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A Sea Symphony
Part of the Three Choirs Festival Gloucester 2019
Add to my Calendar 02-08-2019 19:45 02-08-2019 21:45 36 A Sea Symphony 'Behold, the sea!' This nautical programme brings together two contrasting works imbued with a sense of adventure and the mighty power of the sea. Vaughan Williams’ strikingly original A Sea Symphony announces itself with a brass fanfare and from its first notes conjures a vision of panoramic horizons and brave voyage. Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Gloucester Cathedral
College Green
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LX
England
Programme
Charles Villiers Stanford – Songs of the Fleet, Op.117
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony (Symphony no.1)
Performers
Katherine Broderick – soprano
Roderick Williams – baritone
Geraint Bowen – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
'Behold, the sea!' This nautical programme brings together two contrasting works imbued with a sense of adventure and the mighty power of the sea. Vaughan Williams’ strikingly original A Sea Symphony announces itself with a brass fanfare and from its first notes conjures a vision of panoramic horizons and brave voyage.
