In #rehearsal for tonight’s Celebrate Voice concert at Italianate Church of St Mary & St Nicholas.

🎶 The Song of Harvest by Bob Chilcott

🎉 We’re delighted to be opening the 10th Celebrate Voice Festival with organist Richard Pearce & Principal Guest Conductor Bob Chilcott.

A political leader talking about the importance of music education in a knowledgeable, informed way. Hallelujah! 👏 @classicfm classicfm.com/music-news/sir…

What an amazing afternoon! Thanks to all at ⁦Royal Albert Hall⁩, to ⁦@rpoonline⁩, our soloists ⁦KERI FUGE⁩ ⁦Marta Fontanals-Simmons⁩ ⁦Andy Staples⁩ ⁦James Cleverton⁩, ⁦Richard Pearce⁩ on the organ & ⁦Richard Cooke⁩ keeping us on track!

👑What a royally great evening that was! Thank you BBC Concert Orchestra, organist Richard Pearce & conductor Barry Wordsworth 👏👏👏 And thank you Cheryl Frances-Hoad for a spectacular new piece - a true privilege to perform.

📺 WATCH on BBC Four, Sun 24 Jul 8pm
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And we’re off! Here’s organist Richard Pearce Richard Pearce from the organ loft at the Royal Albert Hall - he’s got some dramatic moments tonight during our Music for Royal Occasions concert at BBC Proms with the BBC Concert Orchestra 👑🇬🇧🎶

Listen live on BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds now!

We’ll be raising the roof tonight at the Royal Albert Hall for our Music for Royal Occasions at the BBC Proms with the BBC Concert Orchestra and organist Richard Pearce 🎶👑🇬🇧

Join us in the hall, listen live on BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds, watch on BBC Four & BBC iPlayer on Sunday night!

Do listen to Howard's introduction before his piece - important words for our times, eloquently and passionately spoken!

Yesterday I met with Will Perry PLY, who represented ParalympicsGB in the 2020 Paralympics and is now campaigning for a kinder and more understanding society for people with dwarfism. It was heart-rending to hear about the bullying and abuse that he has experienced.

An incredible audience at our 🎄🎅🏻🤩 shows today, from toddlers to an 104-year-old!

And we’re trending on Twitter just behind Chris Rea. Has he set off already?

Greg Beardsell Richard Cooke @rpoonline @nycgb Richard Pearce

Another special day. Ben Parry Christmas Love Song a classic, and Zara McFarlane’s Have yourself a merry little Xmas tear-jerking. Above all is Royal Albert Hall with @rpoonline Royal Choral Society Richard Pearce @nycgb Greg Beardsell.16 Christmas concerts. Lucky me. Amazing team.

What a fantastic audience we just had for the Saturday 7.30pm at the Royal Albert Hall Here they are going bananas! Thank you so much for coming everyone, and have a GREAT Xmas!! Royal Choral Society @nycgb @rpoonline Zara McFarlane Richard Cooke🎄🥰🥳☃️💕🎶🎺🎻 plsRT 👍

Here we go again 🙂 Rocking the Christmas look... Greg Beardsell Richard Cooke Royal Choral Society

This sounds pretty wild singing in front of the Royal Albert Hall organ at full throttle! 🎶David Bednall Richard Pearce Royal Choral Society

St Nicolas! R3 7.30pm Sakari Oramo 🇺🇦 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Neil Ferris

A total joy to be back with RomseyChoralSociety yesterday evening for a really lovely concert. Here’s 30 seconds from the very start of our rehearsal. Huge thanks to brilliant colleagues Nina Bennet & James Robinson, and of course the ever wonderful Richard Pearce

The concert includes Duruflé's Requiem, Schubert 'Gebet', Stenhammar 'Varnatt', Brahms 'Wie Lieblich'.

Also brilliant Richard Pearce Richard Pearce & Johnny Beatty play Rachmaninoff Romance & Tarantella for 2 pianos - can't wait for that!

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Very happy to report that we have 100% Covid negative tests for Royal Choral Society members who performed in #Messiah at Royal Albert Hall on 30 May. We know that other choirs will follow the guidelines as we did and revel in the sheer joy of rehearsals & performance - safely. 🎶👍❤️

Well this is a first for me, an all-night practice session at RAH to set up the organ for Handel's Messiah on Sunday with Royal Choral Society and Richard Cooke. Started at midnight and emerged at 5am. Don't feel a bit tired, just excited - It's going to be a fantastic concert!

World Cup of Evensong The Amen Chorus is one of the best 'sings' there is.
Especially considering you've already left your entrails on the floor from the previous 2 hours.

Handel for the win.

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Richard Cooke
Richard Pearce

Just hours left - vote before 6pm tonight when the competition closes! BBC Singers and Bob Chilcott will be with Petroc Trelawny live tomorrow morning to sing the winning carol.