Explore the New London Orchestra's rich concert history in this section.  Details of recent concerts can be found here. From the beginning of the 2011-12 concert season, the orchestra will become the first-ever orchestra-in-residence at Stratford Circus, where it is set to give concerts that will appeal to families as well as to new audiences and young children. The orchestra has a distinctive programming style, which focuses on rarely-heard music which might otherwise be neglected.   In this way the works of composers such as Martinu and Bacewicz have been brought to a wider audience. The orchestra also made popular many works through its Light Music Classics series of recordings. The orchestra plays regularly for Highgate Choral Society and The London Chorus, for whom Ronald Corp is also the Musical Director.
Highgate Choral Society 11 February 2012, 7.30pm All Hallows’ Church, London NW3 Laura Mitchell, soprano Katie Bray, alto Samuel Evans, bass Nicholas Mulroy, Evangelist Leandros Taliotis, Christus Highgate Choral Society New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor J.S. Bach St John Passion
Westfield Stratford City 10 February 2012, 6.30pm Westfield, Stratford City, E20 BRASS GROUP Members of the New London Orchestra performed jazz favourites in ‘the street’ of Westfield, Stratford City for a press event.
The London Chorus 7 December 2011, 7.00pm St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London EC1N 7RD Fflur Wyn Soprano Catherine Hopper Mezzo-soprano Nicholas Mulroy Tenor Samuel Evans Bass The London Chorus New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Handel – Messiah
The Snowman 2 December 2011, 2.00pm & 7.00pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX A screening of the magical film The Snowman accompanied by the New London Orchestra playing Howard Blake’s music live. Ronald Corp conducts. The concert includes orchestral favourites for the festive season. Click here to view photos from the concert This concert has been supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Westfield Stratford City 26 November 2011, 12.00pm Westfield, Stratford City, E20 CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES Members of the New London Orchestra performed Christmas favourites in the busy Westfield, Stratford City.
Speaker's House, Westminster 9 November 2011, 6.30pm Speaker’s House, House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1 On 9 November 2011, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP hosted a reception for the New London Orchestra with its Artistic Director, Ronald Corp, along with guests and patrons at Speaker’s House. Among those in attendance was the Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP for the London borough of Newham. The event celebrated the New London Orchestra’s growing relationship with schools and community organisations in Newham, and in particular St Francis’ Catholic Primary School in Stratford, members of whose choir were present to sing Jonah-Man Jazz by Michael Hurd, accompanied by a chamber ensemble of players from the Orchestra.
Highgate Choral Society 12 November 2011, 7.30pm All Hallows’ Church, Savernake Road, Gospel Oak, London NW3 2LA Anna Devin Soprano Gerard Collett Bass New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Poulenc – Gloria Brahms – A German Requiem
Sounds of London 21 October 2011, 8.00pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor The New London Orchestra made its very first appearance as Stratford Circus’ orchestra-in-residence with Sounds of London, a journey through London’s history in music with a programme of composers associated with, or portraying, life in London. Full programme This concert was generously supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the William Alwyn Foundation.
The Last Crystal of Doominator 14 August 2011, 3.15 pm Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL Omar Okai Director & Choreographer Leon Michener Composer & Musical Director Simon Collier Writer David Shields Designer Antony Fitz-Harris Production Manager Adam Dechanel Graphic Design Josephine Melville Assistant Director Marcel Graves Project Assistant The Spectacular Young Inventors and the New London Orchestra presents The Last Crystal of Doominator in partnership with independent charity Inspire! This new musical had been written by pupils transitioning from Hackney primary to secondary schools and gave a first performance of the piece at the Arcola Theatre.
