Echo Vocal Ensemble News Today

A RYEDALE stately home is opening its doors to host an internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble. Echo is returning to the region for the first time…

Sadler’s Wells presents the UK premiere of Broken Chord by acclaimed choreographer Gregory Maqoma in collaboration with Musical Director Thuthuka Sibisi. The production tells the story of a South African chorus whose tour through North America and England in the late 19th century was marred by the realities of racism. Maqoma is joined on stage by four soloists and the celebrated UK choir Echo Vocal Ensemble for this production, which blends traditional Xhosa and contemporary dance styles. Brok...

A 19th-century South African choir’s journey to the west is dramatised in this powerful show, Maqoma’s last as a performer

A new production finds moving modern-day parallels by looking at the unlikely journey of a South African choir to the UK in the 19th century

Imaginative programming and engaging performances make for a seasonal concert with a difference. Classical review by Bernard Hughes

A Prestigious choir is set to celebrate Christmas with a concert at a stately home near Malton.

Nadine Shah is at the Barbican on Sunday SOME of my favourite music memories come from years of working in music venues when I was younger – developing true Woodstock envy metres away from the magic of Richie Havens and John Sebastian, serving drinks to Mansun and Midge Ure, bringing dinner to John Martyn and being introduced to the wonders of psychedelic music and art by a particularly talented colleague, the experience helped shape my love for live music. As the industry begins its revival,...

THE creative director of the Chiltern Arts festival is inviting classical music fans to make a day of it when this year’s event gets under way next month....