2026-2027 Season
Concerts
Paul Grambo
Artistic Director
Hayoon Kim
Accompanist
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LPMC welcomes new members. Please contact our Artistic Director, Paul Grambo, at [email protected] to schedule an audition.
Artistic Director’s 2026-27 Season Message
Dear Friends,
Last year at this time, we were looking ahead to a season of maintaining our growth: growth in membership, enthusiasm, reputation, and all while creating beautiful music for appreciative audiences. We have done exceedingly well in all these areas. I urge each of you to share the good work and music London Pro Musica embodies with family, friends, and colleagues. Encourage fellow musicians to audition, non-singers to consider attending and volunteering, and seek out advertisers and sponsors for our fine ensemble. Our choir is only as strong as our enthusiasm for it.
I am very excited to share with you that LPMC’s 2026-2027 season, Emergence, will feature music both old and new that will inspire action and celebrate the past while addressing the challenges and potential of our present world. It will feature unique musical experiences for both singer and audience. Our concerts this season will serve to confirm LPMC as a choir that is equally comfortable performing the classics as well as the new and exciting.
Right off the bat on Saturday, September 19, we’ll be performing a short set of familiar music for Doors Open London as part of a showcase of musical offerings from St. James Westminster Church.
The season officially launches with a repeat of our unconventional concert offering: Byrd in the Woods on Saturday morning October 3 between 9:00 and 11:00 am. This year’s outdoor concert at Westminster Ponds will expand beyond the music of English Tudor composer William Byrd to include contemporary composers. Two years ago when we introduced London to this concert, not only was it a memorable experience for all who attended, it was powerful for the performers as well.
Our second concert of the season, A Village Christmas, will be a 2-performance production with one run-out performance (November 28) and one performance at St. James Westminster Church on Monday, November 30. This will be an opportunity for the choir to enjoy and share some of the great Christmas music that we all love to sing.
The year closes with two performances of an LPMC favourite, Handel’s Messiah, though not as you may expect. As in previous years, we will collaborate with First-St. Andrew’s Church on a Sing-Along Messiah on Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm. The concert features strings and soloists from the London area and this year will be conducted by FSA’s Chris Fischer.
We will then mount a different version of the beloved work, A Children’s Messiah, on Saturday, December 12, 4:00 pm at St. James Westminster Church. This production will be an abbreviated afternoon program, designed for children and their caregivers, that will include audience participation, modified seating, and possibly an instrument petting zoo.
In the new year, we will present Mozart’s Requiem for our annual Good Friday concert on March 26. This large, sweeping work for soloists and chorus comes in a powerful and effective arrangement for organ & choir.
This Shining Night, a meditative concert experience, will conclude our season on Monday, May 31, 7:30 pm at St. James Westminster Church. This special concert will incorporate soundscapes, candles, improvisation, and the setting sun to create a musical and visual experience for both audience and choir.
With deepest thanks for your continued support,
Paul Grambo, Artistic Director
BYRD IN THE WOODS – Sat. October 3, 9:00 – 11:00 am, at Westminster Ponds Conservation Area, 944 Western Counties Rd, London, ON N6C 0A7.
Register your time between 9:00 am & 11:00 am by filling out the registration form at the link above (Note: staggered start times every 10 minutes, each led by a volunteer guide). Start times are: 9:00; 9:10; 9:20; 9:30; 9:40; 9:50; 10:00; 10:10; 10:20; 10:30; 10:40; 10:50; 11:00. The event is free to the public with donations to London Pro Musica gratefully received and appreciated ($20 per person is suggested).
Take a remarkable ‘walk in the woods’ in Westminster Ponds – a beautiful pocket of Southeast London and an Environmentally Significant Area right within the city – will be the site for an exciting event that London Pro Musica Choir has planned to kick off our new season. It is called “Byrd in the Woods” and it is an “Outdoor Musical Experience”. Does the idea of being in nature on a crisp fall morning, and leading a small group of music-lovers down a winding path through the forest to encounter occasional singing stations performing a cappella sound like something you might enjoy? Because that’s what this will be, and we’d love you to be part of it! We will have volunteer guides to lead you on this wonderful outdoor musical walk. The music will be provided by 3 different groups of London Pro Musica Choir members, and special guests Sam Hornby (guitar, vocals), Paul Stevenson (trumpet) with Kim Allred (soprano).
Good footwear is a must. The nature walk will take approximately 50-65 minutes. The trail is of moderate difficulty, mainly flat though uneven terrain, with some hills and many tree roots. This event is not accessible for mobility device users. Please note that there are no restrooms. Also, the event is weather dependant.
A VILLAGE CHRISTMAS – Monday, November 30, 7:30 pm – St. James Westminster Church, 115 Askin Street, London.
Celebrate this magical time of year with the most cherished and heartwarming songs and carols of the season. Ring in the holidays with this enchanting Christmas concert presented by London Pro Musica Choir in the beautiful surroundings of St. James Westminster Church.