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Concert: Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
The Dream of Gerontius by Sir Edward Elgar, one of the choral world’s most vivid, stirring and popular compositions, is being brought to the magnificent surroundings of Worcester Cathedral by the 150 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society.
Depicting the final moments of ‘everyman’ Gerontius and the dramatic journey of his soul into the afterlife, this ravishing work, brimming with musical drama and emotion, established Worcestershire-born Elgar as the leading composer of his day.
Accompanying the Chorus – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be internationally acclaimed soloists (Marta Fontanals-Simmons - mezzo soprano / Angel, Mark Wilde - tenor / Gerontius, Njabulo Madlala - baritone / Priest & Angel of the Agony) and the superb Meridian Sinfonia orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson.
Depicting the final moments of ‘everyman’ Gerontius and the dramatic journey of his soul into the afterlife, this ravishing work, brimming with musical drama and emotion, established Worcestershire-born Elgar as the leading composer of his day.
Accompanying the Chorus – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be internationally acclaimed soloists (Marta Fontanals-Simmons - mezzo soprano / Angel, Mark Wilde - tenor / Gerontius, Njabulo Madlala - baritone / Priest & Angel of the Agony) and the superb Meridian Sinfonia orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson.
7.30pm - 9.45pm
Tickets £15 - £27. Concessions on some seats apply to people 60 or over, registered disabled and full-time students. Children aged 9-15 years accompanying a paying adult admitted free (child ticket required).
Tickets £15 - £27. Concessions on some seats apply to people 60 or over, registered disabled and full-time students. Children aged 9-15 years accompanying a paying adult admitted free (child ticket required).
Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard Worcestershire WR1 2LA
Sat 18 Mar 2023
Website:
www.wfcs.online/
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