“Lobgesang”

Having mastered the art of singing in German while doing the St John Passion, the TSO Chorus moved on to Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, which is a symphony-cantata in 13 movements (3 purely orchestral, followed by 10 vocal movements involving the choir and three soloists). There are some lovely moments in the piece, and I think we did a good job performing it. Here we are with the conductor, soloists, and our chorus master, June Tyzack, after the event (I’m the non-tuxedoed person among those standing on chairs at the very back).