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.
Here Hong Kong-born pianist Tiffany Poon reveals her close affinity to Schumann – the only real comparison I can think of is someone whom I consider one of the greatest Schumann pianist of all time, […]
Daniel Harding, a part-time Air France pilot, flew the Santa Cecilia orchstra from Rome to Paris, pausing to take a New York Times crew on board – just for the record. In the cabin, the […]
The French army choir did us proud during Keir Starmer’s Armistice Day visit to Paris. “God save the King” by the choir of the French Army under the Arc de Triomphe Goosebumps, chair de […]