London Symphony Orchestra Living Music

Sunday 13 December 2015 7pm Barbican Hall

A CHORAL CHRISTMAS

Simon Halsey conductor Di Sherlock presenter LSO Musicians London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir London’s Symphony Orchestra LSO Discovery Choirs

Concert finishes approx 9pm

LSO Sing is generously supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement, Slaughter and May, the Rothschild Charities Committee and LSO Patrons 2 Welcome 13 December 2015

Welcome Living Music Kathryn McDowell In Brief

Welcome to tonight’s concert, which brings together SINGING DAYS IN 2016 the massed choirs of the LSO for a Christmas celebration. The Barbican stage will be filled with The LSO’s Singing Days are a wonderful opportunity over 300 singers from the London Symphony Chorus, to meet new people, discover great music and LSO Community Choir and LSO Discovery Choirs, experience the joy of singing with others. Whether accompanied by an ensemble of LSO musicians you’re an experienced singer or just getting started, and introduced by presenter Di Sherlock. With there will be an event for you in 2016, from the chance , the LSO and LSC’s Choral Director, to get to know Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius better conducting, they will take us through an evening (23 Jan) to a day of singing great jazz arrangements of festive choral works, both old and new, including (14 May). Visit our website for full details. some favourite carols for everyone to join in with. lso.co.uk/singing-days A Choral Christmas is part of LSO Sing, which aims to bring great choral music to as many people in London as possible, inside and outside the concert hall. In 2016 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE LSO there will be a variety of opportunities to be involved, whether that’s through hearing the LSC perform with Share the LSO with your friends and family this the Orchestra in the Barbican or by taking part in one Christmas. Visit the LSO Live store on our website of our popular Singing Days at LSO St Luke’s. to browse through the catalogue and choose from one of our special Christmas offers, purchase LSO I would like to thank those who support LSO Sing and Friends membership as a gift, or phone the Barbican all of our singing activities: Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Box Office on 020 7638 8891 to buy gift vouchers. Voluntary Settlement, Slaughter and May, the Rothschild Charities Committee and our LSO Patrons. lsolive.lso.co.uk Thanks also go to our media partner Classic FM, who lso.co.uk/friends have recommended the concert to their listeners.

The LSO’s final performance before Christmas takes A WARM WELCOME TO TONIGHT’S GROUPS place on Wednesday 16 December. If you cannot join us, I wish you a very happy Christmas and look The LSO offers great benefits for groups of 10+, forward to welcoming you back to a concert in 2016. including 20% discount on standard tickets. Tonight we are delighted to welcome: Farnham U3A Concert Club National Trust Orpington & Chislehurst The Crown & Manor Association Lynda Wright & Friends Kathryn McDowell CBE DL Managing Director lso.co.uk/groups lso.co.uk Tonight’s Programme 3

A Choral Christmas Tonight’s Programme

SIMON HALSEY CONDUCTOR 3 As they offered gifts most rare DI SHERLOCK PRESENTER At that manger rude and bare, LSO MUSICIANS So may we with holy joy, LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS Pure, and free from sin’s alloy, LSO COMMUNITY CHOIR All our costliest treasures bring, LSO DISCOVERY CHOIRS Christ, to thee our heavenly King. DAVID LAWRENCE CONDUCTOR, LSO COMMUNITY CHOIR & LSO DISCOVERY SENIOR CHOIR 4 Holy Jesu, every day LUCY GRIFFITHS Keep us in the narrow way; CONDUCTOR, LSO DISCOVERY JUNIOR CHOIR And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last CARILLON ON ‘ANGELUS AD VIRGINEM’ Chorus / All Where they need no star to guide, DARIUS BATTIWALLA Where no clouds thy glory hide. INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES 5 In the heav’nly country bright A BABE IS BORN Chorus Need they no created light; WILLIAM MATHIAS Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down: THIS IS THE TRUTH Chorus There for ever may we sing LOUIS HALSEY Alleluyas to our King. INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES BLOW, BLOW THOU WINTER WIND Community Choir AUDIENCE CAROL: AS WITH GLADNESS, MEN OF OLD All JOHN RUTTER CONRAD KOCHER, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES STAR OF THE EAST Chorus 1 As with gladness, men of old GORDON THORNETT Did the guiding star behold, INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY GORDON THORNETT As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright, CAROL FOR THE KING Chorus So, most gracious God, may we MACK WILBERG Evermore be led to thee. INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES

