By our Singers – Page 4 – London Philharmonic Choir

Christmas Day Birthdays, Lobsters and the Messiah

December 8, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh, Soprano and Honorary Secretary, loves Christmas – and this year she is excited to be singing Handel’s Messiah for the first time. Christmas is a special time of year. A few days

Missa Solemnis: The Choir’s Everest?

October 30, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

This week we will be preparing to sing Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Sir Mark Elder at The Festival Hall on Saturday. Male Alto Noel Chow has had a turbulent relationship with the masterpiece, but

Verdi’s Requiem, Freddie Mercury, Bill Clinton and Me

September 18, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Tess Bartley loves Verdi’s Requiem. A soprano and also our Choir Manager, she fell in love with the mass at school and shares her stand-out moments from the choral masterpiece. 1992 was an epic year.

Our Autumn with Beethoven, Handel, Verdi and More!

August 23, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Soprano Charlotte Cantrell shares her highlights for our busy Autumn season, and forgives Beethoven in the process. I can remember the conversation with my mum over a decade ago, when working out which choir

One Day One Choir: A Global Choral Project for Peace

August 1, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Soprano Jane Hanson launched One Day One Choir, a global choral project for peace, in 2014. After a slow start it is now snowballing into an exciting project supported by all kinds of arts,

Confessions of a BBC Proms Virgin

July 19, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

OK, yes I admit it. I, Olivia Clark, Soprano in the London Philharmonic Choir, am a Proms Virgin (aka PV). Don’t judge. Before writing this article, I am ashamed to say I hadn’t even

Freude schöner Götterfunken! Choral music at the 2016 BBC Proms

July 6, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Will Parsons (Bass), is looking forward to our performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as well as many of the choral highlights at this year’s BBC Proms. On Sunday 24th July, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture – Fireworks, Cannons and Lasers!

May 23, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Fiona Duffy, Alto, has sung Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture thirty times – but she still loves it and here’s why… Plundered When some people think of Tchaikovsky, they think of his ballets. But I think