Who’s going to Glyndebourne?
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.
“Needs more chains” – Lord of the Rings Weekender at the Royal Albert Hall
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.
Ode to joy, ode to peace – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Tan Dun’s new choral concerto: Nine
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 ‘Jewel’, his Stabat Mater
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
Join us on an epic new year journey with Symphony Kūkai
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,
Can you believe it’s Christmas already?
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
On International Men’s Day – meet Jonathan Beatty
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
Wild Nights, Death and Negative Love!
If you think that title sounds rather dramatic and poetic you’d be absolutely right, for these three poems by Emily Dickinson and John Donne form the lyrics of John Adams’ extraordinary choral symphony Harmonium which