Past Performances

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Joby Talbot – Everest (UK Premiere)

Conducted by Nicole Paiement with BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers at the Barbican, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Jacques Cohen – Creation (World Premiere)

Conducted by Jacques Cohen with Lloyd’s Choir at St Giles’ Cripplegate

Korngold – The Dead City (Die Tote Stadt)

Conducted by Kirill Karabits with English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Malcolm Singer – Shipley Psalms

Conducted by Malcolm Singer at Shipley Church, West Sussex

Christian Mason – The Singing Tree (World Premiere)

Conducted by Michael Wendeberg with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Neue Vocalsoloisten Stuttgart at Birmingham Town Hall and broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Handel – Coronation Anthems

Conducted by Laurence Cummings with London Handel Festival at St George’s Hannover Square

Malcolm Singer – Perfect Pitch

Conducted by Malcolm Singer at West London Synagogue

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Patrick Hawes – The Innocents (World Premiere)

Conducted by Patrick Hawes with VOCES8 at Proms at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

JS Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with Florilegium and The Bach Choir at the Royal Festival Hall

Cassie To – Songs of the Reef (World Premiere)

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at Alexandra Palace Theatre

Julian Dawes – I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at New London Synagogue, Abbey Road

TV, Radio and Recordings

BabyTV Lullaby recording

Conducted by Rebecca Lodge Birkebæk at Offtape Studios

Havergal Brian recording

Conducted by Peter Broadbent and Grace Rossiter, with Joyful Company of Singers at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Kenneth Leighton – Laudes Animantium recording

Conducted by Andrew Griffiths with Londinium at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, released on SOMM records in May 2023

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson – Little Things

Conducted by Grace Rossiter, produced by Björn Ulvaeus, recorded with BBC Singers at Maida Vale Studios for broadcast on BBC Radio 4

Aldi Christmas Advert recording

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at Abbey Road Studios

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

‘Messiah: Reimagined’

Conducted by Laurence Cummings, a virtual performance of Handel’s Messiah with London Handel Festival

Britten – Saint Nicholas

• Conducted by Sakari Oramo with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at the Barbican

• Conducted by Murray Hipkin with North London Chorus at St James’ Muswell Hill

TV, Radio and Recordings

Rachel Portman – Earth Song

Conducted by Stephen Higgins with London Voices at London Coliseum, recorded for broadcast on Sky Arts as part of the London Climate Change Festival

Aldi Christmas Advert recording

Conducted by Grace Rossiter, recorded at Air Studios

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

FCMG 60th Anniversary Concert

Britten:  Hymn to St Cecilia 

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Joanna Forbes L’Estrange & Alexander L’Estrange: Winter Songs (World Premiere, FCMG 60th Anniversary commission) 

Conducted by Rebecca Lodge at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Alastair Putt: Under the Giant Fern of Night (World Premiere, FCMG 60th Anniversary commission)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Julia Dawes: I never saw another butterfly

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at the New London Synagogue, Abbey Road

Haydn – The Creation

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with Finchley Choral Society at St Giles’ Cripplegate.

J.S. Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with The Bach Choir, Royal Festival Hall.

Osvaldo Golijov – Oceana (UK Premiere)

Conducted by Joanna Carneiro with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers at the Barbican.

Hans Zimmer – Earth (World Premiere)

Conducted by Kwamé Ryan, with BBC The CBeebies Prom Children’s Choir and Chineke! Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall and broadcast on CBeebies.

Rachel Portman – Earth Song (World Premiere)

Conducted by Sofi Jeannin with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers at St Paul’s Knightsbridge. 

Lift Off! Family Concert

Conducted by Ben Glassberg with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican.

Tommy’s Children’s Carols –

Conducted by Rebecca Lodge Birkebæk, with The Bach Choir, St Michael’s Highgate

TV, Radio and Recordings

Will Todd and Michael Rosen – Songs of Magical Creatures

Conducted by David Hill, with The Bach Choir for Hyperion Records.

Gerald Barry – The Intelligence Park

For Music Theatre Wales and Royal Opera House.

Outreach Recording

For National Theatre

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Act 1

Conducted by Alexander Vedernikov with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall.

Britten – Noye’s Fludde

A 60th year celebration of Noye’s Fludde, 60 years after FCMG performed the Premiere, in 1958.

Conducted by Martyn Brabbins with Michael Crawford and the BBC Singers at Southwark Cathedral and on BBC Radio 3.

Roderick Williams – Per ardua ad astra

Conducted by Mark Forkgen with the London Concert Choir at the Barbican (world premiere for the RAF Centenary Celebration).

Bernstein – MASS

Conducted by Marin Alsop with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Royal Festival Hall.

Jake Heggie – Dead Man Walking

Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth with Joyce DiDonato and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican (UK premiere).

London A Cappella Festival

At Kings Place

JS Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with Florilegium and The Bach Choir, Royal Festival Hall.

Britten – War Requiem

Fully staged performance conducted by Martyn Brabbins with English National Opera at the London Coliseum, and BBC4 Documentary broadcast.

Mark Anthony Turnage – Silver Tassie 

Conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers at the Barbican,  and on BBC Radio 3.

Bruckner – Locus Iste

Conducted by Grace Rossiter for Central Saint Martin’s Fashion Show.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Holst – The Hymn of Jesus

Conducted by David Temple with the Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

National Theatre “Up Next” Gala

Mark-Anthony Turnage – Hibiki (European Premiere)

Conducted by Kazushi Ono with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall.

