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Sunday 3 December 2017 7–9pm Barbican Hall

LSO SING A CHORAL CHRISTMAS A CHORAL conductor presenter Eva Gheorghiu soprano LSO Brass Ensemble Chorus LSO Community LSO Discovery CHRISTMAS David Lawrence conductor, LSO Community Choir & Discovery Senior Choir Emily Dickens conductor, LSO Discovery Junior Choir

The LSO Discovery Choirs are supported by the John S Cohen Foundation and Slaughter and May Charitable Trust Welcome LSO News Coming Up

I am delighted that tonight's performance STEP INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA SIR will be conducted by Simon Halsey, the WITH LSO PLAY LSO and LSC's Choral Director, with sterling Wednesday 13 December 2017 7.30pm preparation of the LSO Community and Our digital platform LSO Play has been Sunday 17 December 2017 7pm Discovery Choirs by David Lawrence and re-designed by original developers Sennep Barbican Hall Emily Dickens in the months leading up to the and can now be viewed on smartphones and concert. We are also very pleased to welcome tablets. Watch the Orchestra’s performances Strauss Metamorphosen presenter Howard Goodall, Patron of the LSC, in exquisite detail, choose between multiple Mahler Das Lied von der Erde and soloist Eva Gheorghiu, a postgraduate camera angles, and learn more about the student at the Guildhall School. Orchestra and the music at play.lso.co.uk. Sir Simon Rattle conductor Simon O’Neill tenor A warm welcome to the LSO's annual Choral I would like to thank all those who support DESIGN TEAM FOR CENTRE FOR MUSIC Christian Gerhaher baritone Christmas concert. We are delighted to begin our singing activities, including the John the festive season with an uplifting evening S Cohen Foundation, and Slaughter and The Barbican, LSO and Guildhall School, 13 Dec 6pm Barbican Hall of music, including some traditional carols May Charitable Trust, who generously backed by the City of London Corporation, LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists for everyone to join in. support the LSO Discovery Choirs. have announced that design studio Diller Free pre-concert recital Scofidio + Renfro, in collaboration with The Barbican stage will be filled with I hope that you enjoy the performance. In the architecture firm Sheppard Robson, have been Thursday 21 December 2017 6.30pm over 300 singers of all ages tonight, many run-up to Christmas, the LSO will give five appointed to develop a concept design for a Barbican Hall from the local community – the London more concerts at the Barbican, conducted by new Centre for Music in the City of London. Symphony Chorus, LSO Community Choir Nikolaj Znaider and Sir Simon Rattle. If you HALF SIX FIX and LSO Discovery Choirs, accompanied by are not able to join us, I wish you a very happy 2018 PANUFNIK COMPOSERS SCHEME Bernstein Wonderful Town (concert version) the LSO Brass Ensemble. This performance Christmas, and I look forward to welcoming rounds off a fantastic year for our choirs and you back to a performance in the new year. Applications for the 2018 Panufnik Sir Simon Rattle conductor for our choral programme, LSO Sing. In July Composers Scheme are open until Danielle de Niese Eileen our Discovery and Community Choirs were 13 December, offering six composers Alysha Umphress Ruth part of the UK premiere of Andrew Norman's the chance to work with the Orchestra David Butt Philip Lonigan children's opera, A Trip to the Moon, and the and composition director Colin Matthews. Nathan Gunn Bob Baker LSC has given many notable performances Duncan Rock Wreck in recent months, including Berlioz's The Kathryn McDowell CBE DL Read our news online Damnation of Faust with Sir Simon Rattle. Managing Director • lso.co.uk/news Simon Halsey chorus director

