Wed 21 October at 1:15 pm until 2:15 pm
Ibstock Place School Choir brings together some of the school’s most experienced singers, drawn principally from Schola Cantorum and Ibstock Choristers. Based at Ibstock Place School in south-west London, the choir is at the heart of a thriving Music Department and a strong tradition of choral singing within the school.
The singers perform regularly in concerts and services both at school and further afield, with recent and forthcoming engagements including performances at Sinfonia Smith Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral and Guildford Cathedral. Cathedral singing forms an important part of the choir’s musical life, giving pupils the opportunity to engage with the rich repertoire and traditions of English choral music in the buildings for which much of it was written.
The choir’s repertoire is wide-ranging, encompassing Renaissance polyphony, music from the Anglican choral tradition and works by contemporary composers, alongside larger-scale concert repertoire. Through regular rehearsals, services, concerts and tours, pupils develop not only as individual musicians but as members of a committed and ambitious ensemble.
The choir is directed by Harry Castle, Director of Music at Ibstock Place School. Its 2026 tour to Bath and Wells continues the school’s commitment to providing young singers with memorable musical experiences beyond the classroom, including the opportunity to sing in two of England’s finest buildings, Bath Abbey and Wells Cathedral.
