December
23 December
Handel Messiah
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
22 December
J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio (parts 1,2 & 3)
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
21 December
Christmas concerts, 15:00 and 17:00
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemasons’ Hall, London
17 December
Christmas concerts, 15:00 and 17:00
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemasons’ Hall, London
15 December
Christmas Concert
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London
14 December
Christmas concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London
13 December
Boosey & Hawkes recording sessions
c. James Davey
Voces8 Centre, London
10 December
Christmas concerts, 15:00 and 17:00
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemasons’ Hall, London
9 December
Max Richter Voices
Tenebrae
c. Max Richter
The Coliseum, London
November
25 November
Laurence Osborn Day
The Marian Consort
c. Rory McCleery
Wigmore Hall, London
22 November
Purcell/James Redwood The Fairy Queen: Three Wishes
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Rob Howarth
Northgate High School, Ipswich
October
31 October
Christmas video recording sessions
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St James’ Church, Crypt-on-the-Green, Clerkenwell
30 October
Recording of John Weldon The Judgement of Paris
Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music
c. Julian Perkins
Trinity College, Cambridge
28 October
John Weldon The Judgement of Paris
Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Academy of Ancient Music
c. Julian Perkins
Trinity College, Cambridge
24 – 27 October
Recording of music by Stephen Dodgson
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John-the-Evangelist, Islington
2 October
In Windsor Forest (including music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Ralph Vaughan Williams)
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
Cadogan Hall, London
1 October
Concert for Ambronay Festival
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
Ambronay, France
September
15 September
Performance of Astrologaster computer game soundtrack
British Library, London
August
6 August, 11:00
J.S. Bach Singet dem Herrn, C.P.E. Bach Heilig ist Gott, Mozart Requiem
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
Royal Albert Hall, London
Concert as part of 2023 BBC Proms
July
29 July
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius (semi-chorus)
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
26 July
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius (semi-chorus)
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral
30 – 31 July
Elgar The Dream of Gerontius (semi-chorus) recording sessions
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
June
23 June
Hogarth’s Garden – music by Handel and others
Choir of London Early Opera
c. Bridget Cunningham
St Nicholas Church, Chiswick
Launch concert of London Early Opera’s new baroque choir
14 June
Private fundraising event
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
9 June, 19:00 and 21:00
Performances of music by Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre Singers
c. Eric Whitacre
King’s Place, London
May
29 May
Faure Requiem and Poulenc motets
Polyphony with Britten Sinfonia
c. Stephen Layton
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
27 May
Faure Requiem and Poulenc motets
Polyphony with Britten Sinfonia
c. Stephen Layton
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
20 May
Choral Inspirations 2 workshop and concert
Sonoro with Voices of Hope
c. Neil Ferris
Newcastle
3 May
A Coronation Celebration
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
April
22 April
Performance
EXAUDI
c. James Weeks
Suffolk
17 – 20 April
CD recording of music by Stephen Hough
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
St John the Evangelist, London
7 April 20:00
Francis Grier Sword in the Soul and John Tavener Mother and Child
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
St John’s Smith Square, London
7 April 14:30
J.S. Bach St John Passion
Polyphony with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
March
19th March
J.S. Bach B minor Mass
Choir of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Vaclav Luks
Royal Festival Hall, London
18th March
J.S. Bach B minor Mass
Choir of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Vaclav Luks
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
11th March
Choral Inspirations 2 workshop and concert
Sonoro with University of Reading Chorus
c. Neil Ferris
The Great Hall, University of Reading
9th March
Purcell Ode on St Cecilia’s Day 1692 Hail Bright Cecilia!
Academy of Ancient Music
c. Laurence Cummings
Milton Court, London
8th March
Purcell Ode on St Cecilia’s Day 1692 Hail Bright Cecilia!
