One step forward and two back

The Festival finished with a wonderful performance of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato on Tuesday night, 16 April.  There were tears in the eyes of the audience which was very moving. LHF 2013 started nearly six weeks ago and the...

The result of lots of hard work from the singers will be put to the test tonight - 7pm St George's, Hanover Square.  For the audience it is a lovely exciting concert but for the singers it is a nerve-wracking experience.  Last year's...

Today is Good Friday and our annual performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion takes place this afternoon to a full house at St George's, Hanover Square at 2.30pm, conducted by Laurence Cummings.  There is always a very special atmosphere...

From about 100 applicants this year 16 are through to the Semi-Final of the Handel Singing Competition on Tuesday 19 March.  They will have 15 minutes each and will be accompanied by harpsichord. There will be a programme of what they are singing...

We are holding our Sing Coronation Anthems at Grosvenor Chapel this year as we need more space in order to have an audience. The aim is to raise funds for the Michael Oliver Trust which supports the second prize in the Handel Singing Competition....

The Schedule for the First Round is now available to download on the HSC page of this website.  If you have a problem viewing it please let us know on lhfhsc@gmail.com  and we will email it to you. The final Schedule will be posted...

The last two weeks have been very busy with about 100 applications coming for the HSC 2013 and lots of bookings for the Festival. Sue Palmer has been busy sorting out the HSC applications and chasing missing information.  Ann Allen will now...

I am sure that anyone who is planning to send in an application for the HSC 2013 knows that the deadline is this Friday, 11 January, at 6.30pm.  We hope that we will receive lots of applications. You can apply in two ways: you can fill in Word...

Happy New Year We are now in the fast run-up to the London Handel Festival, which includes the Handel Singing Competition.  The deadline for the HSC is on 11 January, so I hope that lots of singers in the UK, Europe and overseas are planning...

I discovered while trawling through hundreds of emails yesterday that I have made an error in the brochure (there may well be more, but I hope not). When putting together the Brochure for the Festival information comes from many sources and some...

Our Christmas performance of Messiah took place last week, 6 December, to an almost full house at St George's.  We were very grateful to Nathan Vale and Christopher Lowrey who stepped in at the last minute to take the places of Samuel Boden...

Fundraising for Handel Our fundraiser was held this year at Claridge's on Monday evening, 19 November.  The rain and wind held off and over100 people enjoyed a Champagne Reception, an hour's concert and a delicious dinner in the Ballroom....

Founded by Denys Darlow in 1978 the London Handel Festival has contributed to a Handel revival in the UK, specialising in the performance of lesser-known works of the period. In 1981 the London Handel Orchestra and London Handel Singers made their debut...

In 2009 we had a video made by Charlie Grieve based around Theodora, which was performed that year.  The video also discussed the Handel Singing Competition.  You can find this video on YouTube - it is divided into two parts and the two...

We are about to embark on our 36th London Handel Festival.  I am sure that many people who come to the Festival think that it is well supported financially as it has survived since 1978.  What they don't realise is that each year we...

The information leaflet for the HSC 2013 is now available to be downloaded on the HSC page of this website.  The application form will be available by the end of October. You will be able to apply online from a link on the web page or...

The new London Handel Festival website has been created during the summer and we will be adding information to it gradually as events are planned for 2013. You can see some of the main dates above and others are still being finalised. Before the...

Laurence Cummings and Martin Parr had a wonderful day on 2 September when they were married in Camden Town Hall with a large, hugely supportive fan club of friends and family who cheered and welcomed them.  Amongst their many friends were a...

  The London Handel Festival flowers in the spring, usually in March and April and then disappears for months before starting to reemerge in the autumn, reminding everyone that we still exist.  Work does continue...

Communication has become critical to all arts organisations, and we have to keep up with technology, which is changing daily. As many of you know, we send out regular enewsletters and we will generate these from this new website.  You...