In 1951, The Festival of Britain – a national exhibition – was held throughout the UK to help give the British public a sense of recovery and progress after the devastation of the Second World
For those of you who might wonder why you never see us singing in the Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the summer months, the reason is simple – and glorious.
Later this month, the London Philharmonic Choir and Trinity Boys Choir will be joining forces with our great friends, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Ludwig Wicki, for an epic journey across Middle Earth.
Beethoven wanted his Ninth Symphony to embrace all humanity, so when Tan Dun set out to compose his own tribute to Beethoven after being commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS), he aimed just
Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater was commissioned by the Warsaw patron of the arts, Dr Bronislaw Krystall, and was meant as a Requiem dedicated to the memory of his prematurely deceased wife. However, after the sudden
In 804 the Japanese Buddhist priest Kūkai, then aged 30, joined the Japanese ambassadorial delegation of four ships going on a perilous voyage to China as he wished to develop his study in philosophy,
As another year rolls towards its close and preparations start to be made for Christmas celebrations, anyone and everyone who sings in a choir knows that this is going to be their busiest singing
International Men’s Day, November 19th, celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We of course have lots of those kind of chaps in our Choir but this year