The Performances for the Curious have caused debate and intrigue. The more I see the more I am (mostly) enthralled…
Road, Richard Burton Company, RWCM&D
December 8, 2018There is much talent in our Royal Welsh and you don’t need to look far to see a large ensemble…
Phantom Rides Again, good cop, bad cop, Chapter
December 6, 2018I’ve been intrigued by the recent work of good cop bad cop over the last few years. They often seem…
Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra
December 3, 2018I returned to Cardiff Uni for another concert from there orchestra, this time the smaller forces of their chamber orchestra….
Esther/Hana2K/Eädyth/Teddy Hunter, Chapter
November 29, 2018New Sound Wales have been exactly what it says on the tin. The discord of new and exciting music has…
Unaccompanied, newCelf, Little Man
November 29, 2018It’s been a few years since noticing the work of newCelf, run by Richard McReynolds and Daniel-Wyn Jones. They work…
Winterreise, Guy Withers & Esther Knight, Cardiff University School of Music
November 28, 2018What makes a great song cycle? This question has been asked by composers for hundreds of years. Few would debate…
The Hermes Experiment, RWCM&D
November 27, 2018When writing my last review on The Hermes Experiment when the group was at St David’s Hall, I spoke of…
Margaret and the Tapeworm, Triongl, Chapter
November 26, 2018For those of us who are not quite ready to bare the Christmas mania that seeps into final few months…
Cardiff University Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Hoddinott Hall
November 25, 2018It’s lovely to see the musicians from Cardiff University get the chance to perform in Hoddinott Hall once in a…