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Dorchester Abbey
High Street
Dorchester on Thames
Oxfordshire
OX10 7HH
England
Programme
Gerald Finzi – Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op.17
Edward Elgar – Lullaby
John Ireland – Songs
John Ireland – There is a Garden in Her Face
Robin Milford – Songs of Escape
Performers
Duncan Aspden – Director
Excalibur Voices
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
The English Music Festival celebrates the brilliance, innovation, beauty and rich musical heritage of Britain with a strong focus on unearthing overlooked or forgotten masterpieces of the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
‘My Spirit Sang all Day’ is a programme devised by Excalibur Voices directed by Duncan Aspden and featuring works by composers Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Alan Rawsthorne, Robin Milford, John Ireland, Edgar Bainton, Herbert Howells and Edward Elgar.
Tickets are on sale from the website and by means of a postal booking form. Tickets for individual concerts will also be available on the door, subject to availability. Full Festival and Day Passes are also available.
Dorchester Abbey is the venue for the duration of the long weekend with talks taking place in the Village Hall as well as a Festival Lunch (pre-booking required). A dedicated mini-bus shuttle operates to/from Didcot Parkway rail station - bookings should be made via the website when the timetable is published.