2 Welcome 3 December 2017 A Choral Christmas Tonight's Programme

SUSSEX CAROL 3 And by the light of that same star, Traditional arr David Willcocks Three wise men came from country far; London Symphony Chorus, LSO Community Choir, LSO Discovery Choirs To seek for a king was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went: ESTA NOCHE (BE JOYFUL TONIGHT) Nowell etc Traditional arr John Rutter, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds London Symphony Chorus 4 This star drew nigh to the north-west; Eva Gheorghiu soprano O’er Bethlehem it took its rest, And there it did both stop and stay VENI EMMANUEL Right over the place where Jesus lay: Traditional arr Anne Dudley, instrumental arr David Lawrence Nowell etc LSO Community Choir 5 Then enter’d in those wise men three, AUDIENCE CAROL: THE FIRST NOWELL Full rev’rently up-on their knee, Traditional arr David Willcocks And offer’d there in his presence Their gold and myrrh and frankincense: 1 The first Nowell the angel did say Nowell etc Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, 6 Then let us all with one accord On a cold winter’s night that was so deep: Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, That hath made heav’n and earth of naught, Born is the King of Israel. And with his blood man-kind hath bought: Nowell etc 2 They lookèd up and saw a star, Shining in the east, beyond them far; LOOK TO THE STABLE world premiere And to the earth it gave great light, Joanna Gill, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds And so it continued both day and night: London Symphony Chorus Nowell etc Eva Gheorghiu soprano

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SHEPHERD’S JOY 2 Christ, by highest heav'n adored, Mark Hayes, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds Christ, the everlasting Lord, LSO Discovery Senior Choir Late in time behold him come Offspring of a virgin's womb: ANGEL’S CAROL Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, John Rutter, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds Hail th’incarnate Deity! LSO Discovery Junior Choir Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. GUIDING STAR Hark! The herald angels sing etc Gordon Thornett London Symphony Chorus 3 Hail the heav'n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! AUDIENCE CAROL: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING Light and life to all he brings, Felix Mendelssohn, arr David Willcocks Ris'n with healing in his wings; Mild he lays his glory by, 1 Hark! the herald angels sing Born that man no more may die, Glory to the newborn King; Born to raise the sons of earth, Peace on earth and mercy mild Born to give them second birth. God and sinners reconciled: Hark! The herald angels sing etc Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies, With th’angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Interval – 20 minutes Hark! The herald angels sing There are bars on all levels; ice cream can be bought at the stands on Stalls and Circle level. Glory to the newborn King. Visit the Barbican Shop on Level -1 and see our new range of Gifts and Accessories.

4 Tonight's Programme 3 December 2017 SLEIGH RIDE 3 MEN ‘Bring me flesh and bring me wine, Leroy Anderson, arr Alan Fernie Bring me pine logs hither: LSO Brass Ensemble Thou and I will see him dine, When we bear them thither.’ IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR ALL Page and monarch forth they went, Eddie Pola and George Wyle, arr Jay Althouse, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds Forth they went together; LSO Discovery Junior Choir Through the rude wind's wild lament And the bitter weather. THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Traditional, arr Louis Halsey 4 WOMEN ‘Sire, the night is darker now, London Symphony Chorus And the wind blows stronger; Fails my heart, I know not how; AUDIENCE CAROL: GOOD KING WENCESLAS I can go no longer.’ Traditional, arr Reginald Jacques, instrumental arr Lee Reynolds MEN ‘Mark my footsteps, good my page; Tread thou in them boldly: 1 ALL Good King Wenceslas look’d out Thou shalt find the winter's rage On the Feast of Stephen, Freeze thy blood less coldly.’ When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even: 5 ALL In his master's steps he trod, Brightly shone the moon that night, Where the snow lay dinted; Though the frost was cruel, Heat was in the very sod When a poor man came in sight, Which the Saint had printed. Gath'ring winter fuel. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Wealth or rank possessing, 2 MEN ‘Hither, page, and stand by me, Ye who now will bless the poor, If thou know'st it, telling, Shall yourselves find blessing. Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?’ O HOLY NIGHT WOMEN ‘Sire, he lives a good league hence, Adolphe Adam arr Craig McLeish Underneath the mountain, LSO Community Choir Right against the forest fence, Eva Gheorghiu soprano By Saint Agnes' fountain.’

