The Birmingham Post has reviewed our Brazilian Baroque concert, which was performed at Town Hall, Birmingham on Saturday 1 March 2014.
‘Skidmore ensured variety by interspersing a range of shorter items from Harmonic Diversions for organ; extracts from large-scale vocal works – Mesquita’s Jerusalem surges particularly impressive – and a lovely little March in G by da Rocha which had the childlike charm of Leopold Mozart’s Toy Symphony. Performances by orchestra, soloists, and the 50-strong choir, from which they were drawn, were excellent under Skidmore’s direction.’
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