Academy of Ancient Music
c. Laurence Cummings
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
February
23rd February
Handel Alexander’s Feast
London Handel Singers with London Handel Orchestra
c. Laurence Cummings
St George’s Church, Hanover Square, London
Concert as part of the London Handel Festival
6th – 7th February
Carols for Choirs 6 recording sessions
Oxford University Press
c. Bob Chilcott
St Barnabas Church, Ealing
January
23rd – 30th January
Canary Islands Festival tour of Ave Maris Stella
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
24th January Lanzarote
25th January Fuerteventura
26th January Tenerife
28th January La Palma
29th January Gran Canaria
16th-19th January
CD recording of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
St John the Evangelist, Islington
15th January
Recording of music by Satya Hinduja
Synergy Vocals
c. David Murphy
Abbey Road Studios, London
10th January
Praetorius and Schutz Christmas programme
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Westminster Cathedral, London
6th – 7th January
Workshops and performance of music by Satya Hinduja
Synergy Vocals and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
c. David Murphy
St Mary’s Church, Luton
2nd – 5th January
CD recording of music by Francis Grier
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
St John the Evangelist Church, London
2022
December
24th December
Christmas Eve Carols by Candlelight
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden
2 performances at 15:00 and 17:00
23rd December
Handel Messiah
Polyphony with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s, Smith Square
22nd December
Carols by Candlelight
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden
21st December
Christmas concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
16th December
Handel Messiah
Academy of Ancient Music
c. Laurence Cummings
Barbican, London
13th December
Bach Christmas Oratorio (parts 1, 2, 3 & 6)
Polyphony Soloists and Britten Sinfonia
c. Stephen Layton
Norwich
12th December
Bach Christmas Oratorio (parts 1, 2, 3 & 6)
Polyphony Soloists and Britten Sinfonia
c. Stephen Layton
Barbican, London
10th December
Handel Messiah
c. Jonathan Williams
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
7th – 8th December
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe
Recording sessions
c. John Wilson
St Augustine’s, Kilburn
5th December
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Coventry Cathedral
4th December
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Hull Minster
3rd December
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
York Minster
2nd December
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral
1st December
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Peterborough Cathedral
November
30th November
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Canterbury Cathedral
29th November
Praetorius Christmas programme UK tour
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Portsmouth Cathedral
26th November
Recording of music by Havergal Brian
Joyful Company of Singers
c. Peter Broadbent
St Silas’ Church, Kentish Town
24th November
Handel Messiah
English Concert
c. John Nelson
Coventry Cathedral
19th – 25th November
Handel Messiah recording sessions
English Concert
c. John Nelson
Coventry Cathedral
19th November
Mozart Mass in C Minor
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
Saffron Hall
17th November
Recording sessions
RSVP Voices
Air Studios, London
8th November
Programme of Polish sacred music
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Concert as part of the Joy & Devotion Festival
5th November
A Wind Full of Space (programme to include Bernd Franke, Josquin, Mouton and Poulenc)
Chamber Choir Ireland
c. Paul Hillier
Pepper Canister Church, Dublin
October
29th October
Choral conducting masterclasses in association with the Cardiff International Academy of Conducting
c. Irina Walters
Brixton Unitarian Church, London
19th October
Richard Pantcheff, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Berkeley
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
Cadogan Hall, London
16th October
Brahms Requiem
The Outcry Ensemble
c. James Henshaw
St John’s Smith Square, London
15th October
Programme of British music
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
Canterbury Cathedral
9th October
Recording sessions
Synergy Vocals
Air Studios, London
4th October
Haydn Seasons
Academy of Ancient Music
c. Laurence Cummings
Barbican, London
September
30th September
Gabriel Jackson 60th Birthday Concert
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
20th – 23rd September
Mozart Mass in C Minor and C.P.E Bach Heilig Recording Sessions
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
Perth Concert Hall
20th September
Mozart Mass in C Minor
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
