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Special Events and Appearances

December 2008

Christmas Concert as guests of the RPO in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon
November 2008
 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Epworth Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
March 2008


Messiah as guests of the Salvation Army in Fairfield Halls celebrating the 125th anniversary of the CCB.
December 2007

Performance of Messiah as guests of the RPO in the New Wimbledon Theatre
November 2007
 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Great Missenden Choral Society) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
December 2006

Christmas Concert as guests of the RPO in the New Wimbledon Theatre
November 2006
 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Croydon Philharmonic Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
January 2006 BBC tv Songs of Praise recording - Second Series
November 2005
* Fifth time *		 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Croydon Philharmonic Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
January 2005 BBC tv Songs of Praise recording
December 2004 The Wimbledon Messiah with the Brandenburg Sinfonia in Centre Court Shopping Centre - on the site of the old Civic Hall in which the choir's concerts used to take place
November 2004 World Premiere of Timothy Sutton's Psalm 23 for choir and orchestra
November 2004 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Great Missenden Choral Society) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
November 2002
* Third consecutive year *		 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Croydon Philharmonic Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
November 2001 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Croydon Philharmonic Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
July 2001 Cannizaro Park Festival, Wimbledon
Concert in the Park
November 2000 Royal Albert Hall -
The Festival Chorus (in partnership with Croydon Philharmonic Choir) at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the presence of the Royal Family
June 2000 Dulwich Country Fayre
Concert in the Park
December 1999 Arndale Centre
Switching On of Christmas Lights
June 1999 Dulwich Country Fayre
Concert in the Park
May 1999 World Premiere of Timothy Sutton's Four Blake Songs for Mixed Chorus
December 1998 Live performance of Pavane during BBC TV's "Sports Review of the Year" in front of 9 million viewers
December 1998 Grosvenor House Hotel, London
Institute of Grocery Distribution Christmas Ball
June 1998 Football World Cup Pavane CD reaches no.16 in the charts 
June 1998 Appearances on BBC tv's "Blue Peter" and "Top of the Pops"
June 1998
 		 Live performance of Pavane on "This Morning with Richard & Judy" (ITV)
June 1998 Special feature profiling the choir on BBC tv's "Breakfast News"
May 1998
 		 CD front cover of BBC TV's World Cup '98 "Pavane by Faure"BBC tv's Football World Cup theme Pavane released on CD. The commissioning producer wrote "It would have been hard to find more enthusiasm allied with professionalism, more commitment combined with musical talent".
August 1997 Arundel Festival
November 1990

 		 Royal Festival Hall
British Premiere of Gabriel Pierné's Les Crusades des Enfants 

For further details on these and other events and also on sponsorship opportunities, please contact our Marketing, Press and Publicity Officer, Tilly Richardson.

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