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UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN 3 Sing, choirs of angels, Mark and Helen Johnson, instrumental arr Matt Beckingham Sing in exultation, LSO Discovery Senior Choir Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above; Glory to God THE LAMB In the highest. John Tavener O come, etc London Symphony Chorus 4 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, AUDIENCE CAROL: O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL Born on Christmas morning; John Francis Wade, arr David Willcocks Jesu, to Thee be glory giv’n. Word of the Father, 1 O come, all ye faithful, Now in flesh appearing; Joyful and triumphant, O come, etc • O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

2 God of God, Light of Light, Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb. Very God, Begotten not created. O come, etc

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imon Halsey holds positions across three honorary doctorates from universities Born in London, Simon Halsey sang in the the UK and as Choral Director in the UK, and in 2011 Schott Music published choirs of New College, Oxford, and of King’s of the London Symphony Orchestra his book and DVD on choral conducting, College, Cambridge, and studied conducting and Chorus; Chorus Director of the City of Chorleitung: Vom Konzept zum Konzert. at the in London. In Symphony Orchestra Chorus; 1987, he founded the City of Birmingham Artistic Director of Orfeó Català Choirs Halsey has worked on nearly 80 recording Touring Opera with Graham Vick. He was and Artistic Adviser of Palau de la Música, projects, many of which have won major Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Barcelona; Artistic Director of Berliner awards, including the Gramophone Award, Choir from 1997 to 2008 and Principal Philharmoniker Youth Choral Programme; Diapason d’Or, Echo Klassik, and three Conductor of the Northern Sinfonia’s Choral Director of the BBC Proms Youth Choir; Artistic Grammy Awards with the Rundfunkchor Programme from 2004 to 2012. From 2001 Advisor of Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Berlin. He was made Commander of to 2015 he led the Rundfunkchor Berlin (of Choir; Conductor Laureate of Rundfunkchor the British Empire in 2015, was awarded which he is now Conductor Laureate); under Berlin; and Professor and Director of Choral The Queen’s Medal for Music in 2014, and his leadership the chorus gained a reputation Activities at the . received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of internationally as one of the finest professional Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany choral ensembles. Halsey also initiated Simon Halsey occupies a unique position in 2011 in recognition of his outstanding innovative projects in unconventional in classical music. He is the trusted advisor contribution to choral music in Germany. venues and interdisciplinary formats. • on choral singing to the world’s greatest conductors, orchestras and choruses, Since becoming Choral Director of and also an inspirational teacher and the London Symphony Orchestra and ambassador for choral singing to amateurs Chorus in 2012, Halsey has been credited of every age, ability and background. Making with bringing about a ‘spectacular singing a central part of the world-class transformation’ (Evening Standard) of the institutions with which he is associated, he LSC. Highlights with the LSO in 2017/18 has been instrumental in changing the level include Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder at the BBC of symphonic singing across Europe. Proms with Sir Simon Rattle and Halsey’s CBSO and Orfeó Català choruses; Liszt’s He is also a highly respected teacher and ‘Faust’ Symphony with Sir ; academic, nurturing the next generation of Mahler’s Symphony No 2 with Semyon choral conductors on his post-graduate course Bychkov; and performances of Berlioz and in Birmingham and through masterclasses Bernstein with Rattle in his inaugural year at Princeton, Yale and elsewhere. He holds as Music Director of the LSO.