Perth Concert Hall
18th September
Mozart Mass in C Minor
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
St Mary’s, Haddington
14th September
OUP recording sessions
c. Will Dawes
Somerville College Chapel, Oxford
8th September
Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli, John Browne Stabat Mater, Esenvalds and Łukaszewski
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
Trinity Church, Oslo, Norway
Concert as part of the Oslo International Church Music Festival
August
29th August
J. S. Bach Mass in b minor
Choir of the Enlightenment with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. John Butt
Royal Albert Hall, London
Concert as part of the BBC Proms, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
24th August
Handel Saul
English Concert
c. Bernard Labadie
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Concert as part of the Edinburgh International Festival
10th August
Beethoven Fidelio
Philharmonia Voices with Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Sir Donald Runnicles
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Concert as part of the Edinburgh International Festival
July
26th July
Mendelssohn Elijah (with step-out solos)
Gabrieli Consort and Gabrieli ROAR
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral
10th July
Choral Inspirations 2 Conducting Workshops
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico
7th July
Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai and J C Bach Magnificat
Arcangelo
c. Jonathan Cohen
Suffolk
Concert promoted by Martin Randall Travel
June
27th – 29th June
The Moon Hares
OAE community opera
performances in King’s Lynn and Ipswich
25th June
This Sceptred Isle
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
Inselkirche Hermannswerder Potsdam, Germany
Concert as part of the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci
22nd June
Recording sessions
Pinewood Singers
Angel Studios, London
16th June
Recording sessions of music by Isa Suarez
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
123 Studios, Peckham
11th June
Elizabeth, our Queen
ORA Singers
c. Suzi Digby
Bury St Edmund’s Cathedral
Concert as part of the Aldeburgh Festival
7th June
Recording sessions
Pinewood Singers
British Grove Studios, Chiswick
3rd June
2001: A Space Odyssey screening (music by Ligeti)
London Voices and Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Robert Ziegler
Royal Festival Hall, London
May
31st May
Haydn Missa Sancti Nicolai and Mozart Grabmusik K42
Arcangelo
c. Jonathan Cohen
Wigmore Hall, London
26th May
Britten War Requiem
Philharmonia Chorus with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
c. Vasily Petrenko
Royal Albert Hall, London
24th May
Lincoln’s Inn Chapel Choir Concert
c. Nicholas Shaw
Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, London
21st May
James MacMillan Consecration CD launch concert
Cappella Nova
c. Alan Tavener
Dominican Priory Church, London
17th May
Recording sessions for OUP
c. Bob Chilcott
Somerville College Chapel, Oxford
16th May
Handel Serse (recording sessions)
English Concert
c. Harry Bicket
All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, London
15th May
Rameau Castor et Pollux
Rameau Project Orchestra and Choir
c. Jonathan Williams
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
4th May
Holst Sāvitri and Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Mark Elder
Barbican, London
April
20th – 23rd April
CD recording of music by Paul Carr
Chorus Angelorum
c. Paul Carr
London
15th April
J.S. Bach St. John Passion
Hanover Band Chorus and Hanover Band
c. Andrew Arthur
Arundel
14th April
Oxford Business School workshops
c. Peter Hanke
Oxford
13th April
J.S. Bach St. John Passion
Hanover Band Chorus and Hanover Band
c. Andrew Arthur
King’s Place, London
8th April
J.S. Bach St. John Passion
Hanover Band Chorus and Hanover Band
c. Andrew Arthur
Brighton, Kemptown
7th April
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
with His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts
c. James Davey
St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico
3rd April
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Philharmonia Voices with Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Jakub Hrůša
Royal Festival Hall, London
March
29th March
Music by Richard Pantcheff and Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (recording sessions)
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
All Hallows’, Gospel Oak, London
18th – 27th March
Planet Earth II Live in Concert UK Stadium Tour
Music by Hans Zimmer (for Bleeding Fingers Music)
c. Matthew Freeman
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff (18th March)
The O2, London (20th March, matinee and evening performances)
3Arena, Dublin (22nd March)
First Direct Arena, Leeds (24th March)
Manchester Arena, Manchester (25th March)
