BBC Singers

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BBC Singers. Unacc. ch. (present strength 28 full-time professional singers) formed 1924 as Wireless Chorus. Changed name to BBC Chorus 1935, present title 1973. First cond. was Stanford Robinson. Cond. 1934–61 was Leslie Woodgate. Other conds. Peter Gellhorn and John Poole.

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