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LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR PATRON: HRH Princess Alexandra PRESIDENT: Sir Roger Norrington ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Neville Creed
ACCOMPANIST: Iain Farrington CHAIRMAN: Mary Moore CHOIR MANAGER: Kevin Darnell
Sopranos Catherine Allum, Annette Argent, Hilary Bandy, Sarah Bindon, Charlotte Cantrell, Olivia Carter, Paula Chessell, Sheila Cox, Sarah Deane-Cutler, Sally Donegani, Emily Eason, Alison Flood, Sally Harrison, Elizabeth Hicks, Alexa Hills, Laura Hunt, Georgina Kaim, Mai Kikkawa, Jenni Kilvert, Olivia Knibbs, Ilona Kratochvilova, Frances Lake, Suzannah Lipman, Georgie Mawby, Marj McDaid, Sophie Mearing-Smith, Natalie Millet, Felicity Mowat, Linda Park, Alexia Prakas, Beth Procopio, Isobel Pyrke, Sarah C. Skinner, Claire Spencer, Rose Stachniewska, Tania Stainer, Amy Stroud, Susan Thomas, Agnes Tisza, Nicola Ward, Laura Westcott, Frances Wheare
Helene Richards, Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, Jenny Ryall, Catherine Travers, Susi Underwood, Libby Vannet, Philippa Walden
Altos Jenny Adam, Susannah Bellingham, Sally Brien, Michelle Brockbank, Lara Carim, Isabelle Cheetham, Isobel Chester, Noel Chow, Yvonne Cohen, Janik Dale, Moira Duckworth, Andrea Easey, Lynn Eaton, Carmel Edmonds, Pauline Finney, Regina Frank, Lara Harvey, Karin Hendrickson, Pamela Hider, Sophy Holland, Kasia Hunt, Marjana Jovanovic Morrison, Andrea Lane, Lisa MacDonald, Laetitia Malan, Mary Moore, Elisabeth Nicol, Angela Pascoe,
Founded in 1947, the London Philharmonic Choir is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest choirs, consistently meeting with great critical acclaim. It has performed under leading international conductors throughout its history and made numerous recordings for CD, radio and television. Its Artistic Director is Neville Creed. Enjoying a close relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Choir frequently joins it for concerts in the UK and abroad. Last season’s highlights included performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Seven Last Words, Honegger’s Une Cantate de Noël, Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, Janáček’s The Eternal Gospel, Myaskovsky’s Symphony No. 6 and Liszt’s A Faust Symphony. This season, the Choir has performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin, and Dvořák’s Te Deum and Stabat Mater. Future engagements include Mahler’s Das klagende Lied, Holst’s The Planets and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. Recently released CDs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra include Dvořák’s Requiem conducted by Neeme Järvi, Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem with
Tenors David Aldred, Geir Andreassen, Simon Best, Chris Beynon, John Boyne, Keith Chaundy, Lorne Cuthbert, Kevin Darnell, Jack Dixon, Aloysius Fekete, Iain Handyside, Stephen Hodges, Patrick Hughes, Andrew Mackie, Philip Padfield, Rhydian Peters, Paul Thirer, Tony Wren Basses John Bandy, Stephen Benson, Jonathon Bird, Nicholas Brown, Adam Bunzl, Geoff Clare, David Clark, Phillip Dangerfield, Marcus Daniels, Ian Frost, Paul Gittens, Nigel Grieve, Christopher Harvey, Mark Hillier, Stephen Hines, Hugh Hudson, Martin Hudson, Aidan Jones, Steve Kirby, Robbie Li, John Luff, Anthony McDonald, John Morris, Ashley Morrison, William Parsons, Johan Pieters, David Regan, John Salmon, Daniel Snowman, Peter Sollich, Alex Thomas, Edwin Tomlins, James Torniainen, James Wilson, John Wood, Hin-Yan Wong
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Holst’s The Planets under Vladimir Jurowski. The Choir appears regularly at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and performances have included Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Rachmaninov’s The Bells and the UK premières of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s A Relic of Memory and Goldie’s Sine Tempore in the Evolution! Prom. The Choir shared the stage with Daleks and other creatures at the Doctor Who Proms in 2008 and 2010. The Choir also works with other leading orchestras, has visited many countries in Europe and travelled as far afield as Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Perth, Australia. It sings in Raymond Gubbay’s Classical Spectacular, Organ Gala and Christmas Classics concerts, and recently joined Katherine Jenkins in her Christmas show at the Royal Albert Hall. The London Philharmonic Choir prides itself on achieving first-class performances from its members, who are volunteers from all walks of life. For more information, including details about how to join, please visit www.lpc.org.uk.
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