FM on Tuesday 17th December 2024. If you missed the broadcast you can listen to it on our YouTube channel here.

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