2 As with joyful steps they sped SONG OF ANGELS Discovery Choirs To that lowly manger bed, REBECCA LAWRENCE, arr DAVID LAWRENCE There to bend the knee before INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY DAVID LAWRENCE Him whom heaven and earth adore, So may we with willing feet Ever seek thy mercy-seat. 4 Tonight’s Programme 13 December 2015

A Choral Christmas Tonight’s Programme continued …

AUDIENCE CAROL: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING All JINGLE BELLS Chorus FELIX MENDELSSOHN, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS JAMES LORD PIERPONT, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES

1 Hark! the herald angels sing DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH Chorus Glory to the newborn King; TRADITIONAL CAROL, arr BOB CHILCOTT Peace on earth and mercy mild, INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES God and sinners reconciled: Joyful all ye nations rise, SUSSEX CAROL Discovery Senior Choir Join the triumph of the skies, TRADITIONAL CAROL, arr BOB CHILCOTT With th’angelic host proclaim: INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark! the herald angels sing AUDIENCE CAROL: GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN All Glory to the newborn King. TRADITIONAL CAROL, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES 2 Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, 1 God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Late in time behold Him come Let nothing you dismay, Offspring of a Virgin’s womb: For Jesus Christ our Saviour Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Was born upon this day, Hail th’incarnate Deity! To save us all from Satan’s power Pleased as man with man to dwell, When we were gone astray: Jesus, our Emmanuel. O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, Hark! the herald angels sing O tidings of comfort and joy. Glory to the newborn King. 2 From God our heav’nly Father 3 Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! A blessèd Angel came, Hail the Sun of Righteousness! And unto certain shepherds Light and life to all He brings, Brought tidings of the same, Ris’n with healing in His wings; How that in Bethlehem was born Mild He lays His glory by, The Son of God by Name: Born that man no more may die, O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, Born to raise the sons of earth, O tidings of comfort and joy. Born to give them second birth. Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King.

INTERVAL – 20 minutes lso.co.uk Tonight’s Programme 5

3 The shepherds at those tidings AUDIENCE CAROL: O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL All Rejoicèd much in mind, JOHN FRANCIS WADE, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS And left their flocks a-feeding INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES In tempest, storm and wind, And went to Bethlehem straightway 1 O come, all ye faithful, This blessèd babe to find: Joyful and triumphant, O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. O tidings of comfort and joy. Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels; 4 But when to Bethlehem they came O come, let us adore Him, Whereat this infant lay, O come, let us adore Him, They found Him in a manger, O come, let us adore Him, Where oxen feed on hay; Christ the Lord. His Mother Mary kneeling, Unto the Lord did pray: 2 God of God, O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, Light of Light, O tidings of comfort and joy. Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb. Very God, 5 Now to the Lord sing praises, Begotten not created. All you within this place, O come, etc And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; 3 Sing, choirs of angels, This holy tide of Christmas Sing in exultation, All others doth deface: Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above; O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, Glory to God O tidings of comfort and joy. In the highest. O come, etc THIS ENDRIS NIGHT Community Choir Z RANDALL STROOPE 4 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES Born on Christmas morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory giv’n. PABLO THE REINDEER Discovery Junior Choir Word of the Father, GEORGE LOVERING now in flesh appearing; INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT BY MATTHEW FORBES O come, etc

CHICHESTER PSALMS: FIRST MOVEMENT Chorus LEONARD BERNSTEIN 6 Artist Biographies 13 December 2015