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham (26th March)
OVO Hydro, Glasgow (27th March)
February
12th February
Haydn Creation
Gabrieli Consort and Gabrieli ROAR
c. Paul McCreesh
Durham Cathedral
10th February
Recording Sessions for Spitfire Audio
Eric Whitacre Singers
c. Eric Whitacre
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
7th – 8th February
Recording Sessions for Spitfire Audio
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
5th February
Recording Sessions for OUP
c. Ben Parry
Merton College Chapel, Oxford
January
24th – 25th January
Choral Inspirations 2 Audio Recording Sessions
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John the Evangelist Church, London
18th – 21st January
Choral Inspirations 2 Video Recording Sessions
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Anne & St Agnes Church, London
2021
December
23rd December
Handel Messiah
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
21st December
Handel Messiah
Gabrieli Consort with Kammerorchester Basel
c. Paul McCreesh
Basel
20th December
Handel Messiah
Gabrieli Consort with Kammerorchester Basel
c. Paul McCreesh
Vienna
18th December
Handel Messiah
Gabrieli Consort with Kammerorchester Basel
c. Paul McCreesh
Zurich
17th December
Handel Messiah
Gabrieli Consort with Kammerorchester Basel
c. Paul McCreesh
Lucerne
15th December
Christmas Fantasia
London Choral Sinfonia
c. Michael Waldron
St John’s Smith Square, London
Music to include Britten A Ceremony of Carols and Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
11th December
Christmas Concerts
Belmont Ensemble
c. Peter Dyson
Freemason’s Hall, London
9th December
Christmas Concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Mary’s Church, Hampton
3rd December
Composer Workshops
EXAUDI
c. William Cole
Guildhall School of Music, London
November
30th November
John Adams’ Memorial de Tlatelolco from El Niño
Recording sessions
All Saints Church, East Finchley
15th-16th November
Recording of music by Kevin Raftery
EXAUDI
c. James Weeks
All Saints Church, East Finchley
11th November
Friends’ Concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, London
15th – 18th November
Recording sessions
London Voices
4th – 6th November (3 performances)
Amos Gitai Chronicles of an Assassination
English Voices
c. Richard Wilberforce
Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill
Music will include Britten, Ravel, Arvo Pärt, Ligeti and Salamone Rossi
October
30th October
Recording of music by Richard Blackford
c. David Hill
St. John’s Smith Square, London
21st October
Boulez Cummings ist der Dichter
EXAUDI with Ensemble InterContemporain
Cité de la Musique, Paris
16th October
Biber Missa Salisburgensis a 53, Striggio Missa sopra Ecco si beato giorno and Tallis Spem in Alium
Armonico Consort
c. Christopher Monks
Canterbury Cathedral
Concert as part of Armonico Consort’s 20th birthday celebration tour
15th October
Handel Messiah
English Concert
c. Trevor Pinnock
London
12th and 14th October
Leadership workshops
c. Peter Hanke and Victoria Ely
Epsom
9th October
Biber Missa Salisburgensis a 53, Striggio Missa sopra Ecco si beato giorno and Tallis Spem in Alium
Armonico Consort
c. Christopher Monks
Lighthouse, Poole
Concert as part of Armonico Consort’s 20th birthday celebration tour
September
28th September
Haydn Creation (semi-staged)
Choir of Academy of Ancient Music
c. Laurence Cummings
Barbican, London
28th September
Recording Session
London
25th September
Biber Missa Salisburgensis a 53, Striggio Missa sopra Ecco si beato giorno and Tallis Spem in Alium
Armonico Consort
c. Christopher Monks
St Mary’s Church, Warwick
Concert as part of Armonico Consort’s 20th birthday celebration tour
21st September
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Philharmonia Chorus with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
c. Vasily Petrenko
Royal Albert Hall, London
9th September
Handel Messiah
English Concert
c. Trevor Pinnock
Pisa Cathedral, Italy
August – September
28th August – 5th September
Voix Nouvelles Academy
EXAUDI
Ensemble in Residence for the Voix Nouvelles course, c. James Weeks
Royaumont Abbey, France
July
29th – 30th July
Recording of music by Paul Carr (postponed due to Covid-19)
Chorus Angelorum
St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn Park
24th July 5.00pm and 8.45pm
Summer Music by Candlelight
Ex Cathedra Consort
c. Jeffrey Skidmore
St John’s Church, Buxton
Concerts as part of Buxton International Festival
22nd July
Carl Orff Carmina Burana and Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Armonico Consort
Royal Albert Hall, London
June
29th June
Session work, Abbey Road Studios, London
5th June
Promotional recording for Oxford University Press
Merton College Chapel, Oxford
February
February
Faure Requiem
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Recorded remotely from home
2020
December
19th December
Handel Messiah
Choir of Academy of Ancient Music
c. Richard Egarr
Barbican, London
This performance will be live-streamed
16th December
Christmas concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John’s Church, Wimbledon
Recorded for streamed performance online
7th December
Recording of music by Russell Hepplewhite
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John’s, Upper Norwood
3rd December
Recording of Beethoven Symphony No 9
Hanover Band Chorus and Hanover Band
c. Mark Elder
Mansion House, London
November
20th November
Christmas carol recording
The Choir of St Bride’s Fleet Street
c. Robert Jones
St Bride’s Fleet Street, London
13th November
Christmas carol recording
The Choir of St Bride’s Fleet Street
c. Robert Jones
St Bride’s Fleet Street, London
September
19th – 20th September
Elgar Dream of Gerontius (recording sessions)
Gabrieli Consort and Wroclaw Philharmonic with Gabrieli ROAR
c. Paul McCreesh
Wroclaw, Poland
Postponed to Summer 2021
18th September
Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Gabrieli Consort and Wroclaw Philharmonic with Gabrieli ROAR
c. Paul McCreesh
Wroclaw, Poland
Postponed to Summer 2021
July
28th July
O Sacred Feast (European sacred motets)
English Voices
c. Marc Korovitch
Rector’s Palace, Dubrovnik
Cancelled due to Covid-19
25th July
O Sacred Feast (European sacred motets)
English Voices
c. Marc Korovitch
Cambridge
Cancelled due to Covid-19
21st July
Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Gabrieli Consort and Wroclaw Philharmonic with Gabrieli ROAR
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral
Postponed to Summer 2021
June
28th June
Concert of music by Stanford, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Howells & Holst
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
Fribourg, Switzerland
Concert as part of Fribourg Festival
Cancelled due to Covid-19
25th – 26th June
Kevin Raftery CD recording sessions
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
London
Cancelled due to Covid-19
20th June
Brahms Requiem
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney
Cancelled due to Covid-19
19th June
Festival opening concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney
Cancelled due to Covid-19
6th June
Handel L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed Il moderato
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Halle, Germany
Cancelled due to Covid-19
April
12th April, 3.00pm
Bach St Matthew Passion
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Jackie Shave
Snape Maltings
Cancelled due to Covid-19
10th April, 6.00pm
Bach St Matthew Passion
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Jackie Shave
Barbican, London
Cancelled due to Covid-19
10th April, 2.30pm
Bach St John Passion
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
Cancelled due to Covid-19
9th April, 7.00pm
Bach St Matthew Passion
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Jackie Shave
St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich
Cancelled due to Covid-19
5th April, 7.00pm
James MacMillan St John Passion
Role of Evangelist semi-chorus with London Symphony Orchestra
c. Gianandra Noseda
Barbican, London
Cancelled due to Covid-19
March
27th March
Recording Sessions
London Voices
Air Studios, London
Cancelled due to Covid-19
22nd March
Music by Ansgar Beste
EXAUDI
c. James Weeks
Piteå, Sweden
Cancelled due to Covid-19
21st March, 3.00pm
Music by Ansgar Beste
EXAUDI
c. James Weeks
Stockholm, Sweden
Cancelled due to Covid-19
15th March, 2.00pm
Reconstruction of Beethoven’s 1808 Vienna concert
Philharmonia Voices with Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Esa-Pekka Salonen
Royal Festival Hall, London
14th March, 7.30pm
Choral Inspirations (and alto solo in Judith Bingham The Drowned Lovers)
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Cancelled due to Covid-19
February
18th February, 8.00pm
Max Richter Voices
Tenebrae
c. Robert Ziegler
Barbican, London
17th February, 8.00pm
Max Richter Voices
Tenebrae
c. Robert Ziegler
Barbican, London
14th February, 2.00pm
David Sawer (world premiere)
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
St Peter’s Church, Eaton Square
4th – 6th February
OUP promotional CD recording
c. Bob Chilcott
St Jude’s Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
January
12th January
Pinewood Singers
Film sessions
AIR Lyndhurst Studios, London
6th January
RSVP Voices
Film sessions
Angel Studios, Islington
2nd January, 7.45pm
London International Choral Festival concert
c. James Blair
Southwark Cathedral
2019
December
23rd December, 7.30pm
Handel Messiah
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
22nd December
Handel Messiah
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla
c. Eamonn Dougan
Seville
21st December
Handel Messiah
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla
c. Eamonn Dougan
Seville
18th December
