I haven't decided on where to go yet, usually Southwark Cathedral, but maybe St Bart the Great (very conservative conggrwgation, the opposite of Southwark basically, and only electronic organ, but good choir, at a time where the other resident choirs are on holiday).
Yes, so many churches in Central London take August off choral services. By the looks of their website this includes Guards Chapel, where I’ve sung on a handful of occasions, but i do recommend you try there in future if Choral Mattins is what you’re after.
Thanks, didn't know about this one... When choirs are here I like to go to Temple Church and Southwark. Non-touristy and always very nice.
I had never been to Temple Church for any reason until a few months ago for the semi-staged production of Parsifal, which I had a friend in. I should go to a service, and my 2 part-time Sunday choirs have a lot of clashes and in the next few months, which also means I get some Sunday mornings off…
*Prologue and Act 3 of Parsifal
And I do like Southwark - my local cathedral. I have sung there a few times in visiting choirs, and when I worked very nearby I used to go to the services aimed at local workers (a December weekday lunchtime carol service, and an Ash Wednesday lunchtime liturgy).