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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 Annette Argent, Tessa Bartley, Rebecca Brei, Olivia Carter, Paula Chessell, Katja Cleasby, Penny Coombes, Sally Cottam, Shelia Cox, Sarah Deane-Cutler, Alison Flood, Claudie Gheno, Rachel Gibbon, Jane Hanson, Francesca Harris, Sally Harrison, Carolyn Hayman, Elizabeth Hicks, Alexa Hills, Erin Hutchinson, Jenni Kilvert, Olivia Knibbs, Ilona Kratochvilova, Frances Lake, Charlotte Lawrence, Joanna Loxton, Marj McDaid, Sophie Mearing-Smith, Linda Park, Isobel Pyrke, Diana Richards, Victoria Smith, Claire Spencer, Tania Stanier, Caroline Taunt, Susan Thomas, Agnes Tisza, Jenny Torniainen, Nicola Ward, Fran Welch, Fran Wheare
Swire, Susi Underwood, Margaret de Valois Rowney, Jenny Watson, Erika Weingarth
Altos Joanna Arnold, Phye Bell, Susannah Bellingham, Michelle Brockbank, Isabelle Cheetham, Noel Chow, Liz Cole, Janik Dale, Margaret Driver, Moira Duckworth, Lynn Eaton, Carmel Edmonds, Regina Frank, Adrian Frost, Clare Galton, Kath Gilfoy, Pamela Hider, Sophy Holland, Marjana Jovanovic Morrison, Edith Judd, Andrea Lane, Lisa MacDonald, Laetitia Malan, Mary Moore, Rachel Murray, Elisabeth Nicol, Angela Pascoe, Helene Richards, Jenny Ryall, Carolyn Saunders, Tamara 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 recently performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 and Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin. Future engagements include Fauré’s Requiem, Mahler’s Das klagende Lied, Holst’s The Planets and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius in early 2011. Recently released CDs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra include Dvořák’s Requiem conducted by Neeme Järvi and Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem with Yannick NézetSéguin.
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Tenors David Aldred, Geir Andreassen, Tim Appleby, Chris Beynon, John Boyne, Keith Chaundy, Brian Coulstock, James Crawford, Kevin Darnell, Michael Delany, Dwayne Engh, Aloysius Fekete, Oliver Firth, Iain Handyside, Steven Hodges, Rob Home, Patrick Hughes, Andrew Martin, Kevin Rainey, Paul Thirer, Alex Thomas, Tony Wren Basses Jonathon Bird, Stephen Bonney, Gordon BukyWebster, Adam Bunzl, David Clark, Phillip Dangerfield, Marcus Daniels, Ian Frost, Paul Gittens, Nigel Grieve, Sam Hancock, Christopher Harvey, Mark Hillier, Stephen Hines, David Hodgson, Rylan Holey, Hugh Hudson, Martin Hudson, Aidan Jones, Steve Kirby, Robbie Li, John Luff, Anthony McDonald, John Morris, Ashley Morrison, William Parsons, Johan Pieters, Tony Piper, David Regan, Daniel Snowman, Peter Sollich, Peter Taylor, Edwin Tomlins, James Torniainen, James Wilson, Hin-Yan Wong, John Wood 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 Prom in 2008 and for a second time in 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. In 2007, the Choir celebrated its 60th anniversary and published a book – Hallelujah: An Informal History of the London Philharmonic Choir. The book is available from retail outlets here at the Southbank Centre and can be ordered through the Choir’s website. 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.