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I Was Glad!
Celebrating some of the finest music of the English Choral tradition.
Add to my Calendar 03-10-2026 19:00 03-10-2026 21:00 36 I Was Glad! This performance celebrates the golden age of English Cathedral and Choral Music, spanning the late 19th through to the 20th centuries. This remarkable era witnessed a massive renaissance in British composition. Composers moved away from rigid continental models to forge a distinctly national voice—one fuelled by modal folk traditions, sweeping romanticism, the rich textures of the Anglican liturgy, and magnificent poetry. From intimate, introspective motets to monumental coronation anthems, this program showcases the vast emotional and sonic spectrum of the English choral tradition. Holy Trinity Church, Kettering DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holy Trinity Church
High Street
Rothwell
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 6BQ
England
Tickets
Prices: £12
Booking line: 07305386091
Book Tickets
Programme
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – I Was Glad
Charles Wood – O Thou the central orb
Ralph Vaughan Williams – O Taste and See
Charles Villiers Stanford – Beati Quorum Via, Op.39 no.3
Charles Villiers Stanford – Magnificat in C major, Op.115
John Ireland – Greater Love Hath No Man
Herbert Howells – Like as the Hart
Henry Balfour Gardiner – Evening Hymn
Gerald Finzi – God is gone up, Op.27 no.2
Edward Elgar – Ave Verum Corpus, Op.2 no.1
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow – I sat down under his shadow
Edward Cuthbert Bairstow – The King of Love my Shepherd is
Edgar Leslie Bainton – And I saw a new heaven
Performers
David Beavan – Conductor
Programme Note
This performance celebrates the golden age of English Cathedral and Choral Music, spanning the late 19th through to the 20th centuries.
This remarkable era witnessed a massive renaissance in British composition. Composers moved away from rigid continental models to forge a distinctly national voice—one fuelled by modal folk traditions, sweeping romanticism, the rich textures of the Anglican liturgy, and magnificent poetry.
From intimate, introspective motets to monumental coronation anthems, this program showcases the vast emotional and sonic spectrum of the English choral tradition.
