Matthew Rose the driving force in Mendelssohn's Elijah

By Emily Owen, 25 March 2014

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Reviewed at Smith Square Hall, London on 22 March 2014

Mendelssohn, Elijah

Blackheath Halls Chorus

Eltham Choral Society

Singers from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Blackheath Halls Orchestra

Edward Gardner, Conductor

Ailish Tynan, Soprano

Louise Winter, Mezzo-soprano

Robert Murray, Tenor

Matthew Rose, Bass

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****1

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Emily Owen

A postgraduate student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama specialising in early music, Emily Owen is a freelance soprano, singing with numerous ensembles. She deputises in churches around London and also manages the newly formed London Youth Choir. Her website is here.