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Sunday 29 May 2022 7pm Free Concert Programme
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TODAY’S
CONCERT
LIFT EVERY VOICE
Sunday 29 May 7–9pm
Barbican
J Rosamond Johnson arr Roland Carter Lift Every Voice and Sing André J Thomas conductor
with all Choirs & Orchestra NaGuanda Nobles soprano
Nathaniel Dett Ave Maria Albert Lee tenor
arr André J Thomas I’ve Just Come From the Fountain Brandon A Boyd piano
arr Mark Butler Signs of the Judgement London Community Gospel Choir
Adolphus Hailstork I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes London Symphony Chorus
arr André J Thomas Beautiful City Simon Halsey chorus director
with the London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir
British Gospel Arts Choir
Interval
LSO Discovery Choirs
A selection of gospel songs
David Lawrence chorus director
with the London Community Gospel Choir
Traditional Get on Board Little Children
with NaGuanda Nobles
Joseph Joubert Choo, Choo Joubert 6.15pm Freestage, Level G
with the Orchestra LSO On Track Next Generation
Raymond Wise Shine the Light Young musicians perform an original
Kurt Lykes arr Raymond Wise & Mark Lomax composition inspired by spirituals.
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Brandon A Boyd Sign Me Up
Richard Smallwood arr Lari Goss Total Praise
arr Raymond Wise I’ve Got a Robe
with a combined Chorus & Orchestra
Welcome
Tonight’s concert opens with primarily choral
music – featuring the London Symphony
Chorus – that represents the gospel, spiritual
and symphonic traditions of African-
American music. The London Community
Gospel Choir open the second half of the
concert with a selection of gospel songs.
Then a combined chorus featuring our guest
choirs and the LSO Community and Discovery
Choirs perform music by living artists who
have greatly influenced gospel music in the
United States, including Raymond Wise,
Brandon A Boyd and Richard Smallwood.
Before the concert, young musicians from
W
Kathryn McDowell CBE DL elcome to tonight’s LSO concert at the LSO On Track Next Generation Scheme
LSO Managing Director the Barbican. Following our hugely perform an original composition based
rewarding Symphonic Gospel Spirit on the spirituals Steal Away, I’ll Fly Away,
concert in March 2020, it is a pleasure to be Guided by the Light and Joshua Fought the
joined once again by conductor and choral Battle of Jericho, developed in sessions
expert André J Thomas, who has curated together with LSO musicians and animateur
tonight’s programme of gospel, spiritual Andy Grappy. We are extremely grateful to
and symphonic music. André J Thomas The Irving Memorial Trust for their generous
was recently announced as an LSO Associate support towards the LSO On Track programme.
Artist, and we are thoroughly looking forward
to collaborating further with him in the Many thanks to all those taking part in this
coming seasons, and exploring a wider evening’s performance, and to all who join
canvas of musical styles. us in the audience, including members of the
Court of Common Council. I hope that you
I am delighted that soprano NaGuanda enjoy the concert and that you will join us
Nobles and pianist Brandon A Boyd join us again soon. André J Thomas joins us again
again, and this year we also welcome tenor in the Autumn for another gospel-inspired
Albert Lee. Singers from across the London programme (30 October) and a concert of
community join them on stage throughout music by US composers (6 November).
the concert, and we extend a warm welcome
to the London Community Gospel Choir,
London Symphony Chorus, British Gospel
Arts Choir, and the LSO Community and
Discovery Choirs.
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Stay in Touch Contents
WATCH 4 Before the Concet: LSO On Track Next Generation
Watch free concerts, performances for families, 6 Lift Every Voice: An Introduction
interviews, behind-the-scenes clips and learn more 8 Song Texts
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16 André J Thomas
FOLLOW 17 NaGuanda Nobles
18 Albert Lee
londonsymphonyorchestra 19 Brandon A Boyd
21 London Community Gospel Choir
londonsymphonyorchestra 22 London Symphony Chorus
24 Simon Halsey
londonsymphony David Lawrence
25 LSO Community Choir
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Before the Concert
B
efore tonight’s concert, young musicians from LSO On Track
FREE PRE-CONCERT PERFORMANCE Next Generation will perform alongside LSO musicians on the
6.15pm Freestage, Level G
Barbican Foyers. They share a brand new piece inspired by the
LSO On Track Next Generation spirituals Steal Away, I’ll Fly Away, Guided by the Light and Joshua
Fight the Battle of Jericho.
ABOUT LSO ON TRACK NEXT GENERATION
The LSO On Track Next Generation Scheme is a free, creative ensemble of
50 young musicians from across East London who demonstrate exceptional
musical potential. The young people meet roughly once a month to devise
new music based on a central idea or theme, and work on key aspects
of their musicianship, guided by musicians from the London Symphony
Orchestra and animateur Andy Grappy.
Next Generation is a three-year scheme, focusing on precision of sound,
articulation of ideas and leadership, and young musicians thrive in areas in
which they did not know they had strengths. The scheme gives structured
guidance, inspiration, creative tools and technical skills to participants,
building on their musical flair to help them develop as rounded musicians
and leaders. Combining fluid exchange of ideas, technical guidance and
focussed workshop sessions with LSO players, Next Generation creates an
LSO On Track perform on the Barbican stage
environment in which it is safe to take risks.
The Next Generation Scheme is developed
in partnership with ten East London Music
Education Hubs as part of LSO On Track.
This partnership puts the LSO at the heart
of East London, in the boroughs of Barking
& Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney,
Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge,
Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
The scheme is generously supported by the
Irving Memorial Trust, Hedley Foundation
and Kirby Laing Foundation.
LSO On Track perform on the Barbican stage
4 Before the Concert: LSO On Track 29 May 2022
LSO On Track Next Generation
Young Musicians LSO Musicians
Willow Adams-Francis Franciszek Gallera Christian Petrov Naoko Keatley violin
Zaid Ahmad Matthew Gritten Aarian Rexha Lyrit Milgram violin
Anna-Belle Amiame Louie Hanley-Pir Gazal Simon Judith Herbert cello
Agnes Andris Sofia Harrington Nathan-Asher Stephanie Tepper flute
Nahuel Angius-Thomas Samuel Hay-Campbell Toluwanimi Oriakhi Shaun Thompson
Yuma Angius-Thomas Ruby Huang Jed Thwala soprano saxophone
Cleo Bador Shala lazarus Reyhan Ucar Ruth Molins trombone
Anna Beg Wei Jie Chen Sabina Vavinska Jez Wiles percussion
Sabrina Borrelli Ann-Marie Johnstone Matthew Wang
Miles Burdock Vincent Karthaus Zara Warren
Ignatius Carr David Kimaro Alice Wise
Mayukhjit Chakraborty Iyannah Laville Wei Xiang Zheng
Katherine Ding Luke Linyama Thomas Yeates
Erin Elonge Nickie Lui-Vong Michael Yemane
Joel Elonge Sophia Nallalingham Filip Zajdler
Andy Grappy animateur
A
ndy Grappy has been a freelance tuba player and As a session musician he has played on films and jingles,
teacher for over 20 years. He studied at Huddersfield and was tuba player for the West End production of Chicago
Polytechnic and at the National Centre for Orchestral for ten years.
