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Newcastle Bach Choir Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Newcastle upon Tyne Bach Choir
Members of the Städtische Musikverein GelsenkirchenAugmented
Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra
Frances Gregory (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Andri Björn Róbertsson (bass-baritone)
Conductor Eric Cross
Despite its disastrous premiere at the 1900 Birmingham Festival, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius soon became one of the best loved choral works in the repertory, with masterly blend of powerful choral writing, dramatic solo passages and sensitive orchestration.
For our performance this June, we are delighted to return to the beautiful surroundings of Hexham Abbey, and to welcome back singers from our partner choir in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The singers are accompanied by the young players of Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra.
We are thrilled to be joined once again by international tenor Robert Murray, a graduate of Newcastle University who has sung leading roles at English NationalOpera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, alongside the young mezzo-soprano Frances Gregory, an alumna of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s Rising Stars Scheme, and acclaimed North East based baritone Andri Björn Róbertsson.
Members of the Städtische Musikverein GelsenkirchenAugmented
Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra
Frances Gregory (mezzo-soprano)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Andri Björn Róbertsson (bass-baritone)
Conductor Eric Cross
Despite its disastrous premiere at the 1900 Birmingham Festival, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius soon became one of the best loved choral works in the repertory, with masterly blend of powerful choral writing, dramatic solo passages and sensitive orchestration.
For our performance this June, we are delighted to return to the beautiful surroundings of Hexham Abbey, and to welcome back singers from our partner choir in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The singers are accompanied by the young players of Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra.
We are thrilled to be joined once again by international tenor Robert Murray, a graduate of Newcastle University who has sung leading roles at English NationalOpera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, alongside the young mezzo-soprano Frances Gregory, an alumna of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s Rising Stars Scheme, and acclaimed North East based baritone Andri Björn Róbertsson.
Saturday 6 June
Hexham Abbey, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3NB
7:30pmTickets: £22, £16 (restricted view}
£5 students / receipt of benefits
Under 18s free
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