Un’alma innamorata: Handel cantatas, and a World Premiere!
I’m late to the party this year (the London Handel Festival), so it’s looking a bit like I might have to have a private party at home: this glorious, glorious disc of Handel Cantaras, early […]
Symbiosis – Tribute to Bill Evans
What a wonderful idea.! This Pentatone release takes Pale Mikkelborg’s Bill Evans Suite as a starting point – a suite recoded initially in 1969, and which takes Evans’ classics and juxtaposes big band and jazz […]
A 365 year old ghost story into a surreal fantasy epic where drums, voice and orchestra collide: Sean Noonan’s The Drummer of Tedworth
Sean Noonan by Linda Pedroso Sean Noonan describes himself as a speaking drummer; he is a composer, and rhythmic storyteller whose music defies categorization. Drawing on the traditions of wandering minstrels and African griots, he […]
John Foulds, Edgar Bainton & Alan Rawsthorne premieres at this year’s English Music Festival
The English Music Festival takes place at a new venue this year. From 22 to 25 May 2026, Dartington Hall in Devon will host the festival which was founded by Em Marshall-Luck. The festival will […]
Catching lightning: Solomon’s Knot explore George Jefferys & the birth of the English Baroque at Wigmore Hall
Solomon’s Knot at Kirby Hall in 2023 George Jefferys & the Birth of the English Baroque; Solomon’s Knot, James Garnon, Helen Schlesinger, writer & director: Federay Holmes; Wigmore HallReviewed 24 February 2025 A dramatised presentation […]
