This Is London, 23 June 2017

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8 Photos: Kathleen Holman LONDON INTERNATIONAL A CAPPELLA CHORAL COMPETITION The London International A Cappella Choral Competition (LIACCC) at St John’s Smith Square, now in its third year, promises to be an exciting week of first-rate music making. This year there are 16 choirs from 11 countries competing over four evenings (from 26-29 June) for a place in the Grand Final on 1 July. Conceived in 2013 by Peter Phillips, the London International A Cappella Choral Competition was founded in April 2014 in conjunction with St John's Smith Square. Peter had long dreamed of bringing together vocal groups from around the world to hear each other sing competitively, learn from each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and possibly even win! There is no other competition like it in the UK, with a purely a cappella focus, that aims to simultaneously nurture and challenge choirs. This year LIACCC celebrates the music of Arvo Pärt, with each of the competing choirs performing a selection of his work alongside a wealth of renaissance polyphony and music of each group's own choice (20 minutes total per choir). Joining the chair of the judging panel Peter Phillips, a line-up of internationally-renowned figures, including Graham Ross, Ghislaine Morgan, Tõnu Kaljuste, and Carolyn Sampson will be on hand to offer expert advice. In addition, the competing ensembles will be offered the opportunity to perform a lunchtime concert in a central London venue, and to participate in a specialist workshop with esteemed vocal coach, Ghislaine Morgan. Following each Heat, a winner will be announced, who will progress to Saturday’s Final. The four Finalists will compete for the coveted winning spot in The Grand Final on Saturday evening. The prizes at the Grand Final will be presented by HE Mr Lauri Bambus, Estonian Ambassador to the UK, alongside Peter Phillips. The day before the competition there will be an opening concert – ‘Choral Masterpieces of Arvo Pärt’, featuring the Holst Singers with Stephen Layton, Sansara, and The Gesualdo Six, who will be performing the works: Solfeggio, Summa (Credo), Magnificat, Virgencita, and Passio. And, on Friday 30 June, The Tallis Scholars will give a special concert commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Isaac with his six-voice mass, Missa De Apostolis and his triumphant motet Virgo prudentissima written for a big international peace conference in 1507. The programme will also feature two major choral works by Arvo Pärt and the Miserere by Gregorio Allegri penned a century after the death of Isaac in Italy. For tickets, telephone 020 7222 1061. t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
SIR RAY DAVIES TO HEADLINE BBC PROMS IN THE PARK 2017 Leading England’s celebrations of the world-famous Last Night of the Proms, BBC Proms in the Park returns to London’s Hyde Park on 9 September with a host of the world’s leading artists. Legendary singer-songwriter and The Kinks frontman, Sir Ray Davies will headline this year’s event. Sir Ray is joined by leading soloists including bassbaritone Sir Bryn Terfel, singer and actress Elaine Paige and 1970s sensation Gilbert O’Sullivan, as well as two of the UK’s iconic pop groups, Steps and Texas, who provide early evening entertainment alongside a performance from the cast of Five Guys Named Moe. Broadcast live on BBC Radio 2, Proms in the Park is Britain’s largest outdoor classical music event and part of the annual spectacular culmination of two months of music-making at the BBC Proms, as the world-famous Last Night celebrations spill out from London's Royal Albert Hall and thousands of people come together at venues across the UK to be part of the magic of the Last Night. Following his debut appearance at last year’s event, presenter Michael Ball returns to the Hyde Park stage to lead the evening’s festivities as he continues the annual presenting legacy begun by the late Sir Terry Wogan. Tony Blackburn gets this year’s party under way, introducing Steps, Texas and Five Guys Named Moe from 17.00-19.00, and the evening is underpinned by the forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra under conductor Richard Balcombe. Presenting a set of his greatest hits, Sir Ray’s appearance at this year’s Proms in the Park promises to be a true reflection of his contribution to music throughout the years. Sir Ray will lead a full orchestra and chorus in renditions of ‘Sunny Afternoon’, ‘Lola’, ‘Days’, ‘You Really Got Me’ and smash-hit ‘Waterloo Sunset’ which remains one of the best known songs of the 1960s, ranked number 42 in Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Songs of All Time’. Conductor Paul Spicer Sir Ray Davis will headline the BBC Proms in the Park on 9 September. For full details of the season, visit bbc.co.uk/proms Whitehall Choir SUMMER CELEBRATION Elgar Walton Britten Finzi Stanford Howells Joubert Spicer Accompanist Ian Tindale Thursday 6 July 2017 at 7pm St Peter’s, Eaton Square, London SW1W 9AL Tickets: £20 (nave), £15 (side aisles) from www.whitehallchoir.org.uk, or from a Whitehall Choir member. 9 t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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