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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Two choirs combine for a concert of music by Vaughan Williams: York Musical Society and Philharmonischer Chor Münster from York’s twin city in Germany.
The major work in this concert is A Sea Symphony, panoramic in scale and depicting different aspects of the sea. It uses text from poems by Walt Whitman including The Waves and On the Beach at Night Alone.
Toward the Unknown Region, another Whitman setting, takes us on a journey from darkness to light. It was described by the composer as ‘a song for chorus and orchestra’.
Completing the programme is the beautiful orchestral work, Serenade in A minor.
This concert, a feast of music by Vaughan Williams, falls at the end of the anniversary year marking 150 years since the composer’s birth. It also celebrates 30 years since the first of many shared concerts by these two choirs, in the cathedral in Münster in October 1983.
The major work in this concert is A Sea Symphony, panoramic in scale and depicting different aspects of the sea. It uses text from poems by Walt Whitman including The Waves and On the Beach at Night Alone.
Toward the Unknown Region, another Whitman setting, takes us on a journey from darkness to light. It was described by the composer as ‘a song for chorus and orchestra’.
Completing the programme is the beautiful orchestral work, Serenade in A minor.
This concert, a feast of music by Vaughan Williams, falls at the end of the anniversary year marking 150 years since the composer’s birth. It also celebrates 30 years since the first of many shared concerts by these two choirs, in the cathedral in Münster in October 1983.
Saturday 10 Jun 2023
York Minster North Yorkshire YO1 7HH
The concert starts at 7.30pm.Tickets cost between £6-25 and can be purchased in advance through York Theatre Royal box office or on the door on the night. For tickets, telephone 01904 623568 or visit www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
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