London Voices is a London-based choral ensemble founded by Terry Edwards (1939–2022) in 1973.[1] In its early years, it also incorporated the London Opera Chorus and London Sinfonietta Voices and Chorus. In 2004, conductor and composer Ben Parry became co-director of the ensemble and in 2021 the Director and manager. Ben has held prestigious posts as artistic director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain,[2] (2012–2023) and assistant director of Music at King's College, Cambridge (2013–2021). London Voices has been involved in many performances, recordings of operas and CD and film soundtracks, including The Hobbit, Hunger Games, the prequel trilogy of Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series, The Iron Lady, Enemy at the Gates, La traviata, and The Passion of the Christ. They have recorded with such diverse artists as Luciano Pavarotti, Dave Brubeck, Sir Paul McCartney, Jacob Collier, Queen, Deaf Havana, Sting, Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel and Roger Waters and has performed in concert venues all over the world, including London, Aldeburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Berlin, Paris, Munich, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Jordan and Lucerne.
Discography and Films
Selected film and/or other media soundtracks featuring London Voices: (for a full list of recordings see here)
2024 Mufasa: The Lion King (Metzger, Dave)
2024 Red One (Jackman, Henry)
2024 The Wild Robot (Bowers, Kris)
2024 The First Omen (Korven, Mark)
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 (Zimmer, Hans – Mazzaro, Steve)
2023 Society of the Snow (Giacchino, Michael)
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Gregson-Williams, Rupert)