8 Artist Biographies 3 December 2017 Howard Goodall presenter

oward Goodall's first West End of the Year. His 2009 Enchanted Voices, a mark the 50th anniversary of the release of musical, The Hired Man, based on setting of the Beatitudes, was number one the iconic Beatles album. For his TV series 's book, opened in in the Specialist Classical CD chart for six he has been honoured with a BAFTA, an RTS the West End in 1984, when he was 24. It months, winning him a Gramophone award. Judges’ Prize for Outstanding Contribution has since been performed all over the world In June 2012 his Rigaudon formed part of the to Education in Broadcasting and over a and won many international awards. It was New Water Music that accompanied Queen dozen other international broadcast awards. followed in 1987 by Girlfriends, Days of Hope Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee Regatta In recent years he has been England’s first (1990), Silas Marner (1993), The Kissing- and he was musically responsible for Rowan ever National Ambassador for Singing and Dance (1998), the dreaming (2001) (both Atkinson’s memorable performance with the Classic FM’s Composer-in-Residence. He was written with for the National London Symphony Orchestra at the Opening appointed CBE in the 2011 New Year Honours Youth Music Theatre), A Winter's Tale Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. for services to music education. He lives in (2005), Two Cities (2006), Love Story (2010) On 4 August 2014 his choral work Sure of West London and Southern Burgundy and and, in 2015, . the Sky-Des Himmels sicher, specially is married to music agent Val Fancourt. • commissioned for the occasion, was As well as writing musicals, Howard has performed by an Anglo-German choir at composed some of the best-known British the St Symphorien Military Cemetery near TV theme tunes of the last 30 years, Mons in Belgium to mark the anniversary including Mr Bean, , , of World War I, in the presence of heads Q.I. and . His score for of state of all combatant nations. the HBO film Into the Storm won him a Primetime EMMY award for Original For the past 20 years he has written Dramatic Score in 2009. and presented his own TV documentary series on the theory and history of music. His music has been commissioned to mark His books, Big Bangs: The Story of Five many national ceremonies and memorials Discoveries That Changed Musical History and his choral works Psalm 23 and Love Divine and Howard Goodall’s Story of Music have are amongst the most performed of all sacred been translated into Dutch, Japanese, music, featuring on several platinum-selling Korean, Hungarian, Chinese, Spanish and CDs. His Eternal Light: A has had Turkish and published in over 20 countries. over 500 live performances throughout the His most recent TV film, Sergeant Pepper’s world since its premiere in 2008, and won Musical Revolution was shown on BBC2 and him a Classical BRIT Award for Composer simultaneously worldwide on 3 June 2017 to

Artist Biographies 9 London Symphony Chorus on stage

President Sir Mark Elder won a Gramophone award and Sir Simon Rattle om cbe the recording of the Grande Messe des Morts by Berlioz with the LSO conducted by Sir Colin President Emeritus Davis won an International Music Award in André Previn kbe the Choral Works category. In June 2015 the recording of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Tenth Vice President Symphony, commissioned by the LSO and recorded by the LSO and the LSC with Sir Antonio Pappano, won a prestigious South Patrons Bank Sky Arts award in the Classical category. cbe Howard Goodall cbe The 2016/17 season included performances of Verdi’s Requiem with Chorus Director he London Symphony Chorus was Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and in the Barbican and at the Lincoln Center in Simon Halsey cbe formed in 1966 to complement the European Union Youth Orchestra. New York, a semi-staging of Ligeti’s Le grand the work of the London Symphony The Chorus has toured extensively throughout macabre with Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Associate Director Orchestra and in 2016 celebrated its 50th Europe and has also visited North America, Sellars, and Brahms’ Requiem with Fabio Luisi. Matthew Hamilton anniversary. The partnership between the Israel, Australia and South East Asia. The LSC also collaborated with the CBSO LSC and LSO has continued to develop and was and Orfeó Català choruses for Schoenberg’s Chorus Accompanist strengthened in 2012 with the appointment Much of the LSC repertoire has been captured Gurrelieder at the BBC Proms with the Benjamin Frost of Simon Halsey as joint Chorus Director in its large catalogue of recordings featuring London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon of the LSC and Choral Director for the LSO. renowned conductors and soloists, which Rattle in August. Highlights of 2017/18 Chairman It now plays a major role in furthering the have won nine awards, including five Grammys. include Liszt’s ‘Faust’ Symphony with Owen Hanmer vision of the LSO Sing initiative. Recent releases include Britten’s Sir Antonio Pappano and Mahler’s with Gianandrea Noseda and Mahler’s Symphony No 2 with Semyon Bychkov. Concert Manager The LSC has also partnered many other Nos 2, 3 and 8 with . Robert Garbolinski major orchestras and has performed The Seasons by Haydn, Belshazzar’s Feast by The LSC is always interested in recruiting nationally and internationally with the Walton, Otello by Verdi, and the world premiere new members, welcoming applications LSO Choral Projects Manager Berlin and Orchestras, of the St John Passion by James MacMillan from singers of all backgrounds. Interested Andra East and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. were all under the baton of the late singers are welcome to attend rehearsals Championing the musicians of tomorrow, Sir . The recent recording of before arranging an audition. For further it has also worked with both the National Götterdämmerung with the Hallé under information, visit lsc.org.uk. •

