Yesterday saw the final Usher Hall concert of the 2018 Edinburgh International Festival. And what a night! Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra did a fantastic job showing the somewhat softer side of Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”. On stage with them were the Edinburgh Festival Chorus (who invited me to join them), the National Girls Choir (part of NYCoS) and 8 fantastic … Continue reading Mahler 8 closes another Festival
Wow, this is very cool! I was invited (with a group of singers from the National Youth Choir of Scotland) to sing Belshazzar’s Feast in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall with the Royal Choral Union. This is a huge privilege and I am very excited about singing again, it has been so long since my work has let up enough to squeeze in any rehearsals. When I … Continue reading Belshazzar Feasts Again
Sunday marked the National Yout Choir of Scotland’s 10th anniversary Gala concert. I was invited to sing as a member of the alumni of which there ae now quite a few. After many long rehearsals over in Glasgow (though I swear we were told they would be in Edinburgh) the concert went very well indeed. The crowd were very responsive, though a tad keen and … Continue reading NYCoS 10th Anniversary
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