Articles on Christopher Morley

Found 126 articles.

  • Culture: Key to success is no grind for talented organist; Christopher Morley reports on a milestone in the career of a young organist who has based an international career in the Black Country.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2003/06/03
  • Culture: Joy of Beethoven's magnificent ninth; In the first of a series profiling masterpieces featuring in the CBSO's new season, Christopher Morley explains why Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is one of the peaks of the repertoire.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2002/10/08
  • As English as they come; CULTURE CLASSICAL The English String Orchestra is relaunching itself with one of the most respected interpreters of English music at its helm. Christopher Morley went to meet him.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/04/19
  • Culture: Pipe dreams become a glorious reality; Christopher Morley reports on the first sounds from Symphony Hall's new organ.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/08/07
  • Culture: A Flute of distinction; Christopher Morley's Classical Preview.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2005/06/16
  • Culture: Saturday juniors know the score; On Saturdays Birmingham Conservatoire throws open its doors to a younger batch of students. Christopher Morley joins the fun.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/10/09
  • Elgar's abiding enigma; CLASSICAL Elgar's The Music Makers has two performances in the West Midlands on Saturday. Christopher Morley looks at the background to this most intricately self-referential work.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/05/17
  • Culture: In memory of a musical stalwart; Christopher Morley previews the classical week ahead.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2005/01/13
  • Culture: Elgar at home in the hills; Christopher Morley previews this year's festival devoted to the music of Elgar on the composer's home turf.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/06/02
  • CULTURE: Hall swells to the sound of a thousand; Christopher Morley previews a rare performance of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, the so-called "Symphony of a Thousand".(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2006/09/14
  • Culture: Mahler a la mode; Christopher Morley looks ahead to a week of classical excellence, including a spectacular reading of Mahler's most ambitious symphony.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/06/03
  • Sombre reminder marks an excellent programme; Christopher Morley previews the highlights of this week's classical music concerts.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/11/11
  • Young Russian piano virtuoso with a penchant for German; CINEMA Boris Giltburg, who plays with the CBSO next week, talks to Christopher Morley about his musical preferences.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2008/01/24
  • Culture: Porter's progress; Christopher Morley looks at the incomparable songwriting of Cole Porter, whose greatest musical begins a two-week run in Birmingham tonight.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/09/21
  • Celebrations for a centurian pianist; Christopher Morley previews centenary celebrations of the art of Billy Mayerl - pianist, bandleader and composer of finely-crafted light music.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2002/05/14
  • Culture: High opera on the mean streets; Christopher Morley finds Birmingham Opera Company's radical Votzek a challenging and musically rewarding experiment, despite some logistical problems.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/02/22
  • Culture: Beating winning path to success; Acclaimed young pianist David Quigley talks to Christopher Morley.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/03/09
  • Youth and fine inspiration; Christopher Morley reflects on a year of classical music in the region.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2005/12/30
  • Culture: Birmingham's unknown musical genius; Acclaimed as a leading composer but forgotten in his home town Christopher Morley discovers more about Albert Ketelbey.(ROP)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/06/11
  • CULTURE: Famous faces drop by for a week of blockbusters; Christopher Morley's Classical Preview.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2006/05/18
  • Opera's perfect Marriage; CULTURE CLASSICAL Director Michael Barry talks to Christopher Morley about his latest opera production for Birmingham Conservatoire.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/03/08
  • CD reviews: LOVELY STRINGS and things; For the novice, the world of classical music can seem baffling and intimidating. Luckily, Christopher Morley is here to hold your hand and recommends five cornerstones for your collection.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/02/10
  • Culture: Amateur players set new standard; Halesowen Orchestra faces its toughest challenge yet and its not the only amateur ensemble in action this weekend, says Christopher Morley.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2003/11/21
  • Culture: 'Tis the season for song and musical joy; Christopher Morley previews this year's Christmas music in the region.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2002/12/03
  • Culture: Drawn to the sheer power of music; Cellist and conductor Benjamin Zander tells Christopher Morley about his missionary zeal for music.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2002/07/03
  • Culture: Walton's widow joins in the party; Centenary celebrations mean a busy time for Lady Susana Walton, says Christopher Morley.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2002/03/05
