Pegasus is one of London's most accomplished chamber choirs, critically acclaimed and award-winning for its imaginative programmes of music from the Renaissance to the present day.

Part of London’s musical life for 20 years, Pegasus is known for its outstanding performances and imaginative programming. The ensemble gives about a dozen concerts a year with its director, Matthew Altham, and occasional guest conductors.

Pegasus has performed at the Tilford Bach Festival, the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music and the Proms at St Jude’s, and at various venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, St Martin in the Fields and the Almeida Theatre, as well as many churches in London and elsewhere in England. The choir has worked with the Southbank Sinfonia under the direction of John Rutter, and with the London Handel Players under Laurence Cummings and Adrian Butterfield, including Handel’s Israel in Egypt as part of the 2014 London Handel Festival.

Pegasus has performed with renowned ballet dancer Carlos Acosta in four productions at the London Coliseum and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and at The Place for Dance in London. The choir has a strong tradition of presenting concerts in collaboration with charities and music societies.

Pegasus’s members are experienced singers who pursue their passion for choral music alongside careers in areas such as education, international development, law, media, medicine and the arts.

Rather than rehearsing weekly, the choir meets for intensive rehearsals in the few weeks prior to each performance, usually at the church of St Mary Woolnoth in the City of London. This schedule gives the choir the flexibility to be involved in a wide range of musical projects.

If you are interested in singing with Pegasus and are an experienced choral singer with excellent sightreading ability, we’d like to hear from you! Please send an email to [email protected].

 

carlos acostaAdventurous and Accessible

Whatever we sing, our performances are designed to enrapture, enlighten and excite our audiences.

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The Charterhouse, London, 2012Acclaimed and award-winning

Pegasus has won accolades in European competitions and has been featured on British television and radio.

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Matthew conductingOur director

Matthew Altham has been the director of Pegasus since 2001.

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