Crouch End Festival Chorus was founded in 1984 by David Temple and John Gregson, who had met and sung together in the London Philharmonic Choir. Under their guidance and innovative leadership, CEFC has risen to be one of the leading large choirs in the UK, with repertoire encompassing both the standard classics and less familiar works from the twentieth and twenty-first century. Highlights during the course of the choir's history include the first performance in Poland of Tippett's A CHILD OF OUR TIME in 1994 and, in the same year the choir sang at the fiftieth anniversary of this work in the presence of the composer. In 1997 the choir were invited to sing in Act 2 of Satyagraha in a Royal Festival Hall concert celebrating Philip Glass' 60th birthday.

CEFC regularly commission new large-scale works. These include Paul Patterson's HELL'S ANGELS and two works by Joby Talbot - who combines composition with arrangement and keyboard duties for the band THE DIVINE COMEDY.

The choir maintains a busy recording schedule, including three albums of CINEMA CHORAL CLASSICS for Silva Classics - which achieved chart success in America - and a double CD of Britten's THE COMPANY OF HEAVEN and Will Todd's THE BURNING ROAD. Recently the choir worked on the latest JOSE CARERRAS album and have released an album of CHRISTMAS CHORAL CLASSICS and John Barry's score for THE LAST VALLEY and THE LION IN WINTER and performed in London's Millennium Concert with SIMPLY RED. THE EURYTHMICS and soprano LESLEY GARRETT.

London has some of the finest studios in world in terms of recording orchestral music. These include Angel, Air-Lyndhurst and Abbey Road.

For mobile Classical recording London also has some fine churches and halls including The Henry Wood Hall and Blackheath Concert Halls.

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