
What a Season and What a Season to Come!
Our Chairman, Ian Frost, shares his thoughts on the current season – and the exciting one to come. Today has seen the launch of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2017/18 season, a great programme of

Christmas Day Birthdays, Lobsters and the Messiah
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?
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
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.