Simon Halsey Conductor

Simon Halsey is a sought-after conductor of choral ensemble in his new position of Conductor Laureate. repertoire at the very highest level and an ambassador As Artistic Director of the ’s Youth for choral singing across the world. Halsey is the Choral Programme Vokalhelden (Vocal Heroes), Chorus Director of the City of Symphony Halsey leads a long-term education and performance Orchestra Choruses, and the Choral Director of the project that brings together children from diverse London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. He is also backgrounds from all over Berlin. Last season they Conductor Laureate of the Rundfunkchor Berlin (the performed the world premiere of Jonathan Dove’s permanent partner of the Berlin Philharmonic), where The Monster in the Maze. Halsey also worked with he has been Principal Conductor for 14 years. He is the LSO Discovery Choirs and Community Choir for Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic’s Youth the UK premiere of Dove’s opera, and the choirs for Choral Programme, Director of the BBC Proms Youth the French premiere at the Aix Festival, both with Choir and, since 2014, Artistic Advisor of the Choir the LSO under Sir Simon Rattle. In June 2016, the Academy of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. LSO Discovery Choirs and LSC will perform the world premiere of The Hogboon, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Since becoming Choral Director of the London new children’s opera. Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in 2012, Halsey Choral Director has been credited with bringing about a ‘spectacular Simon Halsey is Professor and Director of Choral London Symphony Orchestra transformation’ (Evening Standard) of the LSC. Activities at the University of Birmingham, where he London Symphony Chorus 2015/16 highlights with the LSO include Debussy’s directs a postgraduate course in Choral Conducting, Pelléas et Mélisande and Haydn’s The Seasons with in association with the CBSO. Chorus Director Sir Simon Rattle, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with City of Birmingham Symphony Sir Mark Elder, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Born in London, Simon Halsey sang in the choirs of Orchestra Choruses with Michael Tilson Thomas. The Chorus will also join New College, Oxford, and King’s College, Cambridge. the LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel at the He studied conducting at the Royal College of Music Conductor Laureate Barbican for a performance of Mahler’s Symphony in London. In 1987, he founded with Graham Vick the Rundfunkchor Berlin No 3, and sing Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil at City of Birmingham Touring Opera (now Birmingham London Temple Church, with Halsey on the podium. Opera Company). He was Chief Conductor of the Artistic Director Netherlands Radio Choir from 1997 to 2008 and was Berlin Philharmonic With the CBSO in Birmingham, the 2015/16 season also Principal Conductor of the Northern Sinfonia’s Youth Choral Programme includes Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with Lahav Choral Programme from 2004 to 2012. Shani and Poulenc’s Gloria with Nicholas Collon. Director At the CBSO Halsey has founded a Youth Chorus Halsey was awarded The Queen’s Medal for Music BBC Proms Youth Choir and Children’s Chorus, as well as two community 2014 for his influence on the musical life of the UK, choirs in Birmingham and the surrounding area. and was also made Commander of the Order of the Artistic Advisor British Empire in The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2015. Choir Academy of the Under Halsey’s leadership between 2001 and 2015, In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival the Rundfunkchor Berlin gained a reputation as choral music in Germany, Halsey was given the one of the finest professional choral ensembles, Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal and Halsey retains a close collaboration with the Republic of Germany in 2011. lso.co.uk London Symphony Chorus 7

