The Voices of London - Come & Sing
J. Haydn - The Creation

The Voices of London Festival is making its comeback with Haydn's Creation, led by the BBC Symphony Chorus and Sonoro conductor Neil Ferris.

To mark this new beginning, we are delighted to invite you to join renowned conductor Neil Ferris and repetiteur Benjamin Markovic for a come-and-sing, as we explore Joseph Haydn’s beloved oratorio, The Creation! This will be a relaxed one day event in Pimlico, culminating in an informal performance. You will be joined on stage by some of London’s finest young soloists.

Details of the come-and-sing are as follows:

Location: St. Gabriel’s Pimlico, Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD

Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026

Time: 10am sign in, 10:30-1pm rehearsal, 2-4.30pm rehearsal, 5pm free informal performance

Scores: Novello Edition, bring your own, or hire from us!
Cost: £30, including snacks and a drink at the reception

After the performance, please join us for a reception, where you will hear from these industry titans in a relaxed panel discussion. Additionally, we are so excited to showcase the voices of choral artists all over the capital city in future events - further details will be shared then!

We look forward to welcoming you, and singing with you in November!

Neil Ferris is Chorus Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus, Artistic Director and Conductor of the professional chamber choir Sonoro, and Festival Conductor of the Leith Hill Music Festival. With Sonoro, Neil has conducted at the St Magnus International Festival, the Wimbledon International Music Festival and King’s Place in London, and with the BBC Symphony Chorus at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. 

In demand as guest conductor at some of the finest choirs in the UK, Neil has worked with the BBC Singers, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, London Voices, the National Youth Choir, and the National Youth Choir of Wales. He also leads workshops for the Royal Opera House Sing at ROH programme and singing holidays for Helicon Arts and Run By Singers.

Orchestras that Neil has conducted include London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, London Mozart Players, City of London Sinfonia and Orchestra of the Swan. As a teacher, Neil has led masterclasses in the UK at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal Welsh Conservatoire of Music and Drama, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, University of Birmingham, and abroad in the USA, Ireland, Denmark, China, Malaysia and Singapore.

Recordings include the world premiere recording of Cecilia McDowall’s Da Vinci Requiem and Seventy Degrees below Zero, with Wimbledon Choral and City of London Sinfonia, an album of the choral music of Jonathan Dove (Naxos), and a regular programme of recordings with Sonoro. Their album Christmas with Sonoro was selected as Christmas album choice in the BBC Music Magazine. In 2024 Sonoro released an album of the choral music of Stephen Dodgson on the SOMM label. 

Voices of London - Come & Sing

J. Haydn - The Creation