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Highgate Choral Society sings Vaughan Williams and Ronald Corp
Ronald Corp 65th Birthday Concert
Part of the Highgate Choral Society 2015-2016 Season Gala
Add to my Calendar 07-03-2016 19:30 07-03-2016 21:30 36 Highgate Choral Society sings Vaughan Williams and Ronald Corp To celebrate the 65th birthday of composer/conductor Ronald Corp OBE Highgate Choral Society joins forces with The London Chorus, New London Children's Choir and New London Orchestra at London's Royal Festival Hall. As well as Britten's scene-setting, atmospheric Four Sea Interludes from his 1945 opera, Peter Grimes, and Vaughan Williams' epic Symphony No 1 (A Sea Symphony), the all-British programme will include the world premiere of Behold, the Sea composed by Ronald Corp especially for the occasion. In aid of Help Musicians UK. Royal Festival Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Four Sea Interludes, Op.33a
Ronald Corp – Behold, the Sea (World premiere)
~ Interval ~
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony (Symphony no.1)
Performers
Roderick Williams – baritone
Rebecca Evans – soprano
Highgate Choral Society
Programme Note
To celebrate the 65th birthday of composer/conductor Ronald Corp OBE Highgate Choral Society joins forces with The London Chorus, New London Children's Choir and New London Orchestra at London's Royal Festival Hall.
As well as Britten's scene-setting, atmospheric Four Sea Interludes from his 1945 opera, Peter Grimes, and Vaughan Williams' epic Symphony No 1 (A Sea Symphony), the all-British programme will include the world premiere of Behold, the Sea composed by Ronald Corp especially for the occasion.
In aid of Help Musicians UK.
