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Michael White
From Bach to Sondheim: why great music still matters
Michael White reflects on recent performances of Bach, James MacMillan, Bernstein and Sondheim, and on how great music still illuminates the human search for meaning
The sound of the season: choirs, carols, and moral memory
As Advent gives way to Christmas, Britain’s choral tradition reaches its annual peak — from Handel’s Messiah and festive carols to music shaped by war, witness, and faith
From monasteries to the Proms: creating spiritual spaces musically
The peaceful grounds of monasteries couldn’t be more different to the bustle of the Albert Hall: but all can provide the right setting for creating spiritual spaces through music
Benjamin Britten’s respect for the Church was given voice at this year's Aldeburgh Festival
benjamin britten wasn’t notably devout, a token anglican at best. but he respected the church. he was drawn to its ways. and there’s a whole...
A look from afar: thoughts of Advent in Cambridge and further afield
the potency of human voices singing with collective purpose is a thing most people can experience year-round. but the approach of christmas ...
A variable set of Summer performances, from Holst to Britten
the music world likes a decent anniversary, something to focus on. prominent among the anniversaries this year has been the 150th of gustav ...
Benjamin Britten's surprising habit of 'Christianising' non-Christian stories in his operas
benjamin britten was one of those composers whose religious leanings were unclear; and as a gay man in mid-20th century england, he had few ...
A smile from Monteverdi
michael white enjoys the delight of the vespers and a radical reimagining of carmen. to hear monteverdi’s vespers of the blessed virgin is t...
A surfeit of minor keys this Easter
michael white enjoys two requiems, a stabat mater and two outstanding premieres . musically, the journey through holy week to easter is a sl...
Spirituality, if not religion, in the works of Bach and Britten
austere, stark, private; the bach solo cello suites aren’t usually thought of as religious works. bach wrote them, probably, as exercises fo...
Dark shows for dark times: going toe to toe with Elektra and The Handmaid’s Tale
there’s an old bugs bunny cartoon with the punchline, “what’d ya expect in a opera – a happy ending?” it’s a fair point. opera does of cours...
Choirs at Christmas
from prestigious cathedral choirs to small ensembles, michael white enjoyed concerts of the highest quality. i’m never sure what it is that ...
Israel-Palestine anxieties bear heavily on productions at Covent Garden and Bath
filled as they are with stories about vengeful israelites in conflict with their neighbours, it takes little effort these days to find sensi...
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