Whether you’re a soprano, alto, tenor or bass, we’d love to welcome you to join our group.

We sing from sheet music, so experience of singing in choral groups and the ability to read music are desirable. However, if you’re a good singer but not confident at sight-reading, we’d always suggest you try out a couple of rehearsals and see what you think.

The main requirement is to be enthusiastic about singing and to enjoy our repertoire of choral classics.

You won’t be auditioned as we hope most singers will have a sense of whether or not the SLS is right for them.

We welcome any prospective singers to come along to any Monday evening rehearsal and try the choir out for free. Here’s our current rehearsal schedule.

Let us know to expect you by emailing us at info@southlondonsingers.com.

Once you’ve decided to join us, full-time members will be asked to pay our standard subscription fees of £240 a year. These are to cover the costs of our rehearsal space, accompanists and musical direction, and can be paid either annually or by term (£80 per term - Sept-Dec; Jan-March; April-July).

Our three terms follow the academic year with short breaks over Christmas and Easter and a long summer break from July - September.

What do you need to know?

  • Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings 7.45 - 9:30pm at Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham. Click here for our rehearsal schedule.
  • Beckenham Methodist Church is close to several bus routes as well as Beckenham Junction railway station and Tramlink terminus. Find us on Google Maps here.
  • The car park in St George’s Road, a short walk from the Methodist Church, is free after 7.30pm. There is also free street parking available nearby.
  • The majority of SLS concerts take place in local venues, including Beckenham Methodist Church and St. George’s Church.
  • Social events have included parties, summer barbecues, restaurant meals and quiz nights.
  • Although we rehearse in rooms belonging to the Beckenham Methodist Church, we are not a church choir and welcome members of any faith.

What sort of music do we sing?

We perform from a wide-ranging repertoire, which covers both secular and sacred music from the fifteenth century to the present. Most of our repertoire is performed in four parts (SATB), either a cappella or with organ, piano or light instrumental accompaniment suited to a smaller chamber group.

Familiar composers such as Handel, Bach and Britten feature alongside lesser-known composers such as Joseph Jongen and Michael Haydn.

We sing a variety of well-known pieces alongside new discoveries - and have even debuted some brand-new pieces written for us by local composers and friends of the choir.

We perform four concerts a year. This means each term we can devote plenty of rehearsal time to learning our concert pieces, so you won’t need to do too much homework.

We like to have fun at our rehearsals and many of us enjoy socialising around our rehearsal start and end times. We hold a few social events for choir members throughout the season.