Capital Children's Choir - History and Performance Highlights

History and Performance Highlights

The Capital Children’s Choir was founded in 2001 when four 10 year old girls contacted Santesso and asked her to start a singing club in London. By the end of the year the singing club had grown into a small choir and Rachel took the group to record an album at a local recording studio. Since then, the choir has grown to 120 members and now records each year at Abbey Road Studio. The Capital Children’s Choir also performs regularly at famous venues in London and abroad.

Recent performance highlights of the choir include:

2006

• Members of the choir perform in the presence of Pope Benedict at St. Peter’s Basilica during morning Mass on the first anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death. (April 2, 2006)
• The choristers are featured performers at the Royal Albert Hall for the launch of the anti-cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil (October 17, 2012)

2007

• Members of the choir sing with Malcolm Middleton for Colin Murray's BBC Radio 1 live session (Dec 7 2007)
• The choir sings with the Spice Girls at 18 shows during their reunion tour at the O2 Arena, London.

2008

• Members of the choir perform at Reading Festival alongside American punk rock band, Anti-Flag (August 22, 2008)
• First youtube Recording at Abbey Road Studios, performing “Sweet Child O’Mine” by Guns n Roses with orchestra.

2009

• The choir records a cover of “Chinese” by Lily Allen and uploads it on YouTube. The video is featured on Perez Hilton’s popular website and receives much positive press
• International Rugby Matches at Twickenham Stadium. Members of the choir perform the national anthem and Jerusalem at Twickenham Stadium for the England vs Australia match (November 7, 2009)
• Members of the choir perform at the International Rugby England vs Argentina match at Twickenham Stadium (November 14, 2009)
• The choir is invited to appear alongside actress Lily Cole for the annual lighting of the Christmas Tree at Somerset House, London (November 16, 2009)
• The choir is invited to perform a recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral in aid of KIDS charity (November 18, 2009)

2010

• FA Cup Final - members of the choir sing alongside teen mezzo-sopranoFaryl Smith at Wembley Stadium (May 15, 2010)
• International Rugby match at Twickenham Stadum - Members of the choir sing the national anthems of England and Samoa and “Jerusalem” at the England vs Samoa match. (November 20, 2010)
• Members of the choir are invited by Perez Hilton to perform at his show “One night in London” at the O2 Arena
• Members of the choir record with Vanessa Carlton at Abbey Road studios for her album “Rabbits on the Run”

2011

• International Rugby match at Twickenham Stadum - Members of the choir sing both national anthems and “Jerusalem” at the England vs France match (February 26, 2011)
• Members of the choir record a cover of Lady Gaga’s song “Judas” by request of Perez Hilton
• Members of the choir perform alongside Vanessa Carlton on the Conan Show in Hollywood

2012

• The choir records a cover of Florence and the Machine “Shake It Out” at Abbey Road Studios, after singing with Florence Welch during her rehearsal at Alexandra Palace, London
• The choir performs at the Bomber Command Memorial at Hyde Park, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and Charles, Prince of Wales.
• The choir is invited to perform at the Team USA gala ahead of the London 2012 Olympics and meet sporting legends Mohammed Ali and Carl Lewis