An audience of around 100 were treated on Sunday afternoon to a spell-binding concert in Easingwold Parish Church, given by Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jeremy Carnall and leadership of Chloe Fletcher. Jeremy's considerable skill as conductor was much in evidence in enabling the musicians to give of their best.

A regular feature of HPO's concerts is the inclusion of lesser-known orchestral pieces and this concert was no exception with the concert starting with Gustav Holst's Folk songs from Somerset. Whilst this work was first performed in 1906, it was then lost for over a century until it turned up in 2017 in New Zealand where it was performed a year later!

Spring concert full of contrasts - Harrogate's Philharmonic Orchestra, under its Conductor, George Kennaway was on sparkling form for its spring concert in St Mark's Church. The Guest Leader, Jessica Tomey led with spirited enthusiasm, this being, the writer understands, her first leadership role.

The first item was Le Boeuff sur le Toit, The Ox on the Roof, by Darius Milhaud, a piece which takes its name from a Brazilian song and which gave its name to a cafe bar in Paris frequented by many, many Avant Garde musicians and artists of the day. George Kennaway helpfully introduced the audience to the dissonant style of the music before the actual performance.