Person Open DS/UK/9107 Alldis; John (10 August 1929-20 December 2010); English chorus-master and conductor Alldis John 10 August 1929-20 December 2010 English chorus-master and conductor Male (cisgender) United Kingdom (born)

English Musician; Conductor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Ursula Alldis (violinst) Father of Robert Alldis and Dominic Alldis (jazz pianist) Heterosexual John Alldis was an English chorus-master and conductor. In 1966, the London Symphony Orchestra engaged Alldis to form and direct its first standing choral group. However, he switched to the London Philharmonic Choir in 1969, with which he remained until 1982. In 1962, Alldis founded the professional, 16-member John Alldis Choir, which launched itself with the world premiere of Alexander Goehr's A Little Cantata of Proverbs. Contemporary music figured importantly in its repertory, with first performances of works by Malcolm Williamson, Richard Rodney Bennett and Harrison Birtwistle, many of which were captured on the Argo label. In 1967, he prepared the John Alldis Choir for the first European performance of Stravinsky's Requiem Canticles, conducted by Pierre Boulez. In 1970, Alldis directed his choir in the recording and the first performance of Pink Floyd's prog rock suite "Atom Heart Mother". In 1973, he directed the choir in the Westminster Abbey performance of Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert—a recording that was to be the penultimate one made by the great bandleader. He also conducted the London Philharmonic Choir and brass section in the recording of David Bedford’s Star Clusters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alldis (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 11/20/2013 RAHAKirkbride 6/21/2022 3956dc62-d94c-4b40-bab9-4e244c28a006