BBC Proms joins Great Yarmouth Hippodrome’s summer season with world première of new commission from Norfolk based composer Sarah Rodgers.
Updated: 2023-07-30 23:46:00
: . Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Monday , 31 July 2023 BBC Proms joins Great Yarmouth Hippodrome’s summer season with world première of new commission from Norfolk based composer Sarah Rodgers . Labels : BBC Norfolk Proms Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus Theatre The BBC Proms comes to Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus Theatre on 8 September 2023 as part of the Proms at concerts across the UK . The BBC Concert Orchestra will be led by their newly appointed chief conductor Anna-Maria Helsing , and the programme will feature orchestral favourites fitting for the iconic circus venue , as well as the world première of Seascapes a brand-new commission by Norfolk based composer Sarah Rodgers The Hippodrome
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Monday , 31 July 2023 40 for 40 : Music at Oxford celebrates 40 years with learning and participation campaign and exciting new season Labels : Oxford preview Music at Oxford presents an annual concert series in the Oxford's inspiring buildings and spaces . The forthcoming season celebrates their 40th anniversary . nbsp The first concert took place on 1 July 1983, and within a decade Music at Oxford MaO was the largest independent classical concert promoter in the . UK In celebration of MaO’s 40 years of music-making , they have launched their 40 for 40 Anniversary Campaign which aims to raise 40,000 by the end of 2024, to be put towards the ongoing annual costs of.JPG)
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Sunday , 30 July 2023 Prom 19 : Maxim Emelyanychev Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Mendelssohn's Elijah Labels : BBC concert review Proms SCO Mendelssohn : Elijah Roderick Williams , Scottish Chamber Orchestra , SCO Chorus , Maxim Emelyanychev BBC Proms Photo : Chris Christodoulou Mendelssohn : Elijah Carolyn Sampson , Rowan Pierce , Helen Charlston , Andrew Staples , Roderick Williams , SCO Chorus , Scottish Chamber Orchestra , Maxim Emelyanychev BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Emelyanychev's historically informed approach complemented by some vivid choral singing in a performance a world away from the traditional oratorio view of Mendelssohn Maxim Emelyanychev
: : , Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Saturday , 29 July 2023 A little bit of theatrical magic : style , imagination and engaging performances in Dorset Opera's rare revival of Massenet's Le roi de Lahore Labels : opera review Massenet : Le roi de Lahore Michael Anthony McGee , Amar Muchhala , Seljan Nasibli , Julian Close Dorset Opera Photo : Julian Guidera Massenet : Le roi de Lahore Seljan Nasibli , Amar Muchhala , Michael Anthony McGee , Kezia Bienek , Julian Close , director : Ella Marchment , conductor : Jeremy Carnall Dorset Opera at Bryanston School Written for the lavish resources of the Paris Opera , Dorset Opera's production of Massenet's first opera mixes visual imagination with strong ,.JPG)
: : . Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Thursday , 27 July 2023 Prom 16 : Sir Mark Elder the Hallé in Rachmaninoff's The Bells Shostakovich's Symphony No . 5 Labels : BBC concert review Proms Rachmaninoff : The Bells the Hallé BBC Proms Photo : Chris Christodoulou Rachmaninoff : The Bells Shostakovich : Symphony No . 5 The Hallé , nbsp the Hallé Choir , BBC Symphony Chorus , Mané Galoyan , Dmytro Popov , Andrei Kymach , Sir Mark Elder BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Rachmaninoff's complex choral masterpiece in a virtuoso performance followed by a gripping account of Shostakovich's best known and perhaps most complex symphony Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé made their visit to the BBC Proms on Wednesday 26
: , , Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Thursday , 27 July 2023 43 singers , 27 orchestral musicians , 25 production team ETO on the road and a preview of the Autumn season Labels : ETO preview Rossini : Il viaggio a Reims end of Act II English Touring Opera , Spring 2023 Photo Richard Hubert Smith 43 singers , 27 orchestral musicians , 25 production team carpenters , electricians , stage management etc those are the people that English Touring Opera took on the road for its Spring season of Handel's Giuilio Cesare see my review Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia see my review and Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims see my review a tour which ran from the end of February to late May and involved 10 performances of the
: , Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Wednesday , 26 July 2023 Around the World in 88 Piano Keys , fundraising for Ukraine Labels : preview Pianist Margaret Fingerhut will be returning to Middleton Hall , Hull on 10 August 2023 for Around the World in 88 Piano Keys a concert presented by Hull Chamber Music which is fundraising for Ukraine . nbsp Around the World in 88 Piano Keys is a piano travelogue that takes the audience on a whistle-stop tour across the globe . It is a dazzling array of composers familiar and not-so-familiar , which Margaret personally introduces from the keyboard , including music by Liszt , Albeniz , nbsp Sergei Bortkiewicz , Bartók , Roxanna Panufnik , Artie Matthews , Peter-3.png)
: : , Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Wednesday , 26 July 2023 Tales Trails of Britain : Kemal Yusuf , Robert Lefever and Peter Maxwell Davies Labels : preview Kemal Yusuf Kemal Yusuf is a contemporary composer who enjoys exploring unusual and unexpected collaborations . On 29 July 2023 at the Cockpit Theatre , Kemal will be joined by tenor Magnus Walker and The Moonrakers multi-instrumentalist duo Jon Bennett and Becki Luff for a programme which celebrates unexpected connections . Tails and Trails of Britain features music by Kemal , Robert Lefever , Peter Maxwell Davies and George Butterworth , along with folk-music from the Moonrakers The music's connections are all linked to problematic
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Tuesday , 25 July 2023 Greater than the sum of its parts : British Youth Opera perform Vaughan Williams' The Pilgrim's Progress at the Three Choirs Festival Labels : opera review Three Choirs Vaughan Williams : The Pilgrim's Progress Emyr Lloyd Jones Evangelist Ross Cumming Pilgrim British Youth Opera at the Three Choirs Festival Photo James O'Driscoll Ralph Vaughan Williams : The Pilgrim's Progress : British Youth Opera , Royal Philhamonic Orchestra , Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir , Charlotte Corderoy Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester Cathedral Vaughan Williams' morality stage with young singers in Gloucester Cathedral proves to be a communal achievement
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Tuesday , 25 July 2023 Eclectic mix : Gavin Higgins' The Faerie Bride is a highlight at the Three Choirs Festival alongside a new Ronald Corp piece Vaughan Williams' Flos Campi Labels : concert review Three Choirs Gavin Higgins : The Faerie Bride Marta Fontanals-Simmons , Roderick Williams , BBC National Orchestra of Wales , Martyn Brabbins The Three Choirs Festival Photo : Dale Hodgetts Ronald Corp : Hail and Farewell Ralph Vaughan Williams : Flos Campi Gavin Higgins : The Faerie Bride Marta Fontanals-Simmons , Roderick Williams , Rebecca Jones , BBC National Orchestra of Wales , Three Choirs Festival Chorus , Martyn Brabbins Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester
: Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Friday , 21 July 2023 The Continuo Foundation has opened a new round of project grants it's sixth amounting to 100,000 Labels : music news 13 recently formed ensembles supported by the Continuo Foundation The Continuo Foundation has opened a new round of project grants it's sixth amounting to 100,000. This will bring the support provided to UK period instrument ensembles since 2021 to a total of 660,000. The funds have been raised from private individuals , and trusts and foundations , wishing to support the UK’s world-renowned early music . sector UK ensembles are invited to submit proposals for creative projects scheduled to take place between October 2023 and March
: Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Wednesday , 19 July 2023 Green Room festival in the UK's largest Medieval tithe barn Labels : preview The Tithe Barn , Lenham , venue for the Green Room Festival A new festival , Green Room , is launching in September bringing artists to UK’s largest Medieval Tithe Barn , in the picturesque village of Lenham , Kent . Artistic director Alexandra Callanan has planned a launch weekend of concerts from 1 to 3 September 2023 with the idea of bringing world-class artists into intimate and beautiful performance spaces . Audiences will be limited and seated in the round , and there will be wine from the neighbouring Balfour . Vineyard The weekend will feature a mixture of jazz 
: Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Tuesday , 18 July 2023 The Music Room at Champs Hill to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024 The Music Room at Champs Hill Photo : Philip Hollis When he retired from a 40 year career in farming , David Bowerman and his wife Mary decided to create a state-of-the-art concert hall at home in West Sussex . The result was the Music Room at Champs Hill which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024. That is 25 years bringing the highest-quality music-making to the area , giving a platform to emerging artists , and promoting lesser-known repertoire by giving concerts in the Music Room , using it as a recording studio and issuing records under their own Champs Hill label .
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Tuesday , 18 July 2023 Autumn season : Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square Southbank Sinfonia and St John's Smith Square have announced a varied Autumn Season . Southbank Sinfonia will be exploring French music with Poulenc , Ravel , and Farrenc , going through Alice's looking glass with Joby Talbot , Missy Mazzoli , Caroline Shaw , and Haydn , exploring Mozart's re-imagined with Jonathan Dove and Jonathan Harvey , as well as exploring the night sky with conductor Olivia Clarke and presenting Raymond Briggs' The Snowman with Howard Blake's enchanting score and The Bear and the Piano with music by Daniel Whibley .
: : Pages Robert's Link Tree About Us Contact Us Record Reviews Interviews Twitter : RobertHugill Opera and Concert Reviews Tuesday , 18 July 2023 Overwhelmingly intense electronic sound worlds from marginalised voices : Nonclassical's Disruptive Frequencies at Kings Place Labels : concert review guest review Kings Place Aniruddha Das aka Dhangsha Disruptive Frequencies : Gary Stewart , Amit Dinesh Patel , Nikki Sheth , Poulomi Desai , Nicole Raymond , Aniruddha Das Nonclassical at Kings Place 16 July 2023, reviewed by Florence Anna Maunders A fruit of Amit Dinesh Patel's research into cultural diversity in experimental sound , Disruptive Frequences featured six performers in almost complete darkness , giving a theatrical and almost religious aspect to the whole evening Disruptive