United Kingdom St John’s Smith Square Announces its 2015/16 Season
John Quinn
Always Leave Them Wanting More: Andris Nelsons Bids Farewell to Birmingham
United Kingdom Ešenvalds, Mahler. Michaela Schuster (mezzo-soprano); CBSO Children’s Chorus; CBSO Youth Chorus; CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 18.6.2015 (JQ)
The Three Choirs Festival Chorus Takes The Dream of Gerontius Back to Germany
Germany Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius. Soloists, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie/Frank Beermann (conductor), Alfred-Fischer-Halle, Hamm, 13.6.2015
The Tallis Scholars’ Compelling Combination of Polyphony and Pärt
United Kingdom Tallis, Taverner, Mouton, Pärt, Sheppard, Allegri, The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4.6. 2015 (JQ)
The Tallis Scholars’ Compelling Combination of Polyphony and Pärt
United Kingdom Tallis, Taverner, Mouton, Pärt, Sheppard, Allegri, The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4.6. 2015 (JQ)
The Lichfield Festival 2015: A Preview
With over 70 different events in ten days, the Lichfield Festival is one of Britain’s most eclectic multi-arts festivals, bringing together world-class national and international performers to the beautiful Staffordshire city from 3-12 July 2015. From orchestral music to literature, theatre, dance and film, comedy, jazz, visual art, walks and family activities, the quality and … Read more
The Three Choirs Festival 2015: A Preview
The Three Choirs Festival 2015: A Preview The Three Choirs Festival, which was first held in 1715 is probably the oldest music festival in the world; is there another festival that has been in existence for 300 years? Rightly, the 2015 Festival is celebrating the tercentenary in style. Actually, this is “only” the … Read more
Bob Chilcott’s St. John Passion Revived in Wells Cathedral
United Kingdom Bob Chilcott; Soloists, Wells Cathedral Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Matthew Owens (conductor), Wells Cathedral, 29.3.2015 (JQ)