  • Culture: Treats ahead on the piano; Christopher Morley previews the week ahead on the region's classical music stages.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/05/13
  • CULTURE: Golijov presents his latest challenge to 'primitive' critics; Christopher Morley previews tonight's UK premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar at Symphony Hall.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2008/04/10
  • Come on, feel the noise; Composer and sound-mixer Jonty Harrison talks to Christopher Morley about his lifelong fascination with electronic sound.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2008/03/06
  • Culture: Masterminds of medieval material; Anna Maria Friman, part of a trio of Norwegian singers, talks to Christopher Morley about their kind of music We didn't know if the sound we were making was something that people would like, so we gathered ou
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/11/09
  • Culture: Outback to the future; Peter Sculthorpe, Australia's most internationallyrenowned composer, talks to Christopher Morley about his fond memories of Birmingham and his recent conversion to the didgeridoo.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/07/08
  • CULTURE: Top-notch season of mellow fruitfulness; Christopher Morley looks back on an exciting year of classical performances In association with The Art Lounge CLASSICAL.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/01/02
  • From opera pit to podium of the CBSO; Edward Gardner, the young music director of English National Opera, is looking foward to conducting Mahler with the CBSO next week, writes Christopher Morley.(News)(Opera review)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/11/15
  • Cukture: Displaying a true passion towards Bach; Leading tenor Mark Padmore talks to Christopher Morley about his passion for English music and Bach.(ROP)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/07/03
  • CULTURE Christopher Morley helps Birmingham-born conductor Paul Daniel rediscover his musical roots in the city.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/02/15
  • Acting dimension adds visual drama; Tenor Mark Padmore tells Christopher Morley about the singers who influence his career.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2003/06/25
  • CLASSICAL: A premiere-filled Presteigne; The Presteigne Festival is celebrating it 25th anniversary with more premieres in six days than the Proms have presented all summer, writes Christopher Morley.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/08/23
  • CULTURE : Director moves to pastures new; Christopher Morley looks back on Anthony Bradbury's time at the helm of Birmingham Festival Choral Society.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2005/06/24
  • Unsung composer in spotlight at last; CLASSICAL After years of undeserved neglect, Birmingham composer John Joubert is back in the spotlight in his 80th birthday year. Christopher Morley went to meet him.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/03/01
  • Culture: Light at the end of the WNO tunnel; With Welsh National Opera still locked out of the Birmingham Hippodrome, residents of Longbridge are having opera delivered to their doorstep this week. Christopher Morley reports.
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/10/16
  • CULTURE: Autumn highlight sees young talent put credentials to test; Christopher Morley looks ahead to a busy weekend in the classical world.(News)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/11/22
  • Culture: A thoroughly modern pianist; Leon McCawley tells Christopher Morley why today's classical recitalist needs to be fully schooled in the ways of the music industry.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2003/11/26
  • Culture: Friendly reception for festival; Christopher Morley talks to Lionel Friend and Tom Ingoldsby about working with young musicians in Music Xtra 2004.(ROP)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/03/25
  • CULTURE: Tarik takes inspiration from the Big Apple; Up-and-coming British composer Tarik O'Regan, now based in New York, is writing instant music on his visit to the Cheltenham Festival, writes Christopher Morley.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/07/12
  • Culture: Chance to repay a great debt; Christopher Morley previews classical music for the week ahead.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2004/12/02
  • CULTURE: New musical director; New musical director Andris Nelsons intends to jump in with both feet in his bid to win over the CBSO audiences. Christopher Morley explains.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2008/05/15
  • Culture: Welsh myths and Scottish origins; Theatre James Macmillan talks to Christopher Morley about his new opera The Sacrifice, which has its Birmingham premiere tonight.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/11/21
  • A year of musical superlatives; Culture Classical Christopher Morley picks his classical music highlights of 2007 from the appointment of a new principal conductor for the CBSO to the opening of Birmingham's Town Hall.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/12/28
  • CLASSICAL: Daniel's forever young; CULTURE Christopher Morley helps Birmingham-born conductor Paul Daniel rediscover his musical roots in the city.(Features)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2007/02/15
  • Latest mini opera offering arrives in mint condition; It's all a bit of a fairytale as youth group Opera Mint stage Hansel and Gretel, says Christopher Morley Hansel and Gretel is the latest Opera Mint production to tour the Midlands.(Review)
    The Birmingham Post (England) - 2001/02/22
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