The High Sheriff of Bristol's 2018 Concert: Celtic Connections at Bristol Cathedral, Bristol on Friday 8th June 2018

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The High Sheriff of Bristol's 2018 Concert

Celtic Connections

Add to my Calendar 08-06-2018 19:30 08-06-2018 21:30 36 The High Sheriff of Bristol's 2018 Concert The High Sheriff’s concert is an annual highlight in the city’s calendar, raising money for Bristol Youth and Community Action (BYCA) and for the Bristol Cathedral Trust.  The concert has a Celtic theme, featuring some of the most evocative sounds of Cornwall and Wales, reflecting our family, roots and heritage.   Internationally renowned harpist Catrin Finch is one of the most accomplished harpists of her generation, delighting audiences across the UK and worldwide. She will perform works by Bach, Debussy and Handel, less familiar pieces by Alvars and Piazzolla, and her own Celtic Concerto, a contemporary classic. Two of Bristol’s most established professional musicians, Roger Huckle and William Goodchild are co-directors of the concert and are this evening’s leader and conductor of Bristol Ensemble.  Bristol Ensemble opens with Poldark Suite, which intricately expresses the sweeping and mysterious Cornish landscape. Later, expect moments of originality and quirkish humour in Max Richter’s re-composition of Vivaldi’s Summer Concerto from The Four Seasons. The exquisite Delkiow Sivy, based on the oldest Cornish folk song, is a new commission by Truro based composer, Russell Pascoe.   In celebration of Welsh song, Côr y Gleison presents an eclectic blend of traditional and contemporary choral music that is uplifting and joyous, nostalgic and poignant. In a change of tone and tempo, the Ilminster Avenue E-Act Primary Academy choir with special guest Steve Knightley will regale us with folk songs and shanties of West Cornwall Bristol Cathedral, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Bristol Cathedral
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TJ
England

Friday 8th June 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

William Penfro Rowlands – Blaenwern (Love divine, all Loves excelling)
Russell Pascoe – Delkiow Sivy
Catrin Finch – Celtic Concerto
Max Richter – Vivaldi's Four Seasons Recomposed
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
Elias Parish-Alvars – Introduction, Cadenza and Rondo
George Frideric Handel – Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita no.3 in E major for solo violin: Prelude (arr. for harp)
Anne Dudley – Poldark Suite for strings, piano and percussion (Arr. Jean Hasse)

Performers

Catrin Finch – Harp
Steve Knightley – voice
Roger Huckle – Violin
William Goodchild – Conductor

Programme Note

The High Sheriff’s concert is an annual highlight in the city’s calendar, raising money for Bristol Youth and Community Action (BYCA) and for the Bristol Cathedral Trust. The concert has a Celtic theme, featuring some of the most evocative sounds of Cornwall and Wales, reflecting our family, roots and heritage.

Internationally renowned harpist Catrin Finch is one of the most accomplished harpists of her generation, delighting audiences across the UK and worldwide. She will perform works by Bach, Debussy and Handel, less familiar pieces by Alvars and Piazzolla, and her own Celtic Concerto, a contemporary classic. Two of Bristol’s most established professional musicians, Roger Huckle and William Goodchild are co-directors of the concert and are this evening’s leader and conductor of Bristol Ensemble. Bristol Ensemble opens with Poldark Suite, which intricately expresses the sweeping and mysterious Cornish landscape. Later, expect moments of originality and quirkish humour in Max Richter’s re-composition of Vivaldi’s Summer Concerto from The Four Seasons. The exquisite Delkiow Sivy, based on the oldest Cornish folk song, is a new commission by Truro based composer, Russell Pascoe.

In celebration of Welsh song, Côr y Gleison presents an eclectic blend of traditional and contemporary choral music that is uplifting and joyous, nostalgic and poignant. In a change of tone and tempo, the Ilminster Avenue E-Act Primary Academy choir with special guest Steve Knightley will regale us with folk songs and shanties of West Cornwall

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