BREAKING NEWS BBC music star who entertained millions dies aged 74: Tributes pour in after musician's sudden death
Tributes have poured in for conductor and composer Ronald Corp after his sudden death on May 7.
He was best known for his work with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Proms, the Highgate Choral Society and the London Chorus.
Announcing the news on Friday, the London Chorus shared: 'It is with the most intense sadness that we announce that our beloved Musical Director, Ronald Corp, died on the morning of 7th May at Bath.
'Ron was not simply a highly talented musician, as a composer, conductor and chorus master.
'He was a genuine friend to us all: motivated at all times by the sincerity of his love of music and of the people with whom he made it.'
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