EMS Early Music in Derbyshire

[french frank]

Oh for the halcyon days when we had four Early Music Shows a weekend... (inc. repeats).

And the presenters at the start were Catherine Bott and Andrew Manze. It was represented then as an acknowledgement that this was an area where R3 had been weak. So how often do the decision makers sit down and say, "That's enough of that. Now let's try this"?

The answer to most questions these days is usually, "Cuts".

[mopsus]

Even the output between early 18th and mid 19th centuries seems suspect now given the dearth of its presence in the evening concerts, and often thin pickings elsewhere, in my admittedly,jaundiced view.

Not really early music, but Haydn in particular seems to appear much less now in orchestral concerts generally, apart from his two oratorios. It's a perennial complaint about the Proms, and his Masses hardly get performed at all (certainly not in the concerts I sing in). 2009 was an exception of course, but maybe the tercentenary of his birth (gosh! that has come round fast!) nine years hence might aid a revival if there isn't one before then.

[AuntDaisy]

And the presenters at the start were Catherine Bott and Andrew Manze. It was represented then as an acknowledgement that this was an area where R3 had been weak. So how often do the decision makers sit down and say, "That's enough of that. Now let's try this"?
The answer to most questions these days is usually, "Cuts".

Not forgetting Lucie Skeaping.

The Early Music Show
New series Lucie Skeaping introduces two new presenters, soprano Catherine Bott and violinist Andrew Manze. They report on their recent travels around the early music scene, including highlights of the Early Music Festivals in York and Boston, and performances by Emma Kirkby, Florilegium, the Tolz Boys'Choir and the English Concert. Another edition of The Early Music Show goes out tomorrow at lpm

Yes, sadly cuts & chasing younger listeners...