Join us at St George’s Church Edgbaston on 11th July for an uplifting evening of spirituals, rhythmic and soulful. We’re really looking forward to singing with the mezzo soprano Lufuno Ndou and musicians playing bass guitar, drums, piano and saxophone!

The main item in our concert will be John Rutter’s arrangements of a variety of spirituals in his work ‘Feel the Spirit‘.

Other items include:

Hogan – Battle of Jericho

Hogan – My soul’s been anchored

Hogan – Elijah Rock

Washington – Balm in Gilead

Bartholomew – Little Innocent Lamb

Bartholomew – De animals a-comin’

Chilcott – Didn’t it rain 

Chilcott – Every Time I feel the spirit

Chilcott – All my trials

FEEL THE SPIRIT

Saturday 11th July 2026 19.30

St George’s Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3DQ

Birmingham Festival Choral Society

David Wynne – conductor
Lufuno Ndou – Mezzo soprano

Kevin Gill – piano
Jim Griffiths – bass guitar
Julian Powell – drums
Nicky Fox – saxophone