Corporate Open DS/UK/958 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); BBC Singers; 1924-; British chamber choir BBC Singers British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 1924- British chamber choir Wireless Chorus 1924-1934 | BBC Chorus 1935-1938, 1942-1943, 1946-1972 | BBC Singers 1973-present

Music Group; Choir; media The BBC Singers are the professional chamber choir of the BBC. As one of six BBC Performing Groups, the 24-voiced choir has been in existence for more than 80 years. The BBC Singers have commissioned and premiered works by the leading composers of the past century, including Benjamin Britten, Sir Michael Tippett, Judith Weir and Sir John Tavener. They regularly perform alongside leading international orchestras and conductors, and make invitational appearances at national events such as the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in Westminster Abbey. A BBC choir was formed in 1924 for a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, under the name of the Wireless Chorus. From this group emerged a professional consort, the Wireless Singers. This chamber-sized group would later become the BBC Singers in their current form. Guest conductors during these early years included Sir Edward Elgar, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg and a young Sir John Barbirolli. 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 RAHhbryony 8/13/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 4fdccf11-712d-45f5-aebf-0d672940eb5b