The London Chorus

William Vann has been appointed Musical Director of The London Chorus, to succeed Ronald Corp, who sadly died earlier this year. He is delighted to follow in Ron’s footsteps in leading this distinguished choir.

Prometheus Unbound: released to a host of accolades

Parry’s Prometheus Unbound, released on Chandos Records in September 2023, has received a host of accolades and awards in the ensuing few months.Recording of the Month“… Sarah Connolly fulfils all expectations in an Erda-like arioso to cap the first part … David Butt...

Wigmore Hall 2022/23 series

William will be performing twice at Wigmore Hall this Autumn, read Wigmore Hall’s season announcement here. With Kitty Whately on 23rd October. With Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence and Jack Liebeck on 11th December.

Earth’s Wide Bounds: released 4th March

Earth’s Wide Bounds, featuring the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, musical director William Vann and organist Joshua Ryan will be released on 4th March 2022. This album is a choral compendium of works by Ralph Vaughan Williams comprising premiere...

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Volume 1

Featuring Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Jack Liebeck (violin) and me at the piano, plus some glorious moments with a superb, socially distanced chorus, we recorded this back in the height of lockdown, and the result will be...

Dulwich Choral Society – Musical Director

I was thrilled to be appointed Musical Director of Dulwich Choral Society in March, though sadly because of the ensuing lockdown, I haven’t yet been able to rehearse with the society in person. However, I’m delighted to have been working every week with them via Zoom,...

Strange times

It has been sad to type “THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED” above all my forthcoming engagements today, but I hope that once we have fought our way through the COVID-19 epidemic, classical music will recover and we can once again meet and make music...

Parry: Judith – release date 28 February 2020

The world premiere recording of Parry’s oratorio Judith is released on Chandos on Friday 28th February – take a look at the Chandos website here and download/pre-order your copy!

The Song of Love – out today!

13th September 2019: Albion Records’ latest release The Song of Love is out today! I’m on the piano, accompanying Kitty Whately and Roderick Williams on a disc that was a huge pleasure to record and includes one of my favourite song cycles of all time,...

Reviews for Judith

Delighted that the press reaction to the revival of Parry’s Judith has been so positive. Check out some of the reviews here: Evening Standard Guardian The Telegraph Seen and Heard Planet Hugill