Choral and orchestral conductor Ronald Corp focused on little-known works of the Romantic period but also commissioned contemporary works. He was also an Anglican priest and a composer whose works for children, especially, were quite well known. Corp amassed a large recording catalog as both conductor and composer, remaining active until late in life. He issued a recording of John Tavener's Palintropos in 2020.
Corp was born on January 4, 1951, in Wells, Somerset, in South West England. He began composing music while he was still very young, beginning to write down his pieces...