The London Chorus - London’s most versatile choir. Patron: His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO
The London Chorus: Musical Director: Rolnald Corp  
 
  Musical Director: Ronald Corp OBE      

 

Ronald Corp celebrated his 25th year as Musical Director of the London Chorus in 2010, with a concert at the Cadogan Hall.

Ronald Corp is also Artistic Director of the New London Orchestra and New London Children's Choir, and Musical Director of the London Chorus and Highgate Choral Society. He has appeared in all the main London venues, at major festivals around the country and in tours overseas.

Working primarily with the New London Orchestra, with whom he has made many recordings, Ron's engagements have included concerts and recordings with the following orchestras:

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
  • Ulster Orchestra
  • Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Brussels Radio and Television Orchestra
  • Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  • Bournemouth Sinfonietta
  • Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

 

 

His first appearance at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall was in 1990, and he has since conducted the New London Orchestra there in 1991, 1995, 1998 and 1999, and the BBC Concert Orchestra in 1996 and 1997, some of these being the 'Family Prom' and the 'Children's Prom'. He has also worked with the BBC Singers.

He has conducted BBC TV's Songs of Praise three times, most recently in 2010 with the New London Children's Choir.

Ron has made many commercial recordings with a wide range of performers. In a recording of his own orchestral works in 2009 he conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has recorded a rare gem of English opera, Rutland Boughton's The Queen of Cornwall, which was released on the Dutton Epoch label in 2010.

Ronald Corp was awarded and OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honour List in 2012 for his services to music.

 
 
 

Music by Ronald Corp is published by:

Novello
Faber Music
Oxford University Press
Stainer and Bell

www.ronaldcorp.com

TLC’s Past Musical directors
     

1903 - 1940

 

Arthur Fagge

1946 - 1975   John Tobin
1971 - 1975   Leon Lovett: Associate Conductor
1975 - 1978   Leon Lovett: Musical Director
1978 - 1983   Simon Rattle: Principal Conductor
1978 - 1982   Nicholas Cleobury: Chorus Master
1982 - 1983   Brian Kay: Chorus Master
1983   Jane Glover: Musical Director
Martin Merry: Chorus Master
1985   Ronald Corp: Chorus Master
1994 - 1999   Jane Glover: Principal Guest Conductor
1994 - present   Ronald Corp: Musical Director
     
 
   
                 
 
 
 

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