St. Martin-in-the-Fields 2022-23 Review: Secret Byrd

Photo: Mark Allen A 400th anniversary means a flock of Byrds this year. But few opportunities to hear his music are as intimate or visceral as Bill Barclay’s “Secret Byrd,” an immersive program extremely on trend for classical music right now. The show was devised with the elite vocal group The Gesualdo Six and viol consort Fretwork and received four {…}

Nov 26, 2021

Emily D’Angelo, Lucy Crowe, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies & I Fagiolini Headline St. Martin-in-the-Fields Spring 2022 Season

St. Martin-in-the-Fields has announced its Spring 2022 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on soley vocal performances. Soprano Natalya Romaniw and pianist Iain Burnside will initiate the new ENO in the Fields program, a collaboration with the English National Opera. Performance Date: Feb. 12, 2022 I Fagiolini will take on baroque music for multiple choirs {…}

Sep 17, 2021

St Martin-in-the-Fields to Team With Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

(Image Source: Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Official Website) St Martin-in-the-Fields will be the London Home of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras. The locale will present three concerts led by Sir John Eliot Gardiner including a performance of Berlioz’s ‘L’Enfance du Christ’ on Dec. 11, 2021. That showcase will star Ann Hallenberg, Lionel Lhote, and William Thomas. That will be followed {…}