Our music director David Temple shares his memories of working with Maestro Ennio Morricone, film music composer and valued patron of Crouch End Festival Chorus.

Crouch End Festival Chorus has won huge praise for its wide range of dramatic singing styles in an historic recording of Hubert Parry's Judith released at the end of February 2020.

Following the great success of the first scheme, Crouch End Festival Chorus is pleased to announce another chance for musicians who are passionate about conducting choral music to apply for our young conductor mentoring scheme to start in September 2020.

Crouch End Festival Chorus is delighted to welcome one of its own sopranos – Dame Liz Forgan – into the prestigious club of choir patrons.

Music Director David Temple believes Crouch End Festival Chorus has become “the most eclectic, versatile and sought-after symphonic choir in the UK“, singing at major concert venues and festivals and high-profile recording sessions.

Crouch End Festival Chorus have been preparing for Christmas 2019 with shows involving two completely different singing partners - Halloween monsters and some of the world’s most famous choristers.

Crouch End Festival Chorus feature on the soundtrack of the latest series of Netflix’s popular The Crown, a big budget drama on the British royal family released in November 2019.

British composer Debbie Wiseman’s new work Decca 90, which the chorus recorded for the 90th birthday of the record company in September 2019 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is now available to download via our Music Shop.

Crouch End Festival Chorus (CEFC) won huge praise for a memorable performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and a new work "From the heart – may it return to the heart" at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 5 October 2019.

Composer and conductor Debbie Wiseman has praised the versatility of Crouch End Festival Chorus and says she is delighted to have become the 10th patron of a choir that “breaks through boundaries.”