Handel Messiah
Europa Galante
c. Fabio Biondi
Gran Canaria (Las Palmas)
November
29th November
Karl Jenkins Miserere CD launch concert and premiere performance
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
Grayshott, Surrey
16th November
“The Harmonic Labyrinth” (to include music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Byrd)
Sonoro with O/Modernt
c. Hugo Ticciati
St John’s Church, Wimbledon
Concert as part of Wimbledon International Music Festival 2019
1st – 10th November
Handel Semele
English Voices with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
d. Julia Burbach
Shanghai Symphony Hall, China
October
14th-18th October
CD recording sessions of music by James MacMillan
Cappella Nova
c. Alan Tavener
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
8th October
Mendelssohn Elijah
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Masaaki Suzuki
Paris
5th October
Choral Inspirations
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Alban’s Church, Holborn, London
3rd October
Mendelssohn Elijah
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Masaaki Suzuki
Royal Festival Hall, London
September
28th September
Choral Inspirations
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Birmingham
27th September
Rachel Portman Earth Song
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London
23rd September
Anthony Bolton Litvinenko – the opera (working session)
EXAUDI with ENO orchestra
Blackheath Halls, London
August
29th August
Handel Messiah
English Concert
c. Harry Bicket
Helsinki, Finland
14th August
Berlioz L’enfance du Christ
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Mark Elder
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Proms 2019
9th August, 7.15pm
Concert in Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art Festival
English Voices
King’s College, Cambridge
July
26th July
Dieter Schnebel Motetus I (recording)
BBC Singers
c. James Weeks
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
14th July
Conducting masterclass
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Newcastle
13th July
Choral Inspirations
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Newcastle
7th July, 6.00pm
Emily Howard The Anvil: An Elegy for Peterloo (world premiere)
BBC Singers with BBC Philharmonic
c. Ben Gernon
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
3rd July
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
St Denis Festival, Paris, France
June
29th June
Choral Inspirations
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
Cardiff
25th June
Proms Inspire Commissions recording session
BBC Singers
c. Anna Lapwood
Maida Vale Studios, London
24th June
Recording of music by Janet Wheeler
c. Janet Wheeler
The Premises Studios, Hackney
23rd June
Performances as part of Stratford “Great get together”
BBC Singers
Stratford Olympic Park
21st June
Handel Coronation Anthems
Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music
c. Richard Egarr
Katowice, Poland
19th June
An English Coronation
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
St Matthew’s Church, Northampton
20th June
An English Coronation
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
St Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London
16th June
Film sessions
London Voices
Abbey Road Studios, London
5th June
Business workshop
Musica Beata
Balliol College Chapel, Oxford
May
26th May
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Britten Sinfonia Voices with Britten Sinfonia
c. Thomas Adès
Barbican, London
25th May
An English Coronation
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Wareham
23rd May
Haydn Nelson Mass (solos)
Temple Singers
c. Roger Sayer
Temple Church, London
21st May
Composition workshop
BBC Singers
Maida Vale Studios, London
18th May, 7.30pm
Handel Messiah
La Nuova Musica
c. David Bates
St John’s Smith Square, London
13th-14th May
Karl Jenkins Miserere (CD recording sessions)
Polyphony and Britten Sinfonia
c. Stephen Layton
Abbey Road Studios
4th May, 7.30pm
Verdi Requiem
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus with Ely Sinfonia
c. Steve Bingham
Ely Cathedral
3rd May, 6.00pm
Singers at Six: Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
St Giles’ Church Cripplegate, London
April
19th April, 3.00pm
Handel Brockes Passion (concert and CD recording session)
Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music
c. Richard Egarr
Barbican, London
12th April
Choral concert
Eric Whitacre Singers
c. Eric Whitacre
Budapest, Hungary
11th April, 7.30pm
Joby Talbot A Sheen of Dew on Flowers
Britten Sinfonia Voices and Independent Opera
c. Natalie Murray Beale
Barbican, London
10th April, 7.30pm
Joby Talbot A Sheen of Dew on Flowers (world premiere)
Britten Sinfonia Voices and Independent Opera
c. Natalie Murray Beale
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
6th April, 7.30pm
BBCSO Total Immersion: Lili and Nadia Boulanger
BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus with BBC Symphony Orchestra
c. James Gaffigan
Barbican, London
3rd April
Recording sessions for computer game music
Air Edel Studios, London
1st April
Recording sessions for computer game music
Air Edel Studios, London
March
30th March
Mozart Requiem (chorus and step-out solos)
Sonoro with Wimbledon Community Chorus
c. Neil Ferris
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon
27th March
Proms Inspire commissions workshop
BBC Singers
Maida Vale Studios
23rd March
Anglo-Baltic Alliance (music by Pärt, Park & Esenvalds)
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
Oslo, Norway
Performance as part of Oslo International Church Music Festival
10th March
Pinewood Singers recording session
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
19th March
Filming for Choral Inspirations project
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn Park, London
6th March
Voces Academy workshop
Somerville College, Oxford
2nd March, 7.30pm
Ligeti Clocks and Clouds
BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra
c. Sakari Oramo
Barbican
As part of BBC SO Total Immersion: Ligeti
February
28th February
Recording session
Air Edel Studios, London
27th February
Pinewood Singers recording session
British Grove Studios, London
14th February
Recording for Choral Inspirations project
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Jude’s-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
11th – 13th February
CD recording of music by Martin Bussey
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Jude’s-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
6th – 7th February
Promotional recording for Oxford University Press
c. Bob Chilcott
St Michael’s Church, Highgate
1st February, 2.00pm
John Pickard premiere and Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor
BBC Singers
c. Andrew Griffiths
St Peter’s Church, Eaton Square, London
January
28th January
RNCM composers’ workshop
BBC Singers
c. Andrew Griffiths with Judith Weir
Maida Vale Studios, London
16th January
Voces Academy leadership workshop
c. Paul Hedley
St Luke’s Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford
8th January
Recording of music by Cecilia McDowall and Michael Higgins
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John’s Church, Wimbledon
2018
December
23rd December
Handel Messiah
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
20th December
Harry Potter light show recording
London Voices
Abbey Road Studios, London
19th December, 7.30pm
Christmas concert
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St John’s Church, Wimbledon
16th December, 7.30pm
Christmas carol concert
BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra
c. John Rutter and Bob Chilcott
Saffron Walden
15th December, 7.30pm
Christmas carol concert
BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra
c. John Rutter and Bob Chilcott
Barbican, London
7th December, 7.00pm
Handel Messiah
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
Oslo, Norway
8th December, 7.30pm
Handel Messiah
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
Moss, Norway
6th December, 7.00pm
Handel Messiah
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
Halden, Norway
1st December
The Golden Age
Dunedin Consort
c. Ben Parry
Dunkeld Cathedral
November
30th November
The Golden Age
Dunedin Consort
c. Ben Parry
Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
29th November
The Golden Age
Dunedin Consort
c. Ben Parry
Inverness Cathedral
24th November, 8.00pm
Renaissance choral music and 21st century sea songs
BBC Singers
c. James Morgan
Cutty Sark, London
13th November
Brahms Requiem
Temple Singers
c. Greg Morris
Temple Church, London
11th November
Brahms Requiem
Choir of the Enlightenment & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Marin Alsop
Royal Festival Hall, London
10th November
Brahms Requiem
Choir of the Enlightenment & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
c. Marin Alsop
The Anvil, Basingstoke
7th November, 8.15pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
5th November, 8.00pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Philharmonie, Luxembourg
4th November, 8.00pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Gasteig Münich, Germany
November
2nd November, 7.30pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Müpa Budapest, Hungary
October
24th – 25th October
Britten Gloriana (Choral Dances) recording
English Voices
c. John Rutter
St Michael’s Church, Highgate
23rd October
Film session recording
Eric Whitacre Singers
c. Eric Whitacre
Air Studios, London
22nd October
Promotional event for video game 11 – 11 Memories Retold
Pinewood Singers
c. Allan Wilson
Imperial War Museum
21st October, 7.00pm
Lully and Rameau
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
19th October, 7.30pm
