Sunday 15 December 3–5.05pm Barbican

LSO SING A CHORAL CHRISTMAS

Lucy Hollins presenter & conductor, LSO Discovery Junior conductor, London Chorus A CHORAL David Lawrence conductor, LSO Community Choir & Discovery Senior Choir

London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir LSO Discovery CHRISTMAS LSO Brass Ensemble

The LSO Discovery and Community Choirs are generously supported by the John S Cohen Foundation, Slaughter and May Charitable Trust, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and LSO Friends Welcome News On Our Blog

Thank you to all those who have supported STRING EXPERIENCE SCHEME BELA BARTÓK AND our singers and singing programme, THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN including the John S Cohen Foundation, We are delighted to appoint 14 players Slaughter and May Charitable Trust, to this year’s String Experience cohort. Against a turbulent political background, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and LSO Since 1992, the scheme has been enabling Bartók wrote his pantomime-ballet The Friends. young string players from London’s music Miraculous Mandarin, which a German conservatoires to gain experience playing in music journal reported caused ‘waves of I hope you will join us in singing today rehearsals and concerts with the LSO. They moral outrage’ to ‘engulf the city’ when it as the festive season gets underway. will join the Orchestra on stage for concerts premiered in Cologne. On 19 December, the LSO returns to the in the new year. Barbican for its final concert of the year: warm welcome to the LSO’s Choral François-Xavier Roth conducts Bartók’s WHAT’S NEXT FOR OUR 2018/19 Christmas concert. We begin the The Miraculous Mandarin, Elgar’s Cello LSO DISCOVERY IN TOKYO LSO JERWOOD COMPOSER+ ARTISTS? festive season with an afternoon of Concerto with soloist Alisa Weilerstein, carols, as the LSO Brass Ensemble is joined and a new work by LSO Panufnik Composer In November, LSO players Amanda Truelove We talk to Daniel Kidane and Amir Konjani on stage by the London Symphony Chorus Sophya Polevaya. I look forward to and Robert Turner, and musical animateur about their time as LSO Jerwood Composer+ and choirs of singers of all ages, many from welcoming you then and at many LSO Rachel Leach, visited Tokyo to lead artists and their future plans, and hear from the local community – the LSO Community concerts in the new year. workshops for young people with learning incoming composers Hollie Harding and Des Choir and the young people of the LSO disabilities at the British Council in Japan. Oliver about their experience so far. Discovery Choirs. Many thanks to All Nippon Airways for providing flight support. • Read more at lso.co.uk/blog Today’s concert involves no fewer than three conductors: Lucy Hollins, presenter and conductor of the Discovery Junior Choir; Kathryn McDowell CBE DL WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROUPS LSO Choral Director Simon Halsey; and Managing Director David Lawrence, conductor of the LSO We are delighted to welcome the groups Community Choir and Discovery Senior Choir. attending today’s concert:

Eilish Dempsey and friends Groups Direct Please ensure all phones are switched off. Judith Howick and friends Photography and audio/video recording Roadtrippers are not permitted during the performance.

2 Welcome 15 December 2019 NEW YEAR with the LSO Thursday 9 January 7.30pm Wednesday 15 January 6.30pm Thursday 16 January 7.30pm Sunday 19 January 7pm Barbican Barbican Barbican Barbican

STUTZMANN HALF SIX FIX RATTLE: BEETHOVEN 250 RATTLE: BEETHOVEN 250 MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO BEETHOVEN & BERG BEETHOVEN & BERG CHRIST ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES

Wagner Overture and Venusburg Music Berg Seven Early Songs Berg Seven Early Songs Berg Violin Concerto from ‘Tannhäuser’ Beethoven Symphony No 7 Berg Passacaglia Beethoven Christ on the Mount of Olives Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra Brahms Symphony No 1 Sir conductor Beethoven Symphony No 7 Sir Simon Rattle conductor Dorothea Röschmann soprano Lisa Batiashvili violin Nathalie Stutzmann conductor Sir Simon Rattle conductor Elsa Dreisig soprano Alina Ibragimova violin A burst of music to kick-start your evening. Dorothea Röschmann soprano Pavol Breslik tenor Hear from the conductor about what makes David Soar bass 6pm Barbican the music great, the delve deeper with Part of Beethoven 250 at the Barbican London Symphony Chorus LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists screens showing close-ups of the performers Simon Halsey chorus director Free pre-concert recital and digital programme notes. Part of Beethoven 250 at the Barbican Supported by the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne Part of Beethoven 250 at the Barbican