London Symphony Chorus On stage

The London Symphony Chorus was formed in 1966 to complement SOPRANOS ALTOS TENORS BASSES the work of the London Symphony Orchestra and this season marks Heather Ashford Kate Aitchison Paul Allatt* Simon Backhouse* Kerry Baker Gina Broderick Anthony Colasanto Chris Bourne its 50th anniversary. The partnership between the LSC and LSO Faith Baxter Jo Buchan* John Farrington Bruce Boyd has continued to develop and was strengthened in 2012 with the Louisa Blankson Lizzy Campbell Matthew Fernando Gavin Buchan appointment of Simon Halsey as joint Chorus Director of the LSC Evaleen Brinton Zoe Davis Matthew Flood Andy Chan Carol Capper* Maggie Donnelly Warwick Hood James Chute and Choral Director for the LSO. Jessica Collins Lynn Eaton Matt Horne Matthew Clarke Shelagh Connolly Linda Evans John Marks Damian Day Rebecca Dent Lydia Frankenburg* Alastair Mathews Joe Dodd The LSC has partnered many other major orchestras and has Katherine Elliot Amanda Freshwater Tom McNeill Myrddin Edwards performed nationally and internationally with the Berlin and Vienna Lucy Farrington Tina Gibbs John Moses* Thomas Fea Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Lucy Feldman Joanna Gill Peter Sedgwick Sam Foster Naomi Fletcher Kate Harrrison Richard Street Robert Garbolinski* Championing the musicians of tomorrow, it has also worked with Joanne Gueritz Lis Iles Brad Warburton Gerald Goh both the NYOGB and the EUYO. The chorus has toured extensively Maureen Hall Ella Jackson Robert Ward* John Graham throughout and has also visited North America, Israel, Isobel Hammond Kristi Jagodin Owen Hanmer* Emma Harry Jill Jones Anthony Howick Australia and South East Asia. Jenna Hawkins Vanessa Knapp Thomas Kohut Hidemi Hatada Gilly Lawson Gregor Kowalski* Josefin Holmberg Belinda Liao* Hugh McLeod Highlights from last season include Haydn’s The Creation with Bethan Irviing Anne Loveluck* Stefan Magier Ed Gardner at the City of London Festival, Brahms’ Requiem with Debbie Jones Aoife McInerney* Tim Riley Daniel Harding, and critically acclaimed performances with Sir Simon Mimi Kroll Liz McCaw Alan Rochford Marylyn Lewin Jane Muir Richard Tannenbaum Rattle of Schumann’s rarely performed Das Paradies und die Peri Jane Morley Caroline Mustill Robin Thurston with the LSO at the Barbican, and Mahler’s Second Symphony with Rachel Mortimer Dorothy Nesbit Jez Wareing the Berlin Philharmonic and the CBSO Chorus at the Royal Festival Hall. Jessica Norton Siu-Wai Ng Hiroko O’Reilly Alex O’Shea Maggie Owen Helen Palmer * denotes council In the 2015/16 season the LSC celebrates its 50th anniversary with Isabel Paintin Susannah Priede member Frances Pope Maud Saint-Sardos a range of performances, including Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil in Carole Radford Lis Smith Temple Church, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with James Gaffigan, Mikiko Ridd Jane Steele Haydn’s The Seasons with Rattle, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius Alison Ryan Margaret Stephen Chen Shwartz Nina Tchernitchko with Sir Mark Elder, and a new opera by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Rebecca Vassallo Claire Trocme The Hogboon. Lizzie Webb Curzon Tussaud Becky Wheaton Rachael Twyford Zoe Williams Magdalena Ziarko

President Sir Simon Rattle OM CBE SING WITH THE LSC President Emeritus André Previn KBE The LSC is always interested in recruiting new members, welcoming Vice President Michael Tilson Thomas applications from singers of all backgrounds. Interested singers are always Patrons Simon Russell Beale CBE and Howard Goodall CBE welcome to attend rehearsals before arranging an audition. For further Chorus Director Simon Halsey CBE information, email Aoife McInerney at [email protected] or visit Assistant Directors Neil Ferris and Matthew Hamilton lsc.org.uk. Chorus Accompanist Roger Sayer Chairman Owen Hanmer 8 LSO Community Choir 13 December 2015

LSO Community Choir On stage

In March 2003 the LSO Community Choir launched the newly established LSO St Luke’s with the venue’s first concert. Comprising 30 singers living and working in the local community, it was an ambitious start. Led by LSO workshop leader and presenter Rachel Leach, the Choir sang arrangements of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence commissioned especially for the occasion.

