November 2025 was, I realise, a ridiculously busy month musically speaking. My final performance of the month was Messiah in Gloucester Cathedral. I’m beginning to run out of things to say about Messiah, which under natural conditions I’d aim to sing about one year in three. In fact this particular performance was the first one I’d given in two years, as I was unable to sing in 2024’s, so I’d had some sort of a break from it.
We had a different accomanying ensemble this year – La Serenissima, who have given other performances at the Cathedral recently. And, erm, I don’t have very much more to add except that everyone was definitely warmer than the last time I sang it there.