10 London Symphony Chorus 3 December 2017 Sopranos Altos Tenors Basses Greta Astedt Natalia Vargas Elizabeth Boyden Jorge Aguilar Chris Bourne LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS IN 2018 Frankie Arnull Lizzie Webb June Brawner Paul Allatt * Gavin Buchan Faith Baxter Olivia Wilkinson Gina Broderick Erik Azzopardi Andy Chan Sunday 4 February 2018 7pm Anna Byrne-Smith Rachel Wilson Jo Buchan * Paul Beecham Steve Chevis Barbican Hall Laura Catala-Ubassy Alice Young Elizabeth Campbell Raymond Brien Matthew Clarke Carol Capper * Maggie Donnelly Oliver Burrows Giles Clayton Mahler Symphony No 2, 'Resurrection' Jessica Collins Lynn Eaton Colin Dunn Damian Day Eve Commander Linda Evans John Farrington Joe Dodd Semyon Bychkov conductor Harriet Crawford Amanda Freshwater Matt Fernando Thomas Fea Christiane Karg soprano Rebecca Dent Joanna Gill Anthony Madonna Ian Fletcher Anna Larsson alto Katharine Elliot Kate Harrison Alastair Mathews Robert Garbolinski * London Symphony Chorus Elisa Franzinetti Kristi Jagodin Tom McNeill Daniel Gosselin Simon Halsey chorus director Kara Florish Christine Jasper Dan Owers Owen Hanmer * Maureen Hall Jill Jones Michael Scharff J-C Higgins * Sunday 20 May 2018 7pm Isobel Hammond Vanessa Knapp Christopher Straw Nathan Homan Barbican Hall Jenna Hawkins Gilly Lawson Simon Wales Anthony Howick Josefin Holmberg Belinda Liao * Robert Ward * Peter Kellett Beethoven Missa Solemnis Alice Jones Anne Loveluck George Marshall Marylyn Lewin Aoife McInerney Hugh McLeod Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Rose Littlewood Dorothy Nesbit Jamie Patrick Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Christina Long Siu-Wai Ng Alan Rochford Toby Spence tenor Aine MacDonald Susannah Priede * Richard Tannenbaum Luca Pisaroni bass-baritone Meg McClure Lucy Reay Daniel Thompson London Symphony Chorus Gill O'Neill Lis Smith Robin Thurston Simon Halsey chorus director Andrea Persman Erika Stasiuleviciute Liam Velez Louisa Prentice Margaret Stephen Jez Wareing Carole Radford Linda Thomas Tyler Wert Tickets £15 to £55 (£10 wildcard) Jasmine Spencer Claire Trocme Anthony Wilder plus booking fee Giulia Steidl Zoe Williams Deborah Staunton * denotes LSC lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 Winnie Tse council member

