These photographs were taken during the Choir of London’s inaugural visit to the Middle East in December 2004. For more information about the trip, click here.
Timothy Brown leads a pre-tour choral rehearsal in London
Rehearsals at Lutheran Church in Jerusalem’s Old City
Orchestral workshop at the Ramallah Cultural Palace
Rehearsals, Ramallah Cultural Palace
Orchestral rehearsal with Timothy Brown, Ramallah Cultural Palace
Last-minute rehearsals, Ramallah Cultural Palace
Rehearsing Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Ramallah Cultural Palace
Impromptu Palestinian folk music lessons, Bethlehem
Impromptu Palestinian folk music lessons, Bethlehem
Arabic pronunciation practice, Ramallah Cultural Palace
The mixed Arab / Jewish line-up of the Sawa and Efroni choirs
Choral workshop with the Sawa and Efroni children’s choirs, Abu Ghosh
Images: Middle East Tour 2004