2024
In June 2024 a group of 12 senior singers will be performing with Grammy Award-winning singer Aoife O’Donovan at the Barbican Centre. They will sing with Aoife in a performance of her new song-cycle ‘America Come’.
In January a choir of junior singers were recorded for the soundtrack to the film ’Sunflower’. The film will be premiered at Cannes this summer.
2018 - 2023
In March 2023 a group of senior pupils performed at a fundraising benefit for the Turkish Earthquake Appeal
In June 2022 singers from both music centres sing with a choir of 400 children in front of Buckingham Palace at the opening of HM Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
In April 2022 a choir from MCL performed alongside opera superstar Joyce DiDonato for two concerts at the Barbican Centre.
In April 2019 30 of our pupils were filmed for a series of training videos to go online as part of the British Council’s World Voice programme. These films will be seen by teachers all over the world.
2005 - 2017
In March 2016 and July 2017 singers from the Music Centre performed in public concerts alongside internationally renowned choir Tenebrae.
In 2013 choirs were filmed for the British Council's World Voice programme.
In 2008 and 2011 choirs from the Music Centre were recorded for Sing Up, the UK’s national singing programme.
In January 2007 they sang again with Hugh Masekela, at The Roundhouse.
In June 2005 200 of our singers performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Alexandra Palace as part of Proms 'Out and About’.
2000 - 2004
In 2000 the entire Music Centre sang at the Business Design Centre at a Millennium concert.
In 2003 a choir from the Centre performed at the first ever National Teaching Awards live on BBC1 from Alexandra Palace.
In September 2003 a choir from the Centre sang at the Mayor's Thames Festival.
At Christmas 2003 a choir from the Centre sang on the National Lottery Programme on BBC1 to an audience of 15 million.
In June 2004 singers from the Centre performed with South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela and Jazz Jamaica All Stars at the Barbican Centre.
In December 2004 a choir from the Music Centre performed at 10 Downing Street on the occasion of a State Visit from the President of South Korea.
Pre-2000
In March and June 1998 singers from a senior choir performed in a BBC2 TV programme featuring young music groups of high quality from across the country. One short film of the Centre's Madrigal Group was shown four times on BBC2 as part of their Talent 2000 series.
In June and July 1998 the Centre was filmed for "Don't Stop the Music" - a major Channel 4 film about national music education provision presented by Sir Simon Rattle.
In 1996 the entire Music Centre performed a concert at Sadler's Wells Theatre on the last night before the closure and demolition of the old theatre.
Choirs from the Centre have performed twice on Blue Peter and at its 40th Birthday Celebrations at the Natural History Museum.
Many internationally renowned musicians have visited the Centre, including the Harlem Gospel Singers, Maria Friedman, Jacqueline Dankworth and Sir Simon Rattle. Following the Harlem Gospel Singers' visit singers from the Centre joined them on stage in one of their performances at the Peacock Theatre.
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