By Community correspondent Sarah Lutton.

English choral music is alive and flourishing thanks to composers such as former King’s Singer, Bob Chilcott who is producing some of today’s most attractive and entertaining sounds. The Epsom Chamber Choir have decided to celebrate this composer’s art by dedicating a whole evening to his music. The Choir’s concert ‘Chill with Chilcott’ takes place on Saturday 4th July in St Martin’s Church, Church St, Epsom and begins at 8 o’clock.

Bob Chilcott is both a former boy chorister and choral scholar at King’s, Cambridge. He has over 100 published works to his name and among those selected for the evening are his African-influenced ‘The Making of the Drum’, ‘Singing by Numbers’, which includes a setting of a Spike Milligan poem, and his popular ‘Little Jazz Mass’ which will be accompanied by the Ekklesia Jazz Trio. Musical Director Michael Stevenson said, “If you think that a whole evening’s musc by one composer would be a little limited, then you couldn’t be more wrong. There is immense and delightful variety in his writing. Because Chilcott has been steeped in choral music all his life, his music is beautifully crafted for singers. He also knows how to stretch a choir. In ‘The Making of the Drum’ the members of the choir are required to be percussion instuments as well as singers!”

The Epsom Chamber Choir’s new CD ‘Summertime’, is being launched at this concert. It is full of favourite songs of the 20th century including those by George Gershwin and Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Richard Rogers, all arranged superbly for choral forces. The CD costs £10.00.

The concert begins at 8.00pm. Tickets are £10 (concessions £8, under 15 £3) and are available on the door or by phoning 01372 813021 Venue: St Martin’s Church, Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PX