Tonight’s Concert 3 A Choral Christmas Today’s Programme

Orchestrations by Lee Reynolds Angel’s Carol John Rutter LSO Community Choir Joy to the World Lowell Mason arr Mack Wilberg Audience Carol Tsaba Tsaba Traditional arr Peter Gritton LSO Discovery Senior Choir Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Traditional arr Scott Let every heart prepare Him room, Audience Carol And Heaven and nature sing, and Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns! From angels bending near the earth, Let men their songs employ; To touch their harps of gold: While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains ‘Peace on the earth, goodwill to men Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, From heaven’s all-gracious King!’ Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy. The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; Still through the cloven skies they come, He comes to make His blessings flow With peaceful wings unfurled; Far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, And still their heavenly music floats Far as, far as the curse is found. O’er all the weary world: Above its sad and lowly plains He rules the world with truth and grace, They bend on hovering wing, And makes the nations prove And ever o’er its Babel sounds The glories of His righteousness The blessèd angels sing. And wonders of His love, and wonders of His love And wonders, wonders of His love. Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day John Gardner Beneath the angel-strain have rolled London Symphony Chorus Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not

4 Today’s Programme 15 December 2019 The love-song which they bring; God of God, light of light, O hush the noise, ye men of strife, Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb; And hear the angels sing. Very God, begotten not created, O come let us adore him … For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet bards foretold, Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation! When with the ever-circling years Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above, Comes round the age of gold; ‘Glory to God in the highest!’ When peace shall over all the earth O come let us adore him … Its ancient splendours fling, And the whole world give back the song Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born on Christmas morning; Which now the angels sing. Jesu, to thee be glory given! Word of the Father now in flesh appearing. The Snowman Lucy Hollins arr Lee Reynolds (world premiere) O come let us adore him … LSO Discovery Junior Choir Interval – 20 minutes Come Colours Rise Grant McLachlan There are bars on all levels of the concert hall; ice cream can LSO Discovery Senior Choir be bought at the stands on Stalls and Circle level.

Sir Christemas Joanna Gill (world premiere) London Symphony Chorus

O Come, All Ye Faithful Traditional arr David Willcocks Audience Carol

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, 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.

Today’s Programme 5 A Choral Christmas Today’s Programme

Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson arr Alan Fernie Hark! the herald angels sing LSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Simon Halsey ‘Glory to the newborn King!’

Ríu Ríu Chíu Traditional Christ by highest heav’n adored, LSO Discovery Senior Choir Christ the everlasting Lord! Late in time behold Him come Esta Noche Traditional arr Ronald Corp Offspring of a Virgin’s womb; LSO Community Choir Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity! El Burrito de Belen Hugo Blanco arr David Giardiniere Pleased as man with man to dwell, LSO Discovery Junior Choir with audience participation Jesus, our Emmanuel; Hark! the herald angels sing Ring the Bells Paul Fincham ‘Glory to the newborn King!’ London Symphony Chorus Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Lullay my Liking Chris Williams Hail the Sun of Righteousness! LSO Community Choir Light and life to all He brings Ris’n with healing in His wings. Christmas on the Moon Lucy Hollins arr Lee Reynolds (world premiere) Mild He lays His glory by, LSO Discovery Junior Choir Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn arr David Willcocks Born to give them second birth. Audience Carol Hark! the herald angels sing ‘Glory to the newborn King!’ Hark! the herald angels sing ‘Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled’; Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies With the angelic host proclaim: ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’

