The Ripieno Choir | An adventurous chamber choir of about thirty experienced singers, drawn from south-west London and north Surrey, rehearsing near Esher.

The choir

We are an adventurous chamber choir of about thirty experienced singers, drawn from south-west London and north Surrey, who rehearse near Esher.
Our grounding is in the Renaissance and Baroque, but our repertoire includes contemporary composers, rarely-performed and rediscovered music.
We mostly perform a cappella, but for larger works we attract first-class professional soloists and ensembles.
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Hey for Christmas!

Saturday 3 January 2026 (7.00pm)

We warmly invite you to our exciting collaboration with Patrick Allies’ professional vocal ensemble, Siglo de Oro, and early music instrumentalists Spinacino Consort in this joyful celebration of Christmastide, seventeenth-century style!

Announcement

Apprentice Conductors
We are delighted to announce the appointment of four exceptional young musicians to be our Apprentice Conductors. Elinor Thomas and Jason Fan take the stage in 2025/26 as our Senior Apprentices, while Lily Dickie and Ben Russel join as Junior Apprentices in preparation for performances in our 2026/27 season.

Read more about them and the Apprentice Conductor scheme

Our conductor

Patrick Allies has been the Ripieno Choir’s director of music since April 2023. He studied music at King’s College, London, followed by postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge.

He is now a conductor and musicologist based in London, artistic director of the vocal ensemble Siglo de Oro, and is researching fifteenth-century choirs and their performance spaces for a doctorate from the University of Oxford.

We’re recruiting

Do you want to sing in an adventurous chamber choir with friendly, like-minded individuals, under the direction of top-class choral conductor?

We welcome enquiries from experienced choral singers of all voice parts who enjoy singing in a smaller choir.