London Symphony Chorus 11 LSO Community Choir on stage

David Lawrence. The Community Choir has Sopranos worked with Hugh Masekela, celebrating his Jasmine Allen Anne Stansfield 70th birthday; performed a partially staged Rosemary Anger Rachel Starling version of Britten’s St Nicolas with tenor Ian Alison Archibald Carol Stewart Bostridge; and took part in two new operas, Jenny Bell Jacqueline Swanson Jonathan Dove's The Monster In The Maze Martha Bicket Maggie Tyler and Andrew Norman's A Trip to the Moon, Julie Bruscini Tracy Wait conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The Choir has Nevo Burrell Elizabeth Whittaker sung in St Paul’s Cathedral, at the annual Berrak Buyukavci Whitecross Street Festival and at the Royal Kim Caplin Academy of Music. Sandrina Carosso Rosy Cheetham Above all, the Choir is about the joy of Liz Cunningham n March 2003 the LSO Community surpassed by those wanting to take part, singing and remains open to everyone. Eilish Dempsey Choir performed the first concert and by the time he left five years later there For those who claim they can’t sing, the Elizabeth Emmanuel in LSO St Luke’s, the Orchestra’s were 80 singers in the Choir’s ranks – its Community Choir has proved in the best Mary Flude then newly established venue. Comprising membership now totals 110. possible way that anyone can get involved Laura Gladwin 30 singers living and working in the local in music-making and find their voice. • Annie Hawker community, it was an ambitious start. The Community Choir has open access at its Laura Lucas Led by LSO workshop leader and presenter heart – anyone is welcome as long as they Fiona MacCorquodale Rachel Leach, the Choir sang arrangements live or work in the area, and no audition Esther Murphy of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence is necessary. The Choir’s director, David Jan Newbigin commissioned specially for the occasion. Lawrence, tailors the music-making for a Selena Ng broad mix of people: from those who know Zina Nour Gareth Malone – now a television personality – their sharps from their flats to those who Sheila Ogilvie was one of the singers in that first concert, have no experience of musical notation. Rosaline Ogunro and by 2004 he had taken over directing Ruth Paker the Choir. In the programme for the Choir’s The Choir sings three concerts a year at LSO The Community Choir is open to people Liz Patterson Christmas concert in 2004, he wrote ‘we St Luke’s and performs special concerts who live or work in EC1, but there is currently Pauline Pearson regularly have 40 to 45 people at our at the Barbican with the LSO, including an a waiting list. For further information, Alessandra Sarnari rehearsals … I would like to see the Choir impressive list of performances under three or to be added to the list, please email Vaishali Shah grow to about 60 members’. His vision was directors – Gareth Malone, David Knott and [email protected]. Anna Standley

12 LSO Community Choir 3 December 2017 FIND THE PERFECT GIFT Altos Tenor Basses Daphne Alexander Hilary Sunman Nick Brittain Chris Baalham FROM OUR NEW RANGE Iris Bachmann Louise Tennant Jill Courtnell Jeremy Barraud Adrienne Banks Jane Tully Craig Givens John Bryant Jane Bickerton Marianne Viola Rory Guy Edward Burns Tote Bags Annie Blackmore Helen James Neil Campbell Nathalie Blondeau Neville Kay Adam Dale Tea Towels Sherrie Brar-Sacha Caryn Mackenzie Gabriel Diaz- Mugs Sue Bristow Lily O'Brien Emparanza Elzbieta Chandrasena Mena Rego Will Ellsworth-Jones Jacqueline Chow Riad Safo Maurice Flude Emma Coften Steven Smith François Guibourgeau Tania Cohen Milan Stamenkovic Darrel James Anne Corbett Roy Sully Simon Jones Linda Crow Tony Valsamidis Darragh Kilroy Donna Cullen Karen Wheeler Tim Kitchin Claire Deakin Sarah Winman Dan Knight Yiting Feng Peter Wylie Stuart Midson Christine Finlan Pete Sutton Janet Fitch Richard Taylor Bernadette Hancock Paul Tilley Beverley Heath Paul Turley Alison Hunter Paul Downing Marie-Helene Jeeves Pauline Jenkins Jacqueline Kestenbaum LSO COMMUNITY CHOIR IN 2018 Penelope Parkinson Grace Payne Monday 26 March 7.30pm, LSO St Luke's Sue Pearson A concert bringing together powerful choral music and the Tessa Sheridan hypnotic sounds of the Gamelan. Available now on Level -1 Ellen Sinclair lso.co.uk/whatson Anna Sun

