Stephen McNeff: Ballads of a Bogman – The Sigerson Clifford Song Cycle, Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; Gavan Ring, Fiachra Garvey; Wigmore HallReviewed 17 March 2027 Stephen McNeff’s masterly settings of poetry inspired by County Kerry with performers who […]
While some might point you in the direction of the ensemble canzona when it comes to the music of Johann Rosenmüller (1619-84), the composer who so nearly became Thomaskantor in Leipzig – a scandal scuppered […]
Anna Clyne (Photo: Victoria Stevens) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has announced that USA-based British composer Anna Clyne has been appointed composer-in-residence for the 2026/27 season. Her work with the CBSO will include […]
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National Children’s Orchestras (Photo: Paul Blakemore ) Next month, a pair of concerts at Bristol Beacon will showcase the talents of the National Children’s Orchestra (NCO). Music in Motion on Sunday 5 April, sees the […]
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Lehár: The Merry Widow – Paula Sides in John Savournin’s production at Scottish Opera 2025 (Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic) Buxton International Festival is going from strength to strength and the 2026 festival, which runs from 9 […]
Easter Music Course The Guildhall School offers a wide range courses above and beyond full-time study. There are Summer Evening Courses, Easter Short Courses and Summer Schools, with many courses offered on-line. The Easter Short […]
St Patrick’s Cathedral, New York (Photo from the Live Stream) A Facebook contact very kindly alerted me to the fact that the 10:15am Solemn Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on Sunday 15 […]
Auguste Ottin Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea 1852-63, Luxembourg Gardens Handel: Acis and Galatea (1718), Ode for St Cecilia; Carolyn Sampson, Laurence Kilsby, William Thomas, Jonathan Hanley, Archie Inns, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh; London Handel Festival […]
Elisabetta da Gamberini Handel, Elisabetta de Gambarini, Geminiani, Carlo Tessarini; Mhairi Lawson, Academy of Ancient Music led by Bojan Čičić; Milton Court Concert HallReviewed by Tony Cooper, 12 March 2026 The Academy of Ancient Music […]
Gambarini: English Impesaria Mhairi Lawson (soprano); Academy of Ancient Music . Bojan Čičić (violin/director). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 12.03.2026 Handel Judas Maccabeus,HWV 63 (1746): Overture; Pious Orgies; Come, ever-smiling liberty; March Gambarini Music from […]
