the view from our seat
Thanks to our association with a sponsor of the concert, we were offered front-row seats in Bath Abbey for Bath Minerva Choir and Bath Philharmonia presenting two cycles of the four seasons.
The first part was the familiar Vivaldi, with Braimah Kanneh-Mason as the capable soloist standing a few feet away from us. Part 2 was a new work, Paul Carr’s Four New Seasons, setting appropriate poetry with subtle references to Vivaldi woven into the texture. It was good to hear Bath Minerva Choir in fine voice – I recognised quite a few faces – and to observe the orchestra at close quarters (we had a particularly good view of the harpist, who was given a lot to do). Definitely a pleasant and welcome way to spend a Saturday evening.