# London Concert Choir

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**London Concert Choir**[1] (LCC) is one of [London's](/source/London) leading amateur choirs. The choir was formed in 1960 (as the Brompton Choral Society), and the full-time membership consists of ca 150 singers of a wide range of ages.

Notable for its conviction and expressiveness in an unusually varied repertoire, LCC regularly appears with Music Director [Mark Forkgen](/source/Mark_Forkgen) at London's premier concert venues, including the [Barbican](/source/Barbican_Centre), the [Southbank](/source/Southbank_Centre) and [Cadogan Hall](/source/Cadogan_Hall), and has sung in cathedrals and other churches in and around London as well as touring to France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The choir's 50th anniversary in 2010 was marked by two performances of [Britten's](/source/Benjamin_Britten) *[War Requiem](/source/War_Requiem)*. Among other major works in recent seasons have been [Mozart's](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) [Requiem](/source/Requiem_(Mozart)) with the [London Mozart Players](/source/London_Mozart_Players), [Rachmaninov's](/source/Sergei_Rachmaninoff) choral symphony *[The Bells](/source/The_Bells_(symphony))* [2] with the [Royal Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra), and [Elgar's](/source/Edward_Elgar) *[Dream of Gerontius](/source/The_Dream_of_Gerontius)*, [Mendelssohn's](/source/Felix_Mendelssohn) *[Elijah](/source/Elijah_(oratorio))*, [Brahms](/source/Johannes_Brahms)’ *[German Requiem](/source/A_German_Requiem_(Brahms))*[3] and [Vaughan Williams](/source/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams)’ *[Sea Symphony](/source/A_Sea_Symphony)*, all with [Southbank Sinfonia](/source/Southbank_Sinfonia).

Performances with the Counterpoint ensemble include [Handel's](/source/George_Frideric_Handel) *[Messiah](/source/Messiah_(Handel))*, [Bach's](/source/Johann_Sebastian_Bach) *[St Matthew Passion](/source/St_Matthew_Passion)* and *[Christmas Oratorio](/source/Christmas_Oratorio)*, [Monteverdi's](/source/Claudio_Monteverdi) *[Vespers of 1610](/source/Vespro_della_Beata_Vergine)* and [Schubert's](/source/Franz_Schubert) rarely-heard Mass in E flat. Operas in concert performance have ranged from [Gluck's](/source/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck) *[Orfeo](/source/Orfeo_ed_Euridice)* to the London premiere of *[The Chalk Legend](/source/The_Chalk_Legend)* by [Stephen McNeff](/source/Stephen_McNeff). LCC has also performed [Ellington's](/source/Duke_Ellington) *Sacred Concert*, [Will Todd](/source/Will_Todd)’s *[Mass in Blue](/source/Mass_in_Blue)* and a concert to mark [Leonard Bernstein](/source/Leonard_Bernstein)’s centenary.

The choir often gives concerts for charity and continues to commission new works, including *A Light not yet Ready to Go Out* by [Alison Willis](/source/Alison_Willis) in aid of [Breast Cancer Now](/source/Breast_Cancer_Now), and Per Ardua ad Astra,[4] a major work by the baritone and composer [Roderick Williams](/source/Roderick_Williams) to commemorate the centenary of the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force).

London Concert Choir welcomes new members, who are invited to attend a few rehearsals before an informal audition.

## Musical Director

Mark Forkgen has directed London Concert Choir since 1996. He is also Music Director of Canticum chamber choir and Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of Kokoro, the [Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra](/source/Bournemouth_Symphony_Orchestra)'s contemporary music group. He is Director of Music at [Tonbridge School](/source/Tonbridge_School) in [Kent](/source/Kent).

## References

1. ["London Concert Choir"](https://londonconcertchoir.org/). *London Concert Choir*. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

1. ["Rachmaninov: The Bells"](https://londonconcertchoir.org/concerts/2017-03-29/rachmaninov-bells). *London Concert Choir*. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

1. ["Brahms: A German Requiem"](https://londonconcertchoir.org/concerts/2019-03-04/brahms-german-requiem). *London Concert Choir*. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

1. ["RAF Centenary Concert"](https://londonconcertchoir.org/concerts/2018-06-11/raf-centenary-concert). *London Concert Choir*. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

## External links

- [London Concert Choir website](http://www.londonconcertchoir.org/)

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