LSO Discovery Choirs
Sing Stars
Monday 18 November 2024
7.30–8.45pm
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Programme & Performers
Programme
Carol of the Bells Traditional, arr Masa Fudaka
Kiss Me (as performed by Sixpence None the Richer) – Words and Music by Matt Slocum
What was I made for? Billie Eilish, arr Roger Emerson
Walking in the Air from ‘The Snowman’ Howard Blake
Let It Go from ‘Frozen’
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, arr Mac Huff
Sign Of The Times Harry Styles, arr Mark Brymer
Vienna Words & Music by Billy Joel
Stay (as performed by Rhianna) Words & Music by Justin Parket, Elof Loelv & Mikky Ekko
Sparkle and Shine from ‘Nativity’ Deborah Isitt and Nicholas Ager
Feelin’ Good (as performed by Michael Bublé ) – Words and Music by Lesli Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder, arr Ed Lojeski
Misty (as performed by Laufey) – Words by Johnny Burke, Music by Erroll Garner
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen, arr Roger Emerson
Performers
Imogen Parry choral conductor
Emily Dickens associate choral director
Ben Smith rehearsal pianist & arranger
Presenters
Lara Zaroslinski
Lois Parker
Nathan Withers
Margot Scott
Soloists
Kira Siu in Kiss Me (as performed by Sixpence None the Richer) – Words and Music by Matt Slocum
Pamela Harrison Samuel in What was I made for? – Billie Eilish, arr Roger Emerson
Julius Steele-Kendrick in Walking in the Air from ‘The Snowman’ by Howard Blake
Kat Morton in Vienna – Words & Music by Billy Joel
Gabi Hunt-Montoya in Stay (as performed by Rhianna) Words & Music by Justin Parket, Elof Loelv & Mikky Ekko
Olli Heaphy in Feelin’ Good (as performed by Michael Bublé ) – Words and Music by Lesli Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Kitty Sinclair in Misty (as performed by Laufey) – Words by Johnny Burke, Music by Erroll Garner
LSO Discovery Junior Choir
LSO Discovery Senior Choir
Joe Atkin-Reeves reeds
Sam Kinrade trumpet & flugelhorn
Charlie Payne drums & percussion
Ralph Porrett guitar
Phil Donnelly bass guitar
LSO Discovery Choirs
The LSO Discovery Choir is a dynamic youth choir made up of young people aged 8 to 18 years, that performs in top London concert venues with musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra. Both our Junior & Senior Choirs are led by Imogen Parry.
The choirs meet on a weekly basis during term time at LSO St Luke’s. Being part of the LSO Discovery Choir offers the chance for young people to develop their musical and vocal skills, make friends, and perform alongside the world’s greatest professional musicians.
Formed in 2004 by Gareth Malone, past opportunities have included performing at Windsor Castle for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, at the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay for Islington Council, and with jazz legend Dave Brubeck. With the London Symphony Orchestra, the LSO Discovery Choir gave the premiere of Edward Rushton’s oratorio Cicadas as well as, conducted by LSO Music Director Sir Simon Rattle, the UK premieres of Jonathan Dove’s children’s opera The Monster in the Maze (2015), Andrew Norman's A Trip to the Moon (2017) and the world premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ The Hogboon (2016).
To find out more, contact us at lso.choirs@lso.co.uk or visit our website.
LSO Discovery Junior Choir
Annabelle Dale
Annie Mary
Beth Mangan
Charlotte Mary
Danielle Eatock
Emma Meneguzzo
Emmeline Phillips
George Zhang
Gloria Falcioni
Grace Newman
Imaya McGregor
Isla Bakth
Joseph Gillinson-Geach
Josiah Harrison Samuel
Luna de Andrade Riebel
Maggie Brown
Mahe McCullough
Maya Kritikou-Taylor
Mia Milczanowska
Nina Kritikou-Taylor
Noa Yamakawa
Olive McAdoo
Oliver Kazimierczuk
Orrin Macleod
Oscar Compton
Teodora Panic
Uma Smith
Vera-Laine Farahmand
Vivienne Wood
LSO Discovery Senior Choir
Colette Gritschke
Elise Curtis
Ellen Morton
Eva Beets
Evelyn Mary
Fenna van Kasteren
Francesca Falcioni
Gabriela Hunt-Montoya
Julius Steele-Kendrick
Kat Morton
Kira Siu
Kitty Sinclair
Lara Zaroslinski
Lois Parker
Margot Scott
Markus Askheim
Maximilian Ticheli
Maya Karabag
Michelle Calpane
Nathan Withers
Olli Heaphy
Pamela Harrison Samuel
Pip Burton
Susannah Osborne
Artists Biographies
Imogen Parry
choral conductor
Imogen Parry is a singer and recording artist with experience in classical, jazz, pop and contemporary genres. While studying at the University of Glasgow, she pursued her love of musical theatre and played lead roles in numerous shows, including The Last Five Years and Urinetown, and while studying abroad in the USA played Wendla in Spring Awakening and Mistress in Evita. After graduating, Parry joined the Grammy Award-winning vocal group, The Swingles, with whom she toured internationally and performed in prestigious venues worldwide for five years. As a session singer, she has contributed to over 100 films, TV shows, video games, and commercials. Parry has provided backing vocals for artists such as Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding, and has workshopped music with Jacob Collier and Gareth Malone, gaining her a reputation as a highly sought-after vocalist in the music industry.
