United Kingdom Elgar, Finzi, Holst, Suk, Dvořák: Wells Virtuosi / Matthew Souter (conductor), Pittville Pump Room. Cheltenham, 3.3.2016. (RJ)
Roger Jones
Scintillating Celebration of Contemporary Clarinet Music from James Noble and Simon Callaghan
United Kingdom Roxburgh, Ireland, Anderson, Finzi, Gregson, Poulenc: James Noble (clarinet), Simon Callaghan (piano), Cheltenham Contemporary Concerts, Prince Michael Hall, Cheltenham, 16.2.2016. (RJ)
Gilchrist, Rameau and Clérambault Explore the Sorrows of Love
United Kingdom Marais, Rameau, Couperin, Clérambault: James Gilchrist (tenor), Ben Samsom (violin), Imogen Seth-Smith (Viola da gamba), Warwick Cole (harpsichord), Holy Apostles’ Church, Cheltenham, 6.2.2016. (RJ)
Two Tragic Heroines Receive a Great Musical Send-Off
United Kingdom Carissimi, Purcell: Hannah Davey (soprano), Francesca Romana Saracino (mezzo-soprano), William Morgan, Julien Van Mallaerts (baritone), Cheltenham Bach Choir, The Corelli Orchestra / David Crown (conductor), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 24.10.2015. (RJ)
England and France Meet in a Double Musical Celebration
Holst, Vaughan Williams, Howells, Ravel: The Bridge Quartet [Colin Twigg, Catherine Schofield (violins), Michael Schofield (viola), Lucy Wilding (cello)], All Saints’ Church, Cheltenham, 26.9.2015. (RJ)
Three Choirs Festival Ends in a Blaze of Verdian Glory
United Kingdom Verdi, Requiem: Katherine Broderick (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Justin Lavender (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Geraint Bowen (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, The Cathedral, Hereford, 31.7.2015. (RJ)
Three Choirs Festival Celebrates Love and Makes a Spiritual Journey
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival Nielsen, Mathias: Sarah Fox (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Robert Murray (tenor), David Stout (baritone), Barnaby Rea (bass), Choristers of the Three Cathedral Choirs, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Peter Nardone (conductor), Three Choirs Festival, The Cathedral, Hereford, 30.7.2015. (RJ)
National Youth Orchestra of Wales Perform a Ballet Music Extravaganza
United Kingdom Dukas, Schmitt, Stravinsky: National Youth Orchestra of Wales / Paul Daniel (Conductor), The Cathedral, Hereford, 30.7.2015 (RJ)