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Gloucester Cathedral - Chapter House
12 College Green
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LX
England
Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The turtle dove
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Folk Songs: Just as the Tide was Flowing
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Greensleeves
Gustav Holst – Roadways
Gustav Holst – O England my country
Gustav Holst – Playground Song
Gustav Holst – It was a lover and his lass
Gustav Holst – In youth is pleasure, H.76
Gustav Holst – Diverus and Lazarus, H.137
Gustav Holst – Now rest thee from all care
Gustav Holst – Come away, Death
Gustav Holst – O Lady, leave thy silken thread, H.4
Gustav Holst – Spring, it is cheery
Gustav Holst – The stars are with the voyager
Performers
Adrian Partington – Conductor
Gloucester Cathedral Singers
Programme Note
Unison, part-songs and choral works by Holst and Vaughan Williams, including some world premiere performances. Please book a ticket in advance by contacting The Holst Society via the details provided on their website.
Two fo Britain's greatest composers, life-long friends Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan-Williams were both born in Gloucestershire and enjoyed inspirational walks in the county.
Following the concert, Choral Evensong will take place in the Cathedral at 4.30pm. The all-English programme will include Stanford’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D, a Psalm Chant by Herbert Howells, the hymn Hills of the North Rejoice by Martin Shaw, the anthem Song of the Tree of Life by Vaughan Williams and the concluding organ voluntary will be Parry’s Fantasia and Fugue in G. Evensong will be sung by the Gloucester Cathedral girl choristers.
