The 2024 season at Bold Tendencies closed on Saturday 14 September with a performance of Mahler's Second Symphony, with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus conducted by the Greek conductor Nefeli Chadouli. This the first time this symphony had been presented in this venue, a former car park in Peckham, South London.

At 20.00 on 4 and 5 July 2024, the Philharmonia Chorus took part in two semi-staged performances of Puccini's La Bohème with the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Alexandre Bloch. A stellar cast was led by Nicole Car as Mimi and Pene Pati as Rodolfo.

On Tuesday 23 April the Philharmonia Chorus took part in a performance of Verdi's Messa da Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall. The Chorus joined soprano Miah Persson, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor David Junghoon Kim, and bass Alexander Vinogradov. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Vasily Petrenko.

Following the screenings of the second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy in September last year, the Philharmonia Chorus took part in screenings of this film classic in the third film of the trilogy, The Return of King. There were six showings over four days, 14-17 March at the Royal Albert Hall. Middle-earth came to life in Howard Shore's epic score, for which he won his second Oscar for Best Original Score, performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Philharmonia Chorus, and Trinity Boys Choir. The performances were conducted by Ludwig Wicki.

If so, do come along to our Open Rehearsal, which will take place from 6.30pm to 8pm on Wednesday 31 January at the Gandhi Hall, Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6AQ. The rehearsal will be taken by Chorus Master Gavin Carr, and we'll be working on Verdi's Messa da Requiem. Music will be provided.

We are recruiting for all voice parts for our 2024 programme.

Interested? Book your place at the Open Rehearsal by contacting our Personnel Manager Rosslyn Panatti by email.

See 'Join Us' above for details about joining the Chorus.

On Friday December 15 and Sunday 17 December, the Philharmonia Chorus took part in three performances of Christmas Classics at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The Chorus joined Marisha Wallace, the London Youth Choirs, and presenter YolanDa Brown for a programme of Christmas favourites. The Philharmonia Orchestra was conducted by Michael England.