Saturday, 13 December 2025 at 18:30:00 UTC

The Fourth Choir's traditional midwinter concert, with songs on the theme of the Christmas story, snow, and ice — all served with mulled cider and a mince pie!

The official start of the Christmas season is, as everyone knows, not the release of the John Lewis ad, but the Fourth Choir’s Winter Concert!

During the dark days of December, the world can seem a cruel and difficult place and, as human beings have done since the dawn of time, this is the time when we are drawn to congregate together in places of light, warmth and companionship, to refresh the spirit and seek comfort from the sound of voices raised in harmony.

In this year’s Music for a Winter’s Night, Jamie Powe, our Music Director, has crafted a beautiful, varied programme of Christmas music that can be enjoyed by people of every religion and none, with pieces by Joanna Marsh, Alexander Campkin and Dobrinka Tabakova, the ever-popular Carol of the Bells and much more.

The Fourth Choir is London's LGBTQ+ chamber choir for advanced singers. We focus on performing great choral works from early music to contemporary choral masterpieces. The choir was formed in September 2013, and our aim from the outset has been to represent the LGBTQ+ community on London's world-class classical music scene. Our debut album 'Songs of Ourselves' is out this autumn on Orchid Classics.

Jamie Powe
After completing his BA degree in Music at Somerville College, Oxford, Jamie received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music, where he achieved a distinction in his choral conducting MA. He was also awarded the Thomas Armstrong prize for outstanding choral leadership. Jamie was one of the 2018/19 Young Conducting Scholars with Sing for Pleasure and has worked with Genesis Sixteen as conducting scholar. In addition to The Fourth Choir, he is currently Musical Director of The New London Singers, Laurelin Voices, The Arcadian Singers, Putney Choral Society and The Aubrey Singers. He was also the Associate Director of Ware Choral Society 2022-23 and was Director of the Chapel Choir of Regent’s Park College, Oxford 2019-21. Jamie studied composition at Oxford with Toby Young and Deborah Pritchard, achieving a first class grade for his composition portfolio. He continued his studies at The Royal Academy of Music with David Gorton and Gareth Moorcraft, alongside his choral conducting MA. His latest commission, ‘The Gun Mass’ premiered in both the US and UK in April 2023.

Photo of The Fourth Choir by Kathleen Holman.

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