LSO Community Choir 13 LSO Discovery Choirs on stage

Junior Choir Senior Choir Miran Akalin Sienna Hunt-Montoya Orchid Balgobin Orla Prendergast Arden Akalin Hannah Hutton NDea Balgobin Lyra Robinson-Winning Ameera Aldaraji Fred Jacques Rosa Brennan Topsy Sallows Tristan Archbold Jasmin Kallow George Carrington- Killian Scortichini Jael Balgobin Marnie Kennedy Johnson Elizabeth Simpson Imogen Bates Mikael Khaliq-Rattray Marnie Clark Course Tessa Roe-Stanton Ellen Blann Daisy King Poppy Dawid Lara Torkar Esme Boydell Matilde Larsen Lorenzo Dennis Festenstein Esther Brauner-Cave Megan Lee Romario Dennis Neena Brokenshire Gabriella Mackinnon Skye Fitzgerald Marni Burton Ruqaya Mason McShane Olwen Burton-Spence Agnes McIntosh Inji Galliet-Jakoby he LSO Discovery Choirs consist of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Hogboon Marcos Butler Gomez Beatrice Meaker Caitlin Heaphy over 100 young people aged eight (2016), all conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Roberta Centi Esme Mellor- Persephone Holloway and above who live or go to school in Arthur Clack Stephenson Neo Hunt Hackney, Islington or the City of London (Junior The Junior Choir is conducted by Emily Megan Crooks Chantelle Munguli D'Carlos Ikuomola- Choir) or any London borough (Senior Choir). Dickins and Lucy Griffiths, and the Senior Benoit Danzin Connie Nasmyth Andre Choir is conducted by David Lawrence. • Agathe Danzin Rose O'Connell Mario Ikuomola-Andre Formed in 2004 by Gareth Malone, the Choirs Cosima Davies Isobel Quinn Sumia Ismaili have sung at Windsor Castle for His Royal Email [email protected] for more details. Martha Denby Pearl Roure Smalling Kevin Jara Aced Highness The Prince of Wales, with Dave The LSO Discovery Choirs are generously Beulah Emmanuel Alex Rowsell Ryan Ruby Johnson Brubeck, with the LSO at the Barbican, and supported by the John S Cohen Foundation Saoirse Exelby Eva Ryan-Stewart Isla Kallow in the premiere of Edward Rushton’s oratorio and Slaughter and May Charitable Trust. Sophia Franca Wilcken Marc Salek Camara Kitty Kelly Cicadas alongside the LSO Community Choir Lara Goktepe Scott Samuelsson Hake Nissa Khaliq-Rattray and LSO players. The Choirs also performed LSO DISCOVERY CHOIRS IN 2018 Honor Goodsir Annachiara Senatore Anna Law Henocq at the Olympic Torch Relay for Islington Imogen Goodsir Flore Servant Jessica Magnus Council in July 2012 and were part of the Tuesday 27 March 7.30pm, LSO St Luke's Noah Hardy Jiyaa Shah Evelyn-Rose Masol UK premieres of Jonathan Dove’s children’s The Choirs bring their talents to the world Molly Heaphy Theo Smith Aiyana Mason opera The Monster in the Maze (2015) and of rock and pop in this concert of hits. Juri Hirose Zachary Smith Lakshmi Maslen Andrew Norman's A Trip to the Moon (2017, lso.co.uk/whatson Hermione Holloway Lou von Lucius Maeve McAllister pictured above), and the world premiere of Niamh Hood Eben Watson Clementine Parker Caleb Hunter Golnar Zandi 14 LSO Discovery Choirs 3 December 2017 David Lawrence Conductor Emily Dickens Conductor LSO Community Choir & LSO Discovery Senior Choir LSO Discovery Junior Choir

