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We had the most wonderful ‘Christmas with Richard Cock’ concert on Sunday. The Linder Auditorium was full to the rafters with an audience second to none – joyful, lusty singing…

Written 27th April 2025 We had two very hectic and very enjoyable weeks with glorious singing at the beginning of April. First two concerts at the Sunbet Arena in Pretoria…

18/02/25 We had an absolutely wonderful concert on Sunday. Two very different pieces of music both of which spoke to the soul of everyone in the auditorium – audience, choir,…

MUSIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2024 2024 was a full year for the choir including the Brahms’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, two works by John Rutter, Beethoven Mass in C and Bruckner Te…

28/12/25 As always, our ‘Christmas with Richard Cock’ concerts were a great success. We had two Christmas concerts this year and the Linder Auditorium was full to the rafters. The…

“I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” – well, with the cold weather we’ve had recently that might just happen! However, this past weekend was gloriously warm and everyone attending our…

Our last concert was on a proper Johannesburg winter’s day – it started with rain, freezing temperatures and cold winds; enough to make one miserable – but luckily, we had…

Handel’s Messiah on Good Friday is always popular with our audiences, and this year was no exception. We had a full auditorium and people were clearly looking forward to the…

3rd March 2024 Our first concert of the year, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, was a great success. All performers were on top form – it was quite clear that they…

MUSIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2023 AGM 2023 saw the SCJ almost back to its former glory, having endured 3 years of post Covid recovery. We had a full year of activities…