By our Singers – Page 5 – London Philharmonic Choir

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

Around the World with Sir Karl Jenkins

May 3, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

On Friday 6th May, we will be teaming up once more with Sir Karl Jenkins to perform his Requiem, as well as his most recent choral work, The Healer: A Cantata for St Luke.

Serenade to Music – Shakespeare’s Influence on Choral Music

April 23, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Bass Richard Miller, currently completing a degree in composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music, looks at the the bard’s influence on choral repertoire. Serenade to

Brahms Requiem dedicated to Maestro Kurt Masur

April 5, 2016 by LPC By our Singers

Susi Underwood, our Alto Rep, has been helping us with our pronunciation in the Brahms Requiem, and looks back on Maestro Kurt Masur, to whom our performance on April 9th is dedicated. The Altos