Choirs from across the country will join together in rehearsing and performing a brand new piece of music for Holy Week in collaboration with BBC Radio 4. As part of The People's Passion, the BBC has commissioned a brand new choral work from Sasha Johnson Manning which will be performed by choirs across the country at Easter. Posted: Fri 10th February 2012 | Read More
No fewer than three abcd members have been included in the Queen's New Years Honours list.
Ronald Corp, Founder and Artistic Director of the New London Orchestra, receives an OBE for services to music.
Ralph Allwood, who was Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College for 26 years, receives an MBE for services to choral music, as does Marilyn Smith, the Conductor and Musical Director of the Glasgow Phoenix Choir. Posted: Mon 09th January 2012 | Read More
A festive programme celebrating the music of abcd Vice-President John Rutter will be broadcast on BBC2 on Christmas Day at 2.10pm.
Entitled 'A Musical Nativity with John Rutter', the programme is a special re-telling of the Christmas story through John's music. Posted: Wed 21st December 2011 | Read More
Almost 40 major music sector organisations, networks and individuals are calling for ‘voice’ to be added to the eligible instruments, so that choirs can claim Orchestra Tax Relief.
The National Youth Choir is launching a one-year bespoke training programme for two young musicians from backgrounds that are under-represented in choral music.
Due to last minute cancellations, we've two spare places on our Intermediate one-day course this Saturday, taking place in Oxford with Sarah Tenant-Flowers.