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On 29 October 2023, we were thrilled to welcome a group to our Icons Rediscovered: Elgar’s Symphony No.1 concert at the Southbank Centre with Vasily Petrenko. They were taking part in Creative Playground Crawley’s ‘Come With Us’ project - an initiative which encourages Crawley locals to "experience new things" by joining the Creative Playground staff in attending shows, exhibitions and creative events in Crawley, Brighton, London and other places in Sussex and Surrey.

For 30 years, RPO Resound has been at the forefront of using music-making to enrich the lives of people in communities across the UK and internationally. 2023 marked RPO Resound’s 30th Anniversary, and we explore some of its life-changing projects that will continue in 2024 and beyond, hearing from musicians, practitioners and participants about the impact RPO Resound has had, and looking ahead to this next exciting chapter.

2023 saw the Orchestra perform in breathtaking concert halls around both the UK and the rest of the world, as well as in schools, cathedrals, car parks and shopping centres, bringing the thrill of orchestral music to audiences old and new. 

John Rutter smiling and facing the audience on the conductor's podium

On Wednesday 15 November, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returned to St Paul's Cathedral with John Rutter to perform an impressive programme of Rutter's own works, including his life-affirming Requiem. Joined by The Bach Choir and Lucinda Cox, the splendour of the cathedral was the perfect setting for a concert of sacred music by one of Britain's greatest living composers.

Read on to view photos and reactions from the day.

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