London Symphony Chorus
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The London Symphony Chorus (abbreviated to LSC) is one of the major concert choirs of the United Kingdom. The Chorus was formed in 1966 to complement the work of the London Symphony Orchestra, and consists of over 200 amateur singers from all walks of life and is self-managed by a council of nine elected representatives.
Whilst maintaining a close association with the LSO, the London Symphony Chorus has developed an independent life, which allows it to partner other leading orchestras.
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[edit] Repertoire
At the heart of the Chorus's repertoire are the great twentieth century choral classics: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast, Mahler's Second, Third and Eighth Symphonies, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony, Britten's War Requiem and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. The Chorus is also closely identified with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Berlioz' Requiem and Te Deum, Brahms's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah and Verdi's Requiem.
[edit] Discography and awards
The London Symphony Chorus's discography of over 90 recordings includes Britten's War Requiem with the LSO conducted by Richard Hickox, which received the Grand Prix du Disque and the 1992 Gramophone Magazine's 'Best Music Recording' award. The recording of Bernstein's Candide, with the LSO and the composer conducting, received a Grammy award as did the recording of Peter Grimes made with the LSO and Richard Hickox in 1997. In 2006 the LSC's recording of Verdi's Falstaff, with the London Symphony Orchestra, won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording at the Grammy Awards of 2006.
[edit] Filmography
The London Symphony Chorus has joined John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra in the making of the Star Wars series and other Steven Spielberg/John Williams collaborations. One of the most noteworthy songs they sing from Star Wars is the Duel of the Fates.
[edit] Conductors
The LSC has worked with conductors including Sir Colin Davis, André Previn, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Hickox, Kent Nagano, Dmitri Kitaenko and Grant Llewellyn.
