Just found out about this local concert in June

at Coventry Cathedral Saturday 21st June, 7.30pm
English Symphony Orchestra
Saint Michael's Singers, Coventry Cathedral Choristers and an international chorus of 400 voices
Conductors: Sir David Willcocks and Paul Leddington Wright

Vaughan Williams - Antiphon (Let All the World)
Mozart - Coronation Mass, K317
Poulenc - Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Frances Allisten - The Lord is my Light
Malcolm Boyle - Thou, O God, Art Praised in Zion
Ernest Bullock - Give Us the Wings of Faith
Paul Leddington Wright - The Coventry Litany
C.H.H. Parry - I Was Glad

As part of the International Church Music Festival. Paul is conductor of the Saint Michael's Singers and Artistic Director of the ICMF.

Tickets: £12 (con. £10).
Available from Coventry Cathedral Gift Shop 02476 267070.


this isn't far away either,

Evesham Vale Music Club Saturday 14th June
Springhill House & Barn, nr. Pershore
ESO Chamber Group
featuring Paul Arden Taylor (oboe), Michael Bochmann (violin),
Helen Roberts (viola) and Peter Adams ('cello)

Grounds open 2pm, picnic interval 3pm-4.15pm. Tea & coffee available from 5pm. Grounds close 6.30pm. Admission is by ticket only - availablity is limited so please book early. Enquiries (excluding ticket sales) - Tom Hutchinson of Evesham Vale Music Club - 01386 861206.

ESO would like to thank Marion and Jonathan Bomford, owners of Springhill, for inviting us to perform in this fabulous setting. The afternoon will commence with a concert in Springhill's fine old barn.

There will be an interval of 75 minutes, during which you may enjoy your own picnic either around the lake or at the tables inside the barn.

Programme includes:

Mozart arr. Derek Smith - Oboe Quartet in B flat (after the String Quartet K172)
Schubert - String Trio movement in B flat, D471
Christopher Ball - Pagan Piper / Pan Overheard
Mozart - Oboe Quartet in F, K370
Dohnányi - String Trio, Op.10 ("Serenade")
Malcolm Arnold - Oboe Quartet Op. 61

Tickets: £12 (ESO Friends £2 discount), under-18's £3.
Available from the ESO Box Office 01386 791044.

They started out life as the English String Orchestra, John, before moving into more symphonic repertoire. (But maybe you knew that already). They couldn't use the name English Symphony Orchestra at that time, because the name was owned by someone else. I think, in the end, the name ownership changed hands, but I can't recall in which direction.

As part of the International Church Music Festival. Paul is conductor of the Saint Michael's Singers and Artistic Director of the ICMF.
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I took part in BBCTV's Songs of Praise from the Gateshead Sage in 2005 and PLW was musical director for the event--quite a character.

Ian.