6 Today’s Programme 15 December 2019 COMMUNITY CHOIRS & SINGING DAYS

Singing Days Join a Choir

Spend a day at LSO St Luke’s getting to Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Immortal Bach LSO Community Choir know some of the most fantastic music Sunday 15 March 2020 11am–4.30pm Sunday 10 May 2020 11am–4.30pm Made up of people who live and work written for voices with LSO Choral Director in the local area, the Community Choir Simon Halsey. Whether you sing in a choir At the climax of his Second Symphony, Bach made a big mark on choral music is a sociable and diverse group, singing regularly, or haven’t sung since school, you’ll Mahler brings out the big guns with a choral with works like the St John Passion and repertoire ranging from show tunes to discover new music and learn about the craft finale to rival Beethoven’s Ninth. St Matthew Passion and over 200 cantatas. opera choruses, folk-songs and more. of choral singing in a friendly environment. Nicknamed ‘Resurrection’, the work Join a scratch choir to sing movements from London Symphony Chorus We’ll be singing from the score – so culminates as the choir sings a poignant JS Bach’s Magnificatand Bach-inspired Under the leadership of Simon Halsey, experience of reading music and some prayer penned by Mahler himself about pieces by Mendelssohn and Rutter, along the London Symphony Chorus has knowledge of sight-singing will help! death and his hopes for the afterlife. with Knut Nystedt’s Immortal Bach, which received acclaim for its concerts, spins out one of Bach’s chorales into a time- recordings and tours. The LSC is always stopping rumination on sound and harmony. interested in recruiting new members, welcoming applications from singers of all backgrounds. lso.co.uk/sing

Running order & lyrics 7 Lucy Hollins conductor & presenter Simon Halsey choral director

ensembles, motivating music-making [DROP CAP]Biog here. Choirs and Artistic Adviser of Palau de la among students, staff and members of the Música, both in Barcelona, Artistic Director of local community. She is also Director of the end of biog. • Berlin Philharmonic Youth Choral Programme; Royal College of Music Chorus and Associate Director of BBC Proms Youth Choir; Artistic Conductor of the London Symphony Chorus. Advisor of Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Choir; Conductor Laureate of Rundfunkchor Lucy is a leading expert in the field of music Berlin, and Professor and Director of Choral education and engagement, specialising Activities at the University of Birmingham. in vocal outreach. She is Conductor of the He is also a highly respected teacher and LSO Discovery Junior Choir and Associate academic, nurturing the next generation of Conductor of the Discovery Senior and choral conductors on his post-graduate course Community Choirs. This role has seen her in Birmingham and through masterclasses work alongside some of the UK’s most at Princeton, Yale and elsewhere. eminent conductors on premieres of new works. Lucy’s commitment to music in imon Halsey occupies a singular Halsey has worked on nearly 80 recording ucy Hollins is one of the most development has taken her all over the position in classical music. He projects, many of which have won major respected conductor-animateurs of world; she has led singing projects for is the trusted advisor on choral awards, including a Gramophone Award, her generation. Having studied and charities African Prisons Project in Uganda singing to the world’s greatest conductors, Diapason d’Or, Echo Klassik, and three won several prestigious prizes in the UK and and Songbound in India. orchestras and choruses, and also an Grammy Awards with the Rundfunkchor Canada, her leadership experience ranges inspirational teacher and ambassador for Berlin. He was made Commander of the across vocal and instrumental music-making Lucy’s work as a concert presenter has choral singing to amateurs of every age, British Empire in 2015, was awarded with professional, amateur, youth and seen her engage thousands of people in ability and background. By making singing a The Queen’s Medal for Music in 2014, and adult ensembles at the highest level. It has performances throughout the UK. She is central part of the world-class institutions received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of seen her appear on TV and radio, premiere passionate about making music exciting, with which he is associated, he has been Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany new works, adjudicate competitions, participatory and accessible to all. • instrumental in changing the level of in 2011 in recognition of his outstanding tour extensively throughout the UK and symphonic singing across Europe. contribution to choral music in Germany. internationally, and work alongside some of the world’s finest musicians and directors. He holds positions across the UK and Europe Born in London, Simon Halsey sang in the as Choral Director of the London Symphony choirs of New College, Oxford, and of King’s Lucy is Assistant Director of Music at the Orchestra and Chorus; Chorus Director of the College, Cambridge, and studied conducting University of Warwick, directing all of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the Royal College of Music in London. • university’s major vocal and instrumental Chorus; Artistic Director of Orfeó Català

8 Artist Biographies 15 December 2019 David Lawrence conductor FIND THE PERFECT GIFT he is an experienced and respected trainer of choral conductors. FROM OUR NEW RANGE

