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Brighton Festival Chorus (abbreviated to BFC) is a large choir of over 150 amateur singers based in Brighton, UK. One of the country's leading symphony choruses.., and considered "one of the jewels in the city's musical crown", BFC performs in major concert halls throughout Britain and Europe, particularly in Brighton and London.

BFC performs regularly with all the major British orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBCSO), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), The Hallé Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra. BFC also has a long-standing relationship with the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO).

BFC has also made 10 appearances at the BBC Proms since its first Proms performance in 1986 and two of its many recordings of classical works have been nominated for a Grammy Award.

As of October 2021, the chorus has performed 656 works in 530 concerts and 93 recording sessions at 103 different venues. It has worked with 109 orchestras, 160 conductors, 743 soloists and 114 other choirs.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”Mahler; Harold Farberman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Felicity Lott, Helen Watts, Brighton Festival Chorus2
1987Mass of the Sea, op. 47 / Sinfonia for Strings, op. 46Paul Patterson; Ann Mackay, Christopher Keyte, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon1
1996Die SchöpfungHaydn; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, Antal Doráti1
1996In terra pax / The Four ElementsFrank Martin; Matthias Bamert, Brighton Festival Chorus, The London Philharmonic2
1997Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons)Haydn, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ileana Cotrubaş, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin, Antal Doráti1
2006Orchestral Works, Volume 8Bax; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, Vernon Handley1
2014Janáček: Glagolitic Mass / Kodály: Missa BrevisJanáček; Kodály; Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe, László Heltay1
2024A Litany / A Symphonic MassGeorge Lloyd; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brighton Festival Chorus, Janice Watson, Jeremy White, Philharmonia Orchestra, Guildford Choral Society2

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