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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Announcement

Apprentice Conductors
The Ripieno Choir seeks an experienced Musical Director to lead the Choir from May 2027. We are sad to bid farewell to Patrick Allies and seek a replacement who will build on his excellent work to further develop the choir’s vocal technique, musicianship and repertoire.
Please message Lisa on 07806 528894 or email ku.gro.riohconeipirnull@snoitacilppa for further details.

My Heart’s Comfort

Saturday 31 October 2026, 3pm

Enriched by cello and organ, we return to the masterful talents of the Bach family and Schütz. My Heart’s Comfort is a concert full of sublime German Baroque music, striking contrasts and powerful emotions, with intimate reflection and joyful affirmation in the face of mortality.

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Patrick Allies

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.

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We’re recruiting

Are you…
  • looking for a welcoming and supportive chamber choir with high musical standards?
  • enjoy singing music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and more?
  • free on Sunday evenings?

Then we would love to hear from you!

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