— THIS EVENT IS NOW IN THE PAST —

 Mendelssohn’s Elijah

with

Ashley Riches
Helen Charlston
Lucy Cox
Sam Jenkins

and led by

Ben England BEM

There are too many superlatives for me to list”.

“Absolutely everyone agrees that Ben is exceptional – as a teacher (bar none) and a conductor (how safe we all feel)”.

“I was in a totally different place and will be on a high for days to come”.

“This was the best musical experience of our lives”.

28 | 29 | 30 July 2023

Presented by Labrador Events at

Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, London, SW1X 9BZ

 
 

Holy Trinity Church (photo: Andrea Liu)

 
 

Over 3 days in July 2023, we learnt all the choruses from Elijah with Ben England BEM, resulting in a full performance before an audience with Ashley Riches as Elijah, Helen Charlston as Queen Jezebel, Lucy Cox as Widow/Youth and Sam Jenkins as Obadiah/Ahab.
Our orchestra for the event was the Central England Camerata.

 

Soloists: Fieri Consort, Helen Charlston and Ashley Riches

Orchestra: Central England Camerata

Course leader and conductor: Ben England BEM

Accompanist: Richard Gowers