St Magnus’s stars revealed

THE St Magnus International Festival runs on Orkney between June 22 and 28 and opens with Rachmaninov’s Vespers sung by the Sonoro choir.

Sonoro also join the St Magnus Festival Chorus in a performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle.

Award-winning Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman leads Orkney’s own choirs, Orkney Rocks! and the Mayfield Singers, in spirituals and other “freedom songs” later in the week.

The annual festival will also have an outdoor stage at Skaill House for a series of concerts. www.stmagnusfestival.com