In 1924, the BBC engaged Stanford Robinson as Chorus Master. She has prepared choirs for Sir David Willcocks, Bernard Haitink and Peter Schreier, taught choral singing at the RCM Junior Department and sang with London Voices and Terry Edwards before pursuing as a professor of choral conducting at the Conservatoire Albéric Magnard in Évry, France. Based at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, the BBC Singers also give regular free concerts at St Paul’s Knightsbridge, as well as regularly appearing at major festivals across the UK and beyond. Music Director of Leipzig’s Gewandhaus Orchestra and Music Director designate of La Scala, Milan, Chailly is one of today’s great conductors. In 1945, the choir gave the premiere of Francis Poulenc's wartime cantata Figure humaine from the Concert Hall of Broadcasting House. Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin has been appointed as chief conductor of the BBC Singers, effective from July 2018. Rhinegold 2019 - St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, London, SE24 0PB. Based at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, the BBC Singers perform all over the UK and abroad. Classical Source, November 2006, BBC Singers programme page, 'Music for Epiphany', 7 January 2017, St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sofi_Jeannin&oldid=962634414, Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 June 2020, at 05:32. Born in Stockholm, Sofi Jeannin studied music both in Sweden and France before going on to complete a Mmus in choral conducting at the Royal College of Music with Paul Spicer. [6] She is the first female conductor to be named to the post,[7] and the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of a BBC classical music ensemble. The 27-year-old conductor will work alongside the orchestra’s current chief conductor Thomas Dausgaard, following in the steps of previous associate conductors of the orchestra, including Simon Rattle, Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins. Grant Llewellyn, Conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales How did you become a conductor? Already have an account with us? She has been musical director of la Maîtrise de Radio France since 2008, and in 2015 was appointed musical director of the French Radio Chorus, the largest professional symphonic chorus in Europe. Her tenure with the Choeur de Radio France was through the 2017-2018 season. Read about our approach to external linking. We counted up the votes, and, where there were tie-breakers, gave the deciding vote to our trusted critics. The concert will be filmed without an audience and broadcast live on bbc.co.uk/bbcsso. Subscribe to His very broad musical sympathies have been honed with the Berlin RSO (1982-88) and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1988-2004), and, in the opera house, Bologna’s Teatro Comunale (1986-93). Following the appointment of John Poole as chorus master in 1972, the choir reverted to its previous name, the 'BBC Singers'. The US musician led the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and BBC Singers in a stirring and dramatic programme culminating in Leoš Janáček's utterly unique Glagolitic Mass. Strongly committed to outreach work, she has developped a full time choir school in the city of Bondy, north of Paris, and has the musical and pedagogical responsability of 180 choristers. The BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Classical Music terms and conditions. The Singers’ forthcoming 2017-18 season will showcase a rich and wide-ranging selection of choral music from across the centuries, from much-loved masterpieces including Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Handel’s Coronation Anthems, to fresh and contemporary music by Sir Harrison Birtwistle and Esa-Pekka Salonen. This includes frequent collaborations with schoolchildren, youth choirs and the amateur choral community, as well as with the professional composers, singers and conductors of tomorrow. The appointment of Bo Holten as Guest Conductor in 1991 introduced a new focus and approach to Early Music. Gabriel Jackson took the post in 2010. International Society for Contemporary Music, "Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018", Divine Art blog, 'BBC National Chorus and Orchestra & Wireless Singers', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_Singers&oldid=954850630, 1924 establishments in the United Kingdom, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 May 2020, at 16:49. In the UK, Jeannin continued studies in choral conducting at the Royal College of Music (London), where her teachers included Paul Spicer. Performing everything from Byrd to Birtwistle, Tallis to Takemitsu, their versatility is second to none. He formed a choir for a performance of Rutland Boughton's Immortal Hour. Born in Sweden, Sofi Jeannin studied at the Stockholm Royal College of Music, the Nice Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music in London. Providing engaging and useful content to the music and performing arts industries since 1976. Paul Hughes, the ensemble’s general manager, praised Hill’s ‘inspired leadership’ and confirmed that the ensemble would continue to work with him in future. Chauhan’s new position with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will run until autumn 2023. Jeannin takes over the reins from David Hill, who has been Chief Conductor for ten years (2007-2017) and has led the Singers through performances including their 90th anniversary concert at the Barbican, Steve Reich’s Desert Music at the BBC Proms and this summer he will conduct them in the world premiere of Judith Weir’s In the Land of Uz in a Proms At… Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 12 August. David Hill was the most recent conductor from 2007 to 2017. The choir often performs alongside other BBC Performing Groups, such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and is a regular guest at the BBC Proms. The values of excellence, of a rich and varied season, of the closeness with the audiences in the halls and through our radio broadcasts are missions that one cannot treat lightly. Listen and Watch Experience the BBC Singers in bite-size chunks. With the arrival of Leslie Woodgate as general chorus master in 1934, the group was renamed the BBC Singers, and divided into two octets, known as Singers A and Singers B, one specialising in less standard repertoire including Renaissance polyphony and madrigals, the other in light music and revue numbers. Jeannin made her debut at The Proms in August 2017. with the BBC Singers and the City of London Sinfonia. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sofi Jeannin first guest-conducted the choir in January 2017. It’s the second role Chauhan has held in his home city, having previously been assistant conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Woodgate died in 1961. This choir, known as 'The Wireless Chorus', was thereafter established as a full-time professional choir. She is the first female conductor to be named to the post, and the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of a BBC classical music ensemble. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Stephen Cleobury, chief conductor of the choir from 1995 to 2007, now has the title of conductor laureate with the choir. Broadcasts are given from locations around the country, including St Giles-without-Cripplegate and St Paul's Knightsbridge. Chief Conductor. A regular guest at the St Denis Festival and the festival of Montpellier, she has conducted a wide variety of works from hymns of Hildegard Von Bingen, Fauré Requiem, Mozart Vespers and Sinfonia Concertante to Messiaen Trois Petites Liturgies à la Présence Divine, Orff’s Carmina Burana and collaborates with soloists such as violinist Renaud Capuçon and trumpeter Imbrahim Maalouf. He re-organised the professional contingent, scrapping the A-B division in favour of a single force of 28 voices, which was renamed the 'BBC Chorus'. Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin has been appointed as chief conductor of the BBC Singers, effective from July 2018. With the choir, favoured by Messiaen and Dutilleux, she commissions many new works, gives a full season of broadcast concerts on France Musique and collaborates with composers and conductors such as Esa Pekka Salonen, Peter Eötvös, John Adams, Thierry Escaich, Kaija Saariaho, Kurt Masur, Daniele Gatti, Myung Whun Chung, Mikko Franck, Gianandrea Noseda, Andris Nelsons, Semyon Bychkov, Bertand de Billy, Susanna Mälki and Stéphane Denève.