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Harmony in the Cotswolds with Sheringham and Cromer Choral
Elgar & SS Wesley
Part of the Sheringham & Cromer Choral Society 2025 - 2026 Series
Add to my Calendar 18-04-2026 19:00 18-04-2026 21:00 36 Harmony in the Cotswolds with Sheringham and Cromer Choral This April marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the grandson of Charles Wesley. He is often referred to as S.S. Wesley to avoid confusion with his father Samuel Wesley. His middle name is derived from his father’s lifelong admiration for the music of Bach. His prolific career as a composer and organist led to positions as organist at Hereford, Exeter, Gloucester and Winchester cathedrals. His English church anthems are frequently sung (and much loved) in the Church of England to this day. The Music Makers was commissioned for, and first performed at, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival on 1 October 1912. The text of the work is the 1874 poem Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy, which Elgar set in its entirety. He had been working on the music intermittently since 1903, without a specific commission. He completed it after receiving a commission from the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. It was dedicated to “my friend Nicholas Kilburn”. Cromer Parish Church (St Peter and St Paul), Cromer DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Cromer Parish Church (St Peter and St Paul)
Church Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9ES
England
Tickets
Prices: £16 (under 18's and care-givers accompanying ticket holder Free)
Booking line: 01263 822347
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Programme
Edward Elgar – The Music Makers, Op.69
Samuel Sebastian Wesley – An Air for the Holsworthy Church Bells
Samuel Sebastian Wesley – Blessed be the God and Father
Samuel Sebastian Wesley – Wash me throughly
Samuel Sebastian Wesley – Ascribe unto the Lord
Samuel Sebastian Wesley – Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace
Performers
Susannah Self – mezzo-soprano
Jasmine Pierce – soprano
William Falconer – organ
David Ballard – Conductor
Sheringham and Cromer Choral Society
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Programme Note
This April marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Samuel Sebastian Wesley, the grandson of Charles Wesley. He is often referred to as S.S. Wesley to avoid confusion with his father Samuel Wesley. His middle name is derived from his father’s lifelong admiration for the music of Bach. His prolific career as a composer and organist led to positions as organist at Hereford, Exeter, Gloucester and Winchester cathedrals. His English church anthems are frequently sung (and much loved) in the Church of England to this day.
The Music Makers was commissioned for, and first performed at, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival on 1 October 1912. The text of the work is the 1874 poem Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy, which Elgar set in its entirety. He had been working on the music intermittently since 1903, without a specific commission. He completed it after receiving a commission from the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. It was dedicated to “my friend Nicholas Kilburn”.