Studies at Goldsmiths College.
In addition to his playing work, he works as an animateur,
He has played with orchestras including the London workshop leader and tutor for many organisations including
Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia and the Royal Opera the LSO, London Music Fund, Hackney, Southwark Music
House Covent Garden. He has worked with many jazz artists Services and Kinetika Bloco Music For Youth.
including John Dankworth, McCoy Tyner, Abdullah Ibrahim,
Mike Westbrook, Hermeto Pascoal and Courtney Pine, and Andy also teaches in London and is currently head of the
in addition to this has worked with artists such as Damon Southwark ‘WAX’ Music Centre.
Albarn, Massive Attack and folk band Bellowhead.
Before the Concert: LSO On Track 5
Lift Every Voice
An Introduction
THE SPIRITUAL TRADITION THE MUSIC
Tonight’s concert is a choral programme Lift Every Voice and Sing, which opens
of spirituals, gospel and African-American tonight’s concert, is known as the ‘Black
classical music traditions. Spirituals have National Anthem’ and is often performed
several musical forms – alternating verses for religious as well as secular events in the
and choruses, call and response – and grew African-American community. The writing of
out of a range of forms and influences: the the song was intentional but its popularity
work songs of African-Americans in the was an accident.
United States; ritual shouts and circle dances
in Africa; Protestant hymns that enslaved In the summer of 1899, James Weldon
people heard on plantations during white Johnson and his brother, Rosamond, went to
church services; and ‘revival songs’ from New York in hopes of getting a musical they
camp-meetings that took place on wrote produced in a New York theatre. They
the American frontier. were unsuccessful so they returned to their
James Weldon Johnson home in Jacksonville, Florida and resumed
(1871–1938, US) was a The spiritual’s form and content are deeply their jobs as school teachers. During the
writer, lawyer, diplomat imbedded in the bondage of slavery, and the school year, James Weldon Johnson wrote
and civil rights activist. pulse of spirituals is in the rhythm of work. several poems, including Lift Every Voice,
He was a leader of the The songs of enslaved people proclaimed and Rosamond set it to music for a special
National Association for their Christian faith but also carried news. programme on the anniversary of President
the Advancement of Singing them became a therapeutic process. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, 12 February
Colored People (NAACP). 1900. The song was performed by a children’s
The messages that the songs carried were chorus. After the performance, the Johnsons
both heavenly and earthly. Lyrics that talked forgot about the song but the school children
of ‘Paradise’, ‘The Promised Land’ and in Jacksonville continued to sing it, and the
‘Canaan’ could stand for heaven, the North, song spread rapidly. It became an anthem and
Canada or emancipation. The ‘drinking gourd’ was adopted by the National Association for
was the Big Dipper that pointed to the North the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
star, which gave the direction that enslaved as the ‘Negro National Anthem’.
people needed to follow for freedom.
Ave Maria, which follows, is not considered
The image of a ‘train’ too occurs in gospel a gospel song but perhaps it should be.
songs, as well as stories of the Underground From the Renaissance to the present day,
Railroad, which carried enslaved people from many composers and singers have made and
their master to a distant land where there recorded settings of this sacred song, which
they were free. The enslaved people were led is a prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus (Ave
by a ‘conductor’, who guided their journey, and Maria is Latin for ‘Hail Mary’). One of the
Undine Smith Moore ‘agents’ who helped them along their way. best known settings was written in 1825 by
(1904–89, US) was a ‘Stations’ were safe houses and the enslaved Austrian composer Franz Schubert.
composer and educator, people were ‘passengers’ on this train. To ‘get
known as the ‘Dean of on board’ was to join the exodus out of the The popularity of the song grew further
Black Women Composers’. South into non-slave states or territories. when Walt Disney used it in the 1940
6 Lift Every Voice: An Introduction 29 May 2022
film, Fantasia. That version was arranged Board is similar to the well known song, The
by Leopold Stokowski and scored to Gospel Train, which the Fisk Jubilee Singers
include a mixed chorus with a soprano performed; it was published in 1872.
instead of the original for just a solo voice.
Tonight’s arrangement is by Nathaniel All the songs on this programme were
Dett, a Canadian-American Black composer written or arranged by a premier group of
who served as president of the National African-American musicians and scholars.
Association of Negro Musicians from 1924 to They represent some of the best of the best
1926, and composed collections of spirituals. in choral music. From André J Thomas, who
conducts this celebration of gospel and
Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes spirituals, and has arranged some of these
is the most extensive work of the evening. pieces himself, to Mark Butler (Signs of the
It is a cantata (which literally means ‘sung’) Judgement), Raymond Wise (Shine the Light,
for a tenor soloist, chorus and orchestra, I’ve Got A Robe) and Brandon A Boyd (Sign
written in 1989 in memory of Undine Smith Me Up), all experts in their musical fields.
Moore, who was known as the ‘Dean of Black
Women Composers’. The lyrics are taken or Then there is Joseph Joubert, composer of
inspired by Biblical Psalms 121, 13 and 23, the instrumental Choo Choo Joubert, whose The original Fisk Jubilee
and speak of trusting in Jesus. The overall professional talents include Broadway Singers were students at
tone is one of peace. orchestrations, working with singing Fisk University in Nashville
stars like Diana Ross, and performing – the first American
Tonight’s conductor André J Thomas then reinterpretations of classic hymns on solo university to offer a
presents his own arrangement of another piano. Plus Kurt Lykes, Director of Worship at liberal arts education to
contemporary song, Beautiful City. The the Center of Hope in Inglewood, California, ‘young men and women
piece uses two spirituals, or slave songs who wrote Hallowed Be Thy Name. irrespective of colour’. The
– Oh, What A Beautiful City and In Bright singers introduced ‘slave
Mansions – and it express the hopes and Choral music is a wave of sound, an orchestra songs’ to the world in 1871,
aspirations of enslaved people for a heavenly of voices that blend in harmony. The music is and were instrumental
home different from life on the plantation. timely and timeless: old songs become new in preserving the musical
and new songs become fresh. Gospel choral tradition of African-
Among the songs in the second half of music goes back to the Fisk Jubilee Singers American spirituals, and
tonight’s concert is the traditional spiritual but it has not stayed there. It is always being breaking racial barriers in
Get on Board Little Children, which has made new by new generations. It is a sound the US and abroad. The
been traced back to the Bahamas through of comfort and joy, that bathes the listener group exists to this day.
an arrangement written by Harry Burleigh in a waterfall of voices. It is the sound of
during the early-20th century. Burleigh angels heard here below. Introduction by Don Cusic
introduced famous Czech composer Antonín
Dvořák to Black music, particularly spirituals,
which influenced some of Dvořák’s works.
