Read reviews of our concerts.
Come & Sing – The Kingdom, Saturday 21 September 2019
A short review. “The Kingdom – Elgar” A wonderful piece of choral music. With more than 60, singers this day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A shortened version was sung to a small audience of friends who heard what had been accomplished in 4 hours of intense work. Piers Maxim …
Summer Serenade
Review: “Summer Serenade”- The Elgar Chorale, St George’s Church, Worcester – 22.06.2019 The imposing houses of St George’s Square and the majestic Church in which the Elgar Chorale, under its inspirational Director of Music Piers Maxim, chose to present their Summer Concert, set a perfect backdrop for the programme of English music …
A Baroque Christmas with the Elgar Chorale
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, …
Psalmfest – A review of the Concert in Malvern Priory
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 …
An Autumn Serenade, The Elgar Chorale and Trianon Music Group
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 …
The Elgar Chorale sings “Messiah” – a sheer cornucopia of musical brilliance.
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 …
The Glories of Renaissance Polyphony Review
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 …
The Elgar Chorale Visit to Devon
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 …