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About Choir of St Luke's, Chelsea
Artist Biography
London's Choir of St. Luke's, Chelsea, is notable for its all-volunteer, largely youthful makeup. The Church of St. Luke's, Chelsea, was consecrated in 1824, and organized music-making became part of its services soon after that. The first director of its choir was organist and composer John Goss, the composer of the familiar hymn Praise my soul, the King of Heaven. Due to wartime-era funding cuts, the choir fell on hard times for some years, facing difficulties in recruiting enough men and boys to fill its ranks. In 1985, women were admitted for the first time, and the choir was later reconstituted as a volunteer group. Its choir director since 2011 has been Jeremy Summerly. The Choir of St. Luke's, Chelsea, released the album Philip W.J. Stopford: Sacred Choral Music in 2024, with Summerly as conductor.
Hometown
London, England
Genre
Classical
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