Christmas Concert

Chapel of St Cross, Winchester
13th December 2025, 7:30pm

Join us in the most ancient and atmospheric Chapel of St Cross, Winchester for our wonderful, seasonal celebration: Christmas with Southern Voices.
This year featuring Poulenc's Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël . The programme takes us on a magical, musical journey through the wonder of the Christmas story with a very special selection of modern and more familiar carols from Lucy Walker, Eric Whitacre, Bob Chilcott, Mendelssohn, Carter, Martin and Rutter and crucially your chance to sing some traditional carols with us too.
It will be magical!

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St Matthew Passion

Romsey Abbey
21st March 2026, 6:30pm

A rare opportunity to experience JS Bach’s : St Matthew Passion on 21 March 2026 in Romsey Abbey.

Under the baton of Andrew Hayman, we will team up with Kingsgate Voices, the Winchester Cathedral Girls Choir and a wonderful line-up of soloists, accompanied on period instruments by the London Baroque Sinfonia.

The St Matthew Passion tells the dramatic story of Christ's last days leading up to his Crucifixion and this Easter masterpiece is not to be missed.

Choral Scholarship

Southern Voices are excited to welcome two new singers to our Choral Scholarship programme for 2025-2026. The programme is an opportunity for young singers to join us, all expenses paid, thanks to generous sponsorship by the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.

Applications are currently open for alto, tenor and bass voices to join us in January 2026. Scholarship applications for September 2026 will open in January for all voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass), with candidates auditioning in July.

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Our Musical Director

Jamal Sutton has conducted us through our SOLD OUT 40^th Anniversary Year in 2024 into a new chapter with his brilliant and fresh ideas for programming works ,which are imaginative and interesting, coaching us to new levels of excellence.

Friends Programme

If you come to our concerts, you might consider signing up for our new Friends Programme. Becoming a Friend of Southern Voices allows you to join our community and support us in continuing to deliver choral music you enjoy.

Benefits of joining include complimentary tickets, priority booking, free drinks at the interval and invitation to special events with the choir and musical director.

Looking Back...

2024 was a huge year for Southern Voices. Our ruby anniversary (1984-2024) was celebrated in style! Jamal created five, fabulous events for the year and it was fitting that each event SOLD OUT as the year unfolded.