Simon Allen

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“The resulting performance was first-class…”

25th October 2017

Herts Advertiser critic John Manning was impressed by the 2017 St Cecilia Festival Concert in St Albans Cathedral “Probably the biggest achievement of the St Albans St Cecilia Society is bringing together four distinct and different groups of amateur singers and musicians to produce an interesting and entertaining event. And this year the society’s concert …

St Cecilia Festival forces combine for a Russian spectacular

1st October 2017

Friday 13th October 2017: We are sorry to announce that Anna Gorbachyova is unable to sing tomorrow evening. The soprano soloist will be Eldrydd Cynan Jones. St Albans Cathedral will reverberate with the sound of cannon-fire and tolling bells when three local choirs join St Albans Symphony Orchestra for an evening of spectacular Russian music (7.30pm, …

SASO’s new season: from Russia’s steppes to America’s Wild West!

9th August 2017

From Russian steppes to American cowboy country, the music chosen for St Albans Symphony Orchestra’s 2017-18 season travels from East to West and back again. The journey begins on Saturday 14 October with an all-Russian programme chosen by the St Cecilia Festival Society for its biennial concert in St Albans Cathedral when the orchestra teams-up …