Jun 9, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
Robert enjoys coffee, doesn't enjoy a sandwich and talks to Fagiolini singers on his way to Worcestershire. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See…
Robert HollingworthHost
Matthew LongGuest
Anna CrooksGuest
Frederick LongGuest
Greg BrowningGuestNext, it was into the familiar pattern of afternoon rehearsal, then lull and local food scavenging.
And there's often not time for a sit-down meal betwixt rehearsal and concert, so it was fish and chips for most of them.
For me, a tasteless supermarket tortilla, uh, and some fruit, but at least enjoyed together in the by now very pleasant afternoon sun in the grounds of Pershore Abbey.
I've only been to Pershore Abbey once, and that was 46 years ago in August 1980 for the Three Choirs Festival, the last year I was a, a boy chorister.
You never know who you're standing next to at the Three Choirs Festival.
Now, here's where you might make the mistake of expecting perhaps a quick interview with the promoter, th- in this instance, the, uh, the Elgar Festival, or perhaps a few thoughts from other com- uh, performers.
But that would imply a level of planning and BBC-type production that current life doesn't really permit, and so we're into the concert itself.
Next, it was into the familiar pattern of afternoon rehearsal, then lull and local food scavenging.
And there's often not time for a sit-down meal betwixt rehearsal and concert, so it was fish and chips for most of them.
For me, a tasteless supermarket tortilla, uh, and some fruit, but at least enjoyed together in the by now very pleasant afternoon sun in the grounds of Pershore Abbey.
I've only been to Pershore Abbey once, and that was 46 years ago in August 1980 for the Three Choirs Festival, the last year I was a, a boy chorister.
You never know who you're standing next to at the Three Choirs Festival.
Now, here's where you might make the mistake of expecting perhaps a quick interview with the promoter, th- in this instance, the, uh, the Elgar Festival, or perhaps a few thoughts from other com- uh, performers.
But that would imply a level of planning and BBC-type production that current life doesn't really permit, and so we're into the concert itself.
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