Classical Concerts & Landscapes

The Hereford Choral Society last night performed Verdi's Requiem. Conductor Geraint Bowen was joined by soloists Rebecca Hardwick, David Ireland, Rachel Roper - Mezzo Soprano  and Ruairi Bowen and musically accompanied by Orchestra De Cymru.

Good to see the Elgar Festival using one of my images from a concert earlier in the year to promote the masterclass for 2026.

A poster for the New Years concert in Number 8 Pershore has been produced using one of my images from the previous New Years concert

Grace is giving a performance in Worcesters Old Palace and has used an image from the photoshoot we did a few months ago. Hop it goes well!?

Michael has created a website for GCS to replace the Wordpress website which was old and tired. The new site gives visitors all the information needed to purchase tickets on the front page - which is then visible on every other page visited so keeping the concerts in sight all the time. 99.9% of the images used were Michaels from previous concerts www.gloucesterchoral.com

A capacity audience in Pershore Abbey saw Worcestershire Philharmonia Orchestra and Violin Soloist Shulah Oliver-Smith play Northern Lights inspired music to celebrate the 160th birthday of the composer Sibelius.

Hereford Jigsaw Puzzle, Hereford Cathedral Jigsaw Puzzle & Eastnor Castle Jigsaw Puzzles

St Davids Jigsaw Puzzle, Tenby Jigsaw Puzzle, Snowdonia Jigsaw Puzzle & Cardiff Jigsaw Puzzles

Burford Jigsaw Puzzles, Castle Combe Jigsaw Puzzles & Lower Slaughter Jigsaw Puzzles

Worcester Jigsaw Puzzles, Malvern Jigsaw Puzzles & Worcester Cathedral Puzzles

A professional violinist said Ryanair refused to let her board with her priceless instrument, forcing her to book a last-minute flight with another carrier. A lot of passengers bring equipment they need for work aboard flights — laptops, cellphones, notepads. But when professional musician Esther Abrami brings hers on an airplane — a violin made in the 19th century by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume — she’s carrying a precious artifact. “The violin is a piece of art,” she told The Wa

Worcester Festival Choral Society have teamed up with Worcestershire Community Foundation to raise funds for various charities. The Messiah concert will be the highlight of the cause. Nicholas (Handel) is seen here with members of the choral society and charity

The Boston Tea Party in Worcester is now selling my framed prints and jigsaw puzzles. Thanks go to Jess the manager who is always on the look out to give her customers something different.

I have recently been undertaking the creation of a book for St Davids Cathedral highlighting all the interesting aspects of the building and contents. It occurred to me that I already had the same image content for Worcester Cathedral due to me supplying them with photo products for the last 8 years. So this week I delivered my new book to Helen in the cathedral shop. And after Postcards from Shropshire is completed I intend visiting Hereford Cathedral and Gloucester Cathedra

So having been invited by Colleen (shop manager) from St Davids to put together a book of images I recently spent two days onsite attempting to get as many images as I could. Also taking images with the iPhone which I would return to St Davids to take properly. Great help was given by Chris the Deans Verger which resulted in a rare lit up cathedral

The book Postcards from Worcestershire was Michael's first book and whilst the format has remained some elements have been upgraded to match the four books which followed it. The maps have been changed to reflect the county towns and cities and the images have been re-selected to enhace the postcard values. The front cover has also been changed to show its a revised edition

Great to work with Grace and to help put in place a website which will enable her to project her image, her music and availability to perform at any venue. Needed some headshot images which were taken recently to ensure the website had up-to-date images and is now good to go.

Grace, an emerging violinist, was searching for images to use in online advertisements and for programs where she is scheduled to perform. The gardens in Shelsley Beauchamp offered an ideal setting, providing crisp images with beautifully blurred backgrounds.

Privileged to take photos of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales last night in Cheltenham Town Hall as the Gala Concert of Cheltenham Festivals. Gergely Madaras conducted pieces from Benjamin Britten, Malcolm Arnold, Edward Elgar and Anna Semple who appeared on stage.

Alexis asked me to capture some headshots for potential agencies in preparation for her future solo career. The gardens in Shelsley Beauchamp provided a great setting on a nice day. If there are any aspiring soloists in need of similar photos, feel free to reach out.

Taking photos of soloists during a concert is a hit and miss affair when you don't know when the soloist is going to perform. Let's take the concert in Gloucester Cathedral last weekend as an example. Dame Sarah Connolly was singing' who I have never photographed previously at the end of the first half but I didn't know when exactly so instead of having my 400mm lens with me I left it behind while getting some wide shots of the choir. So I only had the 70-210mm lens with me.

An interesting day at Gloucester Cathedral  taking photos of the South Cotswold Big Singing Group performing as part of the @cheltfestivals  2025. Adrian Partington conducted The British Sinfonietta with soloists Dame Sarah Connolly and Jonathan Hope.