Song in the City is delighted to be hosting The Association of English Singers and Speakers for their annual Prizewinners' Concert.

The astonishingly talented young people who have won the prestigious prizes run by the AESS over the last year come together in a showcase concert. The AESS runs five competitions in a year: for singers in three age-ranges (13-18, 18-23, 23-34), for pianists, for young actors, and for young composers. These competitions are nation-wide and the young people who have won this year have achieved something very impressive. They're all fine performers. This will be a glorious event showing talented young people revelling in the glories of the English language in Speech and Song.

The AESS members comprise performers, teachers and those with an interest in our core aim, which is: ‘to encourage the communication of English words, in singing and speech, with clarity, understanding and imagination’. AESS WEBSITE

You Are Loved - Music for Change
Breaking the cycle of stigma & loneliness through the power of music and community.

Big Gay Out and Song in the City present ‘Music for Change’ - a charity concert for You Are Loved, in their mission to reduce deaths from suicide and drugs in the LGBTQ+ community.

This event blends the power of classical and musical theatre performance with heartfelt purpose, raising urgent funds while amplifying a life-saving message.

The Vision: Where Music Meets Mental Health Timed to coincide with World Mental Health Day 10 October 2025, the concert will gather outstanding performers for an emotionally resonant, uplifting evening. This is more than just a concert — it’s a call for hope, connection, and community in a time when isolation is costing too many lives.

The Cause: You Are Loved is a grassroots Community Interest Company dedicated to preventing suicide and drug-related deaths in the LGBTQ+ community. Through bereavement support groups, community discussion events, and a new national LGBTQ+ community and support directory that launched in June, the organisation tackles loneliness, stigma, and shame at their roots. 

All proceeds from the concert will go directly to fund this vital work.

An evening of your favourite songs from Rachmaninoff and Poulenc to Sondheim, Arlen, Weill and Gershwin, performed by a dynamic musical quartet.

Sarah Gabriel soprano  |  Steve Dummer clarinet  |  Florian Mitrea piano  |  Gavin Roberts piano

Rebecca Lea  soprano

Caroline Jaya-Ratnam  piano

Singers from the East London Music Alliance

Soprano Rebecca Lea and pianist Caroline Jaya-Ratnam present a programme of songs from The New Winter Songbook, a brand new album and anthology of songs for voice and piano from 21 British living composers. With new songs from composers including Judith Weir, Cecilia McDowall, James Weeks, Heloise Werner, Martin Bussey, Errollyn Wallen and many more, the programme also features young singers drawn from the East London Music Alliance performing songs which they helped to compose, as part of this rich and and vibrant concert.

Moonlight over the Silk Road - Chinese New Year in Song

Ring in the Lunar New Year with a joyful fusion of traditions—where the guzheng’s ancient voice meets the piano’s resonance and the warmth of the baritone. A celebration of unity, music, and the beauty of cultural exchange. From traditional Chinese melodies to inspired works, this concert honors history while embracing new horizons.

Kang Yang - baritone, GuZheng  |  Thomas Litchev - baritone  |   Gavin Roberts - piano