Saturday's concert was a really enjoyable occasion: Natasha and Hannah are both fantastic young singers with very bright futures. Watch out for them in a few years' time! We recorded some of the concert, and I'll try to get some samples up here soon. The other good news is that we raised over £100 for the church's renovation fund. Singing the end of
Ganymed whilst seeing the skies through a broken stained glass window in such a beautiful building was a stirring moment for me; I hope the church finds the money it desperately needs to restore the space.
So, on to the summer! What's lined up?
- Performance of sacred and secular music by Monteverdi with at the Lichfield Festival in July with Ex Cathedra Consort and Jeffrey Skidmore
- A week's residential course at Hazelwood House in Devon with coaching from Ashley Stafford and Marco Ozbic
- My birthday (VERY important!)
- Tour of Northern Italy with Sonore, directed by Tom Primrose
- Concert at the Edinburgh Festival with Ex Cathedra Consort