Burleigh believed that spirituals had an
inherent musical value, as well as being
valuable in terms of ethnic identity. Get On
Lift Every Voice: An Introduction 7
Today’s Programme & Song Texts
Lift Every Voice and Sing Ave Maria
J Rosamond Johnson arr Roland Carter Nathaniel Dett
All Choirs & Orchestra London Symphony Chorus
Lift every voice and sing, Ave Maria, gratia plena,
‘Til earth and heaven ring, Dominus, Dominus tecum,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty; benedicta tu in mulieribus,
Let our rejoicing rise, High as the list’ning skies, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us; Ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Ave Maria, ora pro nobis,
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Let us march on ‘til victory is won.
Ave Maria, Sancta Maria,
Stony the road we trod, ora pro nobis, Ave Maria,
Bitter the chastening rod, sancta, ora pro nobis.
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Have not our weary feet, ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
We have come, oh, we have come over a way that
with tears has been water’d;
Oh, we have come treading our path through the
blood of the slaughter’d; Hail Mary, full of grace,
Out from the gloomy past, the Lord with thee,
‘Til now we stand at last blessed art thou among women,
Where the bright gleam of our bright star is cast. and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
God of our weary years, Holy Mary, Mother of God,
God of our silent tears, pray for us sinners,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; hail Mary, pray for us,
Thou who has by Thy might now and at the hour of our death.
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Hail Mary, holy Mary,
pray for us, hail Mary,
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, holy, pray for us.
where we met Thee;
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, Hail Mary, full of grace,
we forget Thee; pray for us sinners,
Shadow’d beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand at the hour of our death.
True to our God, true to our native land. Amen.
Amen, Amen.
8 Today’s Programme & Song Texts 29 May 2022I’ve Just Come From the Fountain
arr André J Thomas
London Symphony Chorus
His name’s so sweet! His name’s so sweet! I’ve just come from the fountain …
His name’s so sweet! His name’s so sweet!
Been drinking, I’ve been drinking from the fountain!
From the fountain, Lord, I’ve just come from the fountain, Drinking, I’ve been drinking from the fountain!
from the fountain, Lord, I’ve just come from the fountain. Drinking, I’ve been drinking from the fountain,
His name’s so sweet!
I’ve just come from the fountain,
I’ve just come from the fountain, Lord, I’ve just come from the fountain …
I’ve just come from the fountain,
His name’s so sweet. Backslider, backslider, do you know Him?
Do you know that man from Galilee.
Sisters, you love Jesus? The Prince of Peace, the Rose of Sharon!
Yes, Lord, I do love my Jesus! Mighty Counselor, King Jesus!
Sisters, you love Jesus? Backslider, drink from the fountain,
His name’s so sweet. Backslider, drink from the fountain!
I’ve just come from the fountain … Drinking, my Lord! I’ve been drinking from the fountain,
Drinking, I’ve been drinking from the fountain,
Brothers, you love Jesus? His name’s so sweet.
Yes, Lord, I do love my Jesus!
Brothers, you love Jesus? I’ve just come from the fountain,
His name’s so sweet! I’ve just come from the fountain, Lord,
I’ve just come from the fountain,
His name’s so sweet.
His name’s so sweet.
Oh, Lord, my Lord!
Today’s Programme & Song Texts 9Today’s Programme & Song Texts
Signs of the Judgement
arr Mark Butler
London Symphony Chorus
Judgement oh Judgement. I see the signs of the judg-ament coming oh,
Judgement oh Judgement. I see the signs of the judg-ament coming.
I see the signs of the judg-ament come,
Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming, Halelu, halelu, halelujah Lord.
Judgement, Judgement’s coming.
Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming,
I see the sign of the Judg-ament coming, oh, Judgement, Judgement coming.
I see the sign of the Judg-ament coming. Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming,
I see the signs of the Judg-ament come, Halelujah.
Halelu, halelu, halelujah Lord.
Gotta be ready,
See signs of the judgement, oh, gotta be ready,
see signs of the judgement, oh, gotta be ready,
see the judg-ament Lord, Halelu, halelu, halelujah Lord.
Lord time is drawing nigh.
See sign of the judgement, oh,
Better be ready for that great day see signs of the judgement, oh,
when the Lord come and take His children away, see the judg-ament Lord,
boatman, boatman row one side, Lord time is drawing nigh.
you can’t get to heaven ‘gainst the wind and the tide.
Better be ready for that great day
Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming, when the Lord come and take His children away.
Judgement, Judgement’s coming.
Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming.
I see the sign of the Judg-ament coming, oh … Judgement, Judgement’s coming.
Judgement, Judg-ament’s a-coming,
See signs of the judgement, oh … Judgement, Judgement’s coming, Judgement Lord.
Judgement’s coming, coming Lord.
Run to the mountain, the mountain moved.
I run to the hills and they did too. © Reprinted by permission.
Went to the rocks to hide my face,
the rocks cried out there’s no hiding place.
Oh Judgement one of these mornings, bright and fair,
I will meet my Jesus in the air.
He’ll say, ‘well done my child’,
then I’ll shout Halelujah my race has been won, won.
See the signs of the Judgement, the time is drawing nigh.
10 Today’s Programme & Song Texts 29 May 2022I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Adolphus Hailstork
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
from whence cometh my help. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
My help cometh, surely cometh from the Lord, He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Maker of heaven and earth. He restoreth, He restoreth my soul.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
He that keepeth thee will not slumber nor sleep. I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.
The sun will note smite thee by day, Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
nor the moon by night. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence
of my enemies.
The Lord shall preserve thee from evil: Thou anointest my head with oil;
the Lord shall preserve thy soul. my cup, my cup runneth over.
