Gloucester

Saint Cecilia Singers premiere an important and moving new work by Neil Cox in Gloucester

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Byrd, Cox, Williams, Allegri, Bernstein: Tom Lilburn (countertenor), Piers Maxim (organ), Laura Morris (French horn), Cecily Beer (harp), Jack Redman (keyboard), Diggory Seacome, Anna Newman (percussion), Ivan Barritt (sound engineer); Saint Cecilia Singers / Jonathan Hope (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral 22.3.2024. (JQ)

Saint Cecilia Singers

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Elgar’s The Apostles is a richly rewarding end to the 2023 Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [11] – Elgar: Philippa Boyle (soprano – Virgin Mary), Martha McLorinan (mezzo-soprano – Mary Magdalene), Michael Bell (tenor – St John), John Savournin (bass-baritone – Judas), James Geidt (baritone – St Peter), Dingle Yandell (bass-baritone – Jesus), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral 29.7.2023. (JQ)

Elgar’s The Apostles closes the 2023 Three Choirs Festival

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A misguided repertoire choice for the debut of the Three Choirs Festival Voices

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival [10] – Vaughan Williams, Fitkin: James Hall (countertenor), Dominic Sedgwick (baritone), Samuel West (narrator), Worcester Cathedral Choristers, Three Choirs Festival Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra / Samuel Hudson (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 28.7.2023. (JQ)

Conductor Samuel Hudson with Samuel West (left) and James Hall (right) © Dale Hodgetts

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A gripping, inspiring Three Choirs Festival performance of a major work by Francis Pott

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [5] – Svane, Bax, Holst, Pott: April Fredrick (soprano), Clare Presland (mezzo-soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 25.7.2023. (JQ)

April Fredrick, Clare Presland and Marcus Farnsworth © James O’Driscoll

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The Pilgrim’s Progress is a fine achievement by British Youth Opera at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [4] – Vaughan Williams, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Soloists, British Youth Opera, Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Charlotte Corderoy (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 24.7.2023. (JQ)

The Pilgrim’s Progress (Vanity Fair scene) © James O’Driscoll

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