The silver chain of sound with Orchestra of the Swan and Tamsin Waley-Cohen

By Katherine Dixson, 29 April 2013

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Reviewed at St John's Church, Hagley, Hagley on 26 April 2013

Holst, St Paul's Suite, Op.29 no.2

Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20

Watkins, Concertino

Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending

Britten, Simple Symphony, Op.4

Orchestra of the Swan

David Curtis, Conductor

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Violin

Troubled dreams from David Le Page and the Orchestra of the Swan

Mark Valencia, 29th March

David Le Page's The Interpretation of Dreams did not, sadly, live up to the trailer.

**111

Helping put Salieri back on the map

Hedy Mühleck, 12th October

The Orchestra of the Swan and David Curtis are on a mission to rescue the reputation of Mozart's alleged rival and tormentor.

***11

Dramatic Shostakovich and tender Tchaikovsky

Katherine Dixson, 13th April

Being the resident band in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Orchestra of the Swan is having a busy time of it right now, in the lead-up to Shakespeare400.

****1

Raphael Wallfisch: the Czech connection

Hedy Mühleck, 13th May

Two individually strong musical components met in this Czech field trip, but will they connect to form something new?

***11

A window on the Three Choirs Festival: Debussy, Tabakova and Fauré

Katherine Dixson, 23rd July

After weeks of foul weather, this was more like it. Proper sunshine for a summer festival. Around Hereford Cathedral, watched over by a statue of Elgar draped in a fresh laurel wreath, Three Choirs Festival-goers enjoyed the warmth before venturing inside for equally sunny music. Even the yellow flowers framing the stage carried through the theme, setting off the golden centre-stage harp.

****1

Helping put Salieri back on the map

Hedy Mühleck, 12th October

The Orchestra of the Swan and David Curtis are on a mission to rescue the reputation of Mozart's alleged rival and tormentor.

***11

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Katherine Dixson

Katherine is an enthusiastic choral singer. Becoming chairman of her choir proved the catalyst for writing a memoir into which she crammed musical experiences galore, including her own belated musical education and encounters with professional musicians. Combining music, writing and travel is Katherine’s idea of bliss. Her website is here.