Details
Online Event
Holst Birthplace Museum
4 Clarence Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 2AY
England
Programme
Gustav Holst – Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.24
Performers
Peter Martin – Tenor
Matthew Jorysz – Accompanist
Programme Note
A wonderful online performance by two young, talented professional musicians, featuring three dramatic Vedic Hymns by Holst, and some beautiful Christmas music arranged and set by Holst, and his great friend, Vaughan Williams.
It has been recorded in the spectacular location of the St Pancras Clock Tower in London, a Victorian Gothic creation of famous architect George Gilbert Scott, which was formerly part of the Midlands Grand Hotel he designed.
The recording is available to purchase and view until 31st December 2020