Artists
Samuel Hudson – conductor
James Hall – countertenor
James Newby – baritone
Samuel West – narrator
Worcester Cathedral Choristers
Three Choirs Festival Voices
Programme
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
— Interval —
Fitkin The Age of Aspiration
Two pieces by Vaughan Williams opens this concert. Five Mystical Songs, a setting of George Herbert’s poems, is paired with the glorious Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, which premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 1910. Closing the programme is Graham Fitkin’s The Age of Aspiration, a musical exploration of the Cornish chemist Humphrey Davy’s work, and the philosophy and culture of the time.
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Prices & Discounts
£15 – £60
Running time:
1 hr 50 mins, including an interval
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