Concert Reviews

A Baroque Christmas – 15th December 2018 On a slightly cold and dank Saturday evening just before Christmas in the Church of the Ascension, Malvern, the Elgar Chorale, most ably conducted by Piers Maxim, sang a full programme of baroque pieces by a variety of composers – Scheidt, Schütz, Buxtehude, Gabrielli, …

Review: “Psalmfest” – The Elgar Chorale, Great Malvern Priory – 10.03.18 Regular aficionados of The Elgar Chorale will, by now, be familiar with a high standard of performance and musical direction, annealed to a challenging and well-designed programme of music. This concert, which was based on the Psalms, did not …

Review: “An Autumn Serenade”-The Elgar Chorale with Trianon Music Group, St George’s RC Church, Worcester – 28.10.17 To start their new season, The Elgar Chorale was joined by the Trianon Music Group of Ipswich and Anglia Singers of Chelmsford – who were enjoying a concert tour of this area. The …

What links a Christmas pudding and a performance of Handel’s Messiah? Well, they both need careful planning and attention to detail – they need the best quality ingredients, mixed together with panache, a dash of spirit and all perfectly complementing each other. Above all, however, they need a skillful person …

This is the review of “The Glories of Renaissance Polyphony” performed by The Elgar Chorale at the Church of the Ascension in Malvern on 15th October 2016. Given the competition offered by “Strictly Come Dancing”, it was a pleasant surprise to see the Church full for this programme of music …

Early in June 2016 some members of the Chorale set off together with partners and a few members of The Friends to spend four days giving concerts in churches in Devon under the direction of Piers Maxim. These concerts were given in Kingsbridge, Tavistock, Totnes and Dartmouth. They were free …