Among others, David has worked with the National Youth Choirs of Scotland, Northern Tote Bags Ireland and Wales, the London Philharmonic Choir, the Hallé Choir. He is an Associate Tea Towels Conductor of both the CBSO Chorus and Mugs London Symphony Chorus. For ten years, he worked closely with the Netherlands Radio Choir, where he collaborated with Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Adams and many others. David has adjudicated international choral festivals, the BBC Choir of the Year and Young Musician of the Year competitions, avid Lawrence is one of the UK’s and has conducted for BBC’s Songs of Praise most versatile conductors, working for the past 20 years. with orchestras, symphony choruses and national youth choirs. As Principal Conductor of Young Voices, Conductor of the LSO Community Choir David directs massed choirs in an annual and LSO Discovery Senior Choir, he was series of concerts, with some choirs nominated for a Gramophone Award for his incorporating thousands of singers. conducting and currently holds the Guinness He continues to work with Sinfonia Viva as World Record for conducting the UK’s largest their Choral Advisor, a project leader and choir – 6,846 singers! conductor, and has also directed large-scale education projects with the David’s work has taken him to Singapore, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, the English Colombia, Canada, the United States, the Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool UAE, India and throughout Europe, and he Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of has recently returned from his 17th visit to Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. • Available now on Level -1 Australia. His positive and engaging manner makes him a popular guest conductor, and

Artist Biographies 9 London Symphony Chorus

President he London Symphony Chorus was Gramophone included the recordings of The Chorus is an independent charity run by Sir Simon Rattle om cbe formed in 1966 to complement Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust and its members. It is committed to excellence, the work of the London Symphony Romeo and Juliet on LSO Live with Sir to the development of its members, to Vice President Orchestra and is renowned internationally as two of the ‘Top 10’ Berlioz diversity and engaging in the musical life of for its concerts and recordings with recordings. Recent LSO Live recordings with London, to commissioning and performing the Orchestra. Their partnership was the Chorus include Bernstein’s Wonderful new works, and to supporting the musicians Patrons strengthened in 2012 with the appointment Town and Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, of tomorrow. For more information, please cbe of Simon Halsey as joint Chorus Director both with Sir Simon Rattle. visit lsc.org.uk. • Howard Goodall cbe of the LSC and Choral Director for the LSO, and the Chorus now plays a major role in Highlights of the 2018/19 season included Chorus Director furthering the vision of LSO Sing, which also Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with Simon Halsey cbe encompasses the LSO Community Choir, Sir Simon Rattle at the 2018 BBC Proms LSO Discovery Choirs for young people and and at the Lucerne Festival, Bernstein’s Associate Directors Singing Days at LSO St Luke’s. with Marin Alsop, Puccini’s Matthew Hamilton Messa di Gloria with Sir , Nia Llewelyn Jones The LSC has worked with many leading performances of Mahler’s Symphony No international conductors and other 8 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Associate Conductors major orchestras, including the Berlin with the Netherlands Philharmonic and Lucy Hollins & David Lawrence Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Leipzig Marc Albrecht, David Lang’s the public Gewandhaus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, domain with Simon Halsey, and Walton’s Chorus Accompanists New York Philharmonic, the National Youth Belshazzar’s Feast with Sir Simon Rattle. Benjamin Frost & Richard Gowers Orchestra of Great Britain and the European Union Youth Orchestra. It has also toured The Chorus looks forward to the 2019/20 Chairman extensively in Europe and has visited the US, season, which will include Bartók’s The Owen Hanmer Israel, Australia and south east Asia. Miraculous Mandarin with François-Xavier Roth, performances of Beethoven’s Christ on Concert Manager The partnership between the LSC and the Mount of Olives in Europe with Sir Simon Robert Garbolinski LSO, particularly under Rattle, James MacMillan’s St John Passion in the 1980s and 1990s, and later with with Gianandrea Noseda, and Tippett’s Child LSO Choral Projects Manager Sir Colin Davis, led to the LSC’s large of Our Time with Alan Gilbert. Sumita Menon catalogue of recordings, which have won numerous awards, including five Grammys.

