Crouch End Festival Chorus sold out Alexandra Palace Theatre for its first concert of the 2021-22 season featuring one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire and a world premiere in front of its award-winning composer.

Crouch End Festival Chorus has produced what one critic called “a rousing comeback concert” after 18 months out of action because of the Covid pandemic.

When Crouch End Festival Chorus emerges from the lockdown, the choir’s first project is to record two works with a South American theme.

Music Director David Temple appeared on the Gramophone podcast to explore the music of Benjamin Britten in conversation with Editor Martin Cullingford.

Crouch End Festival Chorus has won praise for displaying “passion, love and vision” in its performances of the Benjamin Britten classics Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols in a new recording released on November 6 2020.