I don't regard myself as more than averagely sentimental and there isn't too much music that reduces me to tears. But a moment in Britten's St Nicolas does it with press-button certainty, when the pickled boys come back to life and sing their Alleluias. And as usual it had me passing off my snuffles as [...]
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Matthew Barley's Around Britten tour reaches Classical Revolution tonight (7 May) at the Green Carnation in Soho. The cellist will be playing music for solo cello by Bach and by Britten from his tour (see my review of his Around Bri... Read Post
The April to August programme at St Johns Smith Square sees the anniversaries of Britten and George Lloyd being commemorated, plus there are memorial concerts for soprano Elizabeth Connell and composer John Marlow Rhys. Tenor David ... Read Post
Besides celebrating Britten's music, Britten 100 involves a variety of events and artists who are reaching out to a wider audience, whether this is by creating new music, performing in unusual venues, involving 75, 000 children in s... Read Post