The BBC Symphony Chorus is a British amateur chorus based in London. It is the dedicated chorus for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, though it performs with other national and international orchestras.
Originally founded in 1928 as the National Chorus for the first performance of Granville Bantock's oratorio The Pilgrim's Progress, it became the BBC Chorus in 1932. Its earliest concerts included the UK premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony and first performances of works by Bartók, Holst and Stravinsk...
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