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2024-04-03 11:10:00
[…] great, great grandson of the tenor Gervase Elwes (1866-1921) in whose memory the Help Musicians fund (formerly Musicians’ Benevolent Fund) was originally established following his premature death in a railroad accident in 1921.On 12 May, The Avalon Trio, comprising three young British players, Benji Lock (piano), Louis Solon (violin) and Sebastian Williams (cello), in Rachmaninoff’s Trio Elegiaque No. 1 and Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1. Finally, the Spring series ends on 25 May with a recital from soprano Alexandra Lowe and pianist Patrick Milne, in French music with text inspired by Greece, the Middle East and Alexandra’s country of birth, Spain, including Ravel, Bizet, Debussy and Viardot.The recitals are at lunchtime and the ticket price includes lunch and entry to the parkland, gardens and farm park; full details from the Sledmere House website.
2024-02-28 07:37:00
Beauty and meaning: Handel's Theodora from Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo with Louise Alder in the title role
[…] thy care' moves from beauty and mysticism to vivid drama. In Part Two, both 'Deeds of kindness' and 'Sweet rose & lily' combine poise with inner strength. And both he and Alder find a sense of meaning amidst the moving beauties of the final aria and duet.Stuart Jackson's finely sung Septimus is one of the delights of the set. The character can often seem a bit reactive, less than dramatic (it was written for Thomas Lowe rather than the more dramatically vivid tenor of Thomas Beard). But here, Jackson takes great care of the music throughout, combining a sense of line with vibrant tone and a technical expertise that makes the passagework a real joy. Yet he finds meaning in everything, allied always to finely expressed phrasing. You would hardly buy a recording of Theodora for the Septimus, yet Jackson makes his contribution to the drama something special indeed.Valens is simply […]
2023-10-25 07:46:00
Pianist Piers Lane joins Norwich-based orchestra, the Academy of St Thomas for celebrations of their Golden Jubilee
[…] Thomas Tallis, performed by Academy of St Thomas (AST) at their first concert held in St Thomas’ Church, Norwich, has been included in every subsequent anniversary concert performed at St Andrew’s Hall. It was flag-waving time at St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, on Saturday 21 October 2023 when Benjamin Pope, greeted by a big round of applause from a packed and excited house, took to the podium to conduct the Academy of St Thomas, led by Benjamin Lowe, in their Golden Jubilee concert generously sponsored by Hilary and Lewis Jarrett. Therefore, founded in 1973 by Ivan Cane, whose son, Andrew, leads the viola section, AST grew out of a handful of players who had roots in the old Norfolk County Youth Orchestra of the 1970s. For their Golden Jubilee programme included RVW's Tallis Fantasia and Mozart's Symphony No.40, and they were joined by pianist Piers Lane for Beethoven's Emperor Concerto.The programme opened in a […]
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