2024 Performances
2nd January 2024
7:45PM – Cadogan Hall, London
London International Choral Festival – See our Grande Finale Gala Concert where all of the Festival’s Choirs come together with the LICF Choir Director, James Henshaw, to perform a specially chosen repertoire in the resplendent Cadogan Hall, accompanied by Britain’s finest youth orchestra, the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of James Blair MBE. Ricky Taing (bass). Book tickets
17th January 2024
5:30PM – Bush House, London
The Glowbot Garden – An opportunity for people to meet a host of inflatable, pneumatically controlled creatures, many of which are taller than double-decker buses, in the largest presentation to date from creative soft robotics studio Air Giants. The Choir of King’s College London perform for their opening ceremony. Ricky Taing (bass). All are welcome
19th January 2024
8:00PM – Southend Christian Fellowship Plaza Centre, Essex
Southend-on-Sea City Council Concert Series: The Choir of King’s College London – Programme to include Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers) and Tavener’s Song for Athene. Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
26th January 2024
Global Release of NYC Young Composers 5 – The latest release in NMC’s annual partnership with the National Youth Choir (NYC) compiles a collection of imaginative new choral works by four talented, rising-star composers; Millicent B James, Will Harmer, Emily Hazrati, and Alex Tay. Ricky Taing (bass). Order here
28th January 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Yoon Seok Shin at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Steinway Young Artist Yoon Seok Shin makes his Brixton debut, opening the Winter 2024 Season of the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series. Yoon Seok Shin (piano), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
3rd February 2024
4:30PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
The Choir of King’s College London – Orthodox Vespers: Service led by Fr Alexander Fostiropoulos and the Choir. All are welcome
25th February 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
The Nazca Duo at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – The award-winning harp and guitar duo invite you on a journey to explore rare and captivating original works from the twentieth century. Lucia Foti (harp), Stefano Fiacco (guitar), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
6th March (live broadcast) 2024
4:00PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
BBC Choral Evensong at King’s College London Chapel – From The Choir of King’s College London. With Dr Joseph Fort (Director of Music), and Jeremy Ng (Organ Scholar). Ricky Taing (bass). Stream here
19th March 2024
7:30PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
King’s College London Wind Orchestra: Spring Concert 2024 – Join the King’s College London Wind Orchestra for their 2024 spring concert featuring an eclectic curation of folk works and concert band classics in the historic King’s College Chapel, with their musical director George Yeo. Ricky Taing (president) Book here
20th March 2024
7:30PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
The King’s Camerata and the King’s Nightingales – The King’s College London Music Society is proud to present Dixit Dominus, a collaboration between two of our flagship ensembles, The King’s Camerata and The Nightingale Consort. Join us for an evening that will transport you into the realm of the choral greats and string orchestra classics, with music from Byrd to Elgar alongside Handel’s Dixit Dominus. Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
22nd March 2024
7:30PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Naming the Unnameable, and Communicating the Unknowable: A Celebration of Orchestral Saxophone. Ricky Taing (flute). Book here
23rd March 2024
7:30PM – St James’ Piccadilly, Westminster
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Naming the Unnameable, and Communicating the Unknowable: A Celebration of Orchestral Saxophone. Ricky Taing (flute). Book here
24th March 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Bastion Brass at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – The brass quintet present an eclectic programme of works by Bach, Bernstein, Ewald, Kompanek, and Tsvetkov. Sam Balchin (trumpet), Luke Lane (trumpet), Sarah Pennington (horn), Sam Cox (trombone), Morro Barry (tuba), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
28th March 2024
7:30PM – St John’s Smith Square, London
SJSS Easter Festival: Fauré’s Requiem – The National Youth Choir performs Fauré’s Requiem. With its deep spirituality and ethereal beauty, the composer’s most famous work offers a uniquely serene and tranquil view of death, bringing joy rather than sadness in its peace-filled conclusion. Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
21st April 2024
3:00PM – Colyer-Fergusson Hall, Kent
Canterbury Music Club: Ricky Taing (flute) – Ricky presents a recital of works for flute and piano by women composers and pioneers of the Baroque, Romantic and Neoclassical periods at the Colyer-Fergusson Hall. Book here
28th April 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Cristiana Achim at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Embark on a musical journey where folklore meets classical! Join award-winning Romanian pianist Cristiana Achim for an enchanting solo recital featuring innovative folk masterpieces by Ravel, Copland/Bernstein, Afsarian, Granados and Enescu. Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
19th May 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
The Beadling at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Join sisters Alice (violin) and Juliet Beadle (flute) and Louis Suc (tenor saxophone/percussion) on their tuneful adventures with 17th-century broadside ballads, traditional English, medieval, and Nordic folk music. Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
21st May 2024
1:30PM – King’s College London Strand Campus, London
Flute Recital (accompanied by Michael Xu) – Anna Bon Sonata in G major, Lili Boulanger Nocturne and Lennox Berkeley Sonatina. Ricky Taing (flute). Get in touch
24th May 2023
8:00PM – King’s College London Chapel, London
J.S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata – One of the more unique works that Bach composed at this time was the secular cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (literally “be still, stop chattering”), better known as the Coffee Cantata (BWV 211). A production by King’s Opera, directed by Clara Richards, with musical direction by Joshua Russell and produced by Katie Palmer. Ricky Taing (flute). Book here
7th and 8th June 2024
7:30PM – The Great Hall, London
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Soundscapes: World of Music. Directed by Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, the university orchestra perform works including the world premieres of Mathawaphan’s Piphat and Prelude and Elletson’s Escapes, Prokofiev’s Summer Day, and Sibelius’s monumental Symphony No. 2. Ricky Taing (principal flute). Book here
16th June 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
The Brixton Soloists with Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – The Brixton Soloists, conducted by Jason Taing and Phil D’Arcy, return to perform works by Strauss, Debussy and Dvorak. Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
18th June 2024
8:30PM – Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Anges, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Soundscapes: World of Music. Directed by Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, the university orchestra perform works including the European premiere of Elletson’s Escapes, Prokofiev’s Summer Day, and Sibelius’s monumental Symphony No. 2. Ricky Taing (principal flute). More info
20th June 2024
5:00PM – Cathédrale St-Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence, France
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Soundscapes: World of Music. Directed by Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, the university orchestra perform works including the European premiere of Mathawaphan’s Piphat and Prelude, Prokofiev’s Summer Day, and Sibelius’s monumental Symphony No. 2. Ricky Taing (principal flute). More info
21st June 2024
8:00PM – Château de La Tour-d’Aigues, France
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra – Soundscapes: World of Music. Directed by Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, the university orchestra perform works including Mathawaphan’s Piphat and Prelude, Elletson’s Escapes, and Sibelius’s monumental Symphony No. 2. Ricky Taing (principal flute). More info
29th June 2024
6:30PM – Greenwood Theatre, London
‘In Ithaka’: Penelope’s Web – Inspired by the setting of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, ‘In Ithaka’ takes place in a Greek Underworld where shape-shifting characters recall and retell their past lives. Three mezzo-sopranos will sing the role of Penelope, and the Choir of King’s College London will play her suitors and the enslaved palace workers. Ricky Taing (suitor/chorus) Book here
30th June 2024
6:00PM – King’s College London Chapel, Strand
The Genuine History of the Life of Richard Turpin – The Choir of King’s College London join forces with the South West Essex Choir in performing a world premiere of Ed Nesbit’s The Genuine History of the Life of Richard Turpin. Ricky Taing (bass soloist) Book here
6th July 2024
7:30PM – St Peter and St Paul, Chingford
Mass in Blue and The Genuine History of the Life of Richard Turpin – The Choir of King’s College London join forces with the South West Essex Choir in performing a world premiere of Ed Nesbit’s The Genuine History of the Life of Richard Turpin. Ricky Taing (bass) Book here
7th July 2024
6:00PM – Thaxted Parish Church, Essex
Thaxted Festival: The Choir of King’s College London – Joseph Fort directs Holst’s rarely-performed First Choral Symphony, a setting of verses by John Keats, in a world première of a new realization of this compelling work. Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
15th July 2024
7:30PM – National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing
China International Choral Festival: Opening Ceremony More information
16th July 2024
7:30PM – National Library Concert Hall, Beijing
China International Choral Festival with The Choir of King’s College London More information
18th July 2024
7:30PM – Beijing Institute of Technology, Cultural and Museum Centre Concert Hall, Beijing
China International Choral Festival with The Choir of King’s College London More information
16th July 2024
7:30PM – National Library Concert Hall, Beijing
China International Choral Festival: Closing Ceremony More information
22nd September 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Abigail Millar Todd: Prokofiev, Bach, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Glinka at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Step into a world of enchanting mystery with the mesmerizing harp, with works by Prokofiev, Bach, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Glinka, and more. Book here
27th October 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Jay Carroll at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Join Jay Carroll in an exploration of the interconnectedness of love and loss in the music of the great pianists of the Romantic era. Jay Carroll (piano), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
24th November 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
The Brixton Soloists perform Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – Join The Brixton Soloists under the baton of Jason Taing for an enchanting afternoon featuring Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, a musical journey through vibrant, evocative soundscapes. Jason Taing (conductor), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director). Book here
28th November 2024
7:00PM – St Lawrence Jewry, London
UCL Chamber Choir: Love Endureth – Join the Music Society Chamber Choir for an enchanting evening of choral music exploring the timeless theme of love. Tristan Weymes (director), Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
29th November 2024
Global Release of Edward Nesbit: Nativity Preorder here
1st December 2024
10:30AM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Solo Advent Service at Brixton Unitarians – Intimate performance of festive classics with Ricky Taing (flute). Featuring Snow Angel by Daniel Dorff, Walking in the Air by Howard Blake and more. Get in touch for further details
5th December 2024
7:00PM – Waterstones, Gower Street, London
UCL Chamber Choir: Carols More info
5th December 2024
7:30PM – St Pancras New Church, London
UCL Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Holst 150 – Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of Gustav Holst. Featuring C. V. Stanford’s Irish Rhapsody No. 1 and Holst’s The Cloud Messenger, directed by Matt Scott Rodgers. Book here
7th December 2024
7:00PM – Holy Cross Cromer Street, London
UCL Chamber Choir: Christmas Advent Concert – Celebrate the beauty of the Christmas season with an evening of exquisite choral music at Holy Cross Cromer Street. Join us for a magical evening of music to uplift and inspire this holiday season. Tristan Weymes (director), Ricky Taing (bass). Book here
14th December 2024
6:00PM – The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul (Sutton Valence School), Kent
Sutton Valence Choral Society: A Family Christmas Concert – Welcome to a concert of music and readings designed to warm us all for Christmas. Bryan Williams (conductor), Martyn Williams (organist), Ricky Taing (guest flautist). Book here
15th December 2024
12:15PM – Effra Road Chapel, Brixton
Free Ye Olde Mindful Carols at the Brixton Unitarians’ Concert Series – For all faiths and none, with ancient carols, supporting soloists, stirring readings, seasonal refreshments, and festive cheer. Donations welcomed. Ellie Blewitt (soprano), Ricky Taing (Artistic Director, bass). Book here
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