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<div id="main" class="col-full"> <h1> Barry Creasy<div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><hr width="100%" align="right"> </div> </h1> <p>Here's everything published by this contributor on musicOMH.</p> <p>  </p> <div id="author_description"> Barry has been a lover of music of all kinds since his very early years, but choral music is a particular passion; he has been singing with choirs of all varieties – from vocal quartets to 200-strong choruses – since the age of nine, and he has performed repertoire of many styles and periods from plainsong to Dove via Tavener, Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, Verdi, Schoenberg, Rodgers, Porter, Stockhausen, Maxwell Davies and Whitacre. A holder of a Master’s degree in Arts Management, Barry has also been involved in musical management of a number of instrumental and choral groups, and for 13 years managed (and sang with) Collegium Musicum of London, for whom he promoted and organised concerts, and wrote dozens of programme notes. He currently sings with two small ensembles (one of which specialises in Renaissance polyphony), and devotes much of his spare time to listening to music and sampling the cultural melting-pot of London’s arts scene. </div> <div id="author_image"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20300'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Barry Creasy" class="photo" width="300" height="300" data-lazy-src="https://www.musicomh.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/404.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.musicomh.com/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/404.jpg" alt="Barry Creasy" class="photo" width="300" height="300" /></noscript> </div> <div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><hr width="100%" align="right"> </div> <br class="clearer" /> <div class="fix"></div> <h4>Articles by Barry Creasy </h4> <div style="float: left; width: 100%;"><hr width="100%" align="right"> </div> <div class="fix"></div> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/sketches-of-spain-madrid-philharmonic-orchestra-barbican-hall" alt="Sketches of Spain review – Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra bring warmth to a chilly February evening"> Sketches of Spain review – Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra bring warmth to a chilly February evening</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/philharmonia-alsop-sidorova-st-valentines-day-southbank-centre-philharmonia-alsop-royal-festival-hall" alt="Philharmonia, Alsop and Sidorova review – St Valentine’s Day maracas at Southbank Centre"> Philharmonia, Alsop and Sidorova review – St Valentine’s Day maracas at Southbank Centre</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/lso-pappano-gilliver-london-symphony-orchestra-barbican-hall" alt="LSO, Pappano and Gilliver review – moonlight, the sea and… a cello concerto"> LSO, Pappano and Gilliver review – moonlight, the sea and… a cello concerto</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/carissimi-oratorios-vox-luminis-wigmore-hall" alt="Carissimi oratorios review – Vox Luminis shed light on a neglected composer"> Carissimi oratorios review – Vox Luminis shed light on a neglected composer</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/b-minor-mass-london-handel-players-butterfield-bach-wigmore-hall" alt="B minor Mass review – London Handel Players and Butterfield deliver Bach like no others"> B minor Mass review – London Handel Players and Butterfield deliver Bach like no others</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/aurora-orchestra-bbc-singers-kings-place" alt="Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers review – life, death and the hereafter in five lovely pieces"> Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers review – life, death and the hereafter in five lovely pieces</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/colliers-thile-britten-sinfonia-barbican-hall" alt="Colliers, Thile and Britten Sinfonia review – a few enjoyable moments in a chaotic programme"> Colliers, Thile and Britten Sinfonia review – a few enjoyable moments in a chaotic programme</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/in-the-dark-times-will-there-still-be-singing-review-the-answer-is-a-resounding-yes" alt="In the dark times will there still be singing? review – the answer is a resounding ‘yes’"> In the dark times will there still be singing? review – the answer is a resounding ‘yes’</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/daniele-and-dixit-dominus-handel-armonico-consort-wigmore-hall" alt="Daniele and Dixit Dominus review – lions, exploding dragons, and Handel at speed from Armonico Consort"> Daniele and Dixit Dominus review – lions, exploding dragons, and Handel at speed from Armonico Consort</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/messiah-polyphony-orchestra-of-the-age-of-enlightenment-stephen-layton-smith-square-hall-handel" alt="Messiah review – Polyphony and OAE in the last London performance before Christmas"> Messiah review – Polyphony and OAE in the last London performance before Christmas</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/morning-star-the-gesualdo-six-wigmore-hall" alt="‘Morning Star’ review – a stellar seasonal miscellany from The Gesualdo Six"> ‘Morning Star’ review – a stellar seasonal miscellany from The Gesualdo Six</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/a-mothers-love-review-no-lessons-just-carols-from-the-sixteen" alt="‘A Mother’s Love’ review – no lessons, just carols, from The Sixteen"> ‘A Mother’s Love’ review – no lessons, just carols, from The Sixteen</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/the-first-nowell-cadogan-hall-britten-sinfonia" alt="‘The First Nowell’ review – a delightfully English Christmas"> ‘The First Nowell’ review – a delightfully English Christmas</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/bbc-symphony-orchestra-hannu-lintu-barbican-hall" alt="BBC Symphony Orchestra / Lintu review – a patchwork programme of music from three centuries at Barbican Hall"> BBC Symphony Orchestra / Lintu review – a patchwork programme of music from three centuries at Barbican Hall</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/la-serenissima-wigmore-hall" alt="La Serenissima review – an enjoyable stroll around a section of the Grand Tour"> La Serenissima review – an enjoyable stroll around a section of the Grand Tour</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/makela-london-symphony-orchestra-stravinskys-barbican" alt="Mäkelä / LSO review – a honed edge to Stravinsky’s sacrificial knife"> Mäkelä / LSO review – a honed edge to Stravinsky’s sacrificial knife</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/wang-and-olafsson-royal-festival-hall-southbank-centre" alt="Wang / Ólafsson review – scintillating synergy and extraordinary energy"> Wang / Ólafsson review – scintillating synergy and extraordinary energy</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/britten-sinfonia-will-gregory-moog-ensemble-barbican-hall" alt="Britten Sinfonia and Will Gregory Moog Ensemble review – in a subjunctive moog"> Britten Sinfonia and Will Gregory Moog Ensemble review – in a subjunctive moog</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/bbc-singers-centenary-concert-review-happy-birthday-bbc-singers" alt="BBC Singers’ centenary concert review – Happy Birthday, BBC Singers!"> BBC Singers’ centenary concert review – Happy Birthday, BBC Singers!</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/paraorchestra-gorecki-charles-hazelwood-royal-festival-hall" alt="Paraorchestra Górecki review – a good performance in a challenging venue"> Paraorchestra Górecki review – a good performance in a challenging venue</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.musicomh.com/classical/reviews-classical/a-feast-fit-for-a-city-outcry-ensemble-pegasus-choir-and-london-voices-serve-a-varied-tasting-menu" alt="A Feast Fit for a City review – Outcry Ensemble, Pegasus Choir and London Voices serve a varied tasting menu"> A Feast Fit for a City review – Outcry Ensemble, Pegasus Choir and London Voices serve a varied tasting menu</a> (Opera + Classical Music Reviews) <br /></h5> <div class="pagination woo-pagination"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.musicomh.com/author/barry-creasy/page/2">2</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.musicomh.com/author/barry-creasy/page/23">23</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.musicomh.com/author/barry-creasy/page/2">Next →</a></div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <div id="woo_tabs-3" class="widget 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