Concerts

Concertcushion

ByDMcA June 17, 2011June 25, 2011

At last an end to aching backside caused by 90 minutes sitting on rock-hard pew at St Martin in the Fields misery. St Martin in the Fields (on Trafalgar Square) is a little gem for those with an hour to spare at lunchtime on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. It has an illustrious history, and for…

Concerts

Jazzellerault 2011

ByDMcA May 30, 2011September 19, 2021

After half a lifetime of coming to France from the UK, I am still surprised how two countries 21 miles away at their closest point can be so profoundly different. As time has gone by I still find as many examples of differences as I do of homogenization. Jazzelerault 2011 is a classic case in…

Concerts

Melissa Kenny and the Billroth quartet

ByDMcA May 13, 2011August 21, 2011

Young Harpist plunks away to charming and dramatic effect. One of the joys of the lunchtime concerts at St Martin’s in the Fields is their habit of showcasing young talent in combinations of programme and instruments you don’t often see. I am occasionally covering these concerts to remind myself of super artists and performances ,…

Concerts

Choeurs au Diapason

ByDMcA May 9, 2011August 21, 2011

French choristers roar away to great effect. The French choir Choeurs au Diapason hail from Marseilles and are around 130 in number. Even in France the sight of 130 massed French people causes an Englishman concern. To see this number dressed in white (the women), or in full evening dress with white silk bow ties…

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