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.
Itinéraire baroque en Périgord 2025: L’Itinéraire: Opening Recital Sonata and Fantasy Gerard de Wit (origan); Église Saint Théodore de la Rochebeaucout, France, 02.08.2025 Bach Prelude and Fugue in F, BWV 559. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV Anh. […]
The bass-baritone Alfred Kuhn died this weekend at 86. He sang 15 years in Darmstadt, five in Düsseldorf and 30 at Bavarian State Opera, where he was a fixture as Antonio in The Marriage of […]
We’ve just seen a report from Donaueschingen, the world’s oldest new music festival (if that’s not a contradiction in terms), dating back to 1921. The festival has been fading for decades. This year’s title was […]