Nelson music lovers who braved the terrible weekend weather were treated to an excellent night out.
Review: Local hero, conductor Nigel Weeks QSM proved once again just how essential he is to Nelson’s musical world with his ability to put together a very entertaining evening of music, blending local choirs, musicians, and guest stars. His judicious combining of the Nelson Youth Choir and our venerable Civic Choir provided some lovely sound. The accompanying orchestra excellently complemented John Rutter’s
Mass of the Children, the featured work, a modern (2003) composition that contains the usual parts of the Missa Brevis, but also includes intervals of spiritual poetry.
Choristers in action at Nelson Civic Choir’s concert A Choral Celebration.
Real troupers won’t let a world pandemic crush their desire to perform and Nelson Civic Choir, with their tireless and encouraging musical director Nigel Weeks, are nothing if not that. Oratorios planned for 2020 have had to be cancelled but at least they were able to dig deep into their repertoire to find an entertaining programme for an enthusiastic capacity audience on Saturday night. Joining them were Nelson Youth Choir conducted by Zoē Dee in their first featured public performance, in addition to the lovely Italian lyric soprano Lilia Carpinelli and guest organist Paul Rosoman.