As it’s Holy Week this week, I thought I’d stay away from overtly bouncy things. This final movement of Ravel’s suite Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) shimmers with magic and ecstasy. I love gardens, but I don’t have one myself, so this allows me to imagine a paradise garden, full of roses, graceful trees, quiet ponds and shady corners instead.
A healthy dose of silliness and joy in Durham Opera Ensemble’s sparkling production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe.
EXAUDI create a glttering hall of mirrors with music from seven centuries ago reflected in the present, including music by students from St Leonard’s school.
Durham University Choral Society swept us up from the depths of the ocean to land in the heights of heaven.
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