We’re thrilled to be performing three of Cecilia McDowall’s works at our upcoming concert, Into Spring: East Meets West. In anticipation, we interviewed her –  during the conversation, we explored her memories of singing with Sir David Willcocks, the impact that...

On 19 November 'A Song for St Cecilia', commissioned by The Bar Choral Society to celebrate its Tenth Anniversary in 2024, will be performed by the choir and the celebrated opera singer, Jennifer Johnston, who is herself a former member of the Bar. They are joined by...

On 17 November Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bach Choir give the premiere of 'Songs of the North' for SATB and piano. 'Songs of the North was inspired by three poems drawn from ‘Poem of the North’, a poetic concept in which the fifty specially commissioned poems are based on a...

On 12 November St Martin’s Voices, conductor Andrew Earis, gave the London premiere of 'Angel of the Battlefield' (commissioned by The Glasgow School of Art choir) in a concert of contemporary choral music for remembrance. 'Angel of the Battlefield' focuses on the...

Mark Forrest introduces a concert given by Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short of music inspired by the theme of rest. Recorded at the beautiful Ampleforth Abbey on the edge of the North York Moors as part of this year's Ryedale Festival, Tenebrae's programme is built...

Christina Lamb is Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Sunday Times and has covered wars from Iraq to Libya, Angola to Syria and repression from Eritrea to Zimbabwe. Her writing particularly highlights the effects of war on women and children - the girls abducted by...