October 2024 - A Picture of Dorian Gray

Cantores Olicanae put on a splendid concert with a fascinating difference at St John’s Church, Ben Rhydding, on Saturday 26th October. And the fascinating difference? The concert was inspired by Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. This informed the choice of the pieces performed by the choir and gave the proceedings an enjoyably spine-chilling and at times macabre dimension!
I was thoroughly entertained by the evening and very impressed by the quality of the choir’s vocal performance due, in no small measure, to the expert guidance and conducting of the choir’s Musical Director, James Savage Hanford.
I can’t wait to see and hear what other themes and varied musical delights will await me at future performances.
Nick Clark, Ikley Gazette, 29.10.24