10 London Symphony Chorus 15 December 2019 Sopranos Altos Tenors Basses Vocal Coaches Frankie Arnull Ayesha Akkari Jorge Aguilar Chris Bourne Norbert Meyn Ring the Bells Anna Byrne-Smith June Brawner Paul Allatt* Gavin Buchan Anita Morrison Carol Capper* Gina Broderick* Matteo Anelli Andy Chan Rebecca Outram Royalties from the London Symphony Anjali Christopher Jo Buchan* Erik Azzopardi Steve Chevis Robert Rice Chorus’ performance of ‘Ring the Bells’ Eve Commander Maggie Donnelly Joaquim Badia Thomas Fea will be donated to homelessness Imogen Coutts Lynn Eaton Naveeth Basheer Ian Fletcher *Denotes LSC charity Crisis. Harriet Crawford Linda Evans Philipp Boeing Rupert Gill Council Member Ellisse Dixon Emma Fox Peter Bridgwood Gerald Goh Crisis support people out of Elisa Franzinetti Amanda Freshwater Oliver Burrows Owen Hanmer* homelessness through education, Sophie Hill Joanna Gill Colin Dunn Elan Higueras training and help with housing, Denise Hoilette Kate Harrison Patrizio Giovannotti Rocky Hirst employment and health. Crisis offer Alice Jones Jane Hickey Matthew Journee Anthony Howick one-to-one advice and courses for Esther Kippax Kristi Jagodin Jude Lenier Peter Kellett homeless people across England, Barbara de Matos Jill Jones Kameron Locke Alex Mackinder Scotland and Wales. Doris Nikolic Vanessa Knapp Alastair Mathews Hugh Mcleod Gill O’Neill Gilly Lawson* John Marks Geoff Newman Each Christmas, Crisis also bring Jenny Parker Anne Loveluck Daniel Owers Alan Rochford together a unique volunteer effort to Janina Pescinski Liz McCaw Davide Prezzi Jesus Sanchez bring warmth, companionship and vital Carole Radford Aoife McInerney Mattia Romani Rod Stevens services to people at one of the hardest Alison Ryan Dorothy Nesbit Peter Sedgwick Richard times of the year, and offer a starting Giulia Steidl Siu-Wai Ng Chris Straw Tannenbaum point out of homelessness for good. Deborah Staunton Susannah Priede Robert Ward* Robin Thurston Olivia Tait Lucy Reay Jez Wareing Sarah Townend Natalia Riley Anthony Wilder Gabrielle Rafaela Tripalo Walton-Green Kathryn Wells Lizzie Webb* Zoe Williams Olivia Wilkinson Hannah Wisher Hannah Wilkes Rachel Wilson

London Symphony Chorus 11 LSO Community Choir

surpassed by those wanting to take part, Above all, the Choir is about the joy of and by the time he left five years later, there singing and remains open to everyone. were 80 singers in the Choir’s ranks – its For those who claim they can’t sing, the membership now totals 110. Community Choir has proved in the best possible way that anyone can get involved The Community Choir has open access at its in music-making and find their voice. • heart – anyone is welcome as long as they live or work in the area, and no audition The LSO Community Choir is generously is necessary. The Choir’s director, David supported by the John S Cohen Foundation. Lawrence, tailors the music-making for a broad mix of people: from those who know their sharps from their flats to those who have no experience of musical notation. n March 2003, the LSO Community Choir performed the first concert The Choir sings three concerts a year at LSO in LSO St Luke’s, the Orchestra’s St Luke’s and performs special concerts then newly established venue. Comprising at the Barbican with the LSO, including an 30 singers living and working in the local impressive list of performances under three community, the Choir had an ambitious directors – Gareth Malone, David Knott and start. Led by LSO workshop leader and David Lawrence. The Community Choir has presenter Rachel Leach, the choir sang worked with Hugh Masekela, celebrating his arrangements of William Blake’s Songs of 70th birthday; performed a partially staged Innocence commissioned for the occasion. version of Britten’s St Nicolas with tenor ; and took part in two new operas, Gareth Malone – now a television personality – Jonathan Dove’s The Monster in The Maze was one of the singers in that first concert, and Andrew Norman’s A Trip to the Moon, and by 2004, he had taken over directing conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The Choir has the Choir. In the programme for the Choir’s sung in St Paul’s Cathedral, at the annual Christmas concert in 2004, he wrote, Whitecross Street Party and at the Royal ‘we regularly have 40 to 45 people at our Academy of Music. rehearsals … I would like to see the Choir grow to about 60 members’. His vision was