Carmina Burana 9 July 2011, 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall RONALD CORP 60th BIRTHDAY CONCERT Claire Rutter Soprano Christopher Lemmings Tenor Mark Stone Baritone Winners of awards from the MBF Other soloists Highgate Choral Society The London Chorus New London Children’s Chorus New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Ronald Corp – And All the Trumpets Sounded Ronald Corp – The Wayfarer (in homage to Mahler) Orff – Carmina Burana More details on the Ronald Corp website The South Bank Centre
End of term showcase for NLO Literacy Through Music Project 24 June 2011, 4.00pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Michael Hurd – Jonah-Man Jazz The New London Orchestra presents an end-of-term showcase featuring the results of the flagship Literacy Through Music education project. This also includes a performance of Jonah-Man Jazz by Michael Hurd.
Dhammapada 14 June 2011, 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ Elizabeth McNulty Harp Katherine Crompton Soprano Apsara Ronald Corp Conductor Gustav Holst – Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (Group 3) Edmund Rubbra – The Jade Mountain (soprano and harp) William Alwyn – Crépuscule (harp solo) Gustav Holst – Two Eastern Pictures Ronald Corp – Dhammapada The New London Orchestra presents Dhammapada, a concert of Buddhist and Hindu-inspired music by British Composers, including a new work by its Artistic Director Ronald Corp, with words by Francis Booth after the Buddha. The concert will be given by candlelight and marks the occasion of the birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi. This concert was kindly supported by the William Alwyn Foundation. Dhammapada at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Highgate Choral Society Messiah 5 March 2011, 7.30pm St Joseph’s Church, Highgate, London N6 Anna Devin Soprano Majid El-Bushra Counter-Tenor John McMunn Tenor Njabula Madlala Bass Highate Choral Society New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Handel – Messiah
Highgate Choral Society Elijah 13 November 2010, 7.30pm All Hallows’ Church, Savernake Road, Gospel Oak, London NW3 2LA Sally Silver Soprano Catherine Hopper Mezzo-soprano Andrew Tortise Tenor Mark Stone Baritone Jason Panagiotopoulos Treble Highgate Choral Society New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Mendelssohn – Elijah
An evening of Gilbert and Sullivan 14 October 2010, 7.30pm Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ Richard Suart Baritone The London Chorus New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Gilbert and Sullivan – The Mikado, Iolanthe, The Gondoliers, The Pirates of Penzance The London Chorus presents extracts from four of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular operas, introduced by Richard Suart who has sung in several NLO recordings – Sullivan’s The Contrabandista, Lionel Monckton’s Songs from the Shows, Sidney Jones’ The Geisha, and Harold Fraser-Simson’s The Maid of the Mountains.
The Snowman and other Christmas Favourites 6 December 2009, 2.30pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX Peter Shafran Treble New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Howard Blake – The Snowman Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride Tchaikovsky – Suite from The Nutcracker The New London Orchestra brings festive fun to East London in a family concert packed with Christmas classics including Howard Blake’s The Snowman, played live with the film by Raymond Briggs.
Carnival of the Animals 14 May 2009, 7.30pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX Murray Melvin Narrator Matthew McCombie & Yoon-Seok Shin Piano New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals Grainger – Shepherd’s Hey Vaughan Williams – Greensleeves Britten – Simple Symphony Holst – Morris Dance Tunes Ravel – La Valse Ronald Binge – The Watermill Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik The concert included popular works such as Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals alongside lesser known repertoire. We like to interact with our audiences in new ways, and during the interval the audience was invited to take part in a live text vote to choose which piece they wanted to hear as an encore.
Peter and the Wolf 18 March 2009, 7.30pm The Stratford Rex Michelle Collins Narrator Ronald Corp Conductor New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Conductor Mozart – Overture: The Marriage of Figaro Fauré – Pavane Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf Martinu – Serenade for Chamber Orchestra Godfrey – Dance No. 3 (Serenade) Coates – By the Sleepy Lagoon Duncan – March from Little Suite St. Agnes School in Bow – Piece created by children based on Peter and the Wolf This family concert included Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, with East London-born actress Michelle Collins narrating, complemented by a programme of familiar and lesser known works.