A teacher at his Worcester school, Francis Reeve, told Elgar’s class: ‘The Apostles were very young men and very poor. Perhaps, before the descent of the Holy Ghost, they were no cleverer than ...

The Elgar Festival will host its first-ever Young Singers Masterclass at next year's event. This event invites singers aged between 18 and 25 to participate. The festival, which will run from ...

Elgar from the Abbey—what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in Westminster Abbey in 1912, to the quiet devotion of the opus 2 Ave verum and Ave Maria ...

"We are looking forward to welcoming amateur musicians and young musicians from all over the UK to join us for this exciting project." Previous experience of Elgar’s 1st Symphony is not essential, and ...