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Three Choirs Festival Opening Night
Part of the Three Choirs Festival 2018
Add to my Calendar 28-07-2018 19:45 28-07-2018 21:45 36 Three Choirs Festival Opening Night We open this year's Three Choirs Festival with Ethel Smyth’s magnificent Mass in D, which according to George Bernard Shaw was a sign of the rise of women composers. Smyth’s music carefully reflects the mood and content of the mass setting: the radiant, joyful Gloria triumphantly crowns this richly coloured setting. Alongside this, a rare chance to hear John Ireland’s only substantial choral work, which offers a utopian vision of future peace and equality. Hereford Cathedral, Hereford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
England
Programme
John Ireland – These things shall be
Ethel Smyth – Mass in D
Performers
Eleanor Dennis – soprano
Madeleine Shaw – mezzo-soprano
Paul Nilon – tenor
Neal Davies – Bass
Geraint Bowen – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Programme Note
We open this year's Three Choirs Festival with Ethel Smyth’s magnificent Mass in D, which according to George Bernard Shaw was a sign of the rise of women composers. Smyth’s music carefully reflects the mood and content of the mass setting: the radiant, joyful Gloria triumphantly crowns this richly coloured setting. Alongside this, a rare chance to hear John Ireland’s only substantial choral work, which offers a utopian vision of future peace and equality.
