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Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7UP
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man (Mass for Peace): Agnus Dei
Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man (Mass for Peace): Benedictus
Michael Tippett – Five African-American Spirituals
William Walton – Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
Performers
Alexandra Stevenson – soprano
Jonathan Willcocks – Conductor
Katherine Dienes-Williams – Conductor
Penelope Keith – Narrator
Nicholas Owen – Narrator
Southern Pro Musica
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Programme Note
At the heart of a weekend of services and other events at Guildford Cathedral to mark the 75th anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe’, Southern Pro Musica is joined by Guildford Cathedral Choir for an inspiring concert of orchestral and choral music.
Walton’s ‘Spitfire’ Prelude, excerpts from Beethoven’s tumultuous 5th ‘Victory’ Symphony and Eric Coates’s iconic Dambusters theme are contrasted with highlights from Karl Jenkins’s evocative The Armed Man and Tippett’s Spirituals.
As a tribute to Dame Vera Lynn there’ll be wartime gems such as ‘The White Cliffs of Dover ’ and ‘We’ll meet again’ performed by exquisite soprano Alexandra Stevenson, and Head Chorister Hannah Dienes-Williams will delight the audience with Patrick Hawes’s Prayer to a Guardian Angel
Included in the programme will be appearances by the nation’s favourite actress, Dame Penelope Keith; Nicholas Owen, much--lauded broadcaster and journalist; and Elisabeth Gaunt, whose father was Barnes Wallace.
There will be a retiring collection on behalf of the Army Benevolent Fund.
