Farewell from King's

[Pulcinella]

Tonight on R3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006fj6

It includes Britten's St Nicholas (sic), sadly reinforcing the decline in BBC website standards.
Does no-one ever check what they produce?

[ardcarp]

Any mention of the tenor soloist in St Nic ? Hope it's someone good...he can make all the difference..

[Pulcinella]

Any mention of the tenor soloist in St Nic ? Hope it's someone good...he can make all the difference..

Of course not!
What makes you think that the website would be that helpful?


PS: Maybe they chose the soloist on the day, like they do for the first verse of Once in Royal David's city, on Christmas Eve.

[Scapulargolem]

Any mention of the tenor soloist in St Nic ? Hope it's someone good...he can make all the difference..

Andy Staples!

[Pulcinella]

Well, I sincerely hope that that was both the first and the last time we'll ever hear that abomination of an orchestration of the Howells Coll Reg Magnificat: loathsome and unnecessary (in my not so humble opinion!).

[Nick Armstrong]

Andy Staples!

[Nick Armstrong]

Well, I sincerely hope that that was both the first and the last time we'll ever hear that abomination of an orchestration of the Howells Coll Reg Magnificat: loathsome and unnecessary (in my not so humble opinion!).

Wish you wouldn’t beat about the bush, Pulcie!

(As a matter of fact, I’m inclined to agree with you)

Enjoying this Britten though. Andrew Staples is terrific!

[Pulcinella]

Wish you wouldn’t beat about the bush, Pulcie!

(As a matter of fact, I’m inclined to agree with you)

Enjoying this Britten though. Andrew Staples is terrific!

Yes, he is!

[BBMmk2]

I’m having to catch up!

[Serial_Apologist]

Well, I sincerely hope that that was both the first and the last time we'll ever hear that abomination of an orchestration of the Howells Coll Reg Magnificat: loathsome and unnecessary (in my not so humble opinion!).

I'm not at all surprised! I wasn't listening to this concert, mind you, having had to perform in Britten's "St Nicholas" as a 14-year old at school: I was the boy!

[Pulcinella]

I'm not at all surprised! I wasn't listening to this concert, mind you, having had to perform in Britten's "St Nicholas" as a 14-year old at school: I was the boy!

My commiserations.

God be glorified!

[Serial_Apologist]

My commiserations.

God be glorified!

And I don't think I was born in answer to prayer!!!