Lully and Rameau
BBC Singers
c. Sofi Jeannin
Milton Court Concert Hall, London
6th October, 7.30pm
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle (step-out solos)
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
September
26th-29th September (4 performances)
Jóhann Jóhannsson/Owen Morgan Roberts Requiem
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Performances commemorating the First World War as part of 2018 Swansea Festival
20th September
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Duomo di Pisa, Italy
18th September, 7.30pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
Westminster Cathedral, London
16th September, 7.00pm
Verdi Requiem
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
c. John Eliot Gardiner
National Forum of Music, Wroclaw, Poland
August
31st August
Film session recording
London Voices
Air Studios, London
28th August
Of a Rose is all my Song
Gabrieli Consort
c. Paul McCreesh
Avila, Spain
22nd – 24th August
Paul Drayton The Passion of Christ (studio recording)
BBC Singers
c. Martin André
Maida Vale Studio, London
20th August, 7.30pm
Per Norgard 3rd Symphony
London Voices and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
c. Thomas Dausgaard
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Proms 2018
20th August, 1.00pm
The Sense of an Ending (Parry Songs of Farewell and music by Bridge, Vaughan Williams, Holst & Laura Mvula)
BBC Singers
c. Sakaro Oramo
Cadogan Hall, London
BBC Proms 2018
13th August, 7.30pm
Handel Samson
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival 2018
8th August
Film session recording
London Voices
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
July
29th July, 1.00pm and 5.00pm
Ten Pieces Prom
BBC Singers
c. Rafael Payare
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Proms 2018
24th-26th July
Recording sessions for An English Coronation
Gabrieli Consort & Players
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral and London
23rd July
An English Coronation
Gabrieli Consort & Players
c. Paul McCreesh
Ely Cathedral
20th July, 2.00pm
Contemporary Christmas Carols
BBC Singers
c. Peter Foggitt
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
16th-17th July
CD recording of Christmas music
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Jude’s Church, Hampstead
15th July
Haydn Seasons
Gabrieli Consort & Players
c. Paul McCreesh
Beaune, France
14th July
Haydn Seasons
Gabrieli Consort & Players
c. Paul McCreesh
Gstaad, Switzerland
7th July, 7.30pm
Rachmaninov Vespers & Rory Boyle Songs from the Marshes (new commission)
BBC Singers
c. Michael Zaugg
St Leonard’s, Hythe
June
24th June
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle (solos and chorus)
Sonoro with St Magnus Festival Chorus
c. Neil Ferris
St Magnus Festival, Orkney
22nd June
Rachmaninov All night vigil
Sonoro
c. Neil Ferris
St Magnus Festival, Orkney
13th June, 4.00pm
Mozart Requiem
Hanover Band and Chorus
c. Andrew Arthur
St Margaret’s Church, Westminster
4th – 5th June
Handel Samson CD recording
Dunedin Consort
c. John Butt
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
1st June
Christoph Schnell Requiem (world premiere)
Sonoro and Arpeggione Orchestra
c. Robert Bokor
St Gallen, Switzerland
May
26th May
Computer game soundtrack recording
Pinewood Singers
Abbey Road Studios
25th May, 7.00pm
Parry Songs of Farewell and new commissions by Irish composers
The choir of the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
c. Colm Carey
The Tower of London
18th May, 7.30pm
Prokofiev Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution & Seven, they are Seven
Philharmonia Voices and Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Vladimir Ashkenazy
St David’s Hall, Cardiff
20th May, 7.30pm
Prokofiev Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution & Seven, they are Seven
Philharmonia Voices and Philharmonia Orchestra
c. Vladimir Ashkenazy
Royal Festival Hall, London
13th May, 2.00pm
Rachmaninov Vespers
BBC Singers
c. Thomas Dausgaard
Glasgow City Halls
2nd May
Trailer recording for computer game
Pinewood Singers
Angel Studios, London
April
28th April, 7.30pm
Ross Harris FACE (UK Premiere)
BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra
c. Gergely Madaras
Barbican, London
19th April, 7.30pm
Handel Messiah
Choir of St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge with Royal College of Music Chamber Ensemble
c. Michael Papadopoulos
St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
3rd April
CD recording of music by Graham Hair
Scottish Voices
c. Graham Hair
Glasgow University Chapel, Glasgow
1st April
Film session recording
Pinewood Singers
Abbey Road Studios, London
March
30th March
Bach St John Passion
Polyphony
c. Stephen Layton
St John’s Smith Square, London
28th March
Carlo Martelli The Curse of Christopher Columbus (CD recording)
c. Ronald Corp
Angel Studios, London