Collegium Musicum - London - 'Mass in B Minor' (J.S. Bach) - St James' Clerkenwell. Saturday 3rd May 2025. The title of this Post comes...

Wilfred Glenn (1881-1970) and Frank Croxton (1877-1949) This is another of my 'one thing leads to another' musings. My post on Lawrence...

I have mentioned before in these posts how one thing frequently leads to another, and so it was when I wrote about Stainer's ...

Stainer's 'The Crucifixion' Temple Church Wednesday 16th April 2025 My maternal grandparents, who were both fine amateur singers,...

'Songs of Eden' London Choral Sinfonia Sinfonia Smith Square Tuesday 15th April 2025 This concert forms part of an enterprising Easter...

Bach - St Matthew Passion - Southwark Cathedral. Thursday 3rd April 2025 I attended this performance of Bach's 'St Matthew Passion' for a...

The Magic Flute - Charles Court Opera - Wilton's Music Hall My varied singing career saw me perform five roles in 'The Magic Flute':...

Apologies to my hordes of readers (ahem...) for my prolonged silence. An unexpected return to the classroom and an even more unexpected...

Considering my close ties to Britten's 1946 Chamber Opera (I sang the role of Tarquinius in two productions, and was taught by Otakar...

A brief comment on Prom 24: Purcell's 'The Fairy Queen'. My son, Hugo Herman-Wilson, was performing, along with other members of Le...

For these few brief thoughts I am returning to Oliver Soden's comment recorded at the start of my last Blog, 'The Past and I': 'As with...

'As with all the best setting of poetry, the words were liberated by the music.' The above comment in Gramophone Magazine, by Oliver...

The BBC made quite a splash regarding its Proms' commission 'The Gorgeous Nothings' by Anna Clyne (BBC Proms 30 July 2024). Much was made...

It is no secret that I am not an unequivocal fan of the nation's favourite Roderick Williams, and I must admit to being rather unkind to...

Considering he had not performed regularly in public for more than twenty years, the heart-felt tributes paid to the late Cornish...

‘The Sorcerer’ (Gilbert and Sullivan) Charles Court Opera: Ulverston Festival at The Victoria Hall, Grange Over Sands. Sunday 2nd June...

'Hassan' by James Elroy Flecker is a curious piece, born out of Elroy Flecker's interest in the Turkish language. While studying in the...

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