Aug 10 2009 | Music
Happy birthday Big Chill. Fifteen years young and the festival is still managing to give itself minor facelifts, most of which made this one of the most diverse and interesting on the calendar. The weather played its part with sunny days, but actually chilly nights, while the entertainment was as eclectic and entertaining as ever. Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
Happy birthday Big Chill. Fifteen years young and the festival is still managing to give itself minor facelifts, most of which made this one of the most diverse and interesting on the calendar. Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
Polly Weeks discovers A-ha have found a new meaning in their music 24 years after their debut hit. Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
Peter Bacon looks at the highlights of the forthcoming week Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
The longest-established such ensemble in the United Kingdom, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales has a lot going for it. Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
National Youth Orchestra Of WalesAdrian Boult Hall Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great BritainBirmingham Town Hall Read
Aug 10 2009 | Music
A sparse, but enthusiastic audience greeted ranks of players parading in to range round the hall, upstairs and down, conducted from the gallery by Glenn Price. Six superb trumpets created goose-bumps as opening fanfares rang out for The Sword and the Crown by Gregson. All from memory, this was history at its most imaginative. Read