| Biography | The City of London Choir started life as the Kingsway Choral Society, founded by Donald Cashmore. In 1963, it was renamed the City of London Choir and its inaugural concert under that name took place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Holborn. The opening work was In Honour of the City by Sir George Dyson, who, together with Benjamin Britten, was one of the choirs first patrons. Ursula Vaughan Williams and Kenneth Leighton were other notable early patrons. |