he is an experienced and respected trainer exams, performing in the Beijing National of choral conductors. David teaches regularly Centre for Performing Arts in China with alongside Ghislaine Morgan in Portugal, and VOCES8. She has performed in many of provides leadership and team building skills the world's leading concert halls including to the corporate sector. the , Tokyo Opera City, Tel Aviv Opera House, Mariinsky Theatre, He has worked with the London Philharmonic Wiener Konzerthaus, National Concert Hall Choir, the Hallé Choir, London Symphony Taipei, Dijon Opera House, Elbphilharmonie, Chorus, CBSO Chorus, for whom he is Hamburg and the Cité de la Musique, Paris. an Associate Conductor, as well as the Emily is heard regularly on international TV National Youth Choirs of Scotland, Northern and radio including MPR, the BBC and Classic Ireland and Wales. David has adjudicated FM; recent highlights include performing at international choral festivals, as well Bach's Motets live on BBC Radio 3 for the as for the BBC Choir of the Year and Young Cambridge Early Music Festival and Jonathan avid Lawrence is one of the UK’s Musician of the Year competitions, and has nglish soprano and conductor Dove's The Passing of the Year at St John's, most versatile conductors, working conducted for BBC Television’s Songs of Emily Dickens is an internationally Smith Square for BBC Radio 3. A Decca with orchestras, symphony choruses Praise for the past 15 years. established singer, performer Classics Recording Artist, she has had three and national youth choirs. Conductor of the LSO and educator. A full-time member of vocal albums reach the top of the classical charts. Community Choir and LSO Discovery Senior As Principal Conductor of Young Voices, ensemble VOCES8 for eight years, Emily has Choir, he was nominated for a Gramophone David directs massed choirs in an annual performed music from Renaissance England As a conductor and vocal coach Emily is Award for his conducting and currently holds series of concerts, with some choirs to contemporary commissions and American known for her interesting arrangements the Guinness World Record for conducting incorporating more than 8,000 singers. pop all over the world. and versatility. She is the Choral Conducting the UK’s largest choir – 6,846 singers! He continues to work with Sinfonia Viva Fellow at St Martin-in-the-Fields, an adviser as their Choral Advisor, a project leader Emily was born in Winchester and was a to the Rhinegold Music & Drama Education David’s work has taken him to Singapore, and conductor, and has also directed founder member and Head Chorister of the Expo and directs singing workshops and Colombia, Canada, the United States, Dubai, large-scale education projects with the Winchester Cathedral Girls' Choir. She read courses in the UK and abroad. India and throughout Europe, and this year Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, the music at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he will make his 13th and 14th visits to English Symphony Orchestra, the Royal she held a choral scholarship, graduating Emily studies with Gary Coward and Jessica Australia. His positive and engaging manner Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the in 2009. Emily began her professional Cash and is the grateful recipient of a Career makes him a popular guest conductor, and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. • career in the same summer as her final Development Award from Help Musicians UK. •

Artist Biographies 15 Eva Gheorghiu soprano LSO Brass Ensemble on stage

bei Wien, Austria. In 2014, Eva attended Horn Timpani Songfest in Los Angeles, California, where Timothy Jones Nigel Thomas she was made a SongFest Colburn Fellow. In 2016, she won First Prize (Tier II) in the Trumpets Percussion James Toland Vocal Arts Vocal Competition Philip Cobb Neil Percy in Oakland, California. Gerald Ruddock Glyn Matthews Niall Keatley During the summer, Eva worked on a series Robin Totterdell Piano of workshops with primary and secondary Catherine Edwards school children on Mozart’s The Magic Flute Trombones for Longborough Festival Opera. Dudley Bright James Maynard Eva has been a proud recipient of the Cecilia Rebecca Smith Entner Scholarship, Edwina Eustis Endowed Scholarship, Joan and Robert Arnow Bass Trombone merican soprano Eva Gheorghiu is a Scholarship, Mary E Birsh Scholarship, Paul Milner second-year postgraduate student PJ Hoyland Memorial Scholars, R Maurice at the Guildhall School of Music & Boyd Scholarship for Vocal Studies, and Tuba Drama. In spring 2015 she graduated from the William R Hearst Scholarship at The Peter Smith The Juilliard School with a Bachelor’s Degree Juilliard School. This year, she is generously in Music as a student of Edith Wiens. Whilst supported by The Behrens Foundation as at Juilliard, Eva performed as Susanna in a Behrens Foundation Scholar at Guildhall Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (2013) and School of Music & Drama. • as Geraldine in Barber’s A Hand of Bridge (2014). Additionally, she covered the role of Young Vixen in Janáček’s The Cunning Editor Little Vixen (2013), and 3rd and 4th Spirit Edward Appleyard | [email protected] in Massenet’s Cendrillon (2014). Fiona Dinsdale | [email protected] Editorial Photography Tim Whitby, Kevin McDaid, Kevin Leighton, Åsa Westerlund, Doug Peters In 2013 Eva was a soloist with the Print Cantate 020 3651 1690 Olympia Symphony Orchestra and attended Advertising Cabbells Ltd 020 3603 7937 The Franz-Schubert Institute in Baden Details in this publication were correct at time of going to press.

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