Welcome

OPERA
It was quite a weird production, but I for one enjoyed being in Bath Opera's 'Queen of Spades' next February. My main function was to be the only sane person onstage, and to deliver the show-stopping aria of Yeletzky. Opera plans are a bit scant at the moment

RECITALS
The January one with Clare Wilding had to be re-arranged because i had a virus. Jonathan Rees played more cello pieces. The Barber and Mendelssohn songs will get an outing at the Bristol Music Club on June 19th, together with the Rellstab settings from 'Schwanengesang'

MAD MARCH
Creation, C minor Mass, Caractacus, Carmina Burana and Ellington Sacred Concerts - all between 3rd and 21st March.
The Elgar was in the Victoria Rooms under John Pickard, who's a great Elgarian as well as a composer. Jerrold Northrop Moore was impressed!
The Ellington is in York Minster with Stan Tracey!

PLANS AND PLOTS
The Vaughan Williams 5 Mystical Songs are always welcome: I'll do them in Thornburyon May 12th. I'm looking forward to joining Paragon Singers for just the second Agnus Dei of the Striggio Mass (where it goes into 60 parts...)
John Pickard has muttered darkly about a song cycle that he wrote for James Rutherford. I hope to have a stab at that. I can feel some Finzi coming on too. Just at the moment I have to take a breather from singing though, and get some miles under my belt in preparation for:

MARATHON ALERT
I'm doing 2012 Virgin London Marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support
My fundraising page address:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NiallHoskin