12 LSO Community Choir 15 December 2019 CHORAL CONCERTS with the London Symphony Orchestra Sopranos Anne Stansfield Mal Gilliam Steven Malies Jasmine Allen Rachel Starling Anita Howard Heather Page Wednesday 12 February 6.30pm Sunday 1 March 7pm Rosemary Anger Carol Stewart Marie-Helene Jeeves Mena Rego Barbican Barbican Alison Archibald Maggie Tyler Penelope Parkinson Alex Skailes Jenny Bell Tracy Wait Grace Payne Tony Valsamidis HALF SIX FIX Symphonic Gospel Spirit Martha Bicket Elizabeth Wayne Dorota Peter Wylie Beethoven Symphony No 9 ‘Choral’ Sue Bristow Lesley Wilson Pomorska-Dawid Conductor and composer André J Thomas Nevo Burrell Nana-Ama Wood Michelle Price Basses A bust of music to start your evening. brings together orchestral arrangements Kim Caplin Marlena Schmool Jeremy Barraud Rattle introduces and conducts the last of of spiritual and classical standards with a Sandrina Carosso Altos Tessa Sheridan John Bryant Beethoven’s epic . gospel twist. Liz Cunningham Daphne Alexander Ellen Sinclair Neil Campbell Eilish Dempsey Iris Bachmann Bernadette Skehan Adam Dale With Sir Simon Rattle and the Sunday 5 April 7pm Elizabeth Emmanuel Adrienne Banks Caroline Stanger Gabriel London Symphony Chorus Barbican Moe Faulkner Jane Bickerton Anna Sun Diaz-Emparanza Wilna Fourie Annie Blackmore Jacqueline Swanson Kimmett Edgar Sunday 16 February 7pm James MacMillan St John Passion Miroslava Ileckova Nathalie Blondeau Jane Tully Will Elsworth Jones Barbican Anna Law Sherrie Brar-Sacha Sarah Winman Madush Gupta With Gianandrea Noseda, baritone Laura Lucas Claudette Brown Paul Jackman Berg Lulu – Suite Marcus Farnsworth and the Fiona Elzbieta Tenors Darrel James Beethoven Symphony No 9 London Symphony Chorus MacCorquodale Chandrasena Deborah Arnott Tim Kitchin Catherine MacLeod Jacqueline Chow Nick Brittain Dan Knight With Sir Simon Rattle and the Sunday 14 June 7pm Esther Murphy Eleanor Clarke Jill Courtnell Stuart Midson London Symphony Chorus Barbican Jan Newbigin Tania Cohen Paul Downing Milan Stamenkovic Selena Ng Anne Corbett Tara Frances Roy Sully Walton Viola Concerto Zina Nour Linda Crow Craig Givens Richard Taylor Tippett A Child of our Time Sheila Ogilvie Sarah Cunningham Glenn Hammet Paul Tilley Rosaline Ogunro Claire Deakin James Hill Paul Turley With Alan Gilbert and the Ruth Paker Mirit Ehrenstein Yvonne Jacobs-Jones London Symphony Chorus Liz Patterson Christine Finlan Helen James Pauline Pearson Janet Fitch Simon Jones lso.co.uk Alessandra Sarnari Dawn Frampton Neville Kay Anna Standley Audrone Galine Caryn Mackenzie

