John Quinn

Gabriel Jackson’s new work gets an assured and committed performance in Oxford’s Merton College

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Gabriel Jackson, The Christmas Story: Girl Choristers of Merton College (conductor, Carys Lane), Owen Chan & François Cloete (organ), The Choir of Merton College, Kyan Quartet, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia / Benjamin Nicholas (conductor). Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, 10.12.2023. (JQ)

Gabriel Jackson © Reinis Hofmanis

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Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra were on scintillating form at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 55 – Carlos Simon, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Ravel: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 26.8.2023. (JQ)

Yves Thibaudet plays Gershwin at the BBC Proms 2023 © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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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 fine account of the St John Passion at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [8] – Bach: Soloists, Three Cathedral Choirs, Corelli Orchestra / Geraint Bowen (conductor).  Gloucester Cathedral, 27.7.2023. (JQ)

St John Passion at the Three Choirs Festival © Dale Hodgetts

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An expertly performed Choral Fantasia by the ORA Singers at the Three Choirs Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2023 [7] – A Choral Fantasia: Oriel Singers, ORA Singers / Suzi Digby (conductor). Gloucester Cathedral, 26.7.2023. (JQ)

The combined choirs singing Spem in alium © 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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