Three Centuries of Music Making in Gloucester

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (8) – Okeover, Purcell, Handel, Greene, Bliss, Kodály, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Finzi and others: Vicki Field (soprano), Quentin Letts (narrator), Philip Vaughan (organist), Ensemble Sine Nomine/Sebastian Field (conductor), St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 27.7.2016. (RJ)

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Vaughan Williams’s Deeply Eloquent and Moving Plea for Peace Still Resonates 80 Years Later

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (7) Vaughan Williams, Butterworth: Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay (violin); Johanne Ansell (soprano); Alex Ashworth (baritone); Three Choirs Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra/Geraint Bowen (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 26.7. 2016. (JQ)

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Sir Willard White’s Resonant Elijah at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (4) – Mendelssohn: Eleanor Dennis (soprano); Susan Bickley (contralto); Peter Auty (tenor); Sir Willard White (bass-baritone); Rupert O’Sullivan (Treble); Three Choirs Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra/Peter Nardone (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 25.7. 2016. (JQ)

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Young Tenor Saves the Day at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (2) Parry, Elgar: Clare Rutter (soprano); Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano); Magnus Walker (tenor); Ashley Riches (bass); Jonathan Hope (organ);Three Choirs Festival Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra/Adrian Partington (conductor), Gloucester Cathedral, 23.7. 2016. (JQ)

18-year-old tenor Magnus Walker (c) Ash Mills
18-year-old tenor Magnus Walker (c) Ash Mills

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Goldfield Ensemble Uncovers Forgotten English Musical Gems

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Bliss, Boodle, Bridge, Howells, Ireland, Rubbra, Venables: The Goldfield Ensemble [Nicola Goldscheider, Alexandra Reid (violins), Bridget Carey (viola), Toby Turton (cello), Vicky Wright (clarinet), James Sherlock (piano)] Gloucester Music Society, St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester, 18.4.2015. (RJ)

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