Review
Review: The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Collingwood
Stuart Reed writes: The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines concert at the Collingwood Millennium Hall was an object lesson on how to fill a
20 December, 2018
Review
Review: A bright and blissful performance from Chichester’s St Richard Singers
Bruno Newman writes: Review: A Babe is Born, St.George’s Church, Whyke One can perhaps feel a modicum of sympathy for Nicolaus Esterházy. Like those unfortunate
18 December, 2018
Review
Sell-out success for The Chichester Singers’ Messiah
Mark Hartt-Palmer writes: For many, Christmas would not be complete without hearing Handel’s ever-popular Messiah, whether it be live or recorded. A packed audience in
18 December, 2018
Review
Review: The Portsmouth Choral Union “Wassailing” with Castle Primary School
Maggie McMurray writes: ‘Wassail’ at Portsmouth Cathedral last Saturday fulfilled the promise of its title, with rich connotations of Christmas in times gone by, celebrations
16 December, 2018
Review
Christmas concert by candlelight raised over £3000 for appeal
The Renaissance Choir and Portsmouth Cathedral Choir performed a programme full of wonderful music to a full house on Saturday 8 December, raising over £3,000
15 December, 2018
Review
Review of “Confitebor Tibi, Domine” by the Portsmouth Choral Union
Rob Barnett writes: Samuel Wesley, the son of the hymn-smith Charles Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, the two founders of Methodism, was a
14 December, 2018
Profile
Profile: Lucy Armstrong – Composer
Take a bow, Lucy Armstrong. Lucy cheerfully stepped in to conduct the Meon Valley Orchestra for its appearance at the Meonstoke Christmas Fair. With hardly
10 December, 2018
Review
Review: Havant Symphony Orchestra – “East Meets West”
Stuart Reed writes: Many musicians in the Havant Symphony Orchestra performed outstandingly at their concert at Oaklands School, Waterlooville, on Saturday 1st of December. But,
6 December, 2018
Profile
From Busker to Maestro – Roy Theaker and Peter Craddock
Stuart Reed writes: A young busker from Chichester who became a violin maestro has paid tribute to the man who put him on the road
4 December, 2018
Review
Review: Portsmouth University Choir at Holy Trinity Gosport: “Evening Song”
Maggie McMurray writes: I can think of no better way to have closed the 2018 tea-time concert programme than with the collective sound of well
4 December, 2018
Review
Review: “A Hallelujah Christmas” by the Solent Male Voice Choir
Barry Tone writes: December arrived with its traditional sights and sounds at the thoroughly enjoyable and heart-warming annual SMVC concert at the Portchester Methodist Church
3 December, 2018
Updates
Feature: A postcard from Prague
Stuart Reed writes: Most amateur classical musicians in Solent area have played works by Dvorak, Smetana, Mozart and Beethoven. So what a treat it is
2 December, 2018