Gareth Malone – now a television personality – was one of the singers in that first concert, and by 2004 he had taken over directing the Choir. In the programme for the Choir’s Christmas concert in 2004, he wrote ‘we regularly have 40 to 45 people at our rehearsals … I would like to see the choir grow to about 60 members’. His vision was surpassed by SOPRANOS ALTOS TENORS BASSES those wanting to take part, and by the time he left five years later there Jasmine Allen Daphne Alexander Nick Brittain Neil Campbell were 80 singers in the Choir’s ranks – its membership now totals 110. Alison Archibald Rosa Amoroso Jill Courtnell Brian Cooke Jenny Bell Adrienne Banks Viktor Dorozsmai Adam Dale Julie Bruscini Jane Bickerton Tara Frances Gabriel Diaz- The Community Choir has open access at its heart – anyone is welcome Nevo Burrell Annie Blackmore Rory Guy Emparanza as long as they live or work in the area and no audition is necessary. Sandrina Carosso Elzbieta Chandrasena Paul Hunt Will Ellsworth-Jones Liz Cunningham Deborah Cherry Yvonne Jacobs-Jones Tim Kitchin The Choir’s director, David Lawrence, is required to tailor the music- Eilish Dempsey Jacqueline Chow Helen James Dan Knight making for a broad mix of people: from those who know their sharps Suzanna Hamilton Emma Coften Neville Kay Stuart Midson Annie Hawker Tania Cohen Caryn Mackenzie Matthew Miller from their flats to those who have no experience of musical notation. Angelina Kennedy Sarah Crook-Chai Johnas Manangan Robert Shutes Aoife Ledwidge Linda Crow Deirdre McQuillan Pete Sutton The Choir sings three concerts a year at LSO St Luke’s and performs Fiona MacCorquodale Donna Cullen Troy Nelmida Richard Taylor Katie Monnelly Claire Deakin Zina Nour Paul Tilley special concerts at the Barbican with the LSO, including an impressive Jan Newbigin Moe Faulkner Lily O’Brien Paul Turley list of performances under three directors – Gareth Malone, David Knott Sheila Ogilvie Christine Finlan Mena Rego Joe Turnbull and David Lawrence. The Community Choir has worked with Hugh Rosaline Ogunro Janet Fitch Steven Smith Ruth Paker Mal Gilliam Milan Stamenkovic Masekela, celebrating his 70th birthday; performed a partially staged Pauline Pearson Bernadette Hancock Roy Sully version of Britten’s St Nicolas with tenor Ian Bostridge; and, most Hannah Ross Beverley Heath Karen Wheeler Anna Standley Charlotte Hogg Sarah Winman recently, took part in a new opera, The Monster In The Maze, conducted Rachel Starling Marie-Helene Jeeves Peter Wylie by Sir Simon Rattle. The Choir has sung in St Paul’s Cathedral, at the Carol Stewart Pauline Jenkins annual Whitecross Street Festival and at the Royal Academy of Music. Maggie Tyler Patricia McGeough Fortini Vergottis Grace Payne Sue Pearson Above all, the Choir is about the joy of singing and remains open to Rachael Plant everyone. For those who claim they can’t sing, the Community Choir Tennessee Renvoize Tessa Sheridan has proved in the best possible way that anyone can get involved in Ellen Sinclair music-making and find their voice. Rosemary Taylor Marianne Viola Carolyn Wagstaff The Community Choir is open to people who live or work in EC1, but Katee Woods there is currently a waiting list. For further information, or to be added The LSO Community Choir is supported by the Rothschild Charities Committee to the list, please email [email protected]. lso.co.uk LSO Discovery Choirs 9

