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Christopher Morley

Review: The Dream of Gerontius, Birmingham University Musical Society, at Birmingham Town Hall
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If ever there were a concert of two halves, this was it (not that the seamless purgatorial journey which is Elgar鈥檚 Dream of Gerontius should ever have been given with an interval 鈥 nor should the Verdi Requiem).
Review: Mahler Symphony no.7, London Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall
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They used to nickname Mahler鈥檚 Seventh Symphony 鈥淭he Song of the Night鈥, and it is easy to understand why.
Review: Orchestra of the Swan, at Birmingham Town Hall
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Sunshine streamed through a thronged Town Hall, and sunshine streamed joyously from the trumpets which were the focal point of Wednesday鈥檚 matinee from the Orchestra of the Swan.
Michael Seal's stand-in ovation
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Christopher Morley talks to the newly appointed associate conductor of the CBSO, Michael Seal.
Review: New World Symphony, CBSO at Symphony Hall
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CBSO matinees invariably attract full houses to one of the world鈥檚 great concert halls, and Wednesday was no exception.
Review: The Cunning Little Vixen, Birmingham Conservatoire at the Crescent Theatre
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The Cunning Little Vixen, Janacek鈥檚 enchanting opera of nature鈥檚 renewal through the seasons while glum humans look morosely on, would seem a perfect vehicle for a student opera.
Review: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, at CBSO Centre
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Sunday鈥檚 was a cracking programme even by BCMG鈥檚 standards, pulling out all the stops to celebrate the bestowing of the Royal Philharmonic Society鈥檚 prestigious Leslie Boosey Award to the powerhouse couple at the helm of BCMG, Stephen and Jackie Newbould (with a gentle, surprise miniwork by artist-in-association John Woolrich).
Review: New World Symphony, by CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
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Review: New World Symphony, by CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
The musical musings of Myriam Toumi
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Christopher Morley speaks to the founder of a new all-woman Birmingham choir.
Music is the food of love for Stephen and Jackie Newbould
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Christopher Morley聽talks to a husband and wife team helping to shape the future of classical sounds.
Review: CBSO/Dancing in the Streets, at Symphony Hall
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Anyone who says they 鈥渄on鈥檛 like 20th-century music鈥 should have been at Tuesday鈥檚 CBSO concert, from which they would have emerged smiling in acquiescence at its sheer approachability.
Review: Boult String Quartet, at The Artrix, Bromsgrove
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Friday鈥檚 offering from Bromsgrove Concerts was not quite what it said on the tin, with a change of leader for the excellent Boult Quartet, a change of pianist (the original one somehow finding himself double-booked), and therefore a change of programme.
Review: Ex Cathedra, at Birmingham Town Hall
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Soon to be 60, Jeffrey Skidmore celebrated his forthcoming birthday by selecting an amazingly searching programme to display all the skills of Ex Cathedra, the expert choir he founded 42 years ago and which has become his life鈥檚 triumphant work.
Review: CBSO Youth Orchestra, at Symphony Hall
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Whatever the accomplishments of other departments, if there is going to be a weak link in a youth orchestra it is usually and understandably (given their numbers) the strings.
Review: CBSO/The Birmingham Mahler Cycle, at Symphony Hall
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Sandwiched between the hypnotic glamour of Simon Rattle and the visceral excitement of Andris Nelsons, it is easy to overlook what a huge contribution Sakari Oramo made to the CBSO during his decade as music director.
A musical road less travelled for Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra
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Jeffrey Skidmore, founder of the Ex Cathedra choir, is not one for playing it safe.
Review: The Fairy Queen, New London Consort at Birmingham Town Hall
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Circus performers, from acrobats to jugglers and even an astonishing balancer of cube-frames on his forehead cropped up in Purcell鈥檚 semi-opera The Fairy Queen.
Review: Heroes, CBSO, at Symphony Hall
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Derived from the score he supplied for Eisenstein鈥檚 epic film Alexander Nevsky, Prokofiev鈥檚 eponymous seven-movement cantata retains all the vividness, immediacy and vigour of that original soundtrack.
Review: Vale Victor, at Barber Institute, University of Birmingham
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This concert at the Barber paid an affectionate farewell to the University鈥檚 music department lecturer Vic Hoyland, who retires later this year after many years of devoted service.
Review: Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, at Adrian Boult Hall
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Though it performs to the highest professional standards, and has many adept professional musicians among its ranks, the Birmingham Philharmonic is nominally an amateur orchestra, and perhaps as an amateur orchestra is able to take more risks in programming than other ensembles would dare.
Review: Britten Sinfonia, at Birmingham Town Hall
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There was a delicious interacting of links in last Friday鈥檚 programme from the Britten Sinfonia, larger than in most of its appearances on this gracious stage, but still playing with the empathy of chamber-music intimacy under the discreet direction of its leader, Jacqueline Shave.
Breathing new life into the bassoon
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Christopher Morley talks to the composer of a concerto with a difference.
Review: Turnage and Mahler, CBSO/BCMG at Symphony Hall
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It comes as a shock to realise that Mark-Anthony Turnage鈥檚 Kai is already more than 20 years old.
Review: CBSO/Sounds of Spring, at Symphony Hall
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The CBSO has a proud history of its own principal players stepping up to the plate to play as soloist in concertos, and Elspeth Dutch has done the job gloriously several times during her near ten-year tenure as queen of the horn section.