United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (10) Walton, Beamish, Strauss: Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), National Youth Orchestra of Scotland / Michael Francis (conductor), The Cathedral, Worcester, 1.8.2014. (RJ)
Roger Jones
The Aronowitz Triumph on Elgar’s Home Territory
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (8) – Korngold, Elgar: The Aronowitz Ensemble [Nadia Wijzenbeek (violin), Tom Hankey (violin), Rosalind Ventris (viola), Marie Macleod (cello), Tom Poster (piano)], Pershore Abbey, Pershore, 30.7.2014 (RJ)
An Exploration of Time with the Rodolfus Choir
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (6)- Tavener, Tallis, Bach, Jackson, Parry, Ley, Cruft, Pärt, Victoria, Howells, Kodály, Time and its Passing: The Rodolfus Choir / Ralph Allwood (conductor), St George’s Church, Barborne, Worcester, 30.7.2014 (RJ)
Nardone and the Three Choirs Reveal the Wonders of Bach’s Masterpiece
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival (5) Bach, Mass in B minor: Ruth Holton (soprano), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), William Towers (countertenor), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Ben Bevan (bass), Three Cathedral Choirs, Academy of Ancient Music / Peter Nardone (conductor), The Cathedral, Worcester, 29.7.2014. (RJ)
International A Capella Ensemble Passes Out with Flying Colours
United Kingdom Morley, Bennet, Byrd, Reger, Bruckner and others: International A Capella School Concert / Stephen Connolly (director), Cheltenham Minster St Mary’s, Cheltenham, 25.7.2014. (RJ)
Crusades to Circus: Handel’s Rinaldo in a Surprising Setting
United Kingdom Handel, Rinaldo: Longborough Festival Opera / Jeremy Silver (conductor), Longborough, 24.7.2014 (RJ)
Photo: Robert Workman
Cheltenham Music Festival: Festival Concludes on a High Note with Two Iconic Works
Blackford, Holst: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Savitri Singers / Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Town Hall, Cheltenham, 12.7.2014. (RJ)
Cheltenham Music Festival: Marian Motets and Duruflé Requiem Find Sympathetic Acoustic
United Kingdom Tallis, Victoria, Palestrina, Parsons, Weir, Kendall, Andrew, Tabakova, Tavener Duruflé: Esther Brazil (mezzo sporano), Nicholas Morton (baritone), Choir of Merton College Oxford, St Cecilia Singers, Oriel Singers, Guy Johnston (cello), Carleton Etherington (organ) / Benjamin Nicholas (conductor), Gloucester Cathedral, 8.7.2014.