As we enter the season of Advent, looking forward to Christmas, we offer our recording of ‘O Magnum Mysterium’, the first of Francis Poulenc’s ‘Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps de Noël’. Latin text: ‘O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, jacentem in praesepio! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum...

Rosemary Day, who died on September 18th, was a remarkable and fearless woman who possessed great vision and energy. JCS Music Director Peter Broadbent writes: ‘When I first met Rosemary, she was a Director of London Buses Ltd, where she was preparing the company for privatisation, and she demonstrated enormous confidence and ability to...

Today, 26th September, is the 75th Anniversary of the death of Béla Bartók, one of the most important composers of the 20th Century and one of Hungary’s greatest sons. There will be Bartók commemorations around the world today: click on the link below to hear JCS performing the last of his Four Hungarian Folksongs...

We are very sorry to share the news of the death of our founding Chair and life force, Rosemary Day, who died on Friday 18th September after a fierce and determined battle with cancer. Peter Broadbent writes: ‘The Joyful Company would not have existed without Rosemary. I remember the energy and commitment she gave...

The JCS joins lovers of choral music around the world in wishing our Vice President John Rutter CBE a very happy 75th birthday on 24th September! Listen to us performing his ‘Hymn to the Creator of Light’, a track from our ‘Sing Joyfully’ CD: