| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 Hereford Cathedral | Three Choirs Festival: Ireland, Delius and Elgar with Nardone and the Philharmonia |
A second scorching day in Hereford at the Three Choirs Festival concluded with another excellent concert.
Before an audience that filled the cathedral to capacity, the Philharmonia Orchestra assembled on the platform and a warm welcome was given to conductor Peter Nardone.
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| 25-Jul-2012 Hereford Cathedral | Dyson's Canterbury Pilgrims at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford |
Sir George Dyson (1883–1964) is now principally remembered by the generations of grown-up schoolchildren who sang his many songs for educational use, and more recently by church choirs and congregations for his religious music. Dyson’s orchestral oeuvre (which includes a Violin Concerto, a Symphony in G and a host of smaller concertante and chamber works) is lamentably overlooked – though, during his lifetime, this music was once enthusiastically championed by the leading artists of the day including the violinist Albert Sammons.
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