Emily Dickens
associate choral director
Emily Dickens is a soprano, music director and choral specialist, in demand as a performer and choral director internationally. She read music at Trinity College, Cambridge where she was a Choral Scholar, before joining the critically acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8 as their soprano for eight years. She also studied on the first Royal Opera House/National Opera Studio Women Conducting Course. Dickens is Creative Director of Gabrieli Roar, a Conductor and Chorus Master of the London Symphony Orchestra Choirs, Associate Choral Director at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and Chorus Master for Holland Baroque’s Gospel Baroque. She directed services for BBC Radio 4 as a conductor at St Martin-in-the-Field's, conducted the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in their recent disc of contemporary commissions and was Chorus Master for Gabrieli's Gramophone Award-winning recording of The Dream of Gerontius. Dickens has run choral courses all over the world and prepared choirs for many high profile concerts, recordings as well as for film, tv and video game. She has performed in many of the world's leading concert halls and is heard regularly on international TV and radio; a Decca Classics Recording Artist, she has had four albums top the classical charts.
Ben Smith
rehearsal pianist & arranger
Ben Smith is a pianist and composer specialising in contemporary and experimental music. Hailed as one of “the finest new-music pianists in London” (Tempo) and a player of “extraordinary precision and insight” (The Guardian), he is in demand both as a soloist and chamber performer (An Assembly, Apartment House, Athelas Sinfonietta, Explore Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Riot Ensemble, Uproar Ensemble). Smith has given dozens of world premieres across the UK and Europe, and in recent years has conducted premiere performances of Sarah Angliss’s Giant (Royal Opera House; Aldeburgh Festival), Alastair White’s RUNE, (Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival) and regularly works as an Associate MD on Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre). Smith was a Junior Fellow at Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 2020–2022, where he previously studied with Laurence Crane, Rolf Hind, and James Weeks.
Joe Atkin-Reeves
reeds
Joe is a freelance woodwind musician, specialising in theatre and session work. He has worked regularly for musicals in London and touring around the UK. Recent highlights include work on the Grease UK Tour, Love Never Dies International Tour, Chicago UK Tour and The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. Atkin-Reeves has recorded live on BBC Radio and TV, at the Maida Vale studios and he can be heard on several international advertising campaigns. Private events for companies such as FIFA and Virgin have seen him perform in countries such as Monaco, China and Egypt.
Sam Kinrade
trumpet & flugelhorn
Originally from the Isle of Man, Sam Kinrade now lives in Oxfordshire and enjoys a varied freelance career as a trumpet player and educator. He regularly performs with the UK’s leading symphony orchestras and next year will be touring Europe with the Aurora Orchestra, playing at the BBC proms with the period ensemble Solomon’s Knot, and coaching the trumpet section of the National Children’s Orchestra.
Sam has been working with the London Symphony Orchestra’s Discovery department since graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011.
Charlie Payne
drums & percussion
Charlie Payne is an accomplished drummer and percussionist, currently in his 4th year studying percussion at the Royal College of Music. Professional highlights include performances with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, as well as the RCM Big Band, RCM Symphony Orchestra, RCM Philharmonic and the National Youth Percussion Orchestra. He regularly gigs around London in various smaller bands and combos, and also performs frequently with Box9 Drumline, at many high level corporate functions, which has led to performances at the O2, Wembley Stadium, Latitude Festival, and promotional events for Sky and Netflix.
Ralph Porrett
guitar
Ralph Porrett is the only guitarist to have reached the final of BBC Young Jazz Musician, in both 2020 and 2022. He released a collection of four singles throughout the year and is set to release solo and jazz quintet albums in 2025. He has performed for His Majesty the King at Westminster Abbey, the Prime Minister at Chequers Court, and at the BBC Proms. Porrett tours internationally with YolanDa Brown OBE, performs with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and regularly plays in The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre. He is a Junior Fellow of the Guildhall School, graduating with First Class Honours in 2022.
Phil Donnelly
bass guitar
Phil Donnelly is an accomplished musician and string arranger, celebrated for his versatility across classical and rock genres. With a foundation from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has arranged strings for high-profile projects, including Jamie Webster’s recent album, and has collaborated extensively with Damian Lewis on both live and studio projects. Additionally, he produced an 18-track album for the London Concertante Orchestra. He has played for major West End productions like Hamilton and Jesus Christ Superstar, and extends to performances with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Assassin’s Creed concerts, making Donnelly a trusted figure in diverse musical arenas .
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