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Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2AB
England
Tickets
Prices: £18.70
Book Tickets
Programme
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony no.3 in C minor 'Organ', Op.78
Freda Swain – Breathe on me breath of God
Cecilia McDowall – Ave Maris Stella
Paul Saggers – Portsmouth: stone, sand and song
Freda Swain – Fanfare for a queen
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Blest Pair of Sirens
William Walton – Portsmouth Point overture
John Rutter – Gloria
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Performers
David Gostick – Conductor
David Price – Conductor
Steve Tanner – Conductor
Huw Williams – Conductor
Colin Walsh – organ
Alexandra Stevenson – soprano
Solent Symphony Orchestra
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
Portsmouth Choral Union
Portsmouth Baroque Choir
Fareham Philharmonic Choir
Portsmouth Grammar School Choir
HM Royal Marines Band
Programme Note
Massed choirs and orchestra will gather at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 9 May at 19:30 for the Portsmouth 100 Sing Gala Concert, celebrating the city’s centenary. The programme highlights music linked to Portsmouth, including three works by Freda Swain, the city’s leading 20th-century composer, championed by Professor George Burrows, who will also present a free lecture-recital. A new commission, Portsmouth: Stone, Sand and Song, premieres alongside favourites such as Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens, Rutter's Gloria, McDowall's Ave Maris Stella and Jerusalem, and Walton’s Portsmouth Point. The event is supported by Portsmouth City Council. Full price tickets cost £18.70, which are available from the Guildhall.