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills.
Surely, surely surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
How long O Lord will Thou forget me? all the days of my life.
How long will Thou hide Thy face from me? And I will dwell all the days of my life, forever.
How long must I suffer anguish in my soul
and grief in my heart? I will lift up mine eyes to the hills.
I will lift up!
Look now and answer me O Lord.
Give light O Lord give light to my eyes lest I sleep. Alleluia.
The sleep of death.
Alleluia Alleluia.
Today’s Programme & Song Texts 11Today’s Programme & Song Texts
Beautiful City A selection of gospel songs
arr André J Thomas Performed by the London Community Gospel Choir
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Three gates in-a the East! Get on Board Little Children
Three gates in-a the West! Traditional
Three gates in-a the North! NaGuanda Nobles
Three gates in-a the South!
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelu. Get on board, little children,
Get on board, little children,
Oh! what a beautiful city, Get on board, little children,
Oh! what a beautiful city, There’s room for many-a-more.
Oh! what a beautiful city,
Twelve gates to the city, Hallelu. The gospel train’s a-comin’,
I hear it just at hand,
Three gates in-a the East! … I hear the car wheels rumblin’
And rollin’ through the land.
In bright mansions above,
In bright mansions above, Get on board, little children …
Lord, I want to live up yonder,
In bright mansions above. I hear that train a-comin’,
She’s comin’ ‘round the curve,
Three gates in-a the East! … She’s loosened all her steam and brakes
And straining every nerve.
My mother lives up in glory, I want to live there too.
My father lives up in glory, I want to live there too. Get on board, little children …
My sister lives up in glory, I want to live there too.
My brother lives up in glory, I want to live there too. The fare is cheap and all can go,
The rich and poor are there,
Beautiful city, city of God! No second class aboard this train,
Oh that city! Beautiful city! No difference in the fare.
God’s lovely city! Oh, what a city!
I want to be in that number, I want to be in that number Choo, Choo Joubert
Beautiful, beautiful city! Beautiful city of God. Joseph Joubert
Twelve gates to the city, Twelve gates to the city, London Symphony Orchestra
Twelve gates to the city Hallelu.
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INTERVAL 20 minutes
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12 Today’s Programme & Song Texts 29 May 2022Shine the Light Hallowed Be Thy Name
Raymond Wise Kurt Lykes arr Raymond Wise & Mark Lomax
Combined Chorus & Orchestra Combined Chorus & Orchestra
Shine the Light Hallowed be Thy name.
For all the world to see. Hallowed be Thy name.
Shine the light Hallowed be Thy Holy name, Lord, Most High.
All across the land and sea.
We exalt Your name.
Ev’rywhere you go, We exalt Your name.
Shine God’s light so men may know Him. We exalt Your Holy name, Lord, Most High.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
We lift up Your name.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. We lift up Your name.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. We lift up Your Holy name, Lord, Most High.
This little light of mine, all over the world
I’m gonna let it shine. You are King of Kings.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. You are Lord of Lords.
You are everything to me, Lord, Most High.
Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine. Hallowed be Thy name.
Hallowed be Thy name.
© 2019 HAL LEONARD – MILWIN MUSIC CORP Hallowed be Thy Holy name, Lord, Most High.
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Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Europe Ltd. Lord, Most High.
Lord, Most High.
Lord, Most High.
Hallowed Be Thy Name © 2008 Kurt Lykes
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Today’s Programme & Song Texts 13Today’s Programme & Song Texts
Sign Me Up
Brandon A Boyd
Comined Chorus & Orchestra
Sign me up for the Christian Jubilee; I got a robe in glory;
write my name on the, on the roll I’m gonna tell my story,
I’ve been changed how I made it over,
since the Lord, since the Lord, how I made it over.
since the Lord has lifted me.
I wanna be, yes, I got to be born again. Soon as I get home,
soon as I get home,
Roll Jordan, roll. soon as I get home!
Roll Jordan, roll.
I wanna go to heaven when I die, I’m goin’ to glory;
to hear ol’ Jordan roll. gonna shout my trouble’s over.
I’m goin’ to glory;
O Lord, roll Jordan, roll. gonna shout my trouble’s o-o-o-over.
Roll Jordan, roll.
I wanna go to heaven when I die, Halelujah!
to hear ol’ Jordan roll. Halelujah!
Halelujah!
Sign me up for the Christian Jubilee; Halelujah!
write my name on the, on the roll
I’ve been changed I’ve been changed
since the Lord, since the Lord, since the Lord, since the Lord
since the Lord has lifted me. since the Lord lifted me.
I wanna be, yes, I got to be born again. I wanna be, yes, I got to be,
born again, born again,
I got a robe in glory; born again!
I’m gonna tell my story,
how I made it over, © Reprinted by permission.
how I made it over.
14 Today’s Programme & Song Texts 29 May 2022Total Praise I’ve Got a Robe
Richard Smallwood arr Lari Goss arr Raymond Wise
Combined Chorus & Orchestra Combined Chorus & Orchestra
Lord, I will lift my eyes to the hills, Yeah, I’ve got a robe.
Knowing my help is coming from You. You’ve got a robe.
Your peace, You give me in time of the storm. All of God’s children got a ro-o-o-obe.
When I get to heaven gonna put on my robe.
You are the source of my strength, I’m gonna walk around heaven all day.
You are the strength of my life.
I lift my hands in total praise to you. I’ve got shoes.
You’ve got shoes.
Amen. All of God’s children got shoo-oo-oo-oes.
When I get to heaven gonna put on my shoes.
© 1990 Bridge Building Music (BMI) T Autumn Music (BMI) I’m gonna walk, and spread the news.
(adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com)
All rights reserved. Used by permission. When I get there, how happy I will be.
When I get there the Savior’s face I’ll see.
When I get there, how happy I will be.
When I get there the Savior’s face I’ll see.
Yeah! Walk around heaven all day.
Walk and tell the story, shout of how I made it over.
Walk!
I’ve Got A Robe © 1987 Raymond Wise
All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
Programme Notes 15André J Thomas
LSO Associate Artist
A
ndré J Thomas is a Visiting Professor Dr Thomas has also distinguished himself
of Conducting and Interim Conductor as a composer/arranger. Hinshaw Music
of the Yale Camerata. He is an Company, Mark Foster Music Company,
Emeritus Professor of Music at Florida State Fitzsimons Music Company, Lawson Gould,
University, and previously served as a faculty Earthsongs, Choristers Guild and Heritage
member at the University of Texas, Austin. Music Company publish his compositions
and arrangements.
Dr Thomas received his degrees from Friends
University (BA), Northwestern University Dr Thomas has produced two instructional
(MM) and the University of Illinois (DMA). videos: What They See Is What You Get on
He is in demand as a choral adjudicator, choral conducting, with Rodney Eichenberger,
clinician, and director of Honor/All-State and Body, Mind, Spirit, Voice on adolescent
Choirs throughout North America, Europe, voices, with Anton Armstrong. His recent
Asia, New Zealand, Australia and Africa. book Way Over in Beulah Lan’. Understanding
and Performing the Negro Spiritual has
Dr Thomas has conducted choirs at the quickly become a significant resource in
state, division, and national conventions of this area of study.
the Music Educators National Conference
ON STAGE WITH THE LSO (NAfME) and the American Choral Directors Various musical organisations have
Association (ACDA). His international recognised Thomas. The African Diaspora
Sunday 30 October 7pm conducting credits are extensive. They Sacred Music honoured Dr Thomas as a
Barbican include conductor/clinician for the Living Legend. In 2011, Thomas’ dedication to
International Federation of Choral Musicians’ and accomplishments in the choral arts was
SYMPHONIC GOSPEL summer residency of the World Youth Choir recognised by his peers in Chorus America
in China and the Philippines. He was also when the organisation presented Dr Thomas
Sunday 6 November 7pm the conductor of the World Youth Choir’s with its Distinguished Service Award. In
Barbican winter residency in Europe and a premiere March of 2017, ACDA presented Thomas with
performance by an American choir (Florida its highest honour, the Robert Shaw Award,
AWAKEN THE SLEEPER State University Singers) in Vietnam. and in November of 2017, NCCO (National
AMERICAN MUSIC Collegiate Choral Organization) presented
FOR OUR TIME He has been the guest conductor of such Thomas with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
distinguished orchestras and choirs as the In January 2019, he was inducted into the
Music by Carlos Simon, Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Florida Music Educator’s Hall of Fame. In
Wynton Marsalis & Radio Choir and the North German Radio 2022 he was presented with the Award of
Joel Thompson Choir, Netherlands Radio Choir, Bulgarian Excellence from the Southern Region of ACDA.
Radio Choir and Orchestra, Charlotte
Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, China’s He is a past president of the Florida ACDA
People’s Liberation Orchestra and the Czech and the past president of the Southern
National Symphony Orchestra. From 1988 Division of ACDA and the current President
to 2019, he also served as Artistic Director of of National ACDA. Thomas was recently
the Tallahassee Community Chorus. announced as an Associate Artist with the
London Symphony Orchestra.
16 Artist Biographies 29 May 2022NaGuanda Nobles
soprano
N
aGuanda Nobles began singing granted her to claim the first place prize
within the supportive walls of her with various prestigious competitions like
home church. It was there that she the Shreveport Singer of the Year, the Fritz
discovered a love for singing and developed and Lavinia Jensen Foundation Competition,
as a soloist under the direction of Carolyn the Irene Dalis Vocal Competition in its
Henry. Although she was born in Tallahassee, inaugural year, the Opera Birmingham
NaGuanda attended Thomasville High Vocal competition, and the Classical Singer
School, where she began her classical Convention competition, Division One, in its
training. She accepted a full scholarship to inaugural year.
attend Florida State University (FSU) and
received her Bachelor and Master of Music NaGuanda released her debut CD of spirituals,
degrees in voice performance. Homage to the Journey, in 2014. The CD pays
tribute to her ancestors, who granted her the
Throughout her years of college, NaGuanda opportunity to share her gift by the sacrifices
was a featured soloist with the Florida that were made, as well as her personal
State University Singers, directed by André journey to accept her gift of song.
J Thomas. NaGuanda has made her mark on
stage as a recitalist and an opera performer NaGuanda has traveled as the soprano
with the Pittsburgh Opera, Atlanta Opera, soloist for various concerts, including the
Austin Lyric Opera, the Dayton Opera, to Soul of America tour throughout Europe with
name a few. She was also a featured soloist the Berlin Rundfunkchor, the Netherlands
with Wynton Marsalis and the Boston Radio Choir, and the NDR Choir Festival in
Symphony, under the direction of Kurt Masur. Hamburg, receiving rave reviews for her ‘big,
warming soprano with a lovely shimmering
She offers a winning combination of beauty top that she uses with a ravishing effect’. In
and intensity in her singing, which has 2020, she made her debut with the London
Symphony Orchestra.
Artist Biographies 17Albert Lee
tenor
T
enor Albert Rudolph Lee’s Hughes’ poetry in Weill Recital Hall at
performances have been described Carnegie Hall and is a featured soloist on
as ‘vocally sumptuous’, ‘musically a recording of works by Pulitzer Prize-
distinctive’ and even ‘acrobatically agile’. winning composer George Walker on Albany
Having appeared with Opera Theater of Saint Records, singing musical settings of the Walt
Louis, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Theater of Whitman poem When lilacs last in dooryard
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Orchestra, Saint bloomed, a poem written as an elegy to
Luke’s Chamber Orchestra, the Collegiate Abraham Lincoln after his assassination.
Chorale of New York City, Caramoor
International Music Festival, and the Aspen Most recently, he appeared as tenor soloist
Music Festival, Lee’s operatic and oratorio in Handel’s Messiah with the National
roles include Don Ramiro in Rossini’s La Chorale, joined the British-based classical
Cenerentola, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don crossover group Vox Fortura in domestic
Giovanni, Almaviva in Rossini’s The Barber and international performances, and made
of Seville, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore and appearances with Opera Las Vegas and
Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte. He has sung Steamboat Opera of Colorado. Having
the tenor solos in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, completed a Bachelor of Music in Vocal
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Handel’s Judas Performance at the University of Connecticut,
Maccabeus, and Rossini’s Stabat Mater. a Master of Music at the Juilliard School, and
a Doctor of Music degree at Florida State
Throughout his performing career he University with a doctoral treatise titled ‘The
has worked to preserve and expand the Poetic Voice of Langston Hughes in American
performance of spirituals in domestic Art Song’, he is now Associate Professor of
and international performances with the Music and the inaugural Director of Equity,
American Spiritual Ensemble. Lee performed Belonging, and Student Life at the Yale
a recital of art song settings of Langston University School of Music.
18 Artist Biographies 29 May 2022Brandon A Boyd
piano
D
r Brandon A Boyd enjoys a versatile As an active composer and arranger, his
career as a conductor, in addition to music is sung regularly by ensembles
appearing regularly as a composer- throughout the US and abroad. He is also
in-residence, collaborative pianist, and the curator and editor of the Brandon A
presenter for conferences, conventions, Boyd Choral Series with Hinshaw Music
collegiate choirs, church choirs, choral Publications, helping to promote exciting
symposiums and festivals. He is the and innovative works composed by both
Assistant Director of Choral Activities established and new composers and
and Assistant Professor of Choral Music arrangers. His music also appears in
Education at the University of Missouri, MorningStar, GIA and Kjos Music Press
where he conducts the MU Glee Club and catalogues. He is the Executive Editor of
Concert Chorale. In addition to his conducting Gentry Publications.
duties at the university, he teaches
undergraduate and graduate courses in In 2020, he made his debut with the London
choral conducting and choral music education. Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of
André J Thomas, as pianist for Symphonic
As a proponent of choral singing to build Gospel Spirit.
community, his research interests include
organising choirs for the homeless, He holds two degrees from Florida State
identifying the social and physical effects University (PhD in Choral Music Education
of choral singing on senior citizens, creating and MM in Choral Conducting) and earned a
authentic field experiences for music therapy BS in Music Education (emphasis in piano)
and choral music education students. For from Tennessee State University. He is
three years, Brandon co-directed three a proud member of the American Choral
choral community partnerships in Florida: Directors’ Association (ACDA), National
the Tallahassee Senior Choir, RAA Middle Association for Music Education (NAfME),
School Partnership Choir (university students National Association of Negro Musicians
and middle school singers), and the MTC (NANM), American Guild of Organists (AGO),
Women’s Prison Glee Club (university and Chorus America. He also serves as a
students singing with women housed in a member of the National ACDA Composition
correctional facility). Initiative committee.
Artist Biographies 19A free open-air concert with Sir Simon Rattle & Sheku Kanneh-Mason Saturday 11 June 2022 5pm Trafalgar Square Find out more lso.co.uk/bmwclassics Event live-streamed on youtube/lso
London Community Gospel Choir
F
rom humble beginnings in 1982, London Community
Gospel Choir (LCGC) have gone on to become Europe’s
leading gospel brand and one of the most in demand
choirs across continents of the world, creating a wall of
soulful sound that is both memorable and inspirational.
LCGC regularly grace UK events such as the International FA
Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, Glastonbury, Live 8, World
Aids Festival, and are regulars at the Royal Albert Hall.
LCGC are the first point of call to support not just high-end
entertainment gatherings, but are very involved on the front
line in support of charities and global humanitarian causes
such as Red Nose Day, Remembrance Day, Cancer Research,
Amnesty International, Live 8, Children in Need, World Aids
Day through to breaking Guinness World Records. Group, Christian Dior, Burberry, SKY, Cosmopolitan, HSBC,
Möet & Chandon and various production house castings for
Now celebrating their 40th anniversary, LCGC continue to the theatre world.
illustrate their intentions in breaking boundaries, sharing
hope and displaying true versatility, giving them the drive to Founder Bazil Meade MBE said the vision continues to be a
grow from strength to strength. They are an eclectic mix of blending together of two passions, music and faith. It is this
nations, ages and from diverse cultural backgrounds, uniquely unique combination expressed through song that touches
blended together, making the choir a truly special blend of the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people. Whilst
talent, voices and personalities. performing concerts, corporate bookings, media shows and
travelling, LCGC are currently recording their new album.
Collective international credits for work across film include Having made a total of 13 albums, some released through
The Lion King, Love Actually, Give My Regards To Broad major record labels, this new album promises to be the most
Street, Street Dance, and Cinderella to name but a few. defining to date. As yet untitled, it is a message album with
Artists recorded with include Elton John, Madonna, James a narrative about peace, love and justice. A combination
Brown, Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Adele, of covers and original songs painting a positive picture of
Gregory Porter, Blur, Justin Timberlake, The 1975, P!NK, and hope and optimism. With the choir celebrating 40 years,
the list goes on. Brand clients include X Factor, Grammys, excitement is buzzing right now … the future looks bright!
The Voice, Brit Awards, BAFTA, The Royal Family, Virgin Visit lcgc.org.uk.
On Stage
Annette Bowen Anya Chaika Adrian Blake Ennis Langdon
Claudia Kingsley-Adu Felicia Bhebhe David Oso Joshua Gordon
Cleo Stewart Geneta Crooke Emmanuel Onafowokan Mahlon Rhamie
Marcia McEachron Jenny La Touche Geoff Allen Yomi Sehendemi
Simone Brown Mary Ogunnaike Kiing Gardener
Vanessa Samafu Maxine Walker Naanza Taduggoronno Piano
Yvonne Garshong Neresa Maye Matthew Ward Mahlon Rhamie
London Community Gospel Choir 21London Symphony Chorus
T
President he London Symphony Chorus was Faust and Romeo and Juliet on LSO Live
Sir Simon Rattle om cbe formed in 1966 to complement with Sir Colin as two of the top ten Berlioz
the work of the London Symphony recordings. Recent LSO Live recordings with
Vice President Orchestra and is renowned internationally the Chorus include Bernstein’s Wonderful
Michael Tilson Thomas for its concerts and recordings with the Town, Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust and
Orchestra. Their important partnership was Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives,
Patrons strengthened in 2012 with the appointment all with Sir Simon Rattle.
Simon Russell Beale cbe of Simon Halsey as joint Chorus Director of
Howard Goodall cbe the LSC and Choral Director for the LSO. The In early 2020 the Chorus undertook a major
Chorus plays a major role in furthering the European tour of Beethoven, including
Chorus Director vision of LSO Sing, which also encompasses Christ on the Mount of Olives, with the
Simon Halsey cbe the LSO Community Choir, LSO Discovery LSO and Sir Simon Rattle. Seven concerts
Choirs for young people and Singing Days were then cancelled because of the Covid
Associate Directors at LSO St Luke’s. pandemic but the Chorus continued to
Barbara Hoefling rehearse online and performed outside or
Lucy Hollins The LSC has worked with many leading in masks when restrictions allowed. Recent
David Lawrence international conductors and other performances include the world premieres
Mariana Rosas major orchestras, including the Berlin of Howard Goodall’s Never to Forget and
Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Leipzig Errollyn Wallen’s After Winter with Simon
Chorus Accompanist Gewandhaus, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Halsey at the Spitalfields Festival in July
Benjamin Frost New York Philharmonic, the National Youth 2021, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 with the
Orchestra of Great Britain and the European Orchestre Philharmonique in Monte-Carlo
Chairman Union Youth Orchestra. It has also toured and Aix-en-Provence with Kazuki Yamada,
Owen Hanmer extensively throughout Europe and has and Julian Anderson’s Exiles (an LSC co-
visited North America, Israel, Australia commission) and Haydn’s The Creation with
LSO Choral Projects Manager and South East Asia. the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle this season.
Sumita Menon
The partnership between the LSC and LSO, The Chorus is an independent charity run by
Vocal Coaches particularly under Richard Hickox in the its members. It is committed to excellence,
Norbert Meyn 1980s and 1990s, and later with Sir Colin to diversity, equity and inclusion, and the
Anita Morrison Davis, led to its large catalogue of recordings development of its members. It engages
Rebecca Outram which have won nine awards, including actively in the musical life of London,
Robert Rice five Grammys. Gramophone included the seeking new members and audiences, and
recordings of Berlioz’s The Damnation of commissioning and performing new works.
lsc.org.uk
22 London Symphony Chorus 29 May 2022On Stage
Robin Anderson Amanda Freshwater Katy Lane Jesus Sanchez
Frankie Arnull Robert Garbolinski Gilly Lawson Peter Sedgwick
Erik Azzopardi John Graham Jude Lenier Lis Smith
Simon Backhouse Euchar Gravina Anne Loveluck Erika Stasiuleviciute
Martha Barnes Joanna Gueritz Sarah Mainwaring Alison St-Denis
Shona Barnes-McCallum Isobel Hammond John Marks Rod Stevens
Paul Beecham Robert Hare Louisa Martin Jenna Swale
Philipp Boeing Kate Harrison Liz McCaw Richard Tannenbaum
Franziska Bräumer Elan Higueras Honey Millard-Clothier Dan Thompson
Gina Broderick Rocky Hirst Jane Muir Gordon Thomson
Jo Buchan Denise Hoilette James Nageotte Rafaela Tripalo
Gavin Buchan Anthony Howick Dorothy Nesbit Franziska Truestedt
Oliver Burrows Elisabeth Iles Veronique Okafor Snezhana Valcheva
Duncan Buxton Linran Jiang Gill O’Neill Simon Wales
Alana Clark Alice Jones Helen Palmer Robert Ward
Sheila Cobourne Debbie Jones Victoria Parkin Jez Wareing
Harriet Crawford Jill Jones Beth Potter Thea Waxman
Michael Delany Douglas Jones Davide Prezzi Anthony Wilder
Samer Faza Matt Journee Susannah Priede Eleri Williams
Thomas Fea Vanessa Knapp John Rayson Zoe Williams
Matthew Fernando Ruth Knowles-Clark Natalia Riley Rachel Wilson
Ian Fletcher Luca Kocsmarszky Alison Ryan
London Symphony Chorus 23Simon Halsey LSO Choral Director
S
imon Halsey holds positions across central part of the world-class institutions
the UK and Europe as Choral Director with which he is associated, he has been
of the London Symphony Orchestra instrumental in changing the level of
and Chorus, Chorus Director of City of symphonic singing across Europe.
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus,
Artistic Director of Orfeó Català Choirs Simon has worked on nearly 80 recording
and Artistic Adviser of Palau de la Música, projects, many of which have won major
Barcelona, Creative Director for Choral awards, including the Gramophone Award,
Music and Projects at WDR Rundfunkchor, Diapason d’Or, Echo Klassik, and three
Conductor Laureate of Rundfunkchor Grammy Awards with the Rundfunkchor
Berlin and Professor and Director of Choral Berlin. He was made Commander of the
Activities at University of Birmingham. British Empire in 2015 and was awarded
The Queen’s Medal for Music in 2014.
Simon is the trusted advisor on choral
singing to the world’s greatest conductors, Since becoming Choral Director of the
orchestras and choruses, and also an London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
inspirational teacher and ambassador for in 2012, Simon has been credited with
choral singing to amateurs of every age, bringing about a ‘spectacular transformation’
ability and background. Making singing a (Evening Standard) of the LSC.
David Lawrence chorus director
D
avid Lawrence works with orchestras, Per Nørgård, Pierre Boulez, Iannis Xenakis,
symphony choruses and national youth Mauricio Kagel, Graham Fitkin, James Wood,
choirs. He was recently nominated for Bob Chilcott and others.
a Gramophone Award for his conducting,
has been awarded a prestigious ARAM by David has conducted the London
the Royal Academy of Music, and holds the Philharmonic Choir, Hallé Choir, London
Guinness World Record for conducting the Symphony Chorus, the City of Birmingham
UK’s largest choir. Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) Chorus – for
whom he is an Associate Conductor – and
David’s work has taken him to Singapore, the national youth choirs of Scotland,
Colombia, Canada, the United States, India, Northern Ireland and Wales. He has directed
the United Arab Emirates, and throughout large scale education projects with the
Europe and Australia. His positive and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, English
engaging manner makes him a popular Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool
guest conductor, and he is an experienced Philharmonic Orchestra and the CBSO.
and respected trainer of choral conductors.
With particular experience in the field of David is the conductor of LSO Discovery’s
contemporary music, David has prepared Community Choir and Senior Youth Choir.
and conducted premiere performances by
24 Artist Biographies 29 May 2022LSO Community Choir
I
n March 2003, the LSO Community Choir performed the who know their sharps from their flats to those who have no
first concert in LSO St Luke’s, the Orchestra’s then newly experience of musical notation.
established venue. Comprising 30 singers living and
working in the local community, the Choir had an ambitious Alongside the Choir’s regular concerts is an impressive list
start. Gareth Malone – now a television personality – was of performances under three directors – Gareth Malone,
one of the singers in that first concert, and by 2004 he had David Knott and David Lawrence. The Community Choir has
taken over directing the Choir. In the programme for the worked with Hugh Masekela, celebrating his 70th birthday;
Choir’s Christmas concert in 2004, he wrote, ‘we regularly performed a partially-staged version of Britten’s St Nicolas
have 40 to 45 people at our rehearsals … I would like to with tenor Ian Bostridge; and took part in two new operas,
see the Choir grow to about 60 members’. His vision was Jonathan Dove’s The Monster in The Maze and Andrew
surpassed by those wanting to take part, and by the time he Norman’s A Trip to the Moon, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
left five years later, there were 80 singers in the Choir’s ranks The Choir has sung in St Paul’s Cathedral, at the annual
– its membership now totals 110. Whitecross Street Party and at the Royal Academy of Music.
The Community Choir has open access at its heart – anyone Above all, the Choir is about the joy of singing and remains
is welcome who lives or works in the area, and no audition open to everyone. For those who claim they can’t sing, the
is necessary. The Choir’s director, David Lawrence, tailors Community Choir has proved in the best possible way that
the music-making for a broad mix of people: from those anyone can get involved in music-making and find their voice.
On Stage
Rosemary Anger Dawn Frampton Alessandra Sarnari
Fiona Auty Tara Frances Johh Serocold
Adrienne Banks Katherine Gardiner Ellen Sinclair
Jeremy Barraud Mal Gilliam Alex Skailes
Jennifer Bell Craig Givens Rachael Smith
Jane Bickerton Kevin Granville Caroline Stranger
Nathalie Blondeau Nicola Greaney Roy Sully
Nick Brittain Jenny Harvey Yvonne Taylor
John Bryant Claire Hersey Louise Tennant
Nevo Burrell Anita Howard Paul Tilley
Sandrina Carosso Alison Hunter Maggie Tyler
Jane Carr Miroslava Ileckova Pauline Weaver
Kim Caplin Dorothea Jendricke Cookson Lesley Wilson
Eleanor Clarke Karen Johnson Jennifer Wright
Jill Courtnell Catherine MacLeod Peter Wylie
Linda Crow Esther Murphy
Adam Dale Selena Ng Conductor
Claire Deakin Rosaline Ogunro David Lawrence
Elizabeth Emmanuel Heather Page
Christine Finlan Penny Parkinson
LSO Community Choir 25British Gospel Arts Choir
E
stablished in April 2012 by British Gospel Arts’ founder Performance highlights include: Waltham Forest Music
and Creative Director, Andrea Encinas, the BGA Choir Festival (WF Assembly Hall 2012 & 2013), LCGC 30 Choir
(formerly The B.I.G. Choir) attracts a wide variety of Festival (Royal Festival Hall 2013), BBC Gospel Proms (Royal
non-auditioned members, from across London. It provides Albert Hall 2013), Festival of Love (Southbank Centre 2014),
a space for those who love gospel ‘good news, positive, BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year (Hackney Empire
conscious’ music and want to learn the fundamentals of 2014), Other Voices, an ENO Community Project (Windrush
singing gospel. The choir is open to adults (18+) embracing Square, Brixton, 2014), Concert Tour (Arvika, Sweden, 2015),
all abilities, faiths, ethnicities, sexual identities, and rehearses Voices Now (Roundhouse 2015), Chorus & Winter Festival
at St Stephen’s Canonbury, Islington every Tuesday evening. (Southbank Centre 2012 to 2018), Amazing Grace, Multi-Faith
The choir is led by two of the leading lights in British Gospel Concert (Union Chapel 2016), Faiths in Tune Interfaith Festival
music, choir director, Becky Thomas and pianist, Paul Watson. (London 2013 to 2017), Gospel@Valenza (Italy 2014 to 2016).
Visit britishgospelarts.com for more information.
On Stage
Allyson Bailey
Ben Plowden
Carlet White-Griffiths
Carmela Centro
Christopher Boissiere
Dawn Matthews
Diana Fishley
Eva Zienau
Jacqueline Kelly-Jarvis
Jennifer Andrews
Jonny Dao
Lina Duncan
Lucy Buck
Lucy Mathen
Marie Loney
Phyllis Shortridge
Rose Pask
Susan Jane De Grazia
Valerie Thompson
26 British Gospel Arts Choir 29 May 2022LSO Discovery Choirs
T
he LSO Discovery Choirs consist of over one hundred the LSO Community Choir and LSO players. The Choirs also
young people aged eight and above who live or go performed at the Olympic Torch Relay for Islington Council
to school in Hackney, Islington or the City of London in July 2012 and were part of the UK premieres of Jonathan
(Junior Choir) or any London borough (Senior Choir). Formed Dove’s children’s opera The Monster in the Maze (2015) and
in 2004 by Gareth Malone, the Choirs have sung at Windsor Andrew Norman’s A Trip to the Moon (2017), and the world
Castle for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; with premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Hogboon (2016), all
Dave Brubeck; with the LSO at the Barbican; and in the conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The Junior Choir is conducted
premiere of Edward Rushton’s oratorio Cicadas, alongside by Lucy Hollins, and the Senior Choir by David Lawrence.
On Stage
Junior Choir Senior Choir
Nina Alcober Gabriela Hunt-Montoya Boma Alamina Agnes McIntosh
Natalia Finn Jackson Tiffany Banyong Alexandra Middleton
Armstrong-James-Cutino Idris Jones Esther Brauner-Cave Macy Petters
Catherine Beazer Maya Karabag Rosa Brennan Isabel Ribeiro
Tamzin Birhane-Ghetaceu Rainy Kinsella Olwen Burton Spence Killian Scortichini
Aomi Céleste Bontjes Myles Kirk Robyn Buus Phillipps Kitty Sinclair
Van Beek Alba Lloyd-Prieto Marnie Clark Course Olivia Solomou
Elizabeth Burton Spence Katherine McCurdy Poppy Dawid Sophie Stone Bucher
Olive Chambers Cormac Mellor-Stephenson Jessica Debas Astrid Thornton
Noah Compton Raniyah Nassir-Kumuyi Martha Denby Maximilian Ticheli
Isadora Cookson Susannah Osborne Lorenzo Dennis Joshua Umenyilora
Ariana Curtis Liya Khalid Oumer James Dungey Michael Umenyilora
Elise Curtis Lois Parker Ruben Geithner Caleb Watson
Sienna Daly-White Vitoria Ribeiro Hermione Holloway Eben Watson
Dolly Deakin Isabel Rodrigues Niamh Hood
Allison Erazo Concha Alice Scortichini Charlotte Lewington-Shultz Conductor
Francesca Falcioni Margot Scott Evelyn Mary David Lawrence
Amahra Gill-Mcquinn Julius Steele-Kendrick Hannah McCurdy
Natalia Gladstone Emma Stougaard-Nielsen
Alice Godoy Matilda Suckley
Amelia Elizabeth Gregus Betsy Thorn
Colette Gritschke Zara Umenyilora
Jay Gupta-Moreno Gracie Watson Obrien
Hannah Halil Olive Wilson
Pamela Harrison Elkie Wimpenny Vallance
Paula Head Ilias Olivia Yamakawa
Pixie-Leigh Higgins
Jack Hives Conductor
Toby Hood Lucy Hollins
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