ABOUT US
The London Choral Sinfonia is a dynamic professional ensemble, who specialise in bringing new life to a wide range of choral and orchestral music, striving to deliver world-class performances of mid-sized repertoire.
Each season the LCS performs in a number of concerts across London, at venues including Cadogan Hall, St John’s Smith Square and Kings Place. These performances involve collaborations with emerging composers to commission new works, whilst also seeking to shine a light on lesser-known pieces in the canon of classical music.
Recent concerts have included ‘Colourise: Music from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ with violinist Jack Liebeck, and ‘Sword in the Soul: Music for Good Friday’. Each year the ensemble also enjoys smaller concerts, including their music and wine, Tasting Notes series, as well as private events and social gatherings for Friends of the LCS.
The ensemble’s 2023-24 Season sees the launch of two exciting new initiatives: a singing competition and a composition competition.
Since 2019 the LCS - in association with Orchid Classics - has released seven albums, ranging from popular Christmas music (O Holy Night) to a 3-disc project of more music by Richard Pantcheff. Recordings also feature world-premiere recordings by Vaughan Williams, a rediscovered cantata by Lennox Berkeley (Colourise), music for Passiontide (Sword in the Soul) and their newest release, a double disc of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. September 2023 sees the release of an album of music by Sir Stephen Hough.
LCS COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
Owain Park
Owain Park was born in Bristol, UK in 1993. His compositions are published by Novello, and have been performed internationally by ensembles including the Tallis Scholars and the Aurora Orchestra.
As a conductor, he maintains a busy schedule of projects with ensembles including the BBC Singers, the Academy of Ancient Music, London Mozart Players, Cappella Cracoviensis, and Cambridge Chorale. His own vocal consort, The Gesualdo Six, tour extensively around the world and have been lauded for their interpretation of renaissance and contemporary music.
Owain is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), and was awarded the Dixon Prize for improvisation, having been Senior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Trinity College Cambridge. He holds a Masters degree in composition and regularly appears as a singer with ensembles including Tenebrae, Gabrieli Consort, The Sixteen and Polyphony.
Recordings:
Phos Hilaron - Sword in the Soul
And I saw a new heaven | Bainton orch. Park - Sword in the Soul
Commissions / Concert performances:
Christmas Day | Holst orch. Park
Ring Out, Wild Bells | Fletcher, orch. Park
While shepherds watched their flocks
O Holy Night | Adam, arr. Pappenheim, orch. Park