Arts REVIEW: Josquin & Fayrfax 500 @ BREMF The BREMF Consort singers were admirable in their flawless production of the complex cross rhythms in this work, redolent of echos, which worked well rolling around the high ethereal vaults of St Martins church By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Myths and Legends celebrated in Brighton Brian Butler looks forward to Autumn early music concerts in Brighton By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW:Two great musical offerings and a chance to help create a production Brian Butler finds a breath of fresh air in these outdoor midsummer offerings from Brighton Early Music Festival By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW : Myths and Legends celebrated in Brighton Brian Butler welcomes back live music from Brighton Early Music Festival By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts P/REVIEW: Lockdown Larder 4 Brian Butler looks at streaming delights from a love letter to NYC to medieval madrigals By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: BREMF@home – a weekend of joyous early music Brian Butler finds reasons to rejoice in a weekend of streamed early music By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Early Music Festival online Brian Butler welcomes back the Brighton Early Music Festival in its new virtual space By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Christmas Oratorio: BREMF This evening’s music was superb, it’s almost as if the BREMF was saving the best till last but this year’s programme has excelled in the quality of its music and tonight was no exception. John Hancorn conducted with a florid grace which kept the music tight and graceful while allowing the complex in By Eric Page • 3 min read
General News REVIEW: TALES IN MUSIC: THE PIGEON AND THE ALBATROSS: Little Baroque Company TALES IN MUSIC: THE PIGEON AND THE ALBATROSS Little Baroque Company The room was full of rows of expectant children and the parents in a semi circle everyone excited. The room was lovely and warm. The musicians were wearing feather wigs, bright colours, looking resplendent in their outfits and engag By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: ORFEO: BREMF Once again the Brighton Early Music Festival shows that you can take problematic and difficult pieces of early music and when stripped down and presented with care and consideration they can be allowed to shine and be appreciated for their own idiosyncratic, early charms. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Roots, Shoots and Celestial Flowers: BREMF The Soprano and two mezzos gave some sublime and subtle performances across the evening and I found myself floating off into the ethereal vaults more than once as their voices combined and entwined in perfect harmony and sored into blissfulness. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: PLAINSONG TO POLYPHONY: BREMF Music from the 12th to the 16th centuries culminating in the ultimate polyphonic work, Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium this large gathering of voice had some gentle choreography added to explore the roots of polyphony in ancient chant melodies. By Eric Page • 2 min read
