The Best of Karl Jenkins

Applause at Karl Jenkins 80th birthday concert
     
2.30pm
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

The Best of Karl Jenkins

Sir Karl Jenkins is joined by Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for this celebration of his most famous works.  The Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer conducts some of his most loved pieces including Palladio, Symphonic Adieumus and extracts from The Armed Man.

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 
Crouch End Festival Chorus 
Katherine Rudge mezzo-soprano 
Zands Duggan hand percussion 
Osama Kiwan muezzin 
Sir Karl Jenkins conductor

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Verdi
25January
Verdi Requiem
7pm  -  Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
World-class soloists, the massed voices of the CEFC, and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra gather for Verdi’s soul-stirring work
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1February
World O World
7.30pm  -  Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St, London SW1X 9BZ
Jacob Collier’s recent World O World is the climax of this extraordinary concert by Crouch End Festival Chorus under its conductor, David Temple
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15February
Choral conducting workshop
2.00 - 4.30pm  -  Union Church, Weston Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 9PX
Choral conducting workshop for young conductors led by David Temple MBE.
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14March
Open Rehearsal: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
7.30pm to 10pm  -  Fortismere School, Muswell Hill N10 1NE
Crouch End Festival Chorus invites prospective singers to join us in rehearsal as we prepare for Beethoven’s magnificent Missa Solemnis
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13April
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
6pm  -  Alexandra Palace Theatre, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY
With Crouch End Festival Chorus, The Hanover Band, four world-class soloists and David Temple, the stage is set for a brilliant illumination of this iconic work
Andrea Bocelli concert poster
1May
Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert (1)
7.30pm  -  O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX
The first of two nights at The O2 with Andrea Bocelli, the world-renowned Italian tenor, for his upcoming tour ‘Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert’.
Andrea Bocelli concert poster
2May
Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert (2)
7.30pm  -  O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX
The second of two nights at The O2 with Andrea Bocelli, the world-renowned Italian tenor, for his upcoming tour ‘Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert’.
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4June
Worlds of Fantasy: Video Games in Concert
Starts: 7:30pm, Doors: 6:45pm  -  Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP
Leap into the fantastical realm of video game music at the Royal Albert Hall in a concert conducted by Eímear Noone
Applause at Karl Jenkins 80th birthday concert
7June
The Best of Karl Jenkins
2.30pm  -  Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
Sir Karl Jenkins is joined by Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for this celebration of his most famous works.
Faure
5July
Fauré, Weir, Bernstein, Janáček
7.30pm  -  Holy Trinity Church, Sloane St, London SW1X 9BZ
Crouch End Festival Chorus returns to Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, to perform a selection of timeless masterpieces and contemporary works.
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