The BBC Symphony Chorus has been performing in concert, for broadcasts, and on recordings since 1930, often with the BBC Symphony Orchestra or other ensembles. The group has appeared on well over 150 digital albums, plus many more during the LP era.
The BBC Symphony Chorus has its origins in a small BBC Wireless Chorus founded as the BBC radio network developed in the 1920s. As larger works began to be broadcast, various choirs were brought into the studio to perform as the BBC National Chorus, and then, in 1930, a dedicated BBC Chorus was formed to accompany what was then th...