Three Choirs festival review – impressive opening salvo full of crackling energy and exuberant fireworks

Gloucester CathedralA packed crowd greeted this year’s curtain raiser for a delightfully Tiggerish premiere of Gavin Higgins’ Fanfare Americana, an exhilarating Elgar’s First and a joyful rendition of Walton’s Belshazzar’s FeastSo shocked were the worthies of the venerable Three Choirs festival by...