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2024-04-11 06:26:00
The choirs of two of London's historic chapels come together for the first time to celebrate the Queen instrumental in founding both
[…] Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich (what is now the Old Royal Naval College) in 1692 which is now home to Trinity Laban, and she was on the throne when the Royal Hospital, Chelsea finally opened its doors to Chelsea Pensioners for the first time. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1682 by King Charles II but was not ready to receive pensioners until 1692, when some of those first admitted were soldiers injured at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the final Battle in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion. Another link between the two institutions is, of course, Sir Christopher Wren who designed both, the one intended to house Army veterans and the other to house Navy veterans. Whilst the Royal Hospital, Chelsea has survived as an institution, adapting and changing over time, the Royal Hospital for Seamen closed in 1869 and it became a training establishment for the Royal Navy, the Royal Naval […]
2024-04-06 04:00:54
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2024-03-22 12:00:00
Organ Reborn! Norwich Cathedral Organ Festival: A new music festival for Norwich
Norwich Cathedral Organ (Photo: Bill Smith/Norwich Cathedral)From an epic concert featuring three Cathedral Choirs to the ‘Battle of the Organs’, audiences will be able to enjoy a whole week of musical festivities at Norwich Cathedral in July marking the return of the Cathedral’s historic pipe organ as part of the first Norwich Cathedral Organ Festival. Norwich Cathedral Organists (Photo: Bill Smith/Norwich Cathedral)In fact, this special summer festival (generously underwritten by the Statham Society which supports the musical life of Norwich Cathedral) has been carefully planned to coincide with the first anniversary of the organ’s return following its ambitious rebuild by Harrison & Harrison. Therefore, Organ Reborn! Norwich Cathedral Organ Festival, runs from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th July featuring three headline concerts, six organ recitals, a couple of talks and so much more! ‘We are really excited to be celebrating the return of Norwich Cathedral’s historic pipe organ,’ said Ashley Grote, the […]
2024-03-20 15:17:00
Elegant. Vivid. Bring Tissues: Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri at the Glasshouse
Dinis Sousa conducting the Royal Northern SinfoniaSchumann's Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri) is one of those works that you might have heard of, but never heard live. Sir Simon Rattle, who clearly has a fondness for the piece, conducted it at the 2023 BBC Proms, but it remains rather a rarity. Partly because it is difficult to pin down; part oratorio and part opera, a choral and orchestral cycle that seems to unfold in continuous song. Now there is a chance to catch the work live in Gateshead, when Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia in Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri at The Glasshouse on 14 April 2024 with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia and a cast of soloists including Louise Alder.So what is it about?Dinis Sousa explains, the story "follows a Persian mythological creature called Peri, who is sent away from Paradise. If she wants to be […]
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