LSO Discovery Choirs On stage

The LSO Discovery Choirs are made up of over 100 young people aged JUNIOR CHOIR SENIOR CHOIR seven and upwards who live or go to school in Hackney, Islington or Leo Adjaye Riva Lemanski Kevin Aced Valentino Makambo Jael Balgobin Sam Lewis N’Dea Balgobin Sheun Maphalala the City of London (Junior Choir) or any London borough (Senior Choir). Imogen Bates Teodoro Lopez Prieto Orchid Balgobin Lakshmi Maslen Ellen Blann Aiyanna Mason Kristin Benson Evelyn-Rose Masol Formed in 2004 by Gareth Malone, the Choirs have sung at Windsor Rosa Lianna Brennan Maeve McAllister George Carrington- Natasha Merchant Neena Brokenshire Beatrice Meaker Johnson Kai Malloy Castle for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, with Dave Brubeck, Marni Raye Burton Deborah Mealku Kitty Cooper Spice Judah Olajide with the LSO at the Barbican, and in the premiere of Edward Rushton’s Marnie Clark Course Raffaele Mele Eve Dawit Ebenezer Opoku Megan Crooks Kitty Morgan May Dawnay Georgia Renvoize oratorio Cicadas alongside the LSO Community Choir and LSO players. Agathe Danzin Connie Nasmyth Juanita Debrah Ruby Riley The Choirs also performed at the Olympic Torch Relay for Islington Cosima Davies Ilka Parry Olivia Ferrari Lyra Robinson-Winning Council in July 2012 and, in July 2015, were part of the UK premiere Poppy Dawid Alice Paulton Skye Fitzgerald Andreas Salcedo Khya Dillon Aysenur Pertev McShane Topsy Sallows of Jonathan Dove’s children’s opera The Monster in the Maze, Jibrial Diop Senman Achille Fossiez Revenu Leticia Sandoval-Solyom conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Nafissa Diop Orla Prendergast Ludovic Goetz-Hunter Elizabeth Simpson Saoirse Exelby Isobel Quinn Josie Howe Imogen Smith Inji Galliet-Jakoby Alex Rowsell Ryan Kira Howe Martha Thornborrow The Junior Choir is conducted by Lucy Griffiths and the Senior Choir is Neo Hunt Sofia Sandoval-Solyom D’Carlos Ikuomola- Aurele Tobelem conducted by David Lawrence. Applications to join the Choirs in 2016/17 Caleb Hunter Killian Scortichini Andre Eleanor Tobelem Saskia Hunter- Abel Segaye Sumia Ismaili Valentin Truman open in late spring. Email [email protected] for more information. Thielemann Sharon Segaye Lifted Joshua Sebastian Veliz Boguski Sienna Hunt-Montoya Annachiara Senatore Kitty Kelly Sadie Wilcox LSO Discovery Choirs are supported by Slaughter and May, LSO Patrons and the Daniel Hutton Flore Servant Theodore Lamarche Julia Willers Mario Ikuomola-Andre Jiyaa Shah Soma Lengyel Deborah Yohannes Rothschild Charities Committee. Fred Jacques Gaia Siddle Cora Lloyd-Prieto Zadie Jennings Zachary Smith Jessica Magnus Ruby Johnson Sophia Sutliff The LSO Community Choir, LSO Discovery Choirs and London Symphony Chorus Alice Joshua Tsion Tafari are part of LSO Sing, which is generously supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Isla Kallow Tehya Teo Voluntary Settlement. Jasmin Kallow Elizabeth Tolley Marnie Kennedy Eben Watson Nissa Khaliq-Rattray Khian West Darcy Lamb Lana Wilcox Golnar Zandi 10 Artist Biographies 13 December 2015

Di Sherlock David Lawrence Presenter Conductor, LSO Community Choir & LSO Discovery Senior Choir

