See the London Gay Symphonic Winds Play

Prom-Tastic: Saturday March 24th at St. George’s Bloomsbury

The Last Night of the Proms comes early this year as LGSW celebrate the best of British at our Spring Concert, which takes place on Saturday March 24th at St. George’s, Bloomsbury.

LGSW will take you on a musical nostalgia trip via Folksongs, The Beatles and Freddie Mercury and then round things off with the famous Fantasia on British Sea Songs, seen at the Royal Albert Hall every year. So bring your union jacks and get ready for a pink-hued slice of pomp and circumstance.

Prom-Tastic takes place at 7.30pm on March 24th at St. George’s, Bloomsbury. Click here for a Google map or visit the St Georges website here.

Buy your ticket in advance and save £2! (£5 instead of £7 on the door)

Previous Concerts

October 28th 2011 – Show Tune Crazy!

The London Gay Symphonic Winds were back at St. George’s Church in Bloomsbury on October 28th for ‘Show Tune Crazy!’ – an evening of songs and medleys from a wide range of favourite musicals and operas.

With nearly 200 people packing the venue (our biggest ever concert audience!) we performed a wide selection of music including South Pacific, Les Misérables, Phantom Of The Opera, The Barber Of Seville, Fiddler On The Roof and Candide.

Highlights included a raucous rendition of Copacabana (featuring ten percussionists and a dazzling array of feathered head-dresses) and an encore of Toxic by Britney Spears.

It was the most succesful concert we have ever put on and a great platform from which to build towards our next concert in the spring.

29th May 11 – Hampstead Heath Bandstand – 3.30pm

We’ll be playing our first bandstand gig of the year. Come and join us on the heath for a great afternoon of light music.

We’re on from 3 -5pm, and it’s completely free, so bring a picnic and bring some friends for some classics plus maybe a few things you haven’t heard.

9th Apr 11 – Spring Concert – St George’s Church Blomsbury – 7.30pm

It’s our Spring Concert. The first concert of 2011.

We’ll be playing music from Sparke to Shostakovich, plus selections from The Wizard of Oz and Saving Private Ryan. And a whole lot more.

The concert will start at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door

See the following link for directions and more information about the venue: St George’s Church. The nearest tubes are Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines), Holborn (Piccadilly Line) and Russell Square (Piccadilly Line).

30th Oct 10 – Masquerade – St George’s Church Blomsbury – 7.00pm

It’s Halloween so we’re going to have a special, slightly spooky concert on Saturday 30th October.

It will be loads of fun, expect some surprises!

We’ll be playing music by Grieg, Khachaturian and Wagner, plus selections from Wicked, Pirates of the Caribbean and Danny Elfman’s films. And a whole lot more.

The concert will start at 7.00pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door.

30th May 10 – St Mary’s Church Brighton – 4pm

The LGSW be playing a free concert in Brighton on Sunday 30th May at St Mary’s Church.

We will be in Brighton all bank holiday weekend for an intensive rehearsal trip, and to finish the weekend we’re giving a free concert. If you are in Brighton for the bank holiday, please come along and see us. The programme will mainly be a selection of light music

For more details about the venue see St Mary’s Church Website

27th March 10 – St Pancras Church – 7.30pm

The LGSW will be playing its first solo concert on Saturday 27th March at St Pancras Church, Euston Road.

The programme for the concert will be:

Processional Fanfare, Elgar Howarth
March – Colchester Castle, Earl Brigham
Second Suite in F for Military Band, Gustav Holst
Irish Tune from County Derry, Percy Grainger
Thames Journey, Nigel Hess
- Interval -
March – Birdcage Walk, Arnold Steck
Anything Goes, Cole Porter
Amparito Roca, Jaime Toxidor
Opening Night on Broadway, Michael Brown

The concert will start at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5, and will be available to buy on the door.

See the following link for directions and more information about the venue: St Pancras Church.

18th Feb 10 – Kingston-upon-Thames

Our first concert of the year will be for the Launch of the Kingston-upon-Thames LGBT staff group.