Jamie Barton, Mary Bevan, & Dame Sarah Connolly Star in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 Season

(Photo credit: Thalhammer & Pledger) The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced its lineup for the 2024-25 season. This article only features vocal works. Soprano Mary Bevan opens the season with a program of works by Schubert. Edward Gardner conducts. Performance Date: July 17, 2024 Soprano Lucy Crowe, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston, tenor Nicky Spence, and baritone Jonathan Lemalu serves {…}

RNS Moves to Premiere New Works by Héloïse Werner

(Photo credit: Tynesight Photographic) RNS Moves, the inclusive ensemble featuring disabled musicians and non-disabled members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, is set to premiere Héloïse Werner’s “Wander.” Soprano and composer Werner’s newly commissioned work “Wander” is inspired by city life. The composer recreates the sensation of strolling through a bustling landscape and being drawn to buskers, by using a mixture of {…}