Established in 2006 with over 100 members, the South London Choir is a community choir who organise community outreach through song; visiting prisons, homes for the elderly, the blind and the disabled, as well as performing concerts to raise money for charity.
This year the choir raised over £6000 for Shelter, the Samaritans, the Trinity Hospice in south London and the Demelza Hospice for Children.
Led by the experienced composer and performer, MJ Paranzino, the South London choir has a varied and exciting repertoire, ranging from classical pieces through to gospel, folk and modern pop songs. Most of our concerts consist of many musical styles. We perform regularly at weddings and other traditional celebrations, including a spirited Christmas carol service throughout December.
Combined with the community outreach, we offer encouragement and the opportunity for singers, composers and musicians to create original choral music, which we perform for the general public at venues such as the annual Brighton Fringe Festival, and London's Royal Festival Hall. MJ was recently commissioned to write a choral piece for Sir Terence Conran, and last November, the choir performed the choral soundtrack for an IMAX documentary called 'Wild Ocean' written and produced by the dance group STOMP, which premiered in March 2008.
The South London Choir has members of all ages and from all walks of life. You don't have to read music or to have sung in a previous choir to join. With MJ's guidance and leadership, everyone in the choir has great fun, combined with the belief, ability and satisfaction that we bring joy and happiness to people through performance and song.