Thoroughly Enjoyable
MIKE WHEELER listens to the Richard Roddis Singers on tour
In contrast to previous years, the Richard Roddis Singers took a mostly secular programme on their latest annual mini-tour of Derbyshire (heard at The VoiceBox, Derby, UK, 14 April 2012).
On the evidence of his John Clare Cantata, we don't hear enough of Malcolm Arnold's vocal music. As a tribute from one Northamptoner to another, it takes six of Clare's poems and arranges them into a seasonal cycle...
Copyright © 20 April 2012
Mike Wheeler, Derby UK
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