LSO Community Choir 13 LSO Discovery Choirs

he LSO Discovery Choirs consist of JOINING THE CHOIR over one hundred young people aged eight and above who live or go The LSO Discovery Choir offers the chance to school in Hackney, Islington or the City of for young people to develop their musical London (Junior Choir) or any London borough and vocal skills, make friends, and perform (Senior Choir). Formed in 2004 by Gareth alongside the world’s greatest professional Malone, the Choirs have sung at Windsor musicians. The Choir meets on a weekly Castle for His Royal Highness The Prince of basis during term time at LSO St Luke’s, Wales; with Dave Brubeck; with the LSO at and has a professional work ethic within the Barbican; and in the premiere of Edward a hard-working, enjoyable environment. Rushton’s oratorio Cicadas, alongside the LSO Community Choir and LSO Players. The Places in the LSO Discovery Choir are Choirs also performed at the Olympic Torch allocated on an annual basis following a — Relay for Islington Council in July 2012 and selection day. Please check our website to ‘The rehearsal was a huge success. He said: ‘Mummy, it’s not fair, it’s too short!’ were part of the UK premieres of Jonathan find out more. Dove’s children’s opera The Monster in the And on Tuesday morning he said to me that he wished it was Monday again! Maze (2015) and Andrew Norman's A Trip I knew he liked singing, but I did not expect such enthusiasm. Thank you.’ to the Moon (2017, pictured left), and the world premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ LSO Discovery Choir parent The Hogboon (2016), all conducted by Sir — Simon Rattle. The Junior Choir is conducted by Lucy Hollins, and the Senior Choir by David Lawrence. •

The LSO Discovery Choir is generously supported by the John S Cohen Foundation, Slaughter and May Charitable Trust, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and LSO Friends.

14 LSO Discovery Choirs 15 December 2019 Baroque at the Edge Junior Choir Senior Choir [DROP CAP]BiogLSO St Luke’s here. & St James Clerkenwell, Friday 10 to Sunday 12 January 2020 Yoko Afi Benito Lopez Prieto Ezichim Azubuike Hayal Nangla Poppy Alkin Leila Mackinnon Jael Balgobin Naomi Pereira end of biog. • Megan Alsford Maia Mayangi N’Dea Balgobin Orla Prendergast Chetachi Azubuike Hannah McCurdy Orchid Balgobin Tessa Roe-Stanton Jidechi Azubuike Cormac Rosa Brennan Killian Scortichini Esther Brauner-Cave Mellor-Stephenson Neena Brokenshire Annachiara Senatore Rahel Brauner-Cave Olivia Meyer-Gilgil Marnie Echo Elizabeth Simpson Kian Maximilian Florence Mifsud Clark Course Eben Watson Bredican Elodie Agathe Danzin Natania Zewdie Olwen Burton Spence Ngarukiyintwali Poppy Dawid Kameron Carr Astrid Norton-Smith Lily de Kluyver Elise Curtis Romilly Martha Denby Benoit Danzin Norton-Smith Lorenzo Dennis Nina Davies Lois Parker Romario Dennis Isobel Davy Isabel Ribeiro Lana Friend Jesicca Debas Kate Roswell Ryan Inji Galliet-Jakoby Goran Demirkiran Zane Sacha Lara Goktepe Lara Dowling Kitty Sinclair Zoe Gritschke James Dungey Olivia Solomou Caitlin Heaphy Francesco Tristano piano Eden Earith Cory Stone Bucher Molly Heaphy Mayah Kadish violin Luella Facer John Streit Persephone Jonathan Roozeman cello & Lauri Porra bass guitar Eren Fistik Liana Tariku Holloway The Marian Consort & Monteverdi String Band Ruben Geithner Astrid Thornton Niamh Hood Hille & Marthe Perl electric viols Georgia Head-Ilias Max Ticheli Neo Hunt Susanna Juri Hirose Vera Vazquez Sienna Stile Antico, Woven Gold & Rihab Azar Hermione Holloway Lou von Lucius Hunt-Montoya Singing Workshop with Stile Antico Toby Hood Caleb Watson Kevin Jara Aced Hannah Hutton Joshua Watson Mark Kendrick The no-rules music festival Nancy Jacques Elliot White Evelyn-Rose Masol baroqueattheedge.co.uk Erik Larsson Rosanna Wood Jayden Mayangi Megan Hui Ying Lee Wentworth Young Agnes McIntosh

LSO Discovery Choirs 15 LSO Brass & Percussion on stage

Trumpets Timpani Gustav Melander Nigel Thomas Robin Totterdell Paul Mayes Percussion Stuart Essenhigh David Jackson

Horn Piano Paul Gardham Elizabeth Burley

Trombones Jono Ramsay James Maynard Ryan Hume

Bass Trombones Paul Milner

Tuba Ben Thomson

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