Read a review. Musical director: Lucy Humphris Music including Pergolesi Stabat Mater and much more This concert in memory of Ann Pinhey, the consort’s founder and former director, will be directed by her successor Lucy Humphris, a former student at Churcher’s College and now a rising star in the world of trumpet playing. The multi-talented … Read more
Basingstoke Chamber OrchestraStephen Scotchmer, conductor Royalty of all kinds can be expected at Basingstoke Chamber Orchestra’s Family Concert, from the Queen of Sheba to Frozen’s Elsa and Anna, via Handel’s Water Music (first played in a barge on the Thames for King George 1), William Walton’s Crown Imperial march (from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth … Read more
Read a review. Read a message from Jonathan to the singers. Symphony no. 40 in G minor Sofia Ticciati, sopranoClara Orif, sopranoGeorge Curnow, tenorGiles White, bass Festival chorus, with Fernhurst and Petersfield Choral SocietiesWith Southern Pro Musica. Jonathan Willcocks, conductor When Mozart married Constanze Weber – famously in defiance of his father’s wishes – he … Read more
Read a review. Josh Robinson, director with guests Legends. Encore Choirs are thriving community choirs in Petersfield and Alton, run by their enthusiastic director and vocal coach, Josh Robinson. Meeting weekly under the motto ‘Let the power of singing connect us all’, and singing in a range of styles from pop, rock, and soul to … Read more
Directed by Jeremy BackhouseAccompanist: Mark Dancer Please download the leaflet for further details and how to book. Read more about the workshop in our interview with Jeremy and in another article. Read a review. Bob Chilcott’s accessible and tuneful style has made him one of Britain’s most popular contemporary choral composers. Works such as the … Read more
Paul Spicer, our Festival Conductor, leads all the participating choirs and independent singers in combined rehearsals at regular intervals. Paul is a highly acclaimed choral conductor, known by many for the recordings he made with the Finzi Singers and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. He is a conducting teacher, composer, writer, lecturer and a … Read more
Stanford: Songs of the FleetGrieg: ‘Peer Gynt’ SuitePuccini: Messa di Gloria Festival chorus, with Fernhurst and Petersfield Choral SocietiesSamuel Stopford, tenorEdward Ballard, baritone Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra Conductors: Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer conduct the Festival Chorus and Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra in a programme of picturesque music from across Europe, with Ed Ballard and … Read more
With the GSA Singers from GSA (Guildford School of Acting) Guildford, University of Surrey.Musical Director: Peter Roberts Talent and exuberance overflow in the performances by the GSA Singers from the University of Surrey’s Guildford School of Acting, a 24-strong company of performers selected from the Musical Theatre and Acting courses. Their fully choreographed repertoire includes … Read more
Read a review. Soloist: Cordelia WilliamsConductor: Robin Browning Mendelssohn Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous VoyageSchumann: Piano concerto in A minor op. 54Elgar: Variations on an original theme (‘Enigma’) op.36 Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Cordelia Williams, the soloist in Schumann’s Piano Concerto, is a rising star who has been praised for her ‘consummate artistry’ and who … Read more
Roussel: Divertissement Op.6Mozart: Piano quintet KV.452Hurlstone: Piano quintet in G minorPoulenc: Sextet With Helen Walton, flute; Lucinda Willits, oboe; Rob Blanken, clarinet, Richard Moore, bassoon; Bridget Holton, French horn; Karen Kingsley, piano (pictured). A programme that exploits to the full the colourful combination of wind instruments and piano, from Mozart’s Quintet – the first masterpiece … Read more
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