Ralph Allwood

Ralph Allwood MBE DMus was for 26 years Director of Music at Eton College and is now a freelance choral director, teacher and conductor. He is the Director of the Rodolfus (ex-Eton) Choral Courses, which he founded in 1980. He co-founded the Junior Choral Courses in 2012. Twelve thousand 8 to 20 year-olds have since been students on courses and they have now expanded to cater for adults. In recent years he has launched courses in Texas, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Rodolfus Choir has produced over 20 CDs since he founded it in 1982.

Ralph is co-founder and conductor of Inner Voices, made up of singers from state schools in London. He is also a Supervisor for harmony in Cambridge, Director of the only conservatoire chapel choir in the world, the Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir and an Honorary Fellow of University College, Durham. He is Chair of the Choral Evensong Trust.

Ralph has conducted choirs for over 40 broadcasts for BBC Radio 3. He has composed much music for Extreme Music Ltd and PDM, heard worldwide on radio, films and television. He is co-founder, with the Vicar of St. Gabriel's, of the Pimlico Musical Foundation.

In 2017, the Archbishop of Canterbury presented him with the Thomas Cranmer Award for his contribution to Music and Worship.

Events

Schubert and Bach with Pimlico Chorus

Pimlico Chorus will be performing Schubert ‘Mass No. 2 in G Major’ and Bach ‘Cantata for Palm Sunday’ performed alongside an Sinfonia Smith Square, and professional soloists.

Choir: Pimlico Chorus
Orchestra: Sinfonia Smith Square
Conductor: Ralph Allwood

Tickets: https://pimlicomusicalfoundation.org.uk/whats-on-list/schubert-and-bach

Saturday 12th April, 7pm
St Gabriel’s Church, Pimlico

Stainer: The Crucifixion

The Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir sing Stainer’s Crucifixion; a meditation on the sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer, scored for choir and organ with solos.

Music Director: Ralph Allwood
Organist: Jonathan Eyre

Tickets: Free

Wednesday 16th April, 7pm
Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich

Press

Classic FM :
Virtual Choral Evensong

Choristers join Stephen Fry and Alexander Armstrong for virtual choral Evensong service. The timeless church service to soothe the nation and support singers during COVID-19 lockdown.

Read here.

Planet Hugill:
A Choral Celebration of Queen Mary II

A celebration of Queen Mary II's birthday brings together the choirs of two institution she was instrumental in founding, mixing professionals with students to create a choral sound full of vigour, energy and joy.

Read here.

Independent :
“We can have a choir as good as Eton's”

Inner Voices brings together musically gifted singers from inner-city London schools to perform in some of the country's top venues. Alice Jones learns how the ambitious project came about – and hears the remarkable results.

Read here.

Talking Classical Podcast

Annabelle Lee discusses choral directing and music teacher with Ralph Allwood. This episode covers the orgings of the Rodolfus choir, choral courses, and the more recent Pimlico Musical Foundation.

Listern here.