PERCY PITT

Percy Pitt (1870-1932) was born in London, England, and received his general education in France. He studied music at the conservatory in Leipzig, lived in Paris studying with Reinecke and Jadassohn, then with Josef Rheinberger in Munich. He held various organist and choirmaster positions before being appointed Chorus Master for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1906. There, he quickly became an assistant conductor and then the Principal Conductor. In 1908, he was instrumental in bringing Hans Richter to London for the famed Covent Garden Ring Cycles; Pitt sharing the conducting with Richter. In 1915, he became conductor of the Beecham Opera Company and, in 1920, the director of the British National Opera Company. In 1926, he became the first General Musical Director of the fledgling BBC. He made numerous records with the BBC Wireless Symphony Orchestra, including many “Operatic selections” on Columbia and Regal labels. His compositions were well-respected, mainly light orchestral music.

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	A love symphony	SATBdiv	Arthur William Edgar O’Shaughnessy	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	A song at evening	SATBdiv	Sara King Wiley	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Laugh at loving if you will		Francis Burdett Thomas Nevill Money-Coutts	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	To night		John Malcolm	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing