about london choir vasari singers
Vasari Singers, under Jeremy Backhouse, is one of the leading chamber choirs in London and the UK. In its 31st year, the choir performs a wide range of repertoire with passion and sensitivity to exacting standards and considerable acclaim.
Vasari performs regularly in most of London’s major concert venues and taken part in numerous commercial choral concerts and festivals, including the BBC Proms. The choir works regularly for the BBC, recently appearing on the BAFTA-award winning documentary soundtrack Seven Wonders.
New music is central to the choir’s activities, and since 2000 has commissioned over 20 works from British composers.
new music
The Vasari Singers and Jeremy Backhouse are a great supporter of contemporary music, with a reputation for seeking out new and challenging modern repertoire. We regularly commission and première works, and have made many notable world première recordings. Since 2000, the choir has commissioned over 20 new works. Classical CD’s of our recordings are available to buy online.
latest news
- Evening Standard review
- 16 Dec gig nearly sold out
- Vasari live on Radio 3
- Mass in Blue on Radio 3
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latest review
MusicWeb International, June 2011
The music on this disc represents the English church music tradition at its finest and the performances are admirable..
photo gallery
Images from our most recent rehearsals, new gallery uploaded from the recent Workshop.
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our sponsors
The Vasari Singers do not receive public subsidy. The choir is supported by a wide variety of commercial and private sources. From grants, sponsorship, donations, friends and benefactor membership to individual subscription.
We gratefully acknowledge their financial support and thank them for their invaluable contribution.