Di presented last year’s LSO David Lawrence is one of the A Choral Christmas concert and UK’s most versatile conductors, is delighted to be back! As an working with orchestras, symphony actor she has worked extensively choruses and national youth choirs. in Physical Theatre, West End, Conductor of the LSO Community multimedia performance and TV. Choir and LSO Discovery Senior She now mainly writes and directs. Choir, he was nominated for a Gramophone Award for his Work includes Miss Havisham’s conducting and currently holds Expectations and The World’s Wife the Guinness World Record for at the Trafalgar Studios, OMG! conducting the UK’s largest choir – Ovid Unplugged for Youth Music 6,846 singers! Theatre UK, and several plays for young people. David’s work has taken him to Singapore, Colombia, Canada, the For the BBC Philharmonic she has written and staged numerous works United States, India, Australia and throughout Europe. His positive and – her Services No Longer Required with composer Richard Taylor was engaging manner makes him a popular guest conductor, and he is an part of the BBC’s World War I commemorations last year and was experienced and respected trainer of choral conductors. He teaches broadcast live from the Imperial War Museum North. Other work with regularly alongside Ghislaine Morgan in Portugal, and for the company the BBC Philharmonic includes Songs from the Bridgewater Canal, Artsworks delivers management training and team building through the Salford Tales and her musical murder mystery Who Killed Ramona media of singing and conducting. Rhapsody?, which was adapted for BBC Radio 3 and subsequently translated into Dutch and German. He has worked with the London Philharmonic Choir, the Hallé Choir, and the CBSO Chorus, for whom he is the Associate Conductor, as well A performed reading of poems from her book Come Into the Garden, as the National Youth Choirs of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. chronicling her late parents’ journey through cancer and dementia, David has adjudicated at international choral festivals, as well as for with specially commissioned cello accompaniment, was recorded the BBC Choir of the Year and Young Musician of the Year competitions. live earlier this week. She is currently working on The Ubiquitous He conducts for BBC Television’s Songs of Praise and directed The Woman – a music theatre adaptation of a short story by French People’s Chorus for BBC Four. writer Marcel Aymé. As Principal Conductor of Young Voices David directs massed choirs in an annual series of concerts, with some choirs incorporating more than 8,000 singers. He continues to work with Sinfonia Viva as their Choral Advisor, a project leader and conductor, and has also directed large- scale education projects with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, the English Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. lso.co.uk Artist Biographies 11

Lucy Griffiths London Symphony Orchestra Conductor, On stage LSO Discovery Junior Choir

Lucy Griffiths is much in demand TRUMPET as a conductor, workshop leader Alistair Mackie and vocal animateur. She is TIMPANI Assistant Director of Music at the Simon Carrington University of Warwick, where she PERCUSSION conducts many of the university’s Neil Percy David Jackson ensembles and motivates music-making amongst students, HARP Lucy Wakeford staff and members of the local community. She is also Musical PIANO/ORGAN John Alley Director of Severn Trent Water, a post which was created for her after she led their choir to victory in the BBC’s first series of Sing While You Work.

Lucy is a leading expert in the field of music education and engagement, specialising in vocal outreach. As Associate Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra’s Community and Discovery Choirs, she is responsible for the LSO Discovery Junior Choir. She was formerly Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Training Choirs and lectured in choral conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. SUPPORT LSO SING Other recent work has included projects with the Royal Opera House, LSO Sing, the Orchestra’s singing programme led by LSO Choral Director English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera North, City of Simon Halsey, needs partners to support its diverse community activities. Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Hippodrome, Sing Up, Engaging and tailored partnerships with businesses and trusts are English Touring Opera, Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Newham Young available; for more information please contact 020 7588 1116 or People’s Chorus, Music in Offices and Cranleigh Choral Week. [email protected]. Lucy is a special advisor on music, dance and drama to the charity African Prisons Project, having spent time with ex-prisoners and inmates in prisons across Uganda, researching and developing London Symphony Orchestra Editor Barbican Edward Appleyard singing and artistic projects. Silk Street [email protected] London EC2Y 8DS Photography Lucy studied music at the University of Bristol and McGill University Igor Emmerich, Kevin Leighton, in Montreal. She was then awarded the prestigious Sinfonia Viva Registered charity in England No 232391 Bill Robinson, Alberto Venzago conducting scholarship, which allowed her to complete her masters Details in this publication were correct Print Cantate 020 3651 1690 at time of going to press. in conducting at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Advertising Cabbell Ltd 020 3603 7937 London Symphony Orchestra LSO Sing

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