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Chelmsford Cathedral
Duke Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1EH
England
Programme
Herbert Howells – Hymnus Paradisi
Michael Leighton Jones – Remembrance: Three pieces for choir, organ and trumpet
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Lord, thou hast been our refuge
John Ireland – Greater Love Hath No Man
Performers
Samantha Crawford – soprano
Tom Stapleton – Tenor
James Davy – Conductor
Chelmsford Cathedral Choirs
Chelmsford Singers
Chelmsord Sinfonietta
Programme Note
The Chelmsford Singers, the choirs of Chelmsford Cathedral, and Chelmsford Sinfonietta join forces for a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War I. The programme includes Herbert Howells's Hymnus Paradisi, anthems by Ireland and Vaughan Williams and the UK premiere of Michael Leighton Jones's 'Remembrance', a triptych of poems by Brooke, Magee, and Thomas set for choir, trumpet, and organ. The choirs are joined by soloists Samantha Crawford and Tom Stapleton. Refreshments will be available in the interval.
