The audience at the concert given by the Tonbridge Philharmonic at Tonbridge School Chapel on a rather chilly summer evening last Saturday were treated to some real summer warmth as well as continuing Diamond Jubilee celebrations with the music of Parry, Stanford,...
The Mass in B Minor is the only full mass, which Bach wrote and it was also his last major composition. It was pulled together from movements written earlier in his life to which he added newly composed sections. There is speculation that Bach wrote this full mass,...
The orchestra of Tonbridge Philharmonic Society set itself a huge challenge with the programme for its February concert at St Stephen’s Church. Guest conducted by Michael Hitchcock, three works of varying length and difficulty were the goals challenged and...
Tonbridge Philharmonic Society’s programme of music by English composers was excellently chosen, Vaughan Williams’ overture The Wasps and the Five Mystical Songs providing a sparkling aperitif followed by some moments of calm reflection before we were...
Three joyful settings of liturgical texts made up the programme for Tonbridge Philharmonic Society’s final concert of the 2010-2011 Season. Tonbridge School Chapel was the perfect setting and acoustic for these vibrant works. Opening with Vivaldi’s Gloria,...
When an orchestra includes in its programme two such well known works as Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto it has clearly set itself a real challenge. Both works are so familiar to the concert going public that the audience...
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