The York Early Music Christmas Festival announces its programming for 2025. This article only features classical vocal events, Rory McCleery, Artistic Director of The Marian Consort leads a choral workshop for SATB singers. Performance Date: December 6, 2025 Helen Charlston and Sholto Kynoch present works by Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn, Carl Loewe, and Robert Schumann. Performance Date: December 6, 2025 {…}
The Dunedin Consort announces its 2025-26 season. For the purpose of this article only voice performances are included. Bach’s “Matthew Passion,” BWV 244, features soloists Rowan Pierce, Hugh Cutting, Nicholas Mulroy, Marcus Farnsworth, Sarah Anne Champion, Hiroshi Amako, and Christopher Webb. John Butt directs. Performance Date: September 10, 2025 Bach’s “Markus Passion,” BWV 247, is presented with Concert Theatre Works. {…}
The Oxford International Song Festival has announced its line up for 2025. This article only features classical vocal concerts. Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch open the festival with a concert highlighting the works of Franz Schubert. Performance Date: October 10, 2025 Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a small selection of songs in “Song Sofa.” This {…}
(Credit: X/Nicolas Mulroy) The Trinity Boys Choir has announced Nicholas Mulroy as the new director. The tenor took to social media and said, “Very excited and fortunate to work with these amazing youngsters in this wonderful school/dept, and to build on the extraordinary legacy of the great.” Mulroy was a chorister at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral and has sung at {…}
(Photo credit: Victoria Cadisch) The Ryedale Festival has announced its programming for the 2024 season. This article features classical vocal works only. Mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds, the RSMF Ryedale Primary Choir, Ryedale Voices, Harmonia, The RyeLarks, and the Kirkbymoorside Town Junior Brass Band present the first “Community Song Cycle” by John Barber and Hazel Gould. The concert also features storyteller Rosie {…}
