THE English Symphony Orchestra, hailed as the 'international orchestra of Elgar Country', kick off their 2017 series of very popular Shirehall Sunday concerts at 3:30pm on Sunday, February 19 with a programme of Baroque favourites by Bach, Vivaldi and Telemann. The ESO are joined on this occasion by the outstanding Scholars Choir of Hereford Sixth Form College, Academia Musica, and a top-flight team of local and national soloists, including Lucy Bowen, Caitlin Prowle, Emma Curtis, Jon Weller and Matthew Sharp. The concert will be conducted by the ESO’s principal conductor and artistic director, Kenneth Woods.

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