As the autumn evenings begin to darken and lengthen, growing chillier and damper, we could all do with a little burst of beauty; and this short programme of three Bach motets, and Hubert Parry‘s six Songs of Farewell, both promised and delivered an hour or so of exultant, jubilant singing from Cambridge Chorale, in their first public concert…
It seems ironic that the bitter violence of Elizabethan England, a society splintered by religious persecution, should give birth to music of such exceptional poise and serenity as that of Tallis, Byrd and their contemporaries. As part of the Cambridge Early Music Festival of the Voice, we were treated to a frankly gorgeous evening of…
Creating a skilful sound in their very first year, Seraphim is an exciting group of female singers recently formed in East Anglia. Conducted by Vetta Wise, their well-attended concert at Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh (part of the 2014 Halesworth Arts Festival) saw Seraphim take on a wide range of different styles and periods of choral…
A special Christmas programme from The Cardinall’s Musick at St John’s Smith Square focused on angels and archangels. The idea was exquisite: the outcome was a little underwhelming. Click here to read my full review on Bachtrack.