Huge applause for Andrew Lumsden (and Claudia Grinnell) at the conclusion of this afternoon’s ’farewell’ evensong. Congregation of hundreds; wonderful singing – the most musical congregation I’ve ever had the privilege to be a part of.
Andrew directed the choir and played us out magnificently through the last hymn and voluntary. Extraordinarily positive congregation celebrating 22 years of his first-class direction and music-making.
Yuncham Lim cerainly made waves wt this performance: live at the 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He was 18.. Lim’s debut studio album Chopin Étude was the subject of a post on Classical Explorer here. […]
The death has been made known of the Mexican soprano Gilda Cruz-Romo who appeared at the Met 160 times between 1970 and 1984, generally in leading roles – Aida, Tosca, Butterfly and the like. Gilda, […]
The South Florida Symphony is ‘thrilled to announce the appointment of rising star, Maestro Stilian Kirov, as the Southwest Florida Symphony’s Interim Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor for the upcoming 64th Season.’ Just interim? And […]