Kerry Andrew – No Place Like

World premiere performance at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall. Conducted by Grace Rossiter.

Madeleine Isaksson – Várije (UK Premiere)

Conducted by Lotta Kuisma at the Royal Festival Hall.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Kerry Andrew – No Place Like for BBC Ten Pieces

Julian Dawes – I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Carl Davis – Last Train to Tomorrow

Memorial in memory of Nicholas Winton at the London Guildhall conducted by Carl Davis.

Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Conducted by Matthias Pintscher with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall.

Louis Andriessen – La Commedia

Conducted by Martyn Brabbins with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican.

Bob Chilcott – My Perfect Stranger (World Premiere)

Conducted by Bob Chilcott with the BBC Singers at Milton Court and on BBC Radio 3.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Rachmaninov – All Night Vigil

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St Pancras Church.

Britten – Saint Nicholas

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

Segal – Pictures of Life

Conducted by Peter Broadbent with the Ascolta Choir at Kings Place.

Holst – The Hymn of Jesus

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with Finchley Choral Society at St Pancras Church.

Ian Stephens – On Goes the River (World Premiere)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St Pancras Church.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Bob Chilcott – The Angry Planet

With the BBC Singers and The Bach Choir for Signum and BBC Radio 3.

Carl Davis – Last Train to Tomorrow

Conducted by Grace Rossiter for Holocaust Memorial Day on BBC Two.

Christmas Song

For Disney Junior TV.

Video Game

For Ubisoft.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Carl Davis – Last Train to Tomorrow

Conducted by Carl Davis with the City of London Sinfonia at the Roundhouse.

Duruflé – Requiem

Conducted by Andrea Brown with the Morely Chamber Choir and a range of other choirs at the Royal Festival Hall.

Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with The Bach Choir at the Royal Festival Hall.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Nissan Advertising Campaign

Boots Advertising Campaign

Le Père Noël

Film soundtrack recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Badanamu

Songs for a children’s educational English programme in South Korea.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Britten – Spring Symphony

Conducted by David Temple with the Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

A Celebration of British Music

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with Finchley Choral Society at St John’s Smith Square.

Britten – Music For Film

Conducted by Nicholas Collon with the Aurora Orchestra at the Queen Elizabet Hall, Turner Sims (Southampton) and Fairfield Halls (Croydon).

Britten – A Boy was Born & A Ceremony of Carols

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with Leicester Chorale.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Paul Patterson – Little Red Riding Hood

Conducted by Paul Hoskins with Ernest Read Symphony Orchestra.

Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with The Bach Choir at the Royal Festival Hall.

Richard Sisson – The Song of the Carnivores (UK Premiere)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at London Zoo.

Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St Giles’, Cripplegate.

James McCarthy – 17 Days (World Premiere)

Conducted by David Temple at the Barbican.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Badanamu

Songs for a children’s educational English programme in South Korea.

Solo Treble Recording for Zbigniew Preisner

Arsenal Football Club Charity Campaign

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Bach – St Matthew Passion

Conducted by David Hill with The Bach Choir at the Royal Festival Hall.

Orff – Carmina Burana

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with Finchley Choral Society.

Livability Charity Concert

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at the Cadogan Hall.

Elgar – The Dream of Gerontius

Conducted by David Temple with Hertfordshire Chorus at the Barbican.

Julian Dawes – I never saw another butterfly (UK Premiere)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St Ethelburga’s Centre.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Cartier Advertising Campaign

Music by Leslie Bricusse

With the BBC Concert Orchestra on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Britten – War Requiem

Conducted by Mark Forkgen with London Concert Choir at the Barbican.

Holst – The Planets

Conducted by Michael Murray with Trinity Orchestra at Trinity Church.

Berlioz – Te Deum

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

Britten – Ceremony of Carols

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St John’s Smith Square.

Gubbay Christmas Concert

Conducted by David Hill at the Barbican.

Nigel Hess – Henry VIII

At Shakespeare’s Globe.

Derek Smith – Carolingua

With the Henschel Quartet at King’s Place.

Malcom Singer – The Jailer’s Tale (Opera, World Premiere)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter with the Yehudi Menhuin School Orchestra. Staged at artsdepot, performed in concert at Menuhin Hall and the Southbank Centre.

Steve Block – Solaris (World Premiere)

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

TV, Radio and Recordings

LOVEFiLM Advertising Campaign

Lynx Advertising Campaign

Post Pals Children’s Charity Song

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

Finnisy – Mankind (Opera, London Premiere)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St Pancras Church.

Britten – War Requiem

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

James Weeks – Hototogisu (FCMG Commission)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at Kings Place.

John Pickard – Songs of Rain & Sea (FCMG Commission)

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at Kings Place.

Matthew Ferraro – Tension of Opposites (World Premiere)

Conducted by David Temple with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Barbican.

Terry Mann – Common Dance (World Premiere)

For Dance Umbrella.

TV, Radio and Recordings

Ballet Shoes

For Sadler’s Wells.

No Problem

For Atlantic Records.

Jenny Gould – Songs of Imaginings

On the English Philharmonia label.

Major Concerts and Staged Performances

50th Anniversary Concert: Britten – A Ceremony of Carols & St Nicolas

Conducted by Grace Rossiter at St John’s Smith Square.