Music Junction at the V&A
LCO’s outreach programme project, Music Junction, has had a rather exciting couple of weeks! The project in Harrow is generously supported by John Lyon’s Charity. We were so thrilled when they asked us to be involved in their 30th Birthday Gala at the V&A, to showcase some of the work that they support with young […]
1 writer, 2 violinists, 18 concerts, 21 days, 49 years ago
There’s this thing about the music world: it is unbelievably small. Even with what feels like 100 concerts happening every week – maybe every day, at least in “normal” times – you can still find performers who seem to have played in 99 of them. You might run into people you saw just last week, […]
Welcome to our new Director of Development
We are thrilled to announce that Lynne Farnell will be joining our LCO team this month as Director of Development. Previously Lynne was Deputy Director of Development at the RNCM and ran an independent fundraising consultancy. LCO will benefit immensely from her experience and skill. We look forward to her significant impact on LCO’s growth and development. “It’s an absolute privilege to be […]
LCO removes dress code
London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) has announced the removal of its dress code for all performances, a move designed to promote inclusivity, equality and diversity within the organisation. The news was announced on 26th October at Cadogan Hall, a performance that marked the opening night of the orchestra’s centennial season. Managing DirectorJocelyn Lightfoot comments: “Every musician […]
Welcome back!
After 1 year and 7 months of communicating through online concerts, we are extremely excited to announce our first in-person concert – ‘The Spirit of Champions’
LCO New
As part of LCO’s 2021-22 Season we are excited to be reviving the orchestra’s emerging composer development scheme, LCO New. LCO New will offer a nurturing and high profile opportunity for 5 composers to work with our Composer in Residence, Freya Waley-Cohen, and have their work performed in concert next season. Past participating composers have […]
Designing a Centenary
The London Chamber Orchestra reaching its centenary year in 2021 has provided an exciting opportunity to draw on the design elements of our founding decade. An area that was particularly enjoyable to research was choosing new typefaces for both our 2020-21 and 2021-22 Seasons as we celebrate 100 years of LCO. The 1920s was a […]
Introducing LCO’s Composer in Residence: Freya Waley-Cohen
We are delighted to announce British-American composer Freya Waley-Cohen will be the London Chamber Orchestra’s Composer in Residence this season. In past seasons, LCO has worked closely with Freya for the performance of her work Changeling for chamber orchestra in February 2020, and her movement ‘yes, five thousand times’ – written for the collaborative work A Century […]
Where were you on 9/11?
Few of us will ever forget what we were doing when we heard the news that two passenger planes had crashed into the Twin Towers in New York…
Spare a thought for Hazel Thornton
So far so good: I’ve reached the middle of my book about the LCO, complete with the swinging sixties and suspect seventies. I’ve had to kill off our first hero, Anthony Bernard, the founder-prequel to that present-day orchestral Luke Skywalker, Christopher Warren-Green. Between their two sizeable reigns, there’s a period of almost-no-man’s-land we could call […]
