Forthcoming Concerts

Great Choral Classics

Wednesday 14th March 2012, 7.30pm

Venue: Venue: Royal Albert Hall

Great Choral Classics with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Back by popular demand - an evening of choral delights.

Handel Zadok the Priest
Orff Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Bizet Carmen: Flower Song
Puccini Un bel dì Vedremo
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Verdi Requiem: Sanctus
Handel Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Puccini Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Parry I Was Glad and Jerusalem
Verdi Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus
Puccini Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Fauré Requiem: Sanctus and Libera Me
and many more

Owain Arwel Hughes Conductor

Deborah Norman Soprano
John Hudson Tenor

The Royal Choral Society
Brighton Festival Chorus
Goldsmiths Choral Union

Call the RAH Box Office on 0845 401 5034

Classical Spectacular

Thursday 15th March 2012, 7.30pm

Saturday 17th March 2012, 3.00pm

Saturday 17th March 2012, 7.30pm

Venue: Royal Albert Hall

The Classical Spectacular phenomenon returns, with thundering cannons and indoor fireworks

NEW MUSIC FOR 2012

BIZET Flower Song Carmen
MOZART Lacrimosa Requiem
RODRIGO Adagio Concierto de Aranjuez played by guitar sensation CRAIG OGDEN

TCHAIKOVSKY Sleeping Beauty Waltz
MASCAGNI Easter Hymn Cavalleria Rusticana
WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin Act III
SUPPE Light Calvary Overture
HANDEL Zadok the Priest
VERDI Questa o quella
SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever
VERDI Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

HORNPIPE
NESSUN DORMA
RULE, BRITANNIA!
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY
1812 OVERTURE

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Choral Society (Thurs & Sat)
Kate Valentine soprano
Jesús León tenor
Craig Ogden guitar
John Rigby conductor
Band of the Welsh Guards
Muskets and Cannons of the Moscow Militia
Can Can Dancers
Durham Marenghi lighting designer

For tickets, call the RAH Box Office on 0845 401 5034

Messiah 2012 - click here for full details

Friday 6th April 2012, 2.30pm

Venue: Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Choral Society presents its renowned Good Friday performance of Handel’s Messiah in this, its 140th Anniversary Season, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a stellar line-up of soloists, conducted by the choir’s Music Director, Dr Richard Cooke.

Created in 1871 as the house choir for the Royal Albert Hall, the choir gave its inaugural performance on 8th May 1872 in a concert which included the Hallelujah Chorus. The choir then performed Messiah in its 1873/74 season but it was not until 1878, with over a thousand singers under the baton of Joseph Barnby, that it was first performed at Easter and the Good Friday tradition was launched.

The Royal Choral Society’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall has established itself as one of the defining interpretations of Great Britain’s favourite choral master piece and it is thought that the Royal Choral Society has sung the work more than any other choir – over 265 times. There have also been a number of recordings, most recently in 1994 with the RPO conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes.

Soprano, Mary Bevan
Mezzo Soprano, Wendy Dawn Thompson
Tenor, Jamie MacDougall
Bass Bariton, Derek Welton

CONDUCTOR RICHARD COOKE
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY
City of London School for Girls
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

To buy tickets, contact tickets@royalchoralsociety.co.uk or 020 7376 3719. Please note that this is a messaging service; leave your ticket requirements and contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note: tickets bought by RCS members and Friends attract a 10% discount off the Royal Albert Hall Box office prices. If you are interested in advertising in our concert programme, please email our Marketing Manager, Jackie Freshfield, at marketing@royalchoralsociety.co.uk

Gala for St George

Sunday 22nd April 2012, 3.00pm

Venue: Royal Albert Hall

Presented by John Humphrys

WALTON Crown Imperial
ADAMS The Holy City
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending
ELGAR Nimrod Enigma Variations
HOLST St. Pauls Suite Finale
HANDEL Zadok the Priest
Hallelujah Chorus Messiah
See the conquering hero comes
COATES The Dam Busters March

Plus readings from Henry V including the St. Crispin's Day Speech and the unforgettable poems of Wordsworth and Betjeman

A host of English favourites including

A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE
THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER
RULE, BRITANNIA! HORNPIPE
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Royal Choral Society

Claire Moore soprano
Anthony Inglis conductor

For tickets, please call the RAH Box Office on 0845 401 5034

A Gala for Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Saturday 2nd June 2012, 7.30pm

Venue: Royal Albert Hall

A Gala starring Russell Watson.

Celebrating 60 glorious years of Her Majesty's reign with a sensational programme of stirring favourites in the magnificent splendour of the Royal Albert Hall.

ZADOK THE PRIEST
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY
GREENSLEEVES
WE’LL MEET AGAIN
DANNY BOY
THE HORNPIPE
MEN OF HARLECH
JERUSALEM
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
HALLELUJAH CHORUS
RULE, BRITANNIA!

Featuring:
Natasha Marsh soprano
Royal Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Jae Alexander conductor
by arrangement with Jonathan Shalit of ROAR Global and The Agency Group

To buy tickets, please call the RAH Box Office on 0845 401 5034

The Royal Choral Society's 140th Anniversary Concert: Verdi's Requiem

Monday 25th June 2012, 7.30pm

Venue: The Royal Albert Hall

As part of its 140th anniversary celebrations, the RCS is delighted to support the music charity, Nordoff Robbins (www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dr Richard Cooke

To buy tickets, please email tickets@royalchoralsociety.co.uk or call 020 7376 3719. Please note